JLL (NYSE: JLL) has announced the appointment of Simon Quinn as Head of Alternative Investments, Capital Markets – Australia.

 Simon has over 12 years of experience in investment transaction roles at JLL.  His extensive market expertise in alternative real estate investments has involved transactions of private hospitals, laboratories, medical centres, major development sites and retirement villages. He has led investment and development opportunities across Australia within the alternative investment sector for a range of clients.

JLL’s Head of Capital Markets – Australia and New Zealand, Luke Billiau said: “Simon has an expansive track record spanning nearly $2billion in transactions, including some of Australia’s key healthcare assets including private hospitals and medical centres and retirement villages across the country.  His impressive market knowledge of alternative real estate assets positions JLL strongly in this growing asset class.”

JLL’s analysis showed that Australia’s Alternative real estate sector value reached $235 billion in 2022, comparable to the size of the nation’s industrial or retail sectors.  

JLL expanded its Health & Aged Care and Student Accommodation national business in 2018 to cater for the growing demand from investors for alternative real estate investments.  JLL’s team of experts across Australia and New Zealand provide a full range of real estate services including transactions, consulting, and valuations.  Sectors covered by JLL’s Alternative Investments platform nationally includes Healthcare & Life Sciences, Data Centres, and Living Sectors (including BTR, Co-living, Student Accommodation and Seniors

Speaking on his appointment to lead the Alternative Investments Capital Markets team across Australia, Mr Quinn said: “Domestic and offshore capital are continuing to place a high priority on alternative real estate to re-weight their portfolios to take advantage of the key demographic tailwinds in the sector, including ageing populations, urban density and population growth.”