Cushman & Wakefield | Concordis Real Estate, Inc.
Cushman & Wakefield is the world's largest privately-held commercial real estate services firm. Founded in 1917, it has 221 offices in 58 countries and more than 15,000 employees. In 2002, Cushman & Wakefield broke new ground in the commercial real estate industry by entering into an agreement with Concordis Real Estate, Inc., the first national corporate real estate services company exclusively owned and operated by minority and women owned business enterprises (MBE/WBE). Concordis is comprised of a cross-disciplined team of more than 100 multifaceted professionals experienced in real estate brokerage, consulting, development, design, project management and property management. The Concordis C&W strategic partnership agreement is responsive to the evolving demand for integrated diversity solutions for institutions and major corporations.
Together, the strengths of both companies are integrated to create a unique professional services team unparalleled in the national real estate marketplace. Through the Concordis C&W team, clients have the ability to meet and exceed supplier diversity objectives via the only national MBE/WBE commercial real estate services firm, with unique experience, expertise, and broad geographic coverage.
For more information, please visit our websites at
www.concordisrealestate.com and
www.cushmanandwakefield.com.
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Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Darden Restaurants, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, FL, owns and operates over 1440 Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze, Smokey Bones, and Seasons 52(R) restaurants with annual sales of $5.7 billion. For more information, visit
www.darden.com.
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Forest City Enterprises
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. is a $10 billion NYSE-listed national real estate company. The company is principally engaged in the ownership, development, management and acquisition of commercial and residential real estate and land throughout the United States.
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Gap, Inc.
Gap Inc. is a leading international specialty retailer offering clothing, accessories and personal care products for men, women, children and babies under the Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and Piperlime brand names. Net sales were $15.76 billion for the 52 weeks ending February 2, 2008. Gap Inc. operates about 3,000 stores in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, France and Japan. For more information, visit
www.gapinc.com.
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General Growth Properties
General Growth Properties, Inc. is one of the largest U.S.-based publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REIT), based upon market capitalization. Best-known for its ownership or management of more than 200 shopping malls in 45 states, General Growth is also a leading developer of master-planned communities and mixed-use properties. It has ownership interest in master-planned communities in Texas, Maryland and Nevada and in smaller mixed-use projects under development in additional locations. Its shopping center portfolio totals approximately 200 million square feet of retail space accommodating more than 24,000 retail stores nationwide. General Growth's international portfolio includes ownership and management interest in shopping centers in Brazil and Turkey. General Growth Properties, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GGP. For more information, please visit the company web site at
http://www.ggp.com.
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International Council of Shopping Center
Through the work of its Educational Foundation, ICSC has had an enduring commitment to enhancing career opportunities for men and women who are members of minority groups. Founded in 1957, ICSC is the global trade association for the retail real estate industry. Its more than 70,000 members in 100 countries include shopping center owners, developers, managers, retailers, lenders and virtually every profession or trade involved in the industry. ICSC has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., California, Florida, Mexico City, Buenos Aries, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, and Singapore. For more information, visit
www.icsc.org.
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Jones Lang LaSalle
Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL), the only real estate money management and services firm named to Forbes magazine’s “400 Best Big Companies” for three consecutive years, has approximately 170 offices worldwide and operates in more than 700 cities in over 60 countries. With 2007 revenue of $2.7 billion, the company provides comprehensive integrated real estate and investment management expertise on a local, regional and global level to owner, occupier and investor clients. Jones Lang LaSalle is an industry leader in property and corporate facility management services, with a portfolio of approximately 1.2 billion square feet worldwide. LaSalle Investment Management, the company’s investment management business, is one of the world’s largest and most diverse real estate money management firms, with approximately $49.7 billion of assets under management. For further information, please visit our Web site, www.joneslanglasalle.com.
Diversity at Jones Lang LaSalle
Diversity is an important part of Jones Lang LaSalle’s culture and a key driver of the firm’s competitive advantage. Beginning with the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, and extending throughout the global organization, Jones Lang LaSalle is proud to foster an environment that values the richness of our differences and reflects the diverse and changing world in which we live and work. To accomplish this, the firm works to attract, develop and retain the very best talent in the industry whose unique perspectives and experiences fuel success for the firm and create real value for clients.
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McFarlane Properties
MacFarlane Partners is one of the leading real estate investment management firms in the United States, with $20 billion in assets under management. Founded in 1987, the firm offers an array of investment programs for its institutional capital partners that are derived from its core competencies in property development, smart growth/urban revitalization, and single-family home building. Considered a pioneer of the urban investment concept among institutional real estate managers, MacFarlane Partners invests in real estate development, redevelopment and repositioning projects in urban and high-density suburban areas nationwide. Among the properties in which it has invested are 1100 Wilshire and Metropolitan Lofts in Los Angeles; Bay Street Emeryville and "The Uptown" in Oakland; Half Street in Washington, D.C.; and The Shops at Columbus Circle, the retail component of the Time Warner Center in New York City. The firm also invests in single-family residential land and housing developments in markets nationwide. To date, its investments have financed the development of 130,000 single-family homes and residential lots in 18 states with more than 100 different home builders. MacFarlane Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, with regional offices in Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; and the greater New York metropolitan area. For additional information, please visit the firm's Web site at
www.macfarlanepartners.com.
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Nixon Peabody LLP
Nixon Peabody LLP is one of the largest law firms in the United States. With 700 attorneys collaborating across 25 major practice areas in 17 office locations, including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Rochester, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C., the firm’s size, diversity, and advanced technological resources enable it to offer comprehensive legal services to individuals and organizations of all sizes in local, state, national, and international matters. Nixon Peabody was recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of its “100 Best Companies To Work For®” in 2008 for the third consecutive year. The firm has also been named to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2008 “Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality” list for the third year in a row. Nixon Peabody’s Diversity Initiative is its blueprint for national leadership. The Diversity Initiative is advanced by the work of Nixon Peabody’s Diversity Action Committee, which is headed by the firm’s chairman and managing partner. The energetic lawyers who serve on the committee are charged with assuring that diversity is achieved throughout the entire range of Nixon Peabody’s activities, including recruitment, training, development and mentoring, internal policies and operations, community service, and pro bono work. For more information, visit
www.nixonpeabody.com
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Shearman & Sterling LLP
Shearman & Sterling has been advising many of the world's leading corporations and financial institutions, governments and governmental organizations for more than 130 years. We are committed to providing legal advice that is insightful and valuable to our clients. Together, our lawyers work across practices and jurisdictions to provide the highest quality legal services, bringing their collective experience to bear on the issues that clients face. For example, our Hong Kong, Menlo Park and New York offices recently advised The Link Management Co. Ltd. in its HK$19.8 billion (approximately US$2.5 billion) initial public offering. The
Link REIT is the world's largest property trust to date and the first REIT for Hong Kong. View more information about
Shearman & Sterling's Property Group.
At Shearman & Sterling, diversity is not simply a philosophy; it is about who we are and how we do business, both with our clients and with each other. We strongly believe that diversity in perspectives, backgrounds and experiences enhances the quality of our work and augments our lives, and we are resolute in our mission to continue to weave difference into the fabric of the firm. We have determined that diversity is the best, most effective way of conducting business in today's global marketplace. Multifaceted and multicultural differences encourage new ideas and fresh viewpoints and foster a creative problem-solving environment, which supports our collaborative approach in the workplace. Moreover, they allow us to meet the full spectrum of our clients' needs and demands, especially as the firm enters new regions around the world. Learn more about
Shearman & Sterling's diversity philosophy.
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Simon Property Group, Inc.
Simon Property Group, Inc. is an S&P 500 company and the largest public U.S. real estate company. Simon is a fully integrated real estate company which operates from five retail real estate platforms: regional malls, Premium Outlet Centers®, The Mills®, community/lifestyle centers and international properties. It owns or has an interest in approximately 380 properties comprising over 258 million square feet of gross leasable area in North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and employs more than 5,000 people worldwide. Simon Property Group, Inc. is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol SPG. For further information, visit the Company's website at
www.simon.com.
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Target, Inc.
Minneapolis-based Target serves guests at 1,613 stores in 47 states nationwide by delivering today's best retail trends at affordable prices. Target is committed to providing guests with great design through innovative products, in-store experiences and community partnerships. Whether visiting a Target store or shopping online at Target.com, guests enjoy a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to thousands of unique and highly differentiated items. Target (NYSE:TGT) gives more than $3 million a week to its local communities through grants and special programs. Since opening its first store in 1962, Target has partnered with nonprofit organizations, guests and team members to help meet community needs.
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The TJX Companies, Inc.
The TJX Companies, Inc., with over $18 billion in revenues, is the leading and most successful off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the world, operating eight businesses - T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, A.J. Wright and Bob's Stores in the United States, Winners and HomeSense in Canada and T.K. Maxx in Europe.
The key to our success is staying focused on large-format, value-oriented retailing concepts that provide exciting merchandise at 20-60% below regular department and specialty store prices. We have over 2,700 valued Associates in our Corporate Home Office in Framingham, Massachusetts and over 125,000 Associates worldwide working in our stores, distribution centers, regional office and buying offices! These Associates have come to expect great things from our Company, which now ranks among the Fortune 200 and is consistently named in the Top 20 of the Boston Globe 100 - Best of Massachusetts Business!
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Urban America, LP
UrbanAmerica is a national real estate private equity firm with $500 million under management and a $5 billion pipeline of for-sale residential, retail and office opportunities. A minority-controlled registered investment advisor founded in 1998, the company established an urban investment niche targeting properties in healthcare, government and academic spheres, along with mixed use residential condominiums and retail markets. Currently, it owns and operates a portfolio of properties representing 4 million sq. ft. with $600M in development projects underway in the East Coast. For more information, visit
www.urbanamerica.com.
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Wal-Mart, Inc.
Every week, more than 127 million customers visit Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets, and Sam’s Club locations across America or log on to its online store at
www.walmart.com. The company and its foundation are committed to a philosophy of giving back locally. Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is proud to support the causes that are important to customers and associates right in their own neighborhoods, and last year gave more than $270 million to local communities in the United States. To learn more, visit
www.walmartfacts.com, www.walmartstores.com, or
www.walmartfoundation.org.
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