Questions Linger Over Merger
What should we make of the announced merger between CB Richard Ellis and Insignia Financial Group? The widely publicized deal, valued at $415 million...
Today the World, Tomorrow New York
The storm came from the south, but the seismic force in commercial real estate came from the west. On Feb. 18, the morning after a blizzard dumped two...
CB Richard Ellis to acquire Insignia Financial Group
CB Richard Ellis has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Insignia Financial Group Inc. for $11 per share of common stock in...
Icahn, Insignia mull over potential merger with CBRE
Insignia Financial Group (parent company of brokerage Insignia/ESG) has issued a statement acknowledging that it has held merger discussions with CB Richard...
Studley changes ownership structure
After months of speculation that the firm would be bought out, New York-based tenant representation firm Julien J. Studley has announced a major change...
Icahn now holds 6.9% stake in Insignia
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn now holds a 6.9% stake in real estate operator Insignia Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: IFS), according to a Securities and...
Jones Lang LaSalle Announces Moves for Senior Execs
Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle has appointed Earl Webb, currently CEO of the Americas, to the position of CEO of the firm’s capital markets group in...
Grubb & Ellis to be de-listed from NYSE
The New York Stock Exchange has announced that it will suspend Grubb & Ellis Co. from trading on the exchange as of Oct. 17. The company currently trades...
Cushman & Wakefield signs two brokers from Grubb & Ellis
Britt Casey and Linda Biedron — previously members of Grubb & Ellis’ industrial services group — have joined Cushman & Wakefield’s Chicago office as industrial...
NAI and Prudential Commercial Real Estate launch joint venture
NAI, one of the nation’s largest brokerage firms, and Commercial Real Estate Solutions (CRES) LLC have formed a joint venture to grow their brokerage...
Better Days Ahead?
It's been a rough year for Grubb & Ellis. In May, the company reported a 27% slide in revenue for its third quarter, ended March 31. Then it fended off...
A Challenging Time for Publicly Traded Brokerages
In today's tumultuous business climate, punctuated by volatility on Wall Street, are commercial real estate brokerages a good match for the public markets?As...
Tricor merger with United Commercial creates Texas retail powerhouse
Tricor Realty Advisors, a Dallas-based firm that represents landlords in leasing transactions, has agreed to merge with United Commercial Realty, also...
Cushman & Wakefield broadens scope to Midwest
Seeking to expand its presence beyond what Cushman & Wakefield President of U.S. Operations Bruce Mosler calls "24-7 core central business district marketplaces,"...
Grubb & Ellis unites with Canada’s Avison Young
Grubb & Ellis announced this morning that it has formed an alliance with Toronto-based Avison Young. The alliance, along with Grubb’s previous partnership...
The Brokerage Shuffle
The current slump in the national office market has sent the revolving door spinning at many brokerages across the country. Slow leasing markets typically...
Broker teaches real estate basics from Mexico City to Moscow
Knowledge is power and Walt Clements is helping students in both developed and emerging countries become better equipped to handle the complexities of...
Stacom, Shanahan join CB Richard Ellis from Cushman & Wakefield
In the latest of a series of personnel hires, CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) today announced that Darcy A. Stacom and William M. Shanahan will join its investment...
FOLLOWING THE MONEY
FOR CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD INC., THE key to global growth is the one-two punch of strategy and the infrastructure to support it. And that approach has helped...
