HFF, Inc. is a provider of capital markets and brokerage services to owners of commercial real estate.
History[edit]
In 1974, John Fowler and Peter Goedecke founded Fowler, Goedeneke & Company. In 1982, Holliday Fenoglio & Co was founded by Harold E. (Hal) Holliday and John Fenoglio.[2]
In 1994, Amresco acquired Holliday Fenoglio Dockerty & Gibson.[3]
In 1998, Amresco acquired Fowler, Goedecke, Ellis & O’Connor Inc. and merged the two companies to form Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P.[4]
In 1999, the company was sold to Lend Lease Group for $228 million.[5][6]
In 2007, the company became a public company via an initial public offering that raised $257 million.[7][8][9]
In 2012, founders Holliday and Fenoglio went to work for CBRE Group.[10]
References[edit]
^ a b c d e f g HFF, Inc. 2016 Form 10-K Annual Report
^ “HFF”. The Real Deal.
^ “Amresco plans to buy commercial loan firm”. American Banker. August 10, 1994. (subscription required)
^ “Amresco acquires Boston banking firm”. American City Business Journals. January 28, 1998.
^ Cook, Lynn J. (December 26, 1999). “Holliday Fenoglio Fowler sold to U.S. Lend Lease subsidiary”. American City Business Journals.
^ Parker, Andres D. (March 22, 2000). “Lend Lease Closes on AMRESCO Sale”. CoStar Group.
^ “HFF Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering” (Press release). Business Wire. January 31, 2007.
^ “HFF IPO raises $257 mln, above range”. Reuters. January 30, 2007.
^ Ambroz, Jillian (January 8, 2007). “UPDATE: HFF Prices IPO”. CoStar Group.
^ Forbes, Laurie (March 26, 2012). “Holliday, Fenoglio Lead Veteran Team to CBRE”. CoStar Group.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HFF_(commercial_real_estate)