JLL appoints Max Borchert as Director in Debt & Structured Finance team

LONDON, 3 September 2024 – To mark the growth of its debt and structured finance advisory capabilities in the Benelux region, JLL has appointed Max Borchert as Director within its Debt & Structured Finance team across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He begins his role immediately and will be responsible for leading financing activity in the Benelux as well as focusing on significant European mandates.

Borchert joins from Cushman & Wakefield where he spent over 6 years across the Amsterdam and London offices in their European Debt Advisory team. In this role, Borchert advised on high profile real estate transactions across multiple European markets and was closely involvement in setting up and building out C&W’s debt advisory platform in the UK and Ireland.

Based in JLL's Amsterdam office, Borchert will collaborate closely with the local investment teams while sitting within JLL's EMEA Debt & Structured Finance team, led by Brad Greenway and Edward Daubeney, to advance the debt and structured finance advisory business across EMEA and expansion into the Benelux. Over the past 3 years, the EMEA debt and structured finance team has completed in excess of $5.0 Bn in financings across the Benelux region and are currently marketing an additional $2.0Bn in mandates. Borchert will play a key role in both maintaining and building relationships locally and globally.

Brad Greenway, Co-Head, EMEA Debt & Structured Finance for JLL said: “As we continue to strategically grow our business in select markets across Europe, we are targeting best-in-class and highly dynamic individuals that will have an immediate impact at both the local and pan-European level. Max’s participation in assisting with growing a successful Team in both Amsterdam and London coupled with his on-the-ground relationships and transactional experience in Benelux with further strengthen what many in the market believe to be the strongest debt & structured finance Team in Europe.”

Since 2018, JLL’s European Debt Advisory team has closed 490 financings with 155 lenders, of which 76% are international lenders providing debt in their non-domestic market. In the same period, the debt and structured finance team has completed in excess of $60Bn of financings across 19 European and 1 middle eastern country. Over the past 12 months, the JLL EMEA debt and structured finance team completed in excess of $10Bn of financings across Europe with an additional $13.0Bn of current mandates in closing or marketing stages.

Max Borchert, Director, Debt and Structured Finance, EMEA for JLL, commented: "JLL provides a unique opportunity with its leading position in delivering best-in-class capital solutions to clients throughout Europe and beyond. The continuous inflow of alternative and overseas debt capital is progressively resulting in enhanced competition for financing projects and often offers borrowers a range of attractive funding options for their (re)financing strategies. It's incredibly exciting to be leading the Benelux market as part of such a respected and successful team."