HOUSTON, March 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC Partners,
Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("the Company" or "BGC"), a leading global
brokerage company servicing the wholesale financial and real estate
markets, today announced that one of its subsidiaries Amerex Energy
Services ("Amerex") has won a multi-year energy procurement and
supply management services contract for the corporately-managed
sites of Marriott International Inc. ("Marriott") throughout
the United States, Canada and Mexico. This contract was
competitively sourced, and Amerex was selected based on its
experience, expertise and its strong reputation in the
marketplace.
Amerex Senior Vice President John
Bolton commented: "We are honored to be selected by
Marriott to assist in managing their complex energy portfolio with
a strategic approach to a multitude of contracts spanning all
deregulated energy markets."
Based in Houston, Amerex is the
retail energy consulting division of Amerex Brokers, LLC, which
provides over-the-counter wholesale energy brokerage in
electricity, natural gas, emission credits and allowances,
renewable energy credits and energy data markets.
"Marriott was looking for an experienced partner that offered
both routine access to the most senior staff and a flexible,
customized approach. We conducted a rigorous search from among the
nation's top providers of energy procurement services and we are
satisfied we made the right choice in going with Amerex," said
Marriott's Director of Energy Supply Dennis
Moran.
About Amerex Energy Services:
Amerex Energy Services
is a leading energy consulting firm that advises commercial,
industrial, governmental and institutional entities in developing
and implementing energy management and sustainability strategies.
With 40 years of wholesale and 14 years of retail energy
experience, Amerex offers exceptional market intelligence and depth
of experience in providing comprehensive energy price risk
management services. Amerex Energy Services is the retail
consulting division of Amerex Brokers LLC, which is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of BGC Partners, Inc. You can learn more about Amerex
Energy Services and the BGC family of companies at
www.amerexenergyservices.com.
About BGC Partners, Inc.
BGC Partners is a leading global brokerage company servicing the
financial and real estate markets. BGC owns GFI Group Inc., a
leading intermediary and provider of trading technologies and
support services to the global OTC and listed markets. The
Company's Financial Services offerings include fixed income
securities, interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, equities, equity
derivatives, credit derivatives, commodities, futures, insurance
brokerage, and structured products. BGC provides a wide range of
services, including trade execution, broker-dealer services,
clearing, trade compression, post trade, information, and other
services to a broad range of financial and non-financial
institutions. Through brands including FENICS, BGC Trader,
Capitalab, Lucera, and FENICS Market Data, BGC offers financial
technology solutions, market data, and analytics related to
numerous financial instruments and markets.
Real Estate Services are offered through its publicly traded
subsidiary Newmark Group, Inc., which has common stock trading on
the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol (NASDAQ:
NMRK).
BGC's customers include many of the world's largest banks,
broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds,
governments, corporations, property owners, real estate developers,
and investment firms. BGC's common stock trades on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under the ticker symbol (NASDAQ: BGCP). BGC
also has an outstanding bond issuance of Senior Notes due
June 15, 2042, which trade on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol (NYSE: BGCA). BGC Partners is
led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick. For more information, please
visit http://www.bgcpartners.com. You can also follow the Company
at https://twitter.com/bgcpartners and/or
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bgc-partners.
Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements by BGC
Partners
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are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that
involve risks and uncertainties. Except as required by law, BGC
undertakes no obligation to release any revisions to any
forward-looking statements. For a discussion of additional risks
and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements, see BGC's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not
limited to, the risk factors set forth in our public filings,
including our most recent Form 10-K and any updates to such risk
factors contained in subsequent Form 10-Q or Form 8-K filings.
About Marriott International
Company:
Marriott International Company is a
global lodging company with more than 3,700 properties in 73
countries and territories (NASDAQ symbol:
"MAR"). See
https://hotel-development.marriott.com/brands-dashboard/ for more
information.
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