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Avison Young enters into definitive agreement to acquire UK-based GVA in transformational deal-Transaction will reposition Avison Young on global
#commercialrealestate
services stage (Jason Sibthorpe/Gerry Hughes/Andreas Aschenbrenner/
@MarkERose
)
@GVAViews
We're excited to share that we've acquired the IP and other select assets of Truss, a leading PropTech company, expanding our investment in
#technology
,
#innovation
&
#flexoffice
. Today we welcome two dozen talented new employees. More on the acquisition:
We’re driven by a common purpose to create real economic, social and environmental value, powered by people. This week, our teammates around the world gathered virtually to dig in to how this shows up for our clients. Check out more on our approach here:
And the global expansion continues.. Avison Young completes
#acquisition
of
#UK
-based GVA; 2 companies combine under Avison Young brand, firm grows to 5000 professionals, 120 offices, 20 countries. LtoR Gerry Hughes/Jason Sibthorpe/Mark Rose/Andy Mottram
We are very humbled to have reached 10,000 followers on Twitter this week! We thank all of our loyal followers for connecting, engaging and sharing. Please continue to follow us for updates on
#commercialrealestate
trends and Avison Young activities.
#CRE
#AYDifference
VIDEO: GVA is now Avison Young! Avison Young completes
#acquisition
of
#UK
-based GVA – the 2 innovative companies have combined under the Avison Young name and brand; firm expands to 5000 professionals in 120 offices in 20 countries. Watch video:
#CRE
Avison Young opens 1st office in
#Asia
-- Fast-growing
#CRE
firm launches new location in
#Seoul
,
#SouthKorea
; 63 members join, Byoung Gon Choi becomes Managing Director (full operations begin Nov 1). Photo: Avison Young CEO
@MarkERose
& Byoung Gon Choi
Returning to the office will be voluntary for our employees who can perform their duties remotely through the end of 2020. Read more on our announcement here:
#AYDifference
#PeopleMatter
#Flex
Each year, Avison Young dedicates a day – our Annual Day of Giving – for all employees to focus on giving back to their communities through collective action. Join us as we give back to our community and
#makegoodthingshappen
.
#AYDayofGiving
#AYDifference
Our family is growing! Join us in welcoming 40+ colleagues as GVA Donal O Buachalla in Dublin and GVA NI in Belfast become Avison Young. Read more about the strategic affiliation here:
Congratulations to our Principal Class of 2020! Being named Principal is a defining moment in each individual's Avison Young career, and we are proud of your collaborative spirit and client-centric mindset that help drive our culture every day.
#AYdifference
#peoplematter
#CRE
Following the unprecedented developments around COVID-19, we are instructing our employees to work from home where possible. During this temporary arrangement, we are open for business and committed to our clients. Read more:
As we head into 2021, we set out our thoughts on ten issues that have the potential to profoundly influence our world and the role of real estate within it. Explore more in our 2021 Forecast:
#AYForecast
#AYDifference
#CRE
Congrats to Avison Young’s Char Fortune/Jodi Meade/Karina Rico/Sue Earnest/Nicola Heryet (absent) for being named
@GlobeStcom
's Women of Influence, Denver July10-11. Meade was on Best Practices for Building Your Brand panel; Fortune won Mentor of Yr Silver award!
#GlobeStWOI
Excited to launch Avison Young’s new
#SanJose
/
#SiliconValley
office today -- 5 members join, Gregg von Thaden becomes Managing Director (L to R Brian Mason, Ryan Slater, Jennifer Vaux, Gregg von Thaden, Nick Slonek (MD, Northern California), Jennifer Doherty)
#CRE
During a global listening session this week, we heard directly from our Black colleagues about their experiences and learned ways to become active allies. Nicole White, Principal and member of our Black Professionals ERG, recaps the conversation here:
Undoubtedly
#COVID
-19 will lead to some fundamental changes in how we interact with people and places, which will require customized solutions. Read more about the stages we will move through to get to a post-COVID world:
#CRE
Real Estate Forum has named Avison Young one of the Best Places to Work in
#CRE
. We thank our
#employees
in Canada, US, Mexico & Europe for their hard work & commitment to our Principal-led, collaborative culture.
#collaboration
#officeculture
#workplace
We’re moving up! Commercial Property Executive ranks Avison Young
#3
on list of 2019 Most Powerful Brokerage Firms, up from
#12
in 2018. Avison Young also ranks
#4
among Top 10 in Leasing and Top 10 in Sales.
#CRE
#leasing
#investmentsales
@CPExecutive
We’re excited to announce our partnership with
@UiPath
to deliver the
#realestate
experience of the future. Avison Young will deploy UiPath enterprise automation software to increase the power of its predictive analytics and real estate data:
#tech
Avison Young is a 2019 winner of the Canada's Best Managed Companies Platinum Club designation, having retained its Best Managed designation for 8 consecutive years! Read press release here:
#BestManaged
#CRE
#Deloitte
@DeloitteCanada
.
@Bisnow
interviews Avison Young CEO
@MarkERose
on
#NYC
hires, global
#expansion
, and why firm won’t go public. “In a public co., all of your responsibility is to your shareholders. We can focus all of our attention on the client,” Rose said.
#CRE
Oct 10 is
#WorldMentalHealthDay2019
. Every 40 seconds, someone commits suicide. At Avison Young, we believe
#mentalhealth
is health, & we aim to create a workplace that supports
#wellness
. We have resources available to employees, incl. an Employee Assistance Program.
#LetsTalk
#ICYMI
these are unprecedented times, as the impacts of COVID-19 continue to evolve at a rapid pace. We're taking a look at the market impacts of coronavirus on the
#economy
and the
#CRE
landscape. Read the latest briefing notes from our team:
Molly Kelly joins Avison Young as Global Chief Marketing and Communications Officer -- Accomplished marketer and strategic thinker joins firm’s corporate leadership team
#CRE
#marketing
#comms
#leadership
How can company culture be fostered in a remote workforce? CFOs weigh in on how they are creating a sense of shared purpose virtually with
@Forbes
. Our own CFO, Christine Battist, talks about embracing smaller, more personal gatherings:
#peoplematter
How can you successfully get your property in front of the right audiences in an age of social distancing? Today on our blog, Tyler Skroski shares tactics on
#property
#marketing
as we navigate the current environment:
#CRE
Avison Young achieves Platinum Club status w/ Canada’s Best Managed Companies program!
#CRE
firm retains Best Managed designation for 7th consecutive year; recognized for business performance, sustained growth
#BestManaged
#Deloitte
@DeloitteCanada
Every year, Avison Young dedicates a day – our Annual Day of Giving – for all employees to focus on giving back to their communities through collective action. Join us as we give back to our community and
#MakeGoodThingsHappen
.
#AYDayofGiving
#AYDifference
Avison Young will be holding its 6th global Day of Giving on Oct 24. Thousands of employees will be participating in
#community
activities, incl. packing food @ food banks & cleaning up parks. Pls support your community, too!
#AYDayOfGiving
#peoplematter
All over the world we are seeing assessments of the pandemic’s toll on mental health. Today on our blog, hear from our Chair and CEO,
@markerose
, as he reflects on our
#wellness
values and the importance of taking care of ourselves:
#peoplematter
These are unprecedented times, as the impacts of COVID-19 (coronavirus) continue to evolve at a rapid pace. We're taking a look at the market impacts of coronavirus on the
#economy
and the
#CRE
landscape. Read the latest briefing notes from our team:
GVA is now Avison Young! Avison Young completes
#acquisition
of UK-based GVA; two companies combine under Avison Young name and
#brand
– combination establishes Avison Young as the global,
#disruptive
challenger brand. Watch video here:
#CRE
#property
We have a deep belief in shaping real estate to bring out the best in people and places. Read some of our proudest moments from 2019/early 2020 and our evolving Environmental, Social and Governance & Wellness strategy in our new Global Citizenship report:
Our annual dAY of Giving looks a little different this year due to the pandemic. Today, our teammates are taking time out to learn how to identify micro-behaviors and unconscious biases and what to do about them. Read more:
Our CEO
@markerose
spoke with
@GlobeStcom
on our recent acquisition of IP, select assets and talent from a leading
#PropTech
firm. Read more on how we're expanding our
#innovation
and
#tech
platform to digitize
#CRE
leasing and sales processes for clients:
Avison Young welcomes its client participants, Principals & professionals to the firm’s 2018 AGM (Sept. 24-26) at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel in beautiful downtown Montreal. This year’s themes:
#Innovation
,
#Wellness
& Success!
#AGM
#Montreal
#CRE
#collaboration
We are proud to support
@goldiescholars
in advancing women leaders in
#CRE
as a Platinum Sponsor.
@markerose
, our CEO, is also a Vice Chair of this year's gala - we look forward to joining you virtually tonight to further the mission of elevating women in our industry!
CoStar interviews Avison Young CEO
@MarkERose
on “Brexit and the Global Investor: Letter From N America”. “I have never seen this much capital available globally in my 35 years, I've just never seen it,” said Rose.
#brexit
#investment
#CRE
@TheCoStarGroup
Avison Young to hold 5th annual global Day of Giving on Oct 25. Employees in 84 offices in N. America & Europe will volunteer at various community organizations. Please support your community, too.
#AYDayOfGiving
#CRE
#giveback
#charity
#philanthropy
This past week, we welcomed two dozen new colleagues from a leading
#proptech
firm, building on our integration of technology and innovation in our suite of services for clients. Read more in
@connectCRE
:
#CRE
#AYdifference
Thanks to the nearly 800 people who attended Avison Young’s client event at the Toronto Real Estate Forum tonight! It was a great opportunity to spend time w/ clients, colleagues & guests. Thank you for your support and see you next year!
#TREF18
@re_forums
#CRE
#tavernamercatto
At Avison Young we're proud to deliver the real estate client experience of the future.
We've partnered with
@UiPath
to build 360-degree views of clients & offer enhanced data integration.
Learn more:
#RealEstate
#PortfolioAnalytics
#ICYMI
: We're excited to announce our new office in Israel! The affiliation, Avison Young Propertech, expands our global footprint and expertise in
#capital
markets and
#occupier
advisory and representation. Read more:
#AYdifference
#tech
Avison Young acquires market-leading UK firm Wilkinson Williams, 16 members join, purchase expands Avison Young’s
#UK
footprint
#CRE
#UKrealestate
Photo: Paul Wilkinson, Wilkinson Williams; Jason Sibthorpe, Avison Young; Miles Marten, Wilkinson Williams
This week we welcomed new teammates from a leading
#PropTech
firm to AY. Experienced software engineers, data scientists and digital analysts accelerate our investments in
#innovation
,
#tech
&
#flexoffice
. Read more about the acquisition in
@Bisnow
:
How are trends in
#workplace
consulting accelerating in the current marketplace? Hear from Michael Horn, head of our Occupier Solutions practice in Germany, today on our blog:
#office
#CRE
Avison Young Principal Rob Gritten
@ThunderhillPark
in Willows, CA (north of Sacramento) with 1st place trophy for the 410HP class. Started 22/23 cars and finished 7/23 overall. Congrats, Rob!
#CRE
#racetrack
#fastcars
Honoured that Avison Young is a 2021 winner of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum Club designation for our overall strategy, culture and sustained growth, retaining our Best Managed designation for the 10th consecutive year.
#CRE
#AYdifference
Terrific opening reception for our annual Avison Young Principals meet in Nashville last wk. “Principal-led” is at the core of our business strategy & our culture, and this year, we were excited to welcome our new Principals from GVA to the Avison Young family.
#CRE
#partnership
Across the world we are seeing
#ESG
issues exercising a great influence throughout our economy, society and built environment. What are the key issues companies are grappling with as we look for paths to a
#zerocarbon
world? Our team digs in:
We’re driven by a common purpose to create real economic, social and environmental value, powered by people. Our CEO,
@markerose
talks about how the events of 2019 and 2020 have made ESG a more critical element of our strategy and our service to clients:
Avison Young celebrates 40th anniv of founding of Graeme Young & Assoc. in Edmonton & 10th anniv of merger of Avison Young’s Cdn offices/launch of global expansion ('08). We thank our clients/partners/employees! Graeme Young (ctr), CEO
@MarkERose
(ctr L) & staff, AGM 9/26/18
#CRE
This week, we gear up for our annual dAY of Giving. Like most things, it will look a bit different in 2020. Today, we take a look back at last year: 2,789 of our people volunteered 12,100+ hours in communities across 6 countries. Read more:
#AYdifference
We are honoured to be named as a top 5 property management company on the
@CPExecutive
Top 30 Property Management Companies of 2020 rankings. See the full list here:
#CRE
#propertymanagement
We’re excited to kick-off our
#AYBreakTheBias
video series, celebrating International Women's Day. Our colleagues share how they're helping to
#BreakTheBias
for a more gender equal world, through their work, community, lifestyle and activism:
#IWD2022
Did you know that buildings are responsible for more than 40% of global energy use and more than one-third of greenhouse gas emissions? Here’s how we’re tracking against reducing our own carbon footprint:
#ESG
#sustainability