HFF hires Tonnessen as director in New York office

New York, NY Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) has hired Bob Tonnessen as a director focused on debt and equity placement transactions in its New York office.

Tonnessen joins HFF from Newmark Knight Frank where he was a director in their capital markets group where he helped execute and underwrite $10 billion in financings in 2018. He has a wide range of experience in the industry financing all asset classes across the country and has held positions at LoanCore Capital and GE Capital Real Estate.  Tonnessen graduated with a bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and Marketing from Rochester Institute of Technology where he garnered Academic All-American honors in Lacrosse. 

“HFF is always looking to strategically grow the New York City office with individuals that are a cultural fit and that share in our passion of being the most trusted real estate capital markets advisor in the industry,” said Michael Gigliotti, senior managing director and co-head of HFF New York. “Bob is an example of such a person, and we are pleased to have him as a part of the team.”