GlobeSt. names Colin Couch, Brad Pepin and Northmarq team among 2025 Industrial Influencers
MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 13, 2025) — Northmarq is proud to announce that its Investment Sales team, along with Senior Vice Presidents Colin Couch and Brad Pepin, has been named a 2025 Industrial Influencer by GlobeSt. The annual recognition highlights leaders driving innovation, deal-making and impact in the industrial real estate sector.
In 2024, Northmarq’s Investment Sales team closed more than $475 million in industrial transactions nationwide. With a collaborative approach that integrates debt and equity expertise, the team delivers tailored solutions to investors across the country. To date, the team has completed over 1,100 industrial transactions totaling more than $12 billion.
A standout deal included the $40.75 million sale of a 401,474-sq.-ft. property leased to Science Applications International Corp., led by Colin Couch, Jason Powell and Brian Ritchie.
Spotlight: Colin Couch
Over the course of his 13-year career, Colin Couch has emerged as a key thought leader in the industrial net lease space, shaping how institutional and private investors approach market strategy.
Couch has consistently demonstrated an ability to anticipate shifting market dynamics and advise his clients on the latest emerging market trends across the net lease industrial asset class. Since joining the company in 2016, he has delivered experience, expertise and unparalleled access to both institutional and private capital for his clients.
In the past three years alone, Couch has structured the dispositions of both single- and multi-tenant industrial assets totaling more than $200 million, earning a reputation for his deep market knowledge, creativity in deal-making and dedication to client success.
Couch lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife Meredith, daughter Amelia and dog Lady.
Spotlight: Brad Pepin
With over two decades of commercial real estate experience and more than $2.7 billion in net lease transactions — primarily in the industrial sector — Brad Pepin has consistently influenced the market through thought leadership, client advocacy and a deep understanding of capital markets.
Pepin's unique background and successful career as a CPA for 14 years in finance, accounting and operational management gives him a rare blend of in-depth knowledge, capabilities and strength when advising his clients and mentoring his colleagues in the industry.
Between 2022 and 2024, Pepin and his team have closed approximately 105 transactions valued at over $1.8 billion — a remarkable achievement during a time of retraction in the commercial real estate market. This is a testament of hard work and diligent focus, providing solutions for their clients second to none.
Outside of the office, Pepin is a devoted husband of 35 years and proud father of three daughters and seven grandchildren.
Northmarq and Ryan Butler were also honored as Industrial Influencers in 2024.
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