Birmingham, UK (April 8, 2025) — Newmark announces Charles Toogood has joined the firm to drive the UK office offering alongside recent hires Adrian Griffith and George Jennings, who joined the firm in December. Charles specialises in city centre office development consulting and agency.
Simon Prichard commented: “Building on our momentum of recent hires of Adrian, George and Matt and Richard in Capital Markets, we are thrilled to welcome Charles to Newmark. His deep expertise and impressive track record in office agency and development consultancy underscore our continued prominence in the market and our ability to attract top talent, reinforcing our position as a leader in the UK office sector.”
With more than 25 years of experience, Charles has represented major occupiers and landlords including global firms, including Carlyle Group, Hines, Federated Hermes and AXA REIM, as well as several UK companies and government departments. Some key transactions throughout his career include: the letting of over 310,000 square feet of offices at The Colmore Building, one of Birmingham’s largest office buildings, the pre-letting of 210,000 square feet at Arena Central to HSBC Bank, securing a global banking institution to Birmingham; the pre-letting of 90,000 square feet to Goldman Sachs at One Cenenary Way and the acquisition of 40,000 square feet for DLA Piper at 2 Chamberlain Square, Paradise, advising a leading global professional services firm in a prime office relocation; among others.
Charles commented: “With Newmark’s global platform and deep local expertise, we’re well-positioned to deliver exceptional results for clients and shape the future of the office sector. Joining Newmark during such a dynamic time is an incredible opportunity to help drive our offering forward.”
He joins from Avison Young, where he was responsible for the operation and strategic direction of the UK Office and Lease Advisory Team, most recently serving as Principal and Managing Director.
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Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries (“Newmark”), is a world leader in commercial real estate, seamlessly powering every phase of the property life cycle. Newmark’s comprehensive suite of services and products is uniquely tailored to each client, from owners to occupiers, investors to founders, and startups to blue-chip companies. Combining the platform’s global reach with market intelligence in both established and emerging property markets, Newmark provides superior service to clients across the industry spectrum. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, Newmark generated revenues of over $2.7 billion. As of December 31, 2024, Newmark and our business partners together operated from approximately 170 offices with more than 8,000 professionals across four continents. To learn more, visit nmrk.com or follow @newmark.
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