History
Newmark was founded as a commercial real estate services firm in Manhattan in 1929.
In 2000, Newmark embarked upon a national expansion and in 2006 formed a partnership with London-heaquartered Knight Frank, creating an international commercial real estate company, Newmark Knight Frank.
In October 2011, Newmark Knight Frank became a part of BGC Partners, Inc (NASDAQ:BGCP), a brokerage company primarily servicing the wholesale financial markets.
In April 2012, BGC Partners bought commercial real estate firm, Grubb & Ellis, to form Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
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