Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) Capital Group has brought on consistent top producer Leigh Freudenheim in a continuing effort to build its New England institutional investment team.
“Our clients are engaging us to provide more coverage in all major metropolitan areas, especially as many of the asset classes have seen improved trading float, and thus the need for comprehensive capital market coverage,” said James D. Kuhn, president and head of NGKF Capital Group. “Hence, our mission is to select only best-in-class market leaders to meet this growing demand.”
In this regard, Mr. Freudenheim, who spent 22 years with Colliers/Meredith & Grew as a principal, is ecstatic to leverage the collective expertise of NGKF and its affiliated entities as executive managing director. “I am thrilled to have the advantage of a vertically integrated platform that includes equity and debt placement for my clients who require smart and prompt solutions,” he said. “This is a more robust platform for me to leverage and I am confident of my team’s versatility to compete with these powerful tools.”
“Since our merger with BGC a year ago, we have set out to expand our capital market talent level with accomplished and investment savvy professional brokers who will provide clients a better choice to achieve their financial objectives with CMBS and private equity solutions,” said NGKF CEO Barry M. Gosin. “With the addition of Leigh in Boston, as well as several other recent strategic hires, we are well on our way to redefine capital market strength and agility uniquely at every level within Newmark Grubb Knight Frank.”
“Leigh represents a lynchpin hire for us in the Boston market and his recruitment was a truly joint effort,” involving a number of NGKF executives, said Michael S. Edward, the firm’s executive vice president and managing director in Boston.
Over his 22-year career, Mr. Freudenheim has racked up a list of accomplishments representing many of the area’s leading firms and investors, including three of the largest telecommunications deals in the history of commercial real estate in Boston.
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A part of BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP), Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is one of the largest commercial real estate service firms in the U.S. It brings together the strategic consultative approach to creating value for clients and leading position in the New York market that are hallmarks of Newmark; the complementary strengths of Grubb & Ellis in leasing and management, investment sales, valuation and capital markets services; and BGC’s financial strength, proprietary technology, expertise in global capital markets and deep relationships with many of the world’s leading financial institutions.
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, together with its affiliates and London-based partner Knight Frank, employs more than 11,000 professionals, operating from more than 300 offices in established and emerging property markets on five continents. This major force in real estate is meeting the local and global needs of tenants, owners, investors and developers worldwide.