2008 CPN Goldbook - (Page 12) GIANTS Grubb & Ellis Co. G rubb & Ellis Co. operates from more than 130 owned and affiliated offices worldwide, offering integrated real estate solutions that include transaction, management, consulting and investmentadvisory services that are supported by proprietary market research and local expertise. As a result of its December 2007 merger with NNN Realty Advisors Inc., Grubb & Ellis now sponsors two public, nontraded REITs: Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT Inc. and SCOTT PETERS Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT President & CEO Grubb & Ellis Co. Inc. Triple Net Properties L.L.C.—an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Grubb & Ellis—sponsors such investment products as tax-deferred 1031 tenant-in-common exchange programs, joint ventures, limited liability companies and additional investment vehicles for individuals and institutions. It has raised almost $3 billion in equity for these investment programs. Grubb & Ellis and its subsidiaries manage a growing portfolio of more than 214 million square feet. It distributes securities products through registered broker-dealer NNN Capital Corp. Brokerage professionals in Grubb & Ellis’ transaction services group cover all aspects of commercial real estate, including office, industrial, retail, investment, multifamily and land. In addition to traditional leasing and acquisition/ disposition services, Grubb & Ellis has specialty groups that focus on the specific needs of private and institutional investors, retailers and those companies needing advice on JEFFREY HANSON logistics relating to warehouse/ President & distribution space. Chief Investment Officer Triple Net Properties L.L.C. Grubb & Ellis Management Services manages corporate headquarters, Class A office, retail, warehouse, data center and medical facilities. Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. J ones Lang LaSalle Inc. has 160 offices worldwide and operates in more than 450 cities in over 50 countries. Total revenue for the firm— which provides comprehensive integrated real estate and investment-management expertise on a local, regional and global level to owner, occupier and investor clients—topped $2.7 billion in 2007. In January, it was included in the Forbes Platinum 400 list for the third straight year. Jones Lang LaSalle is an industry leader in property and corporate-facilityCOLIN DYER management services, with a worldPresident & CEO wide portfolio of 1.2 billion square Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. feet. LaSalle Investment Management, one of the world’s most diverse real estate money-management firms, oversees $50 billion worth of assets. The company provides comprehensive integrated real estate and investment management expertise on a local, regional and global level to owners, occupiers and investors. In January 2008, Jones Lang LaSalle completed its acquisition of The Standard Group, a retail transaction-management firm headquartered in Chicago. This announcement followed Jones Lang LaSalle’s acquisitions of U.S. industrial leader Klatskin Associates, Raleigh, N.C.’s Corporate Realty Advisors and Los Angeles’ Zietsman Realty Partners Inc. Internationally, the company announced its acquisition of Germany-based retail property advisor Kemper’s Group, which employs 145 people in nine LAURALEE MARTIN offices. Subject to regulatory COO & CFO Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. approval, the acquisition is expected to close by May, at which time Jones Lang LaSalle will have 10 offices in Germany. 12 Commercial Property News 2008 Goldbook
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