Christopher Marchbanks, a principal in CRESA Partners/Austin told GlobeSt.com that the merger is a significant step in the company's overall growth plan. "It strengthens our ability to serve local Austin clients while enabling us to service a greater number of clients on a national and international basis," he said.

"With our enhanced services and increased national presence, we plan to double our size in the next year as we significantly grow our client base and attract new professionals to our team."The Vanguard Co. joined the CRESA Alliance, one of North America's largest associations of corporate real estate advisory firms that specialize in corporate services and tenant representation, in 1997. All individual Alliance offices retain their own identity and identify themselves as a CRESA member. CRESA Partners is a national firm focusing on tenant representation and corporate services. It has 12 offices across the nation but is considered to be one company.

Michael Dow, president and CEO of CRESA Partners LLC said the Vanguard Co./CRESA fits the profile of a CRESA Partners firm because of its aggressive growth plan and specialization in tenant representation and corporate services.

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