The Besen Group, an international real estate services firm, was founded in 1988 by its namesake, Michael Besen. As of 2016 the firm has reported $15 billion in commercial real estate transactions, ranging from investment sales and financing to retail leasing and management. In February 2016 Besen was listed 14th in The Real Deal's ranking of top investment sales brokerages in New York with 72 deals worth a total of $772 million.