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Scot Farber Joins Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group
20 Mar, 2012, Dallas
Cushman & Wakefield today announced that Scot Farber has joined the firm as an Executive
Director supporting the company's Investment Sales group based in Dallas. He will focus in the
disposition of high-profile office and industrial properties for financial institutions,
pension funds, REITs, corporate users and private investors.
"Cushman & Wakefield is on an aggressive growth path in the United States and we're
delighted to have Scot on board fulfilling an important role in our Capital Markets group in
Dallas," said Jim Underhill, CEO of the Americas for Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
"He is one of the top brokerage professionals in the region and his presence at C&W
embodies our commitment to recruit the best talent in the industry as we continue to build the
most competitive sales team in the Southwest."
Mr. Farber has more than 20 years of commercial real estate experience. In the past decade, he
has completed more than 150 investment sales assignments with a market value in excess of $2.75
billion. Some of his notable transactions in Dallas include the sale of NationsBank Plaza for
Prudential, the sale of Bank One Center for Texas Teachers and Cigna and the sale of Lincoln
Plaza for MetLife.
Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Mr. Farber was an executive vice president and top
producer with Grubb & Ellis Company where he served from 2002 until recently. His previous
roles include, Director at Credit Suisse First Boston, Senior Vice President at Jones, Lang,
LaSalle, and Senior Director at Cushman Realty Corporation prior to that firm being acquired by
Cushman & Wakefield in 2001.
Mr. Farber holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance and Real Estate from the
University of Texas at Austin and a Masters of Business Administration in International
Business from the University of Texas at Dallas. His professional recognitions and affiliations
include the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors and North Texas CCIM (Certified
Commercial Investment Member).
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