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Savills welcomes Laura Knaus as Associate Director in Denver. 20 October 2026 Knaus brings expertise across aerospace and defense, life sciences, advanced manufacturing and professional services DENVER (Oct. 20, 2026) - Savills announces Laura Knaus has joined as an Associate Director in its Denver office, strengthening the firm's tenant advisory capabilities and continued growth in the region. Knaus reports to Managing Director Patrick Brady, and advises occupiers on real estate strategy, transaction management and portfolio optimization. "Laura has built a strong reputation in the market, and we're excited to have her join the team," said Brady. "She brings strong relationships, transaction experience and, most importantly, the judgment and client-first mindset we look for in an advisor. We've built our team around people who can think beyond the transaction and understand how real estate supports a company's broader business strategy, and Laura is a natural fit for where we're headed." Knaus joins Savills from Cushman & Wakefield, where she most recently served as a Senior Associate in Denver. In her role, she advised C-suite executives on real estate strategy and portfolio decisions, using financial modeling to evaluate lease terms, occupancy costs, potential savings and capital expenditures. Her experience spans office, laboratory and industrial requirements, with a particular focus on clients in aerospace and defense, life sciences and advanced manufacturing. "Savills has built a highly respected team in Denver with strong relationships across the market, and I saw an opportunity to join that momentum while taking the next step in my own career," said Knaus. "The continued growth of the firm's platform and capabilities gives clients access to broader expertise and resources to navigate increasingly complex real estate decisions, particularly in sectors such as life sciences and advanced manufacturing that support their broader business objectives." Throughout her career, Knaus has developed experience across transaction execution, account management, lease administration and strategic planning. She also has experience collaborating with specialists across disciplines including project management, finance and accounting, labor analytics and incentives to support clients throughout the real estate lifecycle. "Laura's addition reflects our continued investment in talented advisors who can bring the full breadth of Savills platform to clients," said Executive Vice President and Denver Market Leader Brendan Fisher. "Denver is home to a dynamic mix of established and emerging industries, particularly in areas such as aerospace and defense, life sciences and advanced manufacturing. Laura's experience in these sectors, coupled with her knowledge of the local market, will help us deepen our capabilities and create new opportunities for our clients and our business." Knaus is currently pursuing a master's degree in Real Estate and the Built Environment at Daniels College of Business at University of Denver, where her studies include real estate finance, capital markets, entitlements, public finance and development. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin with minors in business and Italian. Knaus also served as chair of Cushman & Wakefield's Future Leaders Program in Colorado and previously participated in the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's Impact Denver program. She is a member of the Colorado Bioscience Association. Denver 20 October 2026 16 September 2026 Chicago 08 September 2026

Cushman & Wakefield adds three to Chicago office leasing and capital markets teams. October 16, 2026 Cushman & Wakefield added Peter Adamo, Adam Lawler and Madeline Leland to its Chicago office leasing and capital markets teams. Adamo and Lawler will serve as Executive Managing Directors, while Leland joins as Transaction Manager. The strategic hires strengthen the firm's ability to serve investors and owners across Chicago's suburban office market, adding deep local expertise in lease-up strategy, office capital markets and investment sales for clients' properties and portfolios. Added Jeremy Bressman, Cushman & Wakefield Director of Brokerage in Chicago, "We are thrilled to welcome Pete, Adam and Madeline to Cushman & Wakefield. Their collective, deep knowledge of Chicago's suburban office market enhances our ability to help owners and investors navigate the market and achieve their real estate objectives. Their collaborative approach, industry and community relationships and experience make them an ideal cultural fit within our firm." Adamo, Lawler and Leland join Cushman & Wakefield from CBRE. Adamo brings more than three decades of commercial real estate experience to Cushman & Wakefield, specializing in leasing and the sale of corporate real estate on behalf of owners and occupiers. Throughout his 33-year tenure at CBRE, Adamo was consistently one of the most active and sought after real estate strategy experts in the Chicago suburban market. Adamo holds a B.A. from the University of Iowa. Lawler brings an ownership and investor perspective to his role at Cushman & Wakefield, shaped by experience spanning leasing, investment sales, acquisitions, asset management and portfolio management. Since moving over to the brokerage side, Lawler has successfully developed and executed leasing and repositioning strategies for investors across the Chicago suburban market. He previously held positions at Crestlight Capital and Sterling Bay. Lawler holds B.S. degrees in Accountancy and Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Leland brings extensive transaction management experience, overseeing deal operations from initial proposal through execution and helping streamline transaction processes for clients. Leland holds a B.A. from Illinois State University.

Cushman & Wakefield hires CBRE's Doug Middleton to lead its New York Institutional Capital Markets team. Doug Middleton, who ran CBRE's New York institutional investment sales group for eight years, joins Cushman & Wakefield as executive vice chairman with Jack Stillwagon. Cushman & Wakefield has hired Doug Middleton, who led CBRE's institutional investment sales group in New York City for the past eight years, to run its own Institutional Capital Markets business across the city, the firm announced Oct. 15, 2026. Jack Stillwagon, who worked alongside Middleton at CBRE, is coming with him. Middleton joins as executive vice chairman and Stillwagon as executive managing director. Beyond serving institutional clients in New York, the pair will work with Cushman & Wakefield's capital markets teams nationally, "bringing New York market expertise to national client relationships and cross-market opportunities," according to the Business Wire release. The deal record that came with him. At CBRE, Middleton led the Investment Properties Institutional Group in New York City, after an earlier stint as director of investment sales at Eastdil Secured. Cushman & Wakefield lists his recent assignments as the sales of 450 Park Avenue for $455 million, 1334 York Avenue for $510 million, the fee interest at the Palace Hotel for $490 million and 1 Whitehall for $104.5 million, plus the $367.5 million recapitalization of the Oriana. Together those five deals total roughly $1.93 billion. Stillwagon advised on office, residential and industrial transactions in the same CBRE group and was "actively involved in all phases of the transaction process," the release says. He previously held positions at Waterfall Properties and Atlantic Creek Real Estate Partners. "New York is essential to Cushman & Wakefield's institutional capital markets strategy," said Miles Treaster, the firm's president of Americas Capital Markets. "Doug and Jack bring deep transaction experience and client relationships to the firm. Their partnership will strengthen our New York capital markets presence and more effectively connect our regional clients with our national and global platform." Middleton said the firm's leadership "has cultivated an exceptional culture in New York City," and that he is "eager to enter this next chapter of my career and contribute to expanding Cushman & Wakefield's Capital Markets presence across the city." Todd Schwartz, the firm's Northeast regional president, called the two "trusted advisors who consistently bring thoughtful, strategic thinking to the most complex New York transactions." A business line that has lagged the rest of the firm. The hire targets the part of Cushman & Wakefield's business that has been slowest to recover. In its second-quarter 2026 results, the firm said capital markets revenue fell 1% from a year earlier, driven by a 6% decline in the Americas that it attributed mainly to fewer mid-sized transactions, "most notably in the multi-family sector." Leasing revenue, by contrast, rose 27% in the same quarter. RealtyWire covered that split when the firm reported an 11% revenue gain to $2.76 billion on the strength of leasing. The firm attributed that Americas decline to mid-sized deals rather than large ones. Middleton's team works the institutional end of the market, and the release frames the hire as a way to strengthen the firm's New York capital markets presence and connect regional clients to its national and global platform. Whether it moves the Americas capital markets line will show up in coming quarterly reports; on its reading, a team with close to $2 billion in recent named assignments is a meaningful addition in a single market. It is one of several senior leadership moves at the largest commercial brokerages; JLL recently created a U.S. country CEO role and named Mark Gibson to it. Cushman & Wakefield, which reported 2025 revenue of $10.3 billion and has about 53,000 employees in more than 350 offices, did not disclose terms of the hires. More on brokerage leadership moves is in its Agents & Brokerages section.