JACKSONVILLE, FL—CBRE has appointed Philip S. Rachels as senior vice president of its Debt & Structured Finance Group in Jacksonville, FL. He launched his commercial real estate career in 1996 and has worked with all properties types and with a variety of financial and ownership structures.

“We are incredibly fortunate to have Phil join the CBRE team in Jacksonville,” says Tripp Gulliford, managing director of CBRE Jacksonville. “CBRE's structured finance platform together with Phil's experience in sourcing debt and equity across all asset classes and in multiple markets will be a tremendously valuable resource to our professionals and clients in developing comprehensive capital solutions.”

Rachels joins CBRE from Capital Advisors in Jacksonville. He was a vice president from 2010 to 2014. In that role, he represented life insurance companies, CMBS lenders, banks, private equity investors, and other institutional investors.