Newmark Knight Frank Announces Acquisition of Jackson Cooksey
Jackson Cooksey personnel in Dallas and Houston.
NEW YORK — (Realty News Report) – Newmark Knight Frank, a global commercial real estate advisory firm, has agreed to acquire Dallas-based Jackson Cooksey, a corporate tenant representation real estate agency.
James C. Cooksey, founder of the Dallas-based Jackson Cooksey Company in 1982, will join NKF’s Texas office as Vice Chairman and President of Tenant Representation Texas.
Jackson Cooksey, with 70 professionals, ranks among the largest commercial real estate brokerages in Texas and reports an average broker tenure of 20 years. In addition to its Dallas headquarters, the firm maintains offices in Houston, Austin and Denver.
“The acquisition of Jackson Cooksey is an important step in NKF’s mandate to expand coverage in key markets and bolster service offerings to provide an unparalleled platform to clients regionally and worldwide,” said Barry M. Gosin, Chief Executive Officer of Newmark Group, Inc. “Specifically, the Jackson Cooksey acquisition expands NKF’s corporate tenant advisory services for office and industrial users throughout Texas.”
“NKF’s growth across Texas enhances our ability to deliver client-focused real estate services, and adding these experienced Jackson Cooksey professionals strengthens our core capabilities,” said Neal Golden, president of NKF’s Texas region.
Earlier this year, NKF also made a notable move in Dallas through a partnership with former Dallas Cowboys star Emmitt Smith.
Smith and NKF formed a new real estate company, E Smith Advisors LLC, which concentrates on commercial brokerage, mortgage banking and commercial leasing.
Operated by Newmark Group, Newmark Knight Frank is one of the world’s leading commercial real estate advisory firms. Newmark Group employs more than 4,900 people across over 120 offices. Together with London-based partner Knight Frank and independently owned affiliates, NKF’s network includes roughly 15,000 professionals operating from more than 400 offices in established and emerging property markets across six continents.
