This ranking is based on responses to NREI’s Top Brokerage survey, which was conducted via e-mail in February and March 2009. Brokers were asked to provide the total dollar value of leasing transactions and investment sales globally in 2008. The totals were combined to determine the company’s ranking.  Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, which ranked No. 15 in last year’s survey, chose not to participate this year. This ranking was updated April 14, 2009 to include CresaPartners, which ranks No. 15 in this year’s survey with $7 billion in investment sales and leasing transactions.

Correction (May 7): The global total for Jones Lang LaSalle should have been listed as $82.9 billion, which puts JLL at No. 2 on this year’s ranking. Originally, NREI reported JLL’s total as $39.2 billion, which was the total for domestic leasing and investment sales only. A complete corrected version of the rankings will be published in July as part of the Best of the Best compendium of surveys

1. CB Richard Ellis Group

Total amount of investment sales and leasing transactions: $138.8 billion
11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Phone: (310) 405-8900

Email: information@cbre.com

Website: www.cbre.com

Officers: Brett White, CEO; Robert E. Sulentic, CFO; Calvin W. Frese, Jr., Global COO & Group President, Americas

2. Jones Lang LaSalle

Total amount of investment sales and leasing transactions: $82.9 billion
200 East Randolph
Chicago, IL 60601

Phone: (312) 782-5800

Email: joanne.bestall@am.jll.com

Website: www.joneslanglasalle.com

Officers: Colin Dyer, President and Chief Executive Officer; Lauralee Martin, Chief Financial Officer

3. Cushman & Wakefield

Total amount of investment sales and leasing transactions: $75.8 billion
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019

Phone: (212) 841-7500

Email: dwayne.doherty@cushwake.com

Website: www.cushmanwakefield.com

Officers: Bruce E. Mosler, President & CEO; John C. Cushman III, Chairman of the Board; John C. Santora, President & CEO, Americas

4. Newmark Knight Frank

Total amount of investment sales and leasing transactions: $49.1 billion
125 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Phone: (212) 372-2000

Email: inquiries@newmarkkf.com

Website: www.newmarkkf.com

Officers: Barry M. Gosin, CEO; James D. Kuhn, President North America; Jeffrey R. Gural, Chairman

5. Colliers International (tie)

Total amount of investment sales and leasing transactions: $42 billion
50 Milk Street, 20th Floor
Boston, MA 02109

Phone: (617) 722-0221

Email: christina.conrad@colliers.com

Website: www.colliers.com

Officers: Doug Frye, USA and International Chairman; Carolyn Sidor, EVP; Ross Moore, EVP