Mark is a Partner, in our Leisure team at Newmark where he works with operators, investors, equity houses, family estates and lenders, providing valuation and consultancy services across the leisure and pub sectors.
He has specialised in these sectors for over 30 years, both in the operational and private practice spheres, working for the best known and highest regarded advisors in the Operational Real Estate space.
Mark advises across all leisure sectors, including holiday parks, marinas, visitor attractions and arenas, exhibition and conference centres, golf resorts, live music venues, theatres, racetracks, private member clubs and public houses.
Mark’s clients have ranged from private individuals through to quoted companies and the leading lenders to the sector, with market leading clients including the likes of Mitchells & Butler Plc, Liberation and Stonegate Pub Company; Center Parcs, Boatfolk and Lloyd Webber Theatres; Alpha, Caledonia, Adnec and the Department of Transport; high street, challenger and debt fund lenders.
He also supports the RICS, on working groups advising on the RICS guidelines for both the UK and Global regulations and he is a member of the Entertainment and Leisure Forum.
Recent projects
- Mark has provided valuations and trading projection advice on a portfolio of holiday parks undergoing a long-term lease regear process, successfully concluded.
- Valuations for financial reporting purposes provided of a live music operator’s national portfolio, including leading venues in their sub sector.
- Lending valuations of single assets and large portfolios for new, re-finance and loan monitoring purposes.
- Valuations of iconic assets in the past have included the likes of O2 Arena Greenwich, the Excel Exhibition Centre, Cheltenham and Aintree Race Courses, Electric Brixton, The Groucho Club, Brands Hatch in the U.K. as well as European venues such as Quinta Do Lago Golf Resort, Efteling Theme Park and Parques Reunidos.
- Advisory services to the long leasehold buyer of the YHA Noel Street Hostel in London and the freehold buyer of The Royal Armouries, Leeds.