JLL welcomes Dan Peek as President of JLL Americas Hotels & Hospitality group

CHICAGO, Sept. 18, 2024 –  JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality group announced today that 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.”

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.

“I have had the privilege of previously working alongside Dan for over a decade and I have witnessed firsthand his remarkable capabilities,” said Gibson. “His extensive experience, unparalleled dedication and team-oriented mindset make him an ideal addition to our Americas Hotels’ leadership team. We are excited to have him on board and look forward to working together to elevate our position in the market.”

“Over my past 25 years working in hotel capital markets, I’ve had the honor of working with some of the finest people in our industry, all of whom contributed to my personal and professional success,” noted Peek. “I am thrilled to be joining such a powerful global brand and platform, and look forward to working alongside Kevin and the entire JLL team as we drive the growth of this extraordinary business.”

JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group has completed more transactions than any other hotels and hospitality real estate advisor over the last five years, totaling $83 billion worldwide. The group’s 370-strong global team in over 20 countries also closed more than 7,350 advisory, valuation and asset management assignments. Our hotel valuation, brokerage, asset management and consultancy services have helped more hotel investors, owners and operators achieve high returns on their assets than any other real estate advisor in the world.

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