CBRE Group, Inc. is an American

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services and investment firm. The abbreviation CBRE stands for Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis. It is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2021 revenue). The firm is ranked 122nd on the

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and has been included in the Fortune 500 every year since 2008. CBRE serves more than 90 of the top 100 companies on the Fortune 100."Annual Report 2018" pg7
/ref> It is one of the "Big Three" commercial real estate services companies, alongside

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and JLL.

Services

CBRE provides services to both occupiers of and investors in real estate: * For occupiers, CBRE provide facilities management, project management, transaction (both property sales and leasing) and consulting services and valuation among others. * For investors, CBRE provide capital markets (property sales, commercial mortgage brokerage, loan origination and servicing), property leasing, investment management, property management, valuation and development services, among others.

History

Tucker, Lynch & Coldwell, the earliest predecessor to CBRE, was established on August 27, 1906, following the

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. The company added Benjamin Arthur Banker as partner in 1913 and renamed itself Coldwell, Cornwall & Banker in 1920. Cornwall resigned as partner in 1940, and the company was renamed Coldwell, Banker & Co, which was eventually shortened to

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. In 1981, Coldwell Banker was acquired by

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. In 1989, Sears sold Coldwell Banker's commercial unit to a management-led buyout group including

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for approximately $300 million. After the buyout, the company was renamed CB Commercial Real Estate Group. The residential group retained the Coldwell Banker name. In 1996, the company became a

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via an

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, raising approximately $80 million. In 1997, the company acquired Koll Real Estate Services for $145 million. In 1998, CB Commercial merged with Richard Ellis International (REI) Limited and changed its name to CB Richard Ellis. In 2001, CB Richard Ellis was acquired in a

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by an investment group led by

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in an $800 million transaction. In 2003, the company acquired

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for $415 million. On June 10, 2004, CB Richard Ellis once again became a public company via an initial public offering. In 2006, the company's shares were added to the

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. In December 2006, the company acquired

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for $2.2 billion. In 2011, the company acquired the real estate investment business of

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for $940 million. In 2011, the company changed its name to CBRE Group Inc. In 2013 the company acquired Norland Managed Services, a facilities, energy and project management provider in the

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and

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. In 2015 the company acquired Global Workplace Solutions from

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. In 2018, the company acquired FacilitySource. In 2019, the group acquired the London developer Telford Homes. In 2020, the group headquarters were relocated from Los Angeles to

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. In July 2021, CBRE paid £960 million for a 60% stake in the UK multidisciplinary professional services firm

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:CBRE 2004 initial public offerings Commercial real estate companies Companies based in Dallas American companies established in 1906 Real estate companies established in 1906 Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Property services companies of the United Kingdom Real estate services companies of the United States

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