JLL Capital Markets strengthens Miami Debt & Equity placement team with two Director promotions

CHICAGO, Jun. 23, 2025 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that Paul Adams and Maddy McMillen have been appointed as Directors within its Miami Debt & Equity Placement team, effective June 23, 2025. Both professionals will report to Chris Drew, Senior Managing Director and Miami Office Head, further enhancing JLL's capital markets capabilities in South Florida.

"We're excited to announce the addition of Paul and Maddy as the newest advisors on our Miami Debt & Equity Placement team," said Chris Drew, Senior Managing Director and Miami Office Head at JLL. "Their combined expertise in structuring complex financing strategies across various property types will allow JLL to deliver an even more robust suite of services to our clients throughout South Florida and beyond."

Adams joins the Director role after serving as an Associate with JLL's Miami Debt & Equity Placement team since January 2022. He specializes in complex debt financings, equity placement and recapitalizations, with particular focus on multifamily and condominium development. Prior to JLL, Adams spent four years with Avison Young's Washington, DC Structured Finance Group, where he underwrote several billion dollars of office, retail and multifamily debt and equity opportunities. A University of Mississippi graduate with a double major in Real Estate and Banking & Finance, Adams brings significant knowledge of deal structures and market fundamentals to create optimal solutions for clients.

McMillen has been with JLL Capital Markets in Miami since October 2020, where she began as a Debt & Equity Analyst before advancing to Associate in June 2024. She has established expertise in structuring creative financing solutions across various property types and markets throughout the United States. McMillen holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Miami with a double major in Finance and Business Law.

"I am incredibly excited and grateful for the opportunity to join the production team as a director, and especially fortunate to be here in Miami,” noted McMillen. “I'm eager to get started and looking forward to a successful first year!"

"Paul and Maddy bring valuable expertise in debt and equity placement, having structured numerous complex financing solutions across multiple asset types," added Chris Drew. "Their market knowledge and established relationships will be tremendous assets as we continue to expand our capital markets services in Miami and throughout Florida."

"We're thrilled to take on these new roles within JLL's Capital Markets platform and look forward to leveraging the firm's extensive resources to deliver exceptional results for our clients," Adams stated.

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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