Colliers appoints retail capital markets boss
Colliers has appointed Mark Girling as an executive director and as head of its retail capital markets team.
With over 40 years’ of experience within retail and leisure investment, Girling joins Colliers following a career which has included periods at Knight Frank, CBRE, and most recently, a 20-year tenure at Montagu Evans, where he founded the commercial transactions department.
With a specialism in retail parks, food stores, and leisure, Girling has previously advised on high-profile acquisitions, disposals, and development fundings for major institutional, government, REIT, developer, and property company investors.
He will join Colliers’ 40-strong capital markets team, which also includes experts in in offices, industrial, and living and healthcare, along with dedicated debt and capital advisory professionals who work with the firm’s specialist agency and lease advisory teams.
John Munday, CEO of Colliers UK, said: “We’re pleased that Mark has agreed to join Colliers, bringing a significant amount of expertise and transaction management experience, as well as connections in the investment market. His leadership experience will be invaluable for bringing our team and the wider business together to create opportunities and make strategic connections for our clients – in his areas of expertise and beyond.”
Mark Girling added: “I’m excited to be joining Colliers at an interesting time in their evolution and the market generally. The depth of cross sector occupational and lease advisory expertise is seriously impressive and in an uncertain world, the stability and power of leveraging a global platform with such local strengths is attractive and reassuring to clients. There is a laser focus on pulling these diverse, expert service lines together domestically and from overseas, to empower our clients’ decision making and execution.”