Cushman & Wakefield
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Cushman & Wakefield is aprivately-held commercial real estate services firm. Founded in 1917, it has 221 offices in 58 countries and more than 15,000 employees[citation needed]. The firm represents a diverse customer base ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. It offers a complete range of services within four primary disciplines: Transaction Services, including tenant and landlord representation in office, industrial and retail real estate; Capital Markets, including property sales, investment management, valuation services, investment banking, debt and equity financing; Client Solutions, including integrated real estate strategies for large corporations and property owners, and Consulting Services, including business and real estate consulting.
In 2007, IFIL Group, the investment arm of the Agnelli family, acquired a 71.5% stake in Cushman & Wakefield, replacing The Rockefeller Group as majority shareholder of the firm.
Bruce E. Mosler is President and CEO of the company.
John C. Cushman III is Chairman of the Board.
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[edit] Cushman & Wakefield's Main Competitors
Cushman & Wakefield's main competitors in the US commercial real estate brokerage industry are:
- CB Richard Ellis
- [New York Commercial Realty Group NYCRG
- Jones Lang LaSalle
- Studley, Inc.
- The Staubach Company
- Grubb & Ellis
- CRESA Partners
- NAI Global
- Equis
- Colliers International
[edit] Orvis/Cushman & Wakefield Ranch and Recreational Properties, LLC
In 2005, Cushman & Wakefield formed a joint venture with Orvis, a fly fishing, apparel and home goods retailer, also the oldest catalog company in the United States, to create Orvis/Cushman & Wakefield Ranch and Recreational Properties, LLC [1]. Orvis/Cushman & Wakefield specializes in the global marketing and sale of premier properties that exhibit exceptional sporting, conservation and investment attributes.
