Global comprehensive real estate corporation CBRE Korea announced on the 13th that it has established CBRE Investment Advisors and officially begun services.
CBRE Investment Advisors provides a comprehensive range of real estate investment and financial advisory services from the initial stages of a business to liquidation, going beyond the existing advisory services centered on the buying and selling of commercial real estate.
CBRE Investment Advisors, a subsidiary of CBRE Korea, plans to provide full-scale services starting this year after officially launching as an independent financial company in November 2024. In particular, it aims to systematically provide total solutions by creating synergies among the specialized services in all areas of commercial real estate acquisition, disposal, and development within CBRE Korea and utilizing its vast global network for investor consolidation.
Key provided services include ▲financial advisory related to real estate acquisitions and disposals ▲investment advisory and financial advisory related to development projects ▲business structure design and advisory for overseas investors, among others. Additionally, it offers financial structure design and funding services that provide financial advise related to real estate investment, including ▲real estate investment advisory services that connect investors ▲funding from the establishment of business plans in the initial stage to each stage of the business ▲project financing refinancing advisory ▲equity financial advisory services.
CBRE Investment Advisors has recruited personnel with expertise. The head, Representative Yoon Hyung-cheol, served as a senior managing director at MERITZ Securities' real estate finance division. He has been involved in financing for the acquisition of the Magok CP4 project site, refinancing for the Donuimun D Tower project financing, financing for the acquisition of the Pangyo Alpharium office, and equity investment and PF for Mokdong retail development.
Representative Yoon Hyung-cheol noted, “The key factor in the commercial real estate investment market now is not just buying and selling, but providing customized financial strategies for investors from the early stages of development and revenue generation.” He expressed his ambition, saying, “CBRE Investment Advisors is set to lead the investment paradigm in the domestic commercial real estate market through the new synergy created between CBRE Korea's unparalleled expertise in the commercial real estate sector, global network, and new financial services.”
CBRE Group is a global corporation headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and is the largest comprehensive real estate services corporation in the world by revenue as of 2022. CBRE Korea was established domestically in 1999 and achieved the global number one ranking in the commercial real estate investment advisory sector for 13 consecutive years and the domestic number one ranking for 5 consecutive years as of 2023.