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Cushman & Wakefield Inc. encompasses 16 million square feet in 250 locations throughushman & Wakefield Inc. is out Germany. The transaction brings Cushman & Wakefield’s the world’s largest privateoperations in Germany to offices in Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Hamly held commercial real burg, Munich and Berlin. The company also opened an office estate services firm, operating in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava and an office in Dubai to from 230 offices in 58 countries serve the major regional markets of the United Arab Emirates, and employing 15,000 professionas well as the Gulf States. als. It is one of the world’s most The firm also acquired its longtime Australian affiliate, active firms in commercial propLaing+Simmons Commercial Inc., a New South Wales-based real erty sales, leasing, valuation, manestate services firm that has operated in Sydney for the past 19 agement and business and real years, and merged with its Indonesian affiliate, PT Property estate consulting. It also offers Advisory Indonesia, a Jakartaexpertise in debt and equity based real estate services group. financing through its real estate Cushman & Wakefield also opened investment banking division, offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Cushman & Wakefield SonnenHanoi in Vietnam. blick Goldman. Over the past Bruce Mosler Cushman & Wakefield expandthree years, the company’s capital President & CEO ed its commitment to sustainabilimarkets group has been involved ty efforts through a Memorandum in sales transactions valued at more than $144 billion. of Understanding with the EnviCushman & Wakefield represents a diverse customer base, ronmental Protection Agency, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, offerbecoming the first real estate serving them a complete range of services within four primary disciplines:Transaction services includes tenant and landlord repices firm in the country to enter resentation in office, industrial and retail real estate; capital marinto such a comprehensive memokets includes property sales, investment management, valuation randum with the EPA that is aimed services, investment banking and debt and equity financing; at addressing environmental client solutions provides integrated real estate strategies for John Santora issues in the commercial real large corporations and property owners; and consulting servic- President & CEO of the Americas estate sector. In the memorandum, es offers business and real estate consulting.The company also Cushman & Wakefield acknowlproduces global real estate research from an investment and edges the significant impact made by the commercial real estate occupancy perspective and publishes reports and white papers. sector on the environment. Commercial buildings’ energy conIn 2008, the first full year under the majority ownership of sumption produces greenhouse-gas emissions, draws significantEXOR, the investment company of the Agnelli family, Cushman & ly on freshwater resources and raw materials and generates large Wakefield responded to the rapidly changing capital markets amounts of waste. Cushman & environment in an effort to help clients address near-term chalWakefield intends to work with Cushman & Wakefield lenges and capitalize on developing opportunities. For example, its clients to enhance the envithe company formed its resolution group, an interdisciplinary ronmental performance of the Inc. operates 230 offices team of property investment and management professionals firm's portfolio of managed in 58 countries and from across the United States and Europe, offering clients a coorproperties in the United States. dinated and holistic approach to maximizing the value of individIt also plans to leverage its partemploys 15,000 people, ual assets, portfolios and loans that are facing a variety of chalnerships with the EPA and its lenges stemming from the ongoing financial crisis.The group has LEED for Existing Buildings serving clients from expertise in asset management, financial analysis, valuation, leasexperience. It will join two small companies to ing, property management, project management, investment new EPA partnership prosales, loan sales, debt and equity finance and litigation support. grams: WasteWise, which proFortune 500 firms. The client solutions group, which provides transaction, motes waste reduction and advisory and management services to institutional and corporesource conservation, and rate owners and occupiers, has seen a significant increase in GreenScapes, which provides environmentally friendly solutions worldwide demand for its services as owners and occupiers for landscaping. seek to trim costs and increase efficiencies across regional and During 2008, the company was the recipient of several preglobal portfolios. mier industry and business awards, including Consultant of the In addition, the company continued to expand its footprint Year for the third consecutive year at the MAPIC EG Retail in strategic markets last year. It increased its presence in GerAwards.The company also won awards as the best place to work many by taking over the management of 450 primarily retail from premier media outlets in the Americas, Europe and Asia, properties of the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investincluding India’s Economic Times, The Sunday Times of London ment Market-listed Dawnay, Day Treveria Plc. The portfolio and Crain’s New York Business. C www.cpnonline.com • May 2009 • COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS 19 http://www.cpnonline.com

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2009 CPN Goldbook
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Industry Update
From the Expert
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2009 CPN Goldbook