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CoStar Q&A: Savills Execs Discuss U.S. Expansion, Foreign Investment Opportunities

by on May 19, 2011

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With interest in U.S. real estate continuing to heat up worldwide, Savills LLC has expanded its North American platform beyond New York and Mexico, opening offices in Washington, D.C and Newport Beach, CA, as the London-based firm attempts to expand its role in serving both domestic and foreign investors seeking U.S properties in top-tier markets. But that’s just one of a number of expansion moves by New York-based real estate services provider…

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Google to expand its ultra fast broadband service

May 18, 2011

Google to expand its ultra fast broadband service

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CoStar’s People of Note (April 9-16)

April 16, 2011

This week’s People of Note includes the following markets: Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Indianapolis, National, New York City, Northern New Jersey, Retail, Tampa/St. Petersburg and Washington, DC. NATIONAL, RETAIL Colliers Recruits Keschl to Lead National Retail By Justin Sumner Continuing to expand its U.S. platform, Colliers International has hired Mark Keschl as national director of retail based in Boca Raton, FL. He will be responsible…

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Colliers Recruits Keschl to Lead National Retail

April 13, 2011

Continuing to expand its U.S. platform, Colliers International has hired Mark Keschl as national director of retail based in Boca Raton, FL. He will be responsible for adding clients and recruiting brokeragew talent to expand the firm’s retail services group. Keschl previously served as principal at Millennium Retail Partners, providing consulting services to retailers and landlords. he also was a principal for Trammel Crow Co., where he was…

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Colliers Recruits Keschl to Lead National Retail

April 13, 2011

Continuing to expand its U.S. platform, Colliers International has hired Mark Keschl as national director of retail based in Boca Raton, FL. He will be responsible for adding clients and recruiting brokeragew talent to expand the firm’s retail services group. Keschl previously served as principal at Millennium Retail Partners, providing consulting services to retailers and landlords. he also was a principal for Trammel Crow Co., where he was…

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New Voters May Sway Fed Actions

December 27, 2010

WASHINGTON — As the Federal Reserve debates whether to scale back, continue or expand its $600 billion effort to nurse the economic recovery, four men will have a newly prominent role in influencing the central bank’s path.

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Video: Oberhelman Expects `No Product Overlap’ With Bucyrus Buy: Video

November 15, 2010

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) — Doug Oberhelman, chief executive officer of Caterpillar Inc., discusses the company’s agreement to buy Bucyrus International Inc. for $7.6 billion to expand its range of excavation equipment. Oberhelman, speaking with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop,” also discusses Caterpillar’s global currency strategy. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Feroli Says Fed Still Has `Some Tools Left’ for Economy: Video

September 17, 2010

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) — Michael Feroli, chief U.S. economist at JPMorgan Chase & Co., discusses the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Feroli, speaking with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop,” says the Fed still has “some tools left” to help the economy and expects the central bank to expand its balance sheet by year end. He also discusses tax policy. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Flybe’s French Says Now ‘Ideal Time’ to Expand Airline

July 20, 2010

July 20 (Bloomberg) — Jim French, chief executive officer at Flybe Ltd., talks about the U.K. domestic airline’s order for 35 regional jets from Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA and the strategy to expand its network overseas. He speaks with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television’s “Countdown.”

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Video: Flybe’s French Says Now ‘Ideal Time’ to Expand Airline

July 20, 2010

July 20 (Bloomberg) — Jim French, chief executive officer at Flybe Ltd., talks about the U.K. domestic airline’s order for 35 regional jets from Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA and the strategy to expand its network overseas. He speaks with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television’s “Countdown.”

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Video: Aquila Says Grifols and Talecris Is `Good Combination’: Video

June 7, 2010

June 7 (Bloomberg) — Frank Aquila, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman about Grifols SA’s agreement to buy Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. for about $3 billion in cash and stock to expand its share to almost a third of the U.S. market. Barcelona-based Grifols is Europe’s largest maker of blood-plasma products. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Aquila Says Grifols and Talecris Is `Good Combination’: Video

June 7, 2010

June 7 (Bloomberg) — Frank Aquila, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman about Grifols SA’s agreement to buy Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. for about $3 billion in cash and stock to expand its share to almost a third of the U.S. market. Barcelona-based Grifols is Europe’s largest maker of blood-plasma products. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Essex Woodlands Health Ventures Expands Top Tier Investment Team; Ex-Bankers Trust and American Express Officer George Carmany Joins as Senior Advisor

June 7, 2010

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – June 7, 2010) –  Essex Woodlands Health Ventures ( www.ewhv.com ), a leading venture capital/growth equity firm dedicated to health care investing, announces the appointment of George W. Carmany, III as a Senior Advisor. Having expanded capital under management to $2.5 billion, Essex Woodlands continues to expand its elite management team with the addition of Mr. Carmany.

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Video: Man Group to Buy GLG in Deal Valued at $1.6 Billion: Video

May 17, 2010

May 17 (Bloomberg) — Man Group Plc, the biggest publicly traded hedge fund firm, agreed to buy GLG Partners Inc. for $1.6 billion to reduce its reliance on a single trading program and expand its range of funds. Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Fed Expands Stimulus With 600 Bln Securities Purchase

April 11, 2010

The Federal Reserve plans to expand its stimulus program by purchasing another 600 billion of treasuries through next June reports Bloomberg

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Former L.J. Melody Trio Joins JLL to Expand Real Estate Investment Banking Business

March 17, 2010

In an aggressive move to expand its capital markets business, Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) hired three leading mortgage brokers to head its Real Estate Investment Banking (REIB) business in the Americas. Thomas J. Melody, Thomas O. Fish and Michael…

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Hotel company ready to grow

October 17, 2009

Share: Yahoo! Buzz Text tool name tool goes here Tags: business | investment | local | real estate Despite a credit crunch and a slowdown in travel, Raleigh-based Concord Hospitality Enterprises has stuck by its pledge to expand its portfolio to at least

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JPMorgan Interest-Only Loan Periods: Bank Works With Administration On Breaks For Borrowers

October 13, 2009

Banks will push the Obama administration to expand its mortgage-modification program to allow interest-only periods on reworked loans, seeking to bring more homeowners into the initiative while recognizing concern that it may only postpone defaults, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co

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Premier Advisory Firm Studley Expands Access to CoStar Group’s Information, Continues Trend Among Major Clients Upgrading to Full U.S. Data Set

October 7, 2009

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 7, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CoStar Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSGP), the number one provider of information, marketing and analytic services to the commercial real estate industry, today announced that leading global tenant advisory firm Studley significantly increased its access and use of CoStar’s commercial property and tenant data. Studley is the latest major commercial real estate services provider to expand its access to CoStar’s entire U.S. database of researched and verified property listings and tenant information.

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Facebook Valued At $6.5 Billion As Russian Investor Expands Stake

October 2, 2009

Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies has begun buying more shares in Facebook, seeking to expand its stake in the world’s No. 1 social networking company, two sources told Reuters.

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Pacific Star expects Japan deal in about a year

August 22, 2009

Tags: Pacific Star Written by Thomson Reuters Pacific Star, a Singapore-based real estate investment company, said it expected to complete its first transaction in Japan since 2006 in about a year and plans to expand its operations in the world?s

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In The Pipeline: CoStar Development and Construction News for Aug. 16-22

August 19, 2009

In this week’s issue, a physician’s group has purchased seven acres in North Texas to expand its Forest Park Medical Campus. CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust acquires a recently delivered 116,338-square-foot office building from Opus Northwest in Minnetonka…

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