Insignia forms affiliation with Raleigh, N.C. firm.Insignia/ESG, Inc., one of the nation's leading providers of commercial real estate services, announced the formation of an affiliation with MetaPartners of Raleigh, NC, a premier regional commercial real estate brokerage firm serving the greater Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. area and surrounding North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. markets. MetaPartners is part of Insignia's nationwide program to forge alliances in select markets with leading independent real estate services companies. "MetaPartners is a wonderful fit for us because of its outstanding reputation and market expertise in serving the corporate needs of Research Triangle businesses, especially those in the fast-growing biosciences and pharmaceuticals industries," said Dick Jones, Insignia's executive vice president in charge of the affiliate program. "The more we have gotten to know MetaPartners, including assignments in which we have already collaborated, the more apparent is our shared corporate culture, operating philosophy and approach to client service. They are a top flight operation, and will fit in extremely well with Insignia's culture of excellence." James Ledbetter, executive vice president of Insignia/ESG's Southeast Region, noted there are particularly strong synergies between MetaPartners and Insignia/ESG's Atlanta office as well as the other Insignia U.S. and international offices, particularly in markets with heavy high-tech and biotechnology concentrations such as Boston, San Francisco/Silicon Valley and several countries in Europe. "Allying with MetaPartners is certain to provide a two-way stream of business into and out of the Research Triangle area," Ledbetter noted. Founded in 2000, MetaPartners has 14 employees, including eight brokerage professionals, engaged in a broad range of real estate transactional and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" . In addition to the Research Triangle (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill), the firm provides comprehensive coverage of markets throughout North Carolina. MetaPartners is recognized as one of the state's most active tenant representation, corporate services Activities that combine or consolidate certain enterprise-wide needed support services, provided based on specialized knowledge, best practices, and technology to serve internal (and sometimes external) customers and business partners. , consulting and facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. firms, as well as one of the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae real estate services specialists providing corporate occupancy solutions for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical, technology and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. companies. The principals and associates of MetaPartners have negotiated sale and lease transactions valued at more than $300 million. In addition to transactional services, MetaPartners has a growing facilities management practice, including a Web-based platform to provide transaction management, lease administration and project management for clients operating in multiple locations. MetaPartners has provided real estate services for high tech/biotech companies such as Global Knowledge, Trimeris, Nitronex, Silicon Wireless, Zoom Culture, nTouch Research, Labcorp, SdQuest, Cronos Integrated Microsystems and many more. Other clients have included the City of Durham Durham is a local government district in County Durham, England. Its main settlement is Durham. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Durham and Framwelgate with Brandon and Byshottles urban district and Durham Rural District. , Progressive Energy, the Raleigh News & Observer, Duke Corporate Education and Storr Office Environments. MetaPartners will operate as Insignia MetaPartners, and will adopt Insignia's policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental , operating platform and corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. protocols. "Our alliance with Insignia will be of particular value to our many clients as they expand beyond the Research Triangle area," said Guy Harvey, principal of MetaPartners. "Insignia's full-service platform and global reach will enable us to provide best-of-class services and counsel on a worldwide basis. We will also benefit from Insignia's extensive relationships with major corporations that have operations in the Research Triangle area." Prior to aligning with Insignia/ESG, MetaPartners has collaborated with Insignia/ESG's operations in Atlanta, Boston and Dallas on behalf of its clients. |
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