Newmark has appointed Andrew Wheldon and Matthew Bailey to its European finance team.

Wheldon, a UK real estate debt adviser, and Bailey, a structured finance investment banker, bring 50 plus years of experience. Newmark’s global debt, equity and structured finance business is focused across asset classes such as residential, offices, industrial, hospitality, data centres, energy and powered land. They join as managing directors.

Wheldon has more than two decades of experience spanning capital advisory, real estate banking, development and asset management, and has been focused on the UK living market. He previously held senior roles at RBS, Lloyds Banking Group and CBRE Capital Advisors, where he led residential debt advisory, and later founded the UK arm of a pan-European capital advisory firm.

Matthew Bailey has specialised in commercial mortgage-backed securities, non-performing loans, restructurings and debt capital markets. Bailey has led the origination, structuring and execution of major structured real estate bond transactions across Europe. He previously held senior roles at UBS, Commerzbank, HSBC Investment Bank and SitusAMC.

Michael Lehrman, president of UK and Europe, said in a statement: “Newmark’s continued investment in debt and structured finance is a cornerstone of our global capital markets strategy. Expanding this capability in Europe enables us to unlock cross-border capital flows, create deeper connectivity for our clients and deliver advisory solutions that match the sophistication of global capital markets today.”

Other recent appointments include Andrew Allen, Hoong Wey Woon, Max Hagelstein and Phil Creed and data centre finance specialists Oliver Weston and Hamish Smith. Newmark’s debt and structured finance offerings in Europe are led by Matthew Featherstone and Charlie Foster. In the US, Newmark said it has grown its debt origination market share by a multiple of six over the past decade.