C.J. Kelly joins JLL’s Capital Markets group in Atlanta

ATLANTA, Aug. 7, 2023 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that C.J. Kelly has joined the firm as a Managing Director focused on debt and equity advisory in its Atlanta office.

Kelly has more than 20 years of experience structuring debt and equity transactions for office, multi-housing, adaptive re-use and ground-up development. He joins JLL from CBRE, where he founded their Debt and Structured Finance’s Southeast Institutional Group, closing more than $4 billion in total debt and joint venture assignments. Kelly’s experience spans debt funds, money center banks, local/regional banks, life companies, pension funds, CMBS, private equity, high-net worth and agency lending. Prior to CBRE, he held positions at K Underwriters, LLC, NorthStar Realty Finance and Shorenstein Properties. He began his commercial real estate career with Eastdil Realty in New York City.

“C.J. is a great addition to our Southeast Debt and Equity Advisory team,” said Ed Coco, Senior Managing Director and co-head of JLL’s Atlanta Capital Markets group. “He brings with him a vast amount of experience structuring deals across a variety of property types and lender groups, which will prove beneficial in the current capital markets environment.”

Kelly is a Board Member and past president of Real Estate Group of Atlanta and an active member of the Mortgage Bankers Association. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University.

JLL Capital Markets is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers. The firm's in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients — whether investment sales and advisory, debt advisory, equity advisory or a recapitalization. The firm has more than 3,000 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.

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