JLL Hires Oscar Chan and Dominic Ho to Bolster China Investment Team

Real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle announced today that it has appointed Oscar Chan as Regional Director and Dominic Ho as National Director for its China Capital Markets team.

The twin appointments come as the market for investment properties is heating up in China. Last week, Gaw Capital of Hong Kong closed a US$1 billion China real estate fund, and global private equity giants KKR and Blackstone are among the investment firms raising money for the China market as well as acquiring assets locally.

Prior to joining JLL, Oscar Chan served as Executive Director in CBRE’s Investment Properties division based in Shanghai, after first joining the firm in 2006 in Hong Kong. Dominic Ho also jumped from CBRE, where he was Senior Director in Investment Properties.

Before managing Investment Properties at CBRE, Dominic also spent five years working on China real estate investment with DTZ.

Anthony Couse, Managing Director in Shanghai and Head of China Capital Markets, Jones Lang LaSalle said: “We are very pleased to welcome Oscar and Dominic to the China Capital Markets team. Their experience in the acquisition and sale of properties in China will be extremely valuable to clients, further strengthening the firm’s connections between each market. The appointment of experts on the China market demonstrates our commitment to developing the leading capital markets service in the region.”

Ho and Chan will be based at Jones Lang LaSalle in Hong Kong, working closely with the Hong Kong Capital Markets team to help clients in the acquisition and disposure of real estate in China. The appointment of Ho and Chan further strengthens the team’s capacity to identify Chinese investment opportunities for clients, ensure they receive optimum value on the disposal of an asset or portfolio, and to facilitate transactions, whether as buyers or sellers.