JLL Hires Senior Real Estate Investment Banking Duo

JLL has appointed Wenceslao Bunge and Jaime Riera as part of the continued global expansion of its Capital Markets business. Bunge will be the Global Co-Chair of Real Estate Investment Banking, with a specific focus on the EMEA, APAC and Latin American markets. Riera joins as the EMEA Head of M&A and Corporate Advisory, within the existing Equity Advisory business, adding to the growing capability within the region.

Bunge joins JLL after more than 29 years at Credit Suisse, where his most recent position was the Global Chairman of Real Estate and CEO for the Credit Suisse European Bank. He has worked in New York, São Paulo, London and most recently in Spain for 5 years. Riera has 20 years of investment banking experience and also joins from Credit Suisse, where he worked since 2007 and most recently led the EMEA Real Estate Investment Banking and the European Mid-market M&A teams. Both Bunge and Riera will be based in JLL’s Madrid office.