Boston , MA

SEATTLE, Wash., (February 1, 2008) –Today Boston-based Meredith & Grew, one of the top commercial real estate services providers in New England, joins Colliers International USA.

Established in 1875, Meredith & Grew brings leading market expertise in the areas of brokerage, capital markets, investment sales, advisory services, appraisal, management and research to Colliers. Colliers International is the second largest real estate firm in the world and has revenues in excess of $1.6 billion, currently operating in 95 cities in U.S. and more than 267 cities worldwide. The addition of Meredith & Grew meets one of Colliers’ key strategic objectives to broaden its reach into the Northeast region of the U.S.

“Meredith & Grew has been a leader in the Boston real estate market for many years,” says Rick Chichester, President of North America for Colliers International. “We are pleased to have a firm of this status join Colliers and look forward to a rewarding partnership of serving our mutual clients, as well as leveraging our global resources to grow our customer base in the Northeast.”

Meredith & Grew will transition to the Colliers brand and be known as Colliers Meredith & Grew.  Hynes will remain as Chairman, along with Kevin Phelan as President and Executive Vice President Ron Perry as Head of Brokerage.

“We are pleased to become a part of Colliers International,” said Tom Hynes, Chairman of Meredith & Grew. “Colliers has a strong reputation both in the U.S. and globally and is well known for its client-centric business model. We are happy that we can continue to provide superior real estate services to our clients and the New England market with the full weight of our first-rate global Colliers partners behind us.” 

“Tom, Ron and I, along with our colleagues on our Executive Committee - Lisa Campoli, David Douvadjian, Jim Elcock and Joe Flaherty – are dedicated to the company’s continued growth and success. Meredith & Grew’s entrepreneurial spirit and strong leadership team remains”, added Phelan.

“This is a great opportunity for Meredith & Grew to have the advantages of a global platform to enhance our long-standing relationships in Boston”, said Perry.  

About Colliers International

Colliers International is a global affiliation of independently owned commercial real estate firms. The organization's 10,092 employees span the world in 267 offices in 57 countries. On a worldwide basis, Colliers manages 672,945,918 square feet, and has revenue of $US 1,620,958,349.

Contact Information

Ross Moore
Executive Vice President
Colliers International
617.896.7611
ross.moore@colliers.com

Melissa J. Browne
SVP, Director of Marketing & Research
Colliers Meredith & Grew
617.330.8079
mjbrowne@m-g.com

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