Cushman & Wakefield Worldwide established.Responding to the global real estate needs of its clients, Cushman & Wakefield announced the establishment of Cushman & Wakefield Worldwide. Cushman & Wakefield Worldwide is the association of seven of the world's premier real estate services providers: Cushman & Wakefield, the leading real estate services firm in the U.S., with 39 offices nationwide; Healey & Baker, a premier European firm, with 34 representative offices in that continent; Cushman & Wakefield/GCI, a dominant firm in the burgeoning market of Mexico; Royal LePage Royal LePage is a Canadian real estate franchiser and owner-operator with more than 600 locations and over 12,000 Realtors in Canada.[1] Founded in 1913 by Albert E. LePage, Royal LePage is now owned by the Royal LePage Franchise Services Fund (TSX: RSF.un). in Canada, the country's leading real estate services firm, with 10 offices: Mackenzie Hill, a leading multi-service real estate firm in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ; Cushman & Wakefield/SEMCO, S.A., a prominent property management firm, also in South America, and recently established Marlin Land, which provides real estate services throughout Asia. "Like the Global 1000, many small and mid-sized companies are exploring, opening and expanding operations around the world," said Arthur J. Mirante II, president and chief executive officer of Cushman & Wakefield. "With NAFIA, new communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry , European unification and the globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation of financial markets and world economies in general, we must offer our clients consistent, high quality real estate services on a worldwide basis," he added. To provide a global perspective with intimate knowledge of the multicultural needs and concerns of clients, a board of senior executives, consisting of representatives from Cushman & Wakefield and all of its international partners, will guide Cushman & Wakefield Worldwide's strategic operations in such areas as marketing, quality control, use of technology, and research. Cushman & Wakefield, which has been based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. since its founding in 1971, began its international expansion in 1990 with the formation of a joint initiative with London-based Healey & Baker. Established in 1820, Healey & Baker is a commercial real estate services firm with 18 offices and 16 correspondent offices located in the major European markets. In 1992, recognizing the growing importance of Mexico, Cushmank & Wakefield entered into a joint venture with Grupo Comercial Inmobiliario (GCI GCI Ground Circuit Interrupter GCI Getty Conservation Institute GCI Global Commerce Initiative GCI Green Cross International (non-profit international environmental organization) GCI Growth Competitiveness Index GCI Great Cities Institute ) of Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi . The joint venture company, Cushman & Wakefleld/GCI, handles major leasing and sales brokerage assignments as well as appraisal and property management services in Mexico. In 1993 Cushman & Wakefield formed a joint initiative with Royal LePage, Canada's leading full service real estate firm. Founded in 1913, Royal LePage has offices in nine major markets throughout Canada. Also in late 1993, Cushman & Wakefield formed joint initiatives with the South American firms of Mackenzie Hill and SEMCO SEMCO Southeastern Michigan Computer Organization, Inc. SEMCO Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. SEMCO Systems Engineering and Management Company SEMCO Salisbury Engineering Manufacturing Company (Missouri) , S.A. Mackenzie Hill is a multi-service real estate firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with offices in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r , Brazil., Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentira. SEMCO is a property management company also based in Sao Paulo, with an office in Rio de Janeiro.
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