Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield is a commercial real estate advisory firm. It was founded in 1917 by John Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield. It currently has more than 43,000 employees in 60 countries. Its headquarters are located in Chicago. Cushman & Wakefield offers services in five main areas:

• transaction services (representing tenants and landlords in the office, retail and warehouse markets);
• capital markets (real estate sales, real estate investment management, investment banking, debt and equity financing);
• corporate investor and tenant solutions (integrated strategic consulting for large corporations and property owners, including property and project management);
• consulting (business and real estate consulting);
• valuation and advisory services (valuation, HBU analysis, dispute resolution assistance and other specialized services covering various market sectors).

Cushman & Wakefield represents both small companies and large Fortune 500 corporations. It provides services for office, retail, industrial and warehouse and hotel properties. It provides solutions by advising, developing and managing on behalf of landlords, tenants and investors at every stage of the real estate development and operation process.