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Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield

About: Cushman & Wakefield is a commercial real estate firm. Cushman & Wakefield specializes as a leasing and investment-sales broker and provides real estate financial and property management services.

Headquartered in Chicago
Founded in: 1917.
Lead by: CEO Brett White; President John Forrester; CFO Duncan Palmer

Cushman & Wakefield Q&A

Where does Cushman & Wakefield operate?
Headquartered in Chicago, Cushman & Wakefield is an international company, with hundreds of offices in 70 countries. They manage 3.6 billion square feet of real estate across these offices.
What does Cushman & Wakefield do?
Cushman & Wakefield offers a variety of real estate services, including agency leasing, asset and investment management, facilities and development services, and more. Its clients have included the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Brookfield Properties, the Trump Organization, Tishman Speyer, Boston Properties, Morgan Stanley, SL Green Realty and the Blackstone Group.
Who owns Cushman & Wakefield?
Cushman & Wakefield is majority-owned by TPG Capital, a private equity firm, which purchased Cushman & Wakefield along with DTZ and Cassidy Turley in 2015. In 2018 it debuted on the New York Stock Exchange, although TPG retained its controlling stake.
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Finding Forrester
National Issue

Can John Forrester take Cushman to the next level?

By Akiko Matsuda | December 10, 2021 07:30AM

For his first media interview as CEO of the global commercial real estate firm DTZ in 2011, John Forrester’s chosen venue was the Gherkin — the famed bullet-shaped skyscraper in London’s financial district that...

Can John Forrester take Cushman to the next level?
Cushman & Wakefield's Brett White and John Forrester
National

Cushman explains its high hopes for WeWork partnership

By Akiko Matsuda | November 05, 2021 08:54AM

Two years ago, the real estate industry wondered if WeWork would collapse under its own weight. Now, commercial brokerage...

Cushman explains its high hopes for WeWork partnership
Cushman predicts widespread return-to-office in early 2022

Cushman predicts widespread return-to-office in early 2022

By Akiko Matsuda | September 30, 2021 04:42PM

Repeatedly delayed return-to-office plans may finally come to fruition in the coming months, a new report indicates. While office...

Cushman predicts widespread return-to-office in early 2022
WeWork CEO Sandeep Mathrani and Cushman CEO Brett White (WeWork, White by Louise-Haywood Schiefer)
National

WeWork, Cushman negotiating $150M partnership

TRD Staff | August 09, 2021 10:10AM

At its greatest heights, WeWork once considered acquiring Cushman & Wakefield. Now, the co-working firm is considering a cash...

WeWork, Cushman negotiating $150M partnership
Stephen Preuss

Top sales broker out at Cushman & Wakefield

By Rich Bockmann | May 25, 2021 05:30PM

One of Cushman & Wakefield’s top sales brokers is no longer with the company. Stephen Preuss, who ran the...

Top sales broker out at Cushman & Wakefield

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