Transwestern and Epic Make Perfect Fit

CHICAGO—The recession may be behind us, but many in the commercial real estate industry learned a few lessons during that troubled time that still apply in today’s business climate. The 20-member Epic Realty Partners in suburban Rosemont, for example, had a thriving industrial practice when the bottom fell out of the market, and decided it was time to partner with a national platform.

“When you’re a local independent firm, you’re prevented from executing some business with large, national owners,” says John Coleman, the executive managing principal. And since the economic collapse set back the plans of its smaller, local clients, Epic needed access to those Fortune 500 companies that still had the wherewithal to cut deals.