CBRE Global Investors Brand Launched with Completion of ING Real Estate Investment Management Acquisition

​London, 23rd April 2012 – CBRE Global Investors has appointed Felicity Holbrook as Senior Associate, Investor Services, with particular focus on raising UK equity for all their global investment programs.

 

Felicity joins from Rockspring, where she was responsible for investor relations across their global client base. Felicity began her career at Cushman and Wakefield, where she qualified as a Chartered Surveyor. Felicity has seven years of experience in the property industry.

 

Giles King, CBRE Global Investors’ Head of Investor Services for EMEA, said: “We are delighted to welcome Felicity to the company and are very much looking forward to working with her. She will be an asset to the team, and will work closely with new colleagues in London and also those across continental Europe to build and develop relationships with clients, particularly across the UK and Ireland.”

 

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CBRE Global Investors is a global real estate investment management firm with $94.1 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2011. The firm sponsors investment programs across the risk/return spectrum for investors worldwide.

 

CBRE Global Investors is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), and harnesses the research, investment sourcing and other resources of the world’s premier, full-service commercial real estate services company for the benefit of its investors. CBRE has more than 34,000 employees in more than 300 offices worldwide. For more information about CBRE Global Investors, please visit www.cbreglobalinvestors.com.

 

*Assets under management (AUM) refers to fair market value of real estate-related assets with respect to which CBRE Global Investors provides, on a global basis, oversight, investment management services and other advice, and which generally consist of properties and real estate-related loans; securities portfolios; and investments in operating companies, joint ventures and in private real estate funds under its fund of funds program. This AUM is intended principally to reflect the extent of CBRE Global Investors’ presence in the global real estate market, and its calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers.

​PRINCETON, N.J. – April 16, 2012 – CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust sponsored by CBRE Global Investors, announced that its Board of Trustees has approved a quarterly distribution to shareholders of $0.15 per common share for the second quarter of 2012. The distribution will be calculated on a daily basis and paid on July 13, 2012, to shareholders of record during the period from April 1, 2012, through and including June 30, 2012.

 

CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust, which was formed as a Maryland real estate investment trust in 2004, seeks to invest primarily in office, retail, industrial (primarily warehouse/ distribution), and multi-family residential properties located in major metropolitan areas in the United States and internationally. CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust has elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust is advised by CBRE Advisors LLC, an affiliate of CBRE Global Investors LLC. CBRE Global Investors is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc. More information about CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust is available at www.CBRERealtyTrust.com or on your iPad through the Apple App Store.

 

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CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust invests in office, industrial (primarily warehouse/distribution), retail and potentially in multi-family residential properties located in major metropolitan areas in the United States, and may invest up to 30 percent of its assets outside of the United States. CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust is sponsored by Los Angeles-based CBRE Global Investors, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc., and advised by CBRE Advisors LLC, an affiliate of CBRE Global Investors. For more information about CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust, please visit www.CBRERealtyTrust.com.

 

CBRE Global Investors is a global real estate investment management firm with $94.1 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2011. The firm sponsors investment programs across the risk/return spectrum for investors worldwide.

 

CBRE Global Investors is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), and harnesses the research, investment sourcing and other resources of the world’s premier, full-service commercial real estate services company for the benefit of its investors. CBRE has more than 34,000 employees in more than 300 offices worldwide. For more information about CBRE Global Investors, please visit www.cbreglobalinvestors.com.

 

*Assets under management (AUM) refers to fair market value of real estate-related assets with respect to which CBRE Global Investors provides, on a global basis, oversight, investment management services and other advice, and which generally consist of properties and real estate-related loans; securities portfolios; and investments in operating companies, joint ventures and in private real estate funds under its fund of funds program. This AUM is intended principally to reflect the extent of CBRE Global Investors’ presence in the global real estate market, and its calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers.

 

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including, among others, statements regarding CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust’s future financial positions, business strategy, projected levels of growth, projected costs and projected financing needs, are forward-looking statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust members of their management teams, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Many of these factors are beyond the companies’ abilities to control or predict. Such factors include, but are not limited to, competition in the companies’ markets, the ability to identify and acquire properties on favorable terms, dependence on tenants’ financial condition, the uncertainties of real estate development and acquisition activity, the ability to effectively integrate acquisitions, the costs and availability of financing, the effects of the local economic and market conditions, regulatory changes and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The risks included here are not exhaustive and undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust or persons acting on their behalf are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the companies undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time unless otherwise required by law.

​PRINCETON, N.J. – April 10, 2012 – CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust has acquired a 1,350,000 SF state-of-the-art bulk warehouse/distribution center in the Chicago market. The built-to-suit facility is fully leased through August 2021 to a leading worldwide manufacturer and marketer of consumer and institutional products.

 

Located in Chicago’s I-80 corridor in University Park, Ill., the property is situated on 6.8 acres of land, is cross-docked and features significant on-site trailer parking for 434 stalls. Chicago is the largest industrial market in the nation and the primary regional distribution center for the Midwest. The I-80 corridor is the preferred submarket for major space users.

 

With the completion of this acquisition, CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust now owns two warehouse/distribution properties and three office properties in the Chicago market.

 

“This acquisition further diversifies our tenant base and represents an excellent core investment opportunity for CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust. The new, state-of-the-art facility is fully leased to an investment-grade tenant in an ideal location,” says Philip L. Kianka, Executive Vice President and COO of CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust. “We look forward to working with our newest tenant and potentially having the opportunity to expand our relationship.”

 

To acquire this property, the CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust team worked with Acquisition Director Gary Jaye and the acquisitions team from CBRE Global Investors.

 

For more information, please visit: www.CBRERealtyTrust.com, or on your iPad, go to Apple’s App Store.

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CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust invests in office, industrial (primarily warehouse/distribution), retail and potentially in multi-family residential properties located in major metropolitan areas in the United States, and may invest up to 30 percent of its assets outside of the United States. CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust is sponsored by Los Angeles-based CBRE Global Investors, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc., and advised by CBRE Advisors LLC, an affiliate of CBRE Global Investors. For more information about CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust, please visit www.CBRERealtyTrust.com.

 

CBRE Global Investors is a global real estate investment management firm with $94.1 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2011. The firm sponsors investment programs across the risk/return spectrum for investors worldwide.

 

CBRE Global Investors is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), and harnesses the research, investment sourcing and other resources of the world’s premier, full-service commercial real estate services company for the benefit of its investors. CBRE has more than 34,000 employees in more than 300 offices worldwide. For more information about CBRE Global Investors, please visit www.cbreglobalinvestors.com.

 

*Assets under management (AUM) refers to fair market value of real estate-related assets with respect to which CBRE Global Investors provides, on a global basis, oversight, investment management services and other advice, and which generally consist of properties and real estate-related loans; securities portfolios; and investments in operating companies, joint ventures and in private real estate funds under its fund of funds program. This AUM is intended principally to reflect the extent of CBRE Global Investors’ presence in the global real estate market, and its calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers.

 

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including, among others, statements regarding CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust’s future financial positions, business strategy, projected levels of growth, projected costs and projected financing needs, are forward-looking statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust members of their management teams, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Many of these factors are beyond the companies’ abilities to control or predict. Such factors include, but are not limited to, competition in the companies’ markets, the ability to identify and acquire properties on favorable terms, dependence on tenants’ financial condition, the uncertainties of real estate development and acquisition activity, the ability to effectively integrate acquisitions, the costs and availability of financing, the effects of the local economic and market conditions, regulatory changes and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The risks included here are not exhaustive and undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust or persons acting on their behalf are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the companies undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time unless otherwise required by law.