About

Mike Valant joined Cushman & Wakefield in 2026 after 15 years with Newmark. He is based in Detroit and specializes in cross-market leasing and dispositions in Southeast Michigan with nationwide reach and experience in the office, industrial, investment and retail sectors. Mike has been efficient and successful in a broad range of complicated transactions, ranging from large block tenant agency leasing to multi-million-dollar acquisitions. Representing all sides of a transaction, Mike provides a wealth of knowledge and experience to help client’s work through complex processes, avoid inefficiencies which in turn maximizes returns.

Mike is a self-motivated, process driven professional who prides himself on reputation, efficiency and client satisfaction. His client and team first approach, along with his creative ability to think-outside-the-box to find solutions is oil to the engine of success. After graduating from Eli Broad Business School at Michigan State University, he spent three years working in Chicago before relocating back to the Detroit area.

Awards & Recognition

• CoStar Power Broker Award – Multiple Years
• National Rising Star Award, Newmark, 2014
• Real Estate Broker, State of Michigan
• Member, Detroit Economic Club
• Member, Michigan State University Alumni Club

Clients

• Time Equities, Inc.
• Baxter DBA Hill-Rom
• JFK Investment Company, LLC
• Dow Chemical Company
• TruGreen
• Parsons Brinckerhoff DBA WSP, USA,
• Refloor, LLC – Nationwide, Troy, MI
• Flagstar Bank, Troy, MI
• Multiple Private Equity & Venture Capital Co.
• CoreWeave, Inc.

Assignments

• 150,000 SF Regional Office Relocation – AT&T- Southfield, MI - Agency Rep.
• 330,000 SF Single Tenant Industrial Sale Leaseback – Piranha Manufacturing – Belveidere, IL - Seller Rep.
• Corporate Headquarter Relocation – Entrega Systems Group, Inc. – Birmingham, MI - Tenant Rep.
• Birmingham, MI Land Development – Dual Rep. –
• Rockefeller Centre, NYC – Retail – Escapology, Inc. – Tenant Rep.
• User Acquisition – Health Call, Royal Oak, MI – Buyer Rep.
• Multi-Market Warehousing & Distribution Sites - Refloor, LLC – Tenant Rep

Education

Bachelor of Finance, Eli Broad College of Business - Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI