David Bernhaut

Cushman & Wakefield’s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group (MACMG) is the region’s leading suburban investment sales team, comprised of a 14-person team with diverse experience in finance, accounting, syndications, banking, market research and leasing brokerage.  Our proven ability to drive pricing for our clients has enabled us to maintain dominance across all property types (office, industrial, retail, multi-family and land) in Northern New Jersey, Fairfield County, CT and all of New York outside of New York City (excluding Staten Island).  The team, founded in 1987 and based out of East Rutherford, New Jersey, is lead by the long-time partnership of Andy Merin, David Bernhaut and Gary Gabriel.

As the dominant investment sales team in the tri-state suburban market, MACMG completed $847 million of investment sales in 2008 despite the challenges of the tightening credit markets.  2007 marked a record sales volume of $2.7 billion, up from $2.4 billion in 2006.  Since 2005, the team has completed 158 transactions, totaling 42 million square feet, with an aggregate value of $8.1 billion.  The team has been the #1 firm in its respective market since Real Estate Alert has been tracking the market, maintaining a 50% market share since 2002.

• Andrew Merin
  

  is a Vice Chairman of C&W, heads the Investment Sales Group of C&W’s East Rutherford, New Jersey office.  Until recently, he served as a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and as a member of the Audit Committee; he joined C&W in 1983 and subsequently joined the Investment Sales Group in 1987 after a 17-year career as an office leasing transaction specialist.

• David Bernhaut
  

  serves as Vice Chairman of the Capital Markets Group.  He is responsible for real estate investment service activities including the marketing of corporate and investment property in the suburban New York Metropolitan area.

• H. Gabriel
  

  serves as Executive Vice President of the Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group in C&W’s East Rutherford, New Jersey office.  As one of four partners on a 14-member team, Mr. Gabriel is responsible for managing, underwriting, and marketing investment properties for sale in the suburban markets surrounding New York City.  His clients include pension fund advisors, REITs, and a range of domestic and foreign private investors.

Corporate Disposition Practice

C&W’s Corporation Disposition Practice, a strategic initiative within the Capital Markets Group is led nationally by Rick Ingwers.  Andy Merin, and his partner David Bernhaut, are responsible for the team’s execution in the Eastern United States, while Brad Rogers oversees execution in the Western United States. This national practice leverages the C&W platform and provides corporate clients an institutional approach to selling their real estate assets. Key capabilities of the practice include the development and implementation of national transaction programs, the sale of surplus assets, short and long-term sale/leasebacks and other structured solutions. The team employs a sophisticated, detailed and process-driven approach to each corporate transaction to ensure it meets the key objectives for every client.

• Richard Ingwers
  Mr. Ingwers, a Vice Chairman of C&W, is the Practice leader for the Corporate Disposition Practice. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area (Silicon Valley), he provides leadership and oversight to the practice on a national basis.
• Andrew Merin
  Mr. Merin, a Vice Chairman of C&W, heads the Investment Sales Group of C&W’s East Rutherford, New Jersey office. He also serves on the leadership team for the Corporate Disposition Practice overseeing transactions throughout the Eastern United States.
• David Bernhaut
  Mr. Bernhaut, a Vice Chairman of C&W, is a partner on the Investment Sales Group of C&W’s East Rutherford, New Jersey office. He also serves on the leadership team for the Corporate Disposition Practice overseeing transactions throughout the Eastern United States.
• Bradford Rogers
  

  Mr. Rogers is a founding member of the Corporate Disposition Practice overseeing the Western United States.