He’ll be responsible for coordinating activities within Equity, Debt & Structured Finance, Corporate Finance & Investment Banking and Investment Sales & Acquisitions. Additionally he’s going to work with Steve Kohn, president of Equity, Debt & Structured Finance to grow that division nationally.

Fred Harmeyer.

“We are very pleased to welcome an experienced and high caliber professional like Fred to our U.S. Capital Markets leadership team,” said Greg Vorwaller, Cushman & Wakefield executive vice president and global head of Capital Markets. “His experience in real estate finance and investment will serve as a valuable asset to our Capital Markets professionals in helping to deliver the highest quality service to our clients.”

Mr. Harmeyer has a legal background, having worked as a real estate associate at both Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine.

Before starting at Cushman & Wakefield last week, his previous jobs included positions at High Rise Capital Management, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and the CMBS Group at Merrill Lynch.

He wasn’t immediately available to comment on his new position.

cgaines@observer.com