Ketan Patel joins JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group in DC office; Phil White Checks In to New York office

 

Ketan Patel 

 

 WASHINGTON, DC – JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group announced Ketan Patel has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

 

Patel will focus on growing JLL’s select service investment sales business, as well as enhancing the firm’s hospitality presence in the Mid-Atlantic region. He reports to Kevin Davis, Americas CEO.

Kevin Davis

“I am tremendously excited to welcome Ketan to our growing team," said Davis.

 

 "He is well-known among our clients as a relentlessly focused, tireless professional who delivers outstanding results. I look forward to working with Ketan to expand our presence in the select service space.”

Phil White

In addition, Phil White will be joining JLL’s New York office as a Vice President working under Patel. White started his career working in hotel operations before spending four years as an investment banking analyst where he began assisting the brokerage services division.

 

White earned a bachelor’s degree in hospitality business with a minor in real estate investment management from Michigan State University.

Andrew Weir 

JLL Capital Markets Washington, D.C. Office Heads Andrew Weir and Jamie Leachman added, “Ketan’s presence in our market will significantly strengthen our ability to service local and regional hospitality clients, which is important given the sizable hotel owner and brand community in the greater D.C. region.” 

 

Jamie Leachman 

Patel joins JLL with over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, 17 of which have been at brokerage firms where he has completed more than 250 transactions across the U.S.

 

He has experience completing single asset and portfolio transactions consisting of both full and select service hotels.

 

Patel graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in finance.

  

JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group has completed more transactions than any other hotels and hospitality real estate advisor over the last five years, totaling $83 billion worldwide.

The group’s 350-strong global team in over 20 countries also closed more than 7,350 advisory, valuation and asset management assignments.

 

Our hotel valuation, brokerage, asset management and consultancy services have helped more hotel investors, owners and operators achieve high returns on their assets than any other real estate advisor in the world.

 

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