HFF (commercial real estate)

HFF, Inc.
Public company
Traded as NYSE: HF (Class A)
S&P 600 Component
Industry Commercial real estate
Founded 1998
Headquarters One Victory Park, Dallas, Texas
Key people
  • Mark D. Gibson, Jr., CEO
  • Joe B. Thornton, President
  • Gregory R. Conley, CFO
  • Nancy O. Goodson, COO
[1]
Revenue Increase US$609 million (2017)[1]
Decrease US$105 million (2017)[1]
Decrease US$94 million (2017)[1]
Total assets Decrease US$747 million (2017)[1]
Total equity Increase US$286 million (2017)[1]
Number of employees
 982 (2017)[1]
Website www.hfflp.com

HFF, Inc. is a provider of capital markets and brokerage services to owners of commercial real estate.

History

In 1974, John Fowler and Peter Goedecke founded Fowler, Goedeneke & Company. In 1982, Holliday Fenoglio & Co was founded by Harold E. (Hal) Holliday and John Fenoglio.[2]

In 1994, Amresco acquired Holliday Fenoglio Dockerty & Gibson.[3]

In 1998, Amresco acquired Fowler, Goedecke, Ellis & O'Connor Inc. and merged the two companies to form Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P.[4]

In 1999, the company was sold to Lend Lease Group for $228 million.[5][6]

In 2007, the company became a public company via an initial public offering that raised $257 million.[7][8][9]

In 2012, founders Holliday and Fenoglio went to work for CBRE Group.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 HFF, Inc. 2017 Form 10-K Annual Report
  2. ↑ "HFF". The Real Deal.
  3. ↑ "Amresco plans to buy commercial loan firm". American Banker. August 10, 1994. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "Amresco acquires Boston banking firm". American City Business Journals. January 28, 1998.
  5. ↑ Cook, Lynn J. (December 26, 1999). "Holliday Fenoglio Fowler sold to U.S. Lend Lease subsidiary". American City Business Journals.
  6. ↑ Parker, Andres D. (March 22, 2000). "Lend Lease Closes on AMRESCO Sale". CoStar Group.
  7. ↑ "HFF Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering" (Press release). Business Wire. January 31, 2007.
  8. ↑ "HFF IPO raises $257 mln, above range". Reuters. January 30, 2007.
  9. ↑ Ambroz, Jillian (January 8, 2007). "UPDATE: HFF Prices IPO". CoStar Group.
  10. ↑ Forbes, Laurie (March 26, 2012). "Holliday, Fenoglio Lead Veteran Team to CBRE". CoStar Group.
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