Ted Li joined Newmark as a Senior Managing Director in 2020, bringing to the firm his 23 years of Capital Markets, Landlord Representation experience. Ted has held senior roles at commercial real estate brokerage firms that have led or been involved with $6.5 billion in real estate transactions. He spent 17 years as the head of the North China Capital Market department in Cushman & Wakefield’s Beijing office. He moved to London in 2015 as a partner with Cushman & Wakefield’s EMEA team. In 2018 he joined Colliers International Capital Market Toronto team as senior vice president. Ted specializes in Asia’s investment market, particularly inbound and outbound real estate commercial and residential investment, asset management and landlord advisory. Throughout his career, he has represented life insurance companies, private equity funds, multinational companies and family offices to dispose or acquire of various classes of assets in London, Toronto and China.
Partial List of Sale Transactions
- 675 Cochrane Drive, Markham, Ontario, CA.
- 87 Scollard St, Yorkville, Ontario, CA
- Friary Court, EC3N, London, UK
- Aldgate Tower, London, UK
- Moor Place, EC2Y 5EJ, London, UK
- 2&3 Bankside, SE1, UK
- 20 Gresham Street, EC2V, London, UK
- Deutsche Telecom HQ, Bonn, German
- 1.3 million SF prime office building acquired By Sinotrans Group in Beijing, China. It is one of top three largest transactions in Beijing real estate market history.
- 240,000 SF Grade A office building acquired by a Taiwan MediaTek
- 1.1 million SF prime mixed-use project acquired by CarVal and Kailongrei Fund. It was the largest transaction in Beijing at the time.
- 340,000 SF disposal in TEDA, Tianjin, China on behalf of Kodak China.
- 50,000 SF office disposal in Beijing on behalf of Citi Group.
Professional Achievements
- Broker of the Year, Capital Market, Asia Pacific, Cushman & Wakefield, 2013
- Broker of the Year, Investments and Capital Markets, China, Cushman & Wakefield, 2015
- University of Queensland, MBA
- Capital University of Economics and Business, Bachelor of business management
- Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Education, Certifications and Licenses
- University of Queensland, MBA
- Capital University of Economics and Business, Bachelor of business management
- Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Member, Toronto Real Estate Board