CHICAGO-UGL Services, which in December took over London-based DTZ Holdings PLC, has formed a new division, the Capital Markets Services Group. The group will provide financial analytics support and advisory services for capital markets-related transactions, leasing deals and distressed assets.

The office will be based here, headed up by David Clark, SVP of advisory and consulting for UGL. Ed Wlodarczyk and Boris Shraybman will support Clark at this office.

In New York City, SVP Jeff Donnelley will oversee investment sales and associate director Mark Civitillo will provide analysis and execution. Mario Mexia, EVP and managing director, and Matthew Mexia, a VP, will oversee the West region.

David Montross, CEO, said in a statement that the new division will be able to help clients in challenging economic times. “The group is a growing and dynamic service line…designed to maximize the value of our clients’ assets,” he said. UGL is a division of Sydney-based UGL Ltd.

CHICAGO-Dayton Street Partners LLC has refinanced the 105,000-square-foot distribution center at 815 W. Pershing Rd. here. Over the past three months, Dayton executed three long-term leases, occupying roughly 80% of the building. A subset of the federal government signed a lease for approximately 25,000 square feet; 2020 Exhibits executed a lease for approximately 36,000 square feet; and Goodman Distribution Inc. leased approximately 19,000 square feet. The Halsted Pershing Business Center is located in the Stockyards Industrial Corridor on the southwest corner of Halsted and Pershing streets. Howard Wedren, the developer of the center, secured a loan from Union National Bank of Elgin, the same lender who financed the $9 million project three years ago. This project had been the only speculative development in Chicago in the last four years. Legacy Capital Partners LLC, a Lyndhurst, OH-based investment firm, remains Dayton Street’s investment partner. Steve Livaditas of CBRE represented ownership in each transaction. Tyler Hardy of Grubb and Ellis represented 2020 Exhibits and Brant Landry, Mitchel Rothstein and Randy Koch with Transwestern Commercial Real Estate provided tenant representation for Goodman.

CHICAGO-Emmi Solutions, a medical company, recently signed a long-term renewal and expansion at 300 W. Adams St. in Chicago. Emmi is expanding from 11,426 square feet on the 11th floor of the building and will now occupy the entire top floor of the building for a total of 20,455 square feet. The commercial real estate office is a 12-story, Class B office building that features 248,088 rentable square feet, of which 84% is occupied. CBRE’s Cal Wessman represented the tenant, and Chris Cassata and Rachel Waymire represented the landlord, Sterling Bay Properties.

SCHAUMBURG, IL-PGA TOUR Superstore recently announced plans to open a store in the Chicago area in late spring 2012. The 60,000-square-foot store will be located in the former Great Indoors store at Golf Road and Meacham Road near Woodfield Mall. The golf retailer also plans to open a second store in the Chicago metro area during 2012. The location of the second store will be announced at a later date. The addition of these two stores will increase the number of locations nationwide to 14. The two Chicago stores will be the company's first locations in the Midwest.

CHICAGO-Summit Design + Build LLC recently completed a 14,500-square-foot build-out of office space for Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen PC, a law firm that serves its clients in all aspects of development, ownership, financing and investment in real estate, spanning the entire fourth floor at 626 W. Jackson Boulevard in Chicago’s West Loop. The new office suite features private offices, open office area, conference rooms, reception area, exposed wood beams and columns, and exposed brick.

MUNDELEIN, IL-Jones Lang LaSalle has been named as the exclusive management and leasing provider for Townline Square, a 216,000-square-foot community center anchored by Jewel-Osco in this northern suburb of Chicago. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans selected JLL for the assignment. JLL will manage a redevelopment of the property which includes fa