News Release 12/ 8/ 2014

NorthMarq acquires Quest Commercial Capital Corp. in Cincinnati

MINNEAPOLIS (Dec. 8, 2014) — Minneapolis-based NorthMarq Capital, LLC., one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate mortgage banking firms, has acquired Quest Commercial Capital Corp in Cincinnati, Ohio. Quest Commercial Capital Corp. had been in business 17 years with many investor relationships and a strong servicing portfolio.

Joining NorthMarq from Quest is Susan Branscome, the firm’s founder, who will become NorthMarq’s fourth female managing director. The company was founded in 1998 as a mortgage banking firm providing long-term financing for industrial, office, multifamily and retail projects. Quest was a woman-owned business and Susan was one of only two women in the country to have started her own mortgage banking company.

“We have long admired the work of Quest Commercial Capital under Susan’s leadership,” said Jeff Weidell, president-NorthMarq Capital. “The company has become a strong force in their market and we look forward to supporting Susan as she continues to grow the business in Cincinnati.”

“This acquisition is a great addition to NorthMarq Capital as it offers coverage to a part of the country we didn’t serve from our other regional offices,” said Weidell.

Prior to founding Quest Commercial Capital, Ms. Branscome was vice president of Capstone Realty Investors in Cincinnati where she originated more than $150 million in commercial mortgage loans.

“I am excited to join such a great organization in NorthMarq Capital. The company has an unprecedented reputation for excellent loan production and loan servicing. We have tremendous opportunity working together to originate loans in this region of the country,” says Branscome.

NorthMarq Capital, the largest privately held commercial real estate financial intermediary in the U.S., provides mortgage banking and commercial loan servicing in 35 offices coast-to-coast. With more than $10 billion in annual production volume and servicing a loan portfolio of more than $42 billion, the company offers expertise to borrowers of all size. The company has a long track record of multi-family financing as a Freddie Mac Program Plus™ Seller-Servicer, and through its affiliation with Fannie Mae DUS lender AmeriSphere Multifamily Finance. In addition, NorthMarq has long loan production and loan servicing relationships with more than 50 life companies, many CMBS platforms and hundreds of local, regional and national banks. For more information, please visit northmarqcap.wpengine.com.

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