Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield is the largest fully integrated real estate  services firm in the world. Founded in 1917, Our 15,000 worldwide employees, located in 227 offices throughout 59 countries, assess each client's needs and implement solutions that fit the client's strategic, operational, and financial goals. Cushman & Wakefield represents clients in buying, selling, financing, leasing, managing and valuing assets, and provides strategic planning and research, portfolio analysis , site selection and space location services

History

The Beginning
J.Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield founded Cushman & Wakefield as a property management company in New York City on October 31, 1917. Today it is the world's largest privately held real estate services firm.

From the 1960s to 1980s, Cushman & Wakefield began expanding its service lines and geographic reach. Appraisal and financial services units were added

In 1976, The Rockefeller Group acquired the firm from RCA. Cushman & Wakefield expanded exponentially as a Rockefeller Group company, becoming a full-service real estate company with over 40 offices across the country during the 1980s. In 1989,

The Rockefeller Group further strengthened its position in commercial real estate when Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd., one of the world's largest real estate companies, became its majority shareholder.

Under President and CEO Arthur J. Mirante II, the company began to expand worldwide during the 1990s. The firm purchased an ownership position in Healey & Baker, a European firm, in 1998

By the end of 2000, Cushman & Wakefield had 10,000 employees and 145 offices in 46 countries around the world. Other partnership ventures would later be formed in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, among other countries.


One of the most significant expansions occurred with the merger of Cushman & Wakefield and Cushman Realty Corporation in 2001.The following year the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance program was formed to expand service capabilities for clients in U.S. markets where owned offices were not maintained

In 2004, Cushman & Wakefield acquired Stiles & Riabokobylko, Russia's leading real estate service provider.

On January 1, 2005, U.S. Operations President Bruce E. Mosler succeeded Arthur J. Mirante II as President and CEO.