CBRE Group, Inc. is a commercial real estate services and investment firm. It is the largest company of its kind in the world. It is based in Los Angeles, California and operates more than 450 offices worldwide and has clients in more than 100 countries.
CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. The CBRE Global Investors subsidiary sponsors real estate investments via investment funds and direct investments that it manages. As of December 31, 2017, the division had US$103.2 billion in assets under management. The Trammell Crow Company subsidiary is the largest commercial real estate developer in the United States, according to Commercial Property Executive's annual ranking.
The company is ranked #207 on the Fortune 500, and has been included in the Fortune 500 in every year since 2008. The company serves more than 90 of the top 100 companies on the Fortune 100.
In 2017, the company received 55.3% of its revenue from the Americas, 29.3% of revenue from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 12.2% of revenue from the Asia Pacific region.
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History
On August 27, 1906, following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Tucker, Lynch & Coldwell was established. In 1940, the company was renamed Coldwell Banker. In 1981, Coldwell Banker was acquired by Sears.
In 1989, Sears sold Coldwell Banker to a management-led buyout group that included The Carlyle Group for $305 million. The company was renamed CB Commercial.
By 1991, the company was suffering financially due to debt taken on from the leveraged buyout.
In 1995, the company acquired Westmark Realty Advisors for $37.5 million.
In 1996, the company acquired L.J. Melody & Co. for $15 million.
In 1996, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.
In 1997, the company acquired Koll Real Estate Services for $145 million.
In 1998, the company merged with Richard Ellis International (REI) Limited and changed its name to CB Richard Ellis. The company also acquired Hillier Parker May & Rowden for $69 million.
In 1999, the company acquired LirAntunez Propiedades SA, based in Chile, and merged its Japanese operations with Ikoma.
In 2001, the company was taken private by an investment group led by Blum Capital in an $800 million transaction.
In 2003, the company acquired Insignia Financial Group for $415 million in cash.
On June 10, 2004, the company once again became a public company via an initial public offering.
In 2006, the company was added to the S&P 500 Index.
In December 2006, the company acquired Trammell Crow Company for $2.2 billion.
In 2010, Gil Borok was promoted to chief financial officer of the company.
In 2011, the company acquired the real estate investment management business of ING Group for $940 million.
In 2011, the company changed its name to CBRE Group Inc.
In 2012, CEO Brett White left to Cushman & Wakefield and was replaced by the former president, Robert Sulentic.
In 2013 the company acquired Norland Managed Services, a leading facilities, energy and project management providers in the UK & Ireland.
In 2015 the company acquired Global Workplace Solutions from Johnson Controls.
In 2016, the company acquired Skye Group.
In 2017, the company acquired Floored, Mainstream, Caledon Capital Management, Custom Spaces, Heery International, and Streetsense.
In 2018, the company acquired FacilitySource and changed its ticker symbol to "CBRE" from "CBG".
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