Knight Frank has sought to boost its cross-border commercial property capabilities with the formation of an Asia Transactions Team.

Led by Asia Pacific Head of Capital Markets Neil Brookes, the team is drawn from an existing pool of Knight Frank staff and will specialise in major asset sales, specialist sectors and capital partnering.

At a glance:

• Knight Frank has announced the formation of an Asian Transactions Team.
• The team is drawn from an existing pool of Knight Frank staff and will specialise in major asset sales, specialist sectors and capital partnering.
• Members of the team are based in key gateway cities.

The team is comprised of Danny Zheng (Chinese Mainland), Daniel Ding (Singapore), Emily Relf (Asia Pacific), Jack Choi (South Korea), James Buckley (Malaysia), Paul Hart (Greater China/Hong Kong) and Tushar Rane (India).

Mr Brookes said the group would work closely with Knight Frank’s occupier services and commercial agency team - capitalising on their knowledge of occupier sentiment and trends – and its strong residential networks which allow access to over 5,400 ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

Source: Knight Frank

“As Covid-19 accelerates capital investment into near neighbours, we see this as the opportune moment to strengthen our cross-border transaction capability, particular around major asset sales," he said.

"With travel restrictions in place, many investors are focusing on opportunities within the region, having access to a connected group with local expertise enables us to meet each client’s unique investment needs.

“Our focus is on strengthening Knight Frank’s regional go-to-market strategy, working closely with our brokers around the world to provide our clients with the sharpest capital markets intelligence and broadest access to opportunities."

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