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Newmark buys Howard Lutnick's shares as Trump's commerce secretary divests from businesses

Brokerage agrees to pay $127 million to former executive chairman
British Ambassador Peter Mandelson, left, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Vice President JD Vance joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office while announcing a trade agreement with the United Kingdom on May 8. (Molly Riley/White House)
British Ambassador Peter Mandelson, left, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Vice President JD Vance joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office while announcing a trade agreement with the United Kingdom on May 8. (Molly Riley/White House)
CoStar News
May 19, 2025 | 10:59 P.M.

Newmark Group said it agreed to buy back nearly 11 million shares from Howard Lutnick, the former executive chairman of the real estate brokerage who stepped down after he was confirmed as President Donald Trump's commerce secretary.

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