CHICAGO—HFF has just hired Phil Mahler as a managing director in its Chicago office. Mahler will join the company's national healthcare practice and, splitting his time between Chicago and New York, focus on healthcare capital markets and investment sale transactions throughout the US.

Mahler has 22 years of commercial real estate experience and most recently worked with Savills LLC as a managing director in its medical office group. During his 10 years with Savills, he was involved in more than $6 billion of medical office transactions totaling about 33.5-million-square-feet of product. Prior to Savills, he was a manager in the real estate advisory and capital markets group of Ernst and Young. Mahler has also held positions with UBS Realty Investors LLC, Prologis Trust and Wells Fargo Bank.

“Phil has an extensive background in the commercial real estate industry and a deep understanding of the medical office space, having transacted numerous investment sales, financing assignments, joint ventures, direct hospital monetization strategies and strategic recaps, among others,” says John Pelusi, executive managing director and head of HFF's national healthcare practice. “Phil, alongside Michael Bennett, Jack Dudick, and the entire HFF healthcare team, will utilize a true team approach to put the 'best team on the field' for every transaction.”