SAN FRANCISCO-In a move that Colliers International says will immediately bolster the existing retail expertise of its domestic operations; the company has acquired San Francisco’s leading urban specialty and lifestyle center retail brokerage firm, Johnson Hoke. Johnson Hoke executives including Vikki Johnson, Karen Hoke and Pamela Mendelsohn will become part of Colliers’ expanding retail services group.
In conjunction with Colliers retail experts located throughout the country, the Johnson Hoke team will focus on expanding and strengthening the organization’s retail services footprint throughout California and in major markets across the nation, according to a prepared statement. The former Johnson Hoke operation will be rebranded as Colliers International.
“Johnson Hoke represents an excellent addition to our fast-growing US retail platform,” says Dylan Taylor, chief executive officer of Collier in the US. “Like Colliers International, Johnson Hoke knows how to enhance the value of their clients’ assets through sophisticated lease negotiations and other client services.”
Johnson Hoke is the perfect complement to the existing San Francisco retail team of Ross Portugeis and Glen Jones, explains Alan Collenette, managing director for Colliers International’s operations in San Francisco and Marin County. “Their clients have always sought them out for their flair and for their matchless knowledge, not just of real estate, but of retailing and merchandising. They understand how to make intelligent retail real estate decisions. I am so proud they are now part of our company.”
Patrick Duffy, head of the retail services group and president of Colliers International’s Houston office, points out that the Colliers retail services group has expanded over the past few years to include more than 350 retail professionals in North America and over 450 world-wide. “The Johnson Hoke team stands among the best in the world, and their arrival will measurably elevate our game.”
Founded in 1997 in San Francisco as a boutique retail services firm, Johnson Hoke focuses on the upper end of the retail market. The firm actively advises and consults with developers, landlords and tenants throughout the region. “I look forward to taking the depth of our experience and utilizing the Colliers platform to provide an international reach for the benefit of our clients,” explains Johnson, now managing director of Colliers International retail services group in San Francisco. “My passion is the bricks and mortar of the business, which is where I want to spend my time.”
Colliers tells GlobeSt.com that it cannot disclose acquisition terms at this time.
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