NEW YORK CITY-Expanding its global commercial real estate platform to the Middle East, Newmark Knight Frank’s global partner, Knight Frank, has entered into a partnership with the real estate arm and subsidiary of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, GlobeSt.com has learned.

The partnership between Knight Frank and the Abu Dhabi National Property Co. will provide the bank’s client base with direct access to property both inside and outside the United Arab Emirates and links to capital markets around the world. The arrangement will also allow Knight Frank’s global residential and commercial clients greater reach into Middle Eastern capital flows, providing a new way to mitigate risk while adding value.

“The Middle East is a tremendously valuable region for both capital markets and corporate services business,” says James D. Kuhn, president of Newmark Knight Frank, in a statement. “With the strength of the petrodollar, there will be a continued proliferation of business going in and out of the region.”