JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group expands debt advisory services with the addition of Wyatt Krapf

TAMPA, May 20, 2025 – JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group announced today that Wyatt Krapf has joined the firm as a Senior Director in Tampa, Florida. As part of JLL's Debt Advisory team, Krapf will specialize in hotel debt and equity placement transactions throughout North America, in addition to debt coverage across all asset classes in Central Florida.

In his role, Krapf will report to Kevin Davis, Americas CEO, and Dan Peek, Americas President of JLL's Hotels & Hospitality Group. He will also work closely with the capital markets team in the Tampa office, which is led by Senior Managing Director and Tampa Office Co-Head Lee Weaver.

"JLL’s Debt Advisory platform has seen significant momentum in early 2025, with increasing volume and liquidity in the hospitality debt space," said Davis. "Wyatt's addition to our team comes at a perfect time to capitalize on these market conditions and expand our capital markets offerings."

"It’s a pleasure to be working with Wyatt once again," noted Peek. "We spent many years together early in his career at HFF and later at Hodges Ward Elliott. He brings a great deal of experience and a unique perspective to our hotel capital markets business."

Krapf brings over a decade of experience, having closed more than $5 billion in debt/equity placement and investment advisory transactions since 2014. His career includes six years with HFF (acquired by JLL in 2019), three years with Berkadia and two years with Hodges Ward Elliott.

A recognized industry leader, Krapf was named to the Central Florida Business Observer's "40 Under 40" in 2023 and the Tampa Bay Business Journal's "40 Under 40" in 2022. He also received the Deanne Dewey Roberts Emerging Leader Award through the Tampa Bay Chamber in 2022.

"Wyatt's deep roots and extensive experience in Central Florida perfectly complement our 'One JLL' approach," said Weaver. "His expertise in hotel debt production and strong local connections will be crucial in strengthening our position as a best-in-class advisory team, providing comprehensive solutions to our clients across Florida and beyond."

Krapf is actively involved in several volunteer leadership roles in the Tampa community, serving on the Hillsborough Community College Foundation's Executive Board since 2024 and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Executive Committee in 2024. He was President of the Society of Real Estate Professionals (SOREP) in 2023 and chaired the Collegiate Leadership Tampa Bay program from 2020 to 2022. Additionally, he is a founding Board Member of the nonprofit Tampa Foundation.

He earned M.S. and B.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Miami.

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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