JLL India strengthens investment & capital mkt division

Property consultant JLL India has appointed Hardeep Dayal as chief operating officer of capital market services division and Amit Gupta as head for debt markets. JLL India in a statement said it has appointed a slew of market leaders for strategic positions in its real estate investment and capital market services business. "Hardeep Dayal has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Capital Markets; Amit Gupta as Head, Debt Markets and Mohammed Aslam as Head, Mid-Markets," it added. JLL said these appointments would help augment service capabilities and also continue to be at the forefront of big deals. In his earlier roles, Dayal was Principal investments, fund raising & investor relations at ICICI Ventures; founding member & head at ICICI Property Services as well as EVP & head of real estate at Mumbai International Airport. Gupta brings to the firm 15 years of experience in real estate and corporate lending with stints in global and Indian banks like HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, BNP Paribas and Axis Bank. In his previous role, Amit was the head of commercial real estate finance and structured banking at HSBC India. Mohammed Aslam, a long-timer with JLL, was previously the deputy COO at JLLs Residential Services arm.

Commenting on the appointment, JLL India country head and CEO Ramesh Nair said : "Their talent, coupled with expanding opportunities in the Indian market today, is sure to be a winning combination for JLL Indias investment services and capital markets team.