CHARLOTTE, NC—Jones Lang LaSalle sees growing opportunities in the Carolinas for healthcare real estate deals—and the firm is bringing in new blood to help capitalize on it. JLL has hired Mike McGarry as senior vice president of its Healthcare group in Charlotte.

McGarry brings financial, real estate and healthcare experience to the JLL table. He joins from Five Oaks Capital, a private equity firm where he focused on small capital acquisitions and start-ups in the technology and leisure industries. Prior to Five Oaks, McGarry founded and served as principal owner of Lexington Property Group, a healthcare real estate company that advised hospitals and health care systems on real estate transactions involving physicians and key employees.

“Mike brings a strategic approach to healthcare real estate, as well as an outstanding portfolio of advisory experience,” JLL Charlotte market director Chase Monroe said in a statement. McGarry will advise existing clients and seek new business development for the firm’s healthcare-related service lines, including project and development services, property and facility management, brokerage and capital asset strategy.