Headlines 02 Dec - Frankfurt - C&W Germany Takes Over Major Real Estate Management Mandate  27 Nov - Indonesia - Indonesia’s Growth- Sky is the limit?  27 Nov - Indonesia - Cushman & Wakefield completes merger with leading Indonesian firm  21 Nov - MAPIC - Cushman & Wakefield named retail consultant of the year  19 Nov - MAPIC - Global prime retail streets prove resilient to global economic downturn  18 Nov - Europe - Europe's main markets feel the pain as the banking crisis continues  13 Nov - New York, NY - C&W Forms Resolution Group to Help Property Owners and Investors Navigate the Financial Crisis  07 Nov - London - Record amount of new shopping centre space opens in the UK  29 Oct - London - The fall in UK commercial property values accelerates in October  23 Oct - London - London's American Embassy goes on sale  20 Oct - Spain - Drago acquires Grupo Prisa €300m Spanish real estate portfolio  16 Oct - Europe - Shopping centres continue to boom in Europe's emerging markets  14 Oct - New York, NY - U.S. Office Vacancy Rate Rises in Third Quarter  07 Oct - London - London And Paris Named As Europe’s Best Cities For Business  01 Oct - Phoenix, AZ - Nation's Largest Credit Union Service Company Purchases Acxiom Building for $25.4 Million  29 Sep - London - Central London real estate investment volumes decline further  24 Sep - London - London, Manchester and Birmingham lead UK survey of business friendly cities  18 Sep - Global - C&W secures place in The Economic Times 50 Best Workplaces For 2008  18 Sep - Global - Cushman & Wakefield Wins the ET Smart Place Award 2008  08 Sep - Dubai, UAE - Cushman & Wakefield launches in the Middle East with new Dubai office  02 Sep - Bucharest - Fashion House Outlet Center 90 per cent let  14 Aug - Russia - C&W/S&R appointed to lease Solnechniy Retail & Entertainment Centre in Ufa  14 Aug - New York, NY - U.S. Commercial Real Estate Vacancies Increase at Midyear  04 Aug - Europe - European investment volumes fall to €25.6bn in Q2  30 Jul - Los Angeles, CA - C&W Arranges Recapitalization of Pegasus Apartments in Downtown L.A.  22 Jul - Europe - Central Europe accounts for three out of Europe’s top five industrial locations  18 Jul - London - Citi selects three preferred EMEA real estate advisors  16 Jul - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield Endorses BOMA 7 Point Challenge  04 Jul - Europe - Hard Rock International appoints C&W as its European property adviser  20 Jun - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield and Reigns Capital Form An Exclusive Alliance   04 Jun - San Francisco - Irish developer buys San Francisco asset  30 May - Europe - Europe expects 20% increase in shopping centre space in 2008 and 2009  28 May - Portugal - 9th Best Place to Work in Europe  26 May - Europe - European commercial real estate investment volumes drop  21 May - Libya - Cushman & Wakefield Hospitality to help shape Libya's tourism industry  20 May - London - C&W Hospitality recruits Stephen Richardson as EMEA head of hospitality valuations  19 May - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield and Envirosell Form Partnership to Expand Retail Real Estate Consulting Capabilities  13 May - Los Angeles, CA - Cushman Watt Scout Center Opens Doors to Youth in Los Angeles  22 Apr - London - Mickola Wilson appointed non-executive director at Cushman & Wakefield Investors  16 Apr - Toronto - Canada claims tightest North American office markets  11 Apr - London - British Airways appoints Cushman & Wakefield  09 Apr - Istanbul - Cushman & Wakefield acquires its long-term Alliance Partner in Turkey  02 Apr - London - Q1 London investment volumes lowest for three years  11 Mar - Kiev, Ukraine - Deloitte secures new headquarters in Kiev  06 Mar - Lisbon - C&W is Second Best Place to Work in Portugal  03 Mar - Milan - Cushman & Wakefield wins the “Mattone d’oro – Real Estate Award" as best real estate advisory company in Italy  29 Feb - London - C&W secures place in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For 2008  13 Feb - London - London retains its title as the world's most expensive office location  11 Feb - Paris - David Rendall named CEO of Cushman & Wakefield Investors' European operations  07 Feb - London - Cushman & Wakefield excels at the 2008 CoreNet Global UK Awards  01 Feb - London - Global investment in commercial real estate hits record $930BN  24 Jan - Sydney - Premier Australian firm to join global real estate platform.  23 Jan - Bratislava, Slovakia - Cushman & Wakefield opens an office in Slovakia  22 Jan - Europe - London reaffirms its position as Europe’s top legal centre  16 Jan - London - The European hotel sector grows 8.1 per cent in 2007  18 Dec - San Diego, CA - Cushman & Wakefield To Acquire Burnham Real Estate  10 Dec - London - Ford Motor Company Ltd reappoints C&W in EMEA & APAC  06 Dec - Sacramento, CA - Cushman & Wakefield Wins Top Environmental Leadership Award  23 Nov - Manchester, UK - Cushman & Wakefield acquires Manchester-based retail warehousing specialist Petch Hall  14 Nov - Global - New York's Fifth Avenue tops the ranking of the world's most expensive shopping locations  14 Nov - Cannes, France - Cushman & Wakefield named European retail property adviser of the year  22 Oct - Moscow - C&W Residential secures buyer in $200m Moscow deal  19 Oct - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield Awarded Exclusive Freedom Tower Leasing Agency  18 Oct - Edinburgh - Cushman & Wakefield to market Exchange Place  26 Sep - London - C&W excels at the 2007 Liquid Real Estate Awards for Excellence  18 Sep - London - UK Cities Monitor: London and Manchester lead survey  10 Sep - London - C&W Hotels EMEA makes key investment advisory appointment  06 Sep - Birmingham, UK - C&W appoints Paul Mellor as head of valuation in Birmingham  05 Sep - New York, NY - C&W Formalizes Build-To-Suit Advisory Practice  20 Aug - EMEA - C&W acquires RH International's 50% stakes in C&W Residential and C&W Hotels joint ventures  13 Aug - Europe - Mark Burlton joins C&W from McArthurGlen  13 Aug - Kiev, Ukraine - Cushman & Wakefield opens in Ukraine with an office in Kiev  11 Aug - Salford, UK - Cushman & Wakefield appointed as agent for mediacity:uk  02 Aug - Guangzhou, China - Cushman & Wakefield Opens Offices In Guangzhou And Shenzhen  27 Jul - London - Cushman & Wakefield appointed as a GlaxoSmithKline global real estate advisor  23 Jul - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield Completes Acquisition Of Sonnenblick Goldman  13 Jul - London - Boom London as office vacancy rates hit their lowest for over five years  11 Jul - Spain - C&W Hotels continues its expansion with key new recruits in Spain and CEE  11 Jun - London - C&W named International Property Agent of the Year at the RLI Awards 2007  06 Jun - New York, NY - Foreign Trade Expert Joins Cushman & Wakefield Investors Asia  31 May - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield To Acquire Majority Stake In Sonnenblick Goldman  20 May - - Dr Yvonne Court receives the ICSC Distinguished Service Award  18 May - Paris - Paris tops European ranking of office space taken by banks  17 May - Edinburgh - Meet Scotland's Retail A-Team  12 May - London - C&W secures real estate finance team from Ernst & Young  08 May - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield and PPR Form Strategic Research Alliance  30 Apr - New York, NY - Laurie Williams Named Director, Global Operations, Office of the COO  30 Apr - London - Cushman & Wakefield Investors announces new UK appointments  27 Apr - Birmingham - C&W makes first move in Birmingham with Alston Nock acquisition  25 Apr - New York, NY - Arthur Mirante Of Cushman & Wakefield To Be Honored By Boy Scouts Of America  11 Apr - North Charleston, SC - Cushman & Wakefield Retained By Noisette To Bring To Market One Of The Largest Sustainable Redevelopment Projects In The U.S.  02 Apr - New York, NY - IFIL Completes Acquisition of Majority Stake in Cushman & Wakefield  27 Mar - Paris - Atemi and Lehman Brothers have bought Cœur Défense  15 Mar - Los Angeles, CA - Real Estate Veteran Joins Client Solutions  12 Mar - New York, NY - Celebrating 90 Years Of Commercial Real Estate Leadership  12 Mar - London - London is the world's most expensive industrial location  02 Mar - London - C&W secures place in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For 2007  27 Feb - Los Angeles, CA - Cushman & Wakefield Chairman, Top Executives Named To Lusk Board Of Directors  17 Feb - London/Prague - Cushman & Wakefield Hotels hires teams from KPMG and CB Richard Ellis  14 Feb - London - London retains title as world's most prestigious office location  06 Feb - Sao Paulo - Cushman & Wakefield Completes Americas Platform  30 Jan - New York - Done Deal: $1.8 Billion Sale of 666 Fifth Ave. Officially Closes  30 Jan - Portland - Cushman & Wakefield Announces National Corporate Valuation Consulting Specialty Practice   23 Jan - New York - Cushman & Wakefield’s Global Consulting Group in Rapid Expansion  22 Jan - London - Global commercial real estate investment market hits US$645 billion  17 Jan - Bucharest - Cushman & Wakefield expands in Central & Eastern Europe with new Romanian office  16 Jan - Toronto - GTAA opens prime airport location to development  01 Jan - London - Paul Bacon becomes CEO of Cushman & Wakefield EMEA  18 Dec - St. Petersburg - C&W's Russian office to advise on Gazprom-City  06 Dec - London - Cushman & Wakefield wins Community & Environmental Management - Best Retail Initiative Award 2006  01 Dec - Moscow - C&W completes biggest office deal in Russian history  29 Nov - New York - Rexx Index LLC Announces Introduction of New Real Estate Index For Emerging Commercial Property Derivatives Market  24 Nov - London - DTZ's Routledge to join Cushman & Wakefield's cross-border capital markets team  16 Nov - Cannes - C&W Named European Retail Property Adviser 2006  15 Nov - London - Record amount of new shopping centre space due to open across Europe in 2007  13 Nov - Helsinki - Cushman & Wakefield to open an office in Finland  09 Nov - Belize - Sealed Bid Auction Of Large Land Tract In Belize Underway  09 Nov - New York - Top Corporate Real Estate Executive Bruce Ficke Joins Cushman & Wakefield As EVP, Global Client Solutions  01 Nov - Kuwait - Kuwait tops rankings of most expensive office locations in the Middle East and Africa  24 Oct - Munich - C&W Succeed At The European Property Awards 2006   10 Oct - New York - Global Growth: An Interview with Bruce E. Mosler, President and CEO, Cushman & Wakefield  04 Oct - Mexico City - Cushman & Wakefield Expands Mexico Operations  21 Sep - New York - Cushman & Wakefield Report Shows Strengthening Of Suburban Real Estate Markets As Available Space Shrinks In U.S. Cities  20 Sep - Chicago - Cushman & Wakefield Forms Retail Alliance With Chicago's Northern Realty Group  13 Sep - Atlanta - Cushman & Wakefield To Host Breakfast At National Black MBA Conference  08 Sep - London - Andrew Mayer and Bill Tyser to join Cushman & Wakefield  07 Sep - San Francisco - World Famous Transamerica Pyramid Properties Added To C&W Leasing And Management Portfolio  17 Aug - New York - Cushman & Wakefield Tracks How “New Age Of Trade” Is Changing American Cities And Towns  25 Jul - New York - Cushman & Wakefield Raises $40 Million In Employee Stock Program  24 Jul - London - Banks and financial services boost London's office market  24 Jul - London - Cushman & Wakefield and EC Harris launch Corporate Occupier Solutions Ltd  21 Jul - New York - Cushman & Wakefield’s Andrew Ratner To Lead C&W Consulting Group  17 Jul - London - Cushman & Wakefield Residential formed in EMEA  17 Jul - London - Cushman & Wakefield and BGC launch property derivatives joint venture  11 Jul - New York - Cushman & Wakefield Reports: Midtown Manhattan Vacancy Drops Below 7%, Leverage Shifts To Landlords  05 Jul - Paris - New CEO Of Cushman & Wakefield In France  05 Jul - Dublin - Cushman & Wakefield appointed on Dublin's Dundrum  28 Jun - Milwaukee - The Boerke Company Of Milwaukee Becomes 20th Cushman & Wakefield Alliance Member  26 Jun - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield Bolsters Powerful Investment Sales Division  15 Jun - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield’s Mirante Named To Board Of Governors Of The Metropolitan Club  14 Jun - London - US Law Firms Push Demand For Offices  12 Jun - Finland - Pension-Fennia appoints Cushman & Wakefield to invest €200m  12 Jun - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield Names Brian Corcoran Global Head Of Valuation Services  09 Jun - Colorado Springs, CO - Orvis/Cushman & Wakefield Ranch & Recreational Real Estate, LLC Sells Historic Plantation  05 Jun - New York, NY - Frank Liantonio Named Head Of U.S. Transaction Services At Cushman & Wakefield  22 May - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield Names Chief Diversity Officer  19 May - New York, NY - Energy Cost And Utilization Reductions Among Top Priorities In Today’s New Operating Environment  18 May - Glasgow - C&W scoops prestigious Professional Agency Team of the Year award  17 May - New York, NY - National Hotel Sales Market Poised To Reach New Highs  15 May - London - C&W Wins International Retail & Leisure Award  08 May - New York, NY - Industrial Vacancy Rate Declines Over The Last 12 Months  03 May - Tampa, FL - Real Estate Now A “Preferred Alternative”: Cushman & Wakefield’s Mirante  01 May - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield Alliance Adds Continental Realty Of Columbus, Ohio  01 May - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield Names New CFO  04 Apr - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield's 1Q Report Shows Manhattan Office Rents Are On The Rise  22 Mar - New York, NY - C&W Report Predicts Office-Space Demand & Rental-Rate Rise In U.S. Cities And Suburbs Through 2007  22 Mar - Sydney - Laing+Simmons Commercial Awarded National Commercial Agency of the Year  09 Mar - San Diego, CA - Chairman of the Board John C. Cushman III Speaks On Investment Markets at Real Estate Conference  08 Mar - London - C&W Launches 'Schools Around The World' Charity With Mount Everest Climb  03 Mar - Paris - Global Investment Market Hits 350bn Euros Mark  03 Mar - London - C&W Secures Place in The Sunday Times 100 Best UK Companies To Work For 2006  02 Mar - London - London Heathrow leads ranking of world's most expensive industrial locations  21 Feb - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield Named To Global Outsourcing 100 Leaders  20 Feb - Brussels - Belgium tops European industrial/logistics ranking  15 Feb - London - London is the world's most expensive location for office space  01 Feb - San Jose, CA - Adobe And Cushman & Wakefield Honored For Sustainability Initiatives  31 Jan - New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield Announces Global Executive Promotions To Enhance Client Service  11 Jan - New York, NY - Year-End Report Shows Demand Strong For Manhattan's Most Expensive Office Space  15 Dec - Los Angeles, CA - John C Cushman III Honored By Los Angeles Business Community  14 Dec - Toronto - Greater Toronto Area Office Markets End 2005 On A High Note  13 Dec - Budapest - C&W/H&B wins top Central European Awards  08 Dec - Vancouver - Booming Canadian cities face space crunch in 2006  29 Nov - Lisbon - Cushman & Wakefield To Lease New Retail Park In Viana Do Castelo, Portugal  28 Nov - Athens - Greece's largest shopping and leisure centre, The Mall Athens, opens its doors  21 Nov - London - Law firms move to consolidate their European property requirements  21 Nov - Sydney - Laing + Simmons Named New South Wales Agent of the Year  17 Nov - Budapest - Budapest's answer to Bond Street  01 Nov - Prague - Czech Republic sees modern industrial space development boom  26 Oct - London - New York's Fifth Avenue is the world's most expensive shopping destination  20 Oct - Stockholm - Cushman & Wakefield Appoints Head Of Sweden  18 Oct - London - Paul Bacon to succeed Andrew Gulliford as deputy senior partner of C&W/H&B  11 Oct - Munich - C&W named European Commercial Agent of the Year 2005  11 Oct - New York, NY - Distinct Markets On The Rise: Cushman & Wakefield's 'The Great Debate: India vs. China'  11 Oct - Munich - C&W named European Commercial Agent of the Year 2005  06 Oct - London - Barcelona Breaks Into The Top Five Cities In Europe To Locate A Business  28 Sep - Toronto - Cushman & Wakefield Acquires Canadian Leader To Form Cushman & Wakefield Lepage  21 Sep - Boston, MA - Germany-based Draeger Medical Systems Leases 128,400 SF in Andover  21 Sep - New York, NY - The Historic Algonquin Hotel Sold By Cushman & Wakefield