BGC Partners to Relocate UK based Headquarters to 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, E14

LONDON, Oct. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "BGC" or "the Company"), a leading global brokerage and financial technology company, signed leases on approximately 130,000 sq ft at 5 Churchill Place, London, E14. This will see the leading brokerage firm relocate its UK based headquarters in 2019. 

BGC Partners will bring together operations from its two current Canary Wharf locations at 1 Churchill Place and 40 Bank Street to the new site.

Designed by architects, HOK International, the landmark 12-storey office building has a BREEAM 'Excellent' rating and offers Grade A office accommodation, as well as a double height reception and flexible floorplates.  Knight Frank represented BGC Partners.

Shaun D. Lynn, President of BGC Partners said: "I'm delighted to announce that 5 Churchill Place will be our new UK based headquarters for BGC and Fenics for the foreseeable future. We are embarking upon a high quality fit out project, which will deliver best in class facilities for our staff and clients for many years to come. The additional capacity also underlines our ambition to continue our programme of strategic corporate acquisitions to expand the BGC group offering."

Jack Tomlin, Partner, Central London Tenant Representation at Knight Frank, said: "Canary Wharf continues to offer corporate occupiers unrivalled value for money in the Central London office market. New transport infrastructure, coupled with high building specification and local amenities makes the all-round offering very compelling. The transaction also demonstrates the financial services sector's continued commitment to London in a period of political and economic uncertainty." 

About BGC Partners, Inc.

BGC Partners is a leading global brokerage and financial technology company. BGC offers Real Estate Services through its publicly traded subsidiary Newmark Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMRK) ("Newmark Group"), a leading full-service commercial real estate services business. BGC's Financial Services offerings include fixed income securities, interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, commodities, futures, and structured products. BGC's Financial Services customers include many of the world's largest banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, corporations, and investment firms. BGC, BGC Trader, GFI, Fenics, Fenics Market Data, Capitalab, and Lucera are trademarks/service marks and/or registered trademarks/service marks of BGC Partners, Inc. and/or its affiliates. BGC's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol (NASDAQ: BGCP). BGC Partners is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick. For more information, please visit http://www.bgcpartners.com. You can also follow BGC at https://twitter.com/bgcpartners, https://www.linkedin.com/company/bgc-partners, and/or http://ir.bgcpartners.com.

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About Knight Frank LLP.

Knight Frank LLP is the leading independent global property consultancy. Headquartered in London, Knight Frank has more than 14,000 people operating from 413 offices across 60 countries. The Group advises clients ranging from individual owners and buyers to major developers, investors and corporate tenants. For further information about the Company, please visit knightfrank.com.

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