CHICAGO, IL – JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality group announced Daniel C. Peek has joined the firm as President of JLL Americas region. Over the course of his career, he has completed nearly $60 billion in investment sales, debt and structured finance transactions.
Based out of JLL’s Tampa office, Peek will
report to Americas Capital Markets CEO, Mark Gibson, partnering with Kevin
Davis, Americas CEO for JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality group. Together,
Davis and Peek will focus on driving client relationship management, investment
sales, financing, tax and asset management strategies.
“I am incredibly excited to welcome Dan as a partner in leading the
Americas Hotels business,” said Davis. “He brings a complimentary skill set to
the team and will be a key driver of our investment sales advisory business and
client relationship management efforts. We’ve set forth a tremendously
aggressive growth plan and I look forward to working with Dan to execute.”Mark Gibson
Prior to joining JLL, Peek served as President and Chief Operating Officer at Hodges Ward Elliott, where he led a global team responsible for executing institutional-grade commercial real estate transactions.
Before that, he served as
Senior Managing Director and Head of the hospitality practice group at HFF,
where he established the firm’s dedicated hotel platform.
Additionally, Peek
co-founded Regent Street, an affiliate of The Plasencia Group (TPG), a boutique
firm specializing in the sale, financing and advisory services for distinctive
hotels and resorts throughout the Americas.
Peek is a graduate of the School of Hotel Administration
at Cornell University. He is also a member of the Urban Land Institute and its
Hotel Development Council, the AHLA Investment Roundtable, the Board of
Trustees of the AHLA Foundation and the advisory board of the Cornell Real
Estate and Finance Center.
Moreover, Peek is a
recipient of the esteemed Jack A. Shaffer Financial Advisor of the Year award,
which recognizes a dealmaker with exceptional skills in fostering and
establishing relationships with the objective of successfully closing
transactions that result in mutual benefits for both parties.
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