Company:HFF (commercial real estate)

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HFF, Inc.
TypePublic company
NYSEHF (Class A)
S&P 600 Component
IndustryCommercial real estate
Founded1998
HeadquartersOne 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 United States dollar 609 million (2017)[1]
Decrease United States dollar 105 million (2017)[1]
Decrease United States dollar 94 million (2017)[1]
Total assets Decrease United States dollar 747 million (2017)[1]
Total equity Increase United States dollar 286 million (2017)[1]
Number of employees
982 (2017)[1]
Websitewww.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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 HFF, Inc. 2017 Form 10-K Annual Report
  2. "HFF". The Real Deal. https://therealdeal.com/new-research/topics/company/hff/. 
  3. "Amresco plans to buy commercial loan firm.". American Banker. August 10, 1994. https://www.americanbanker.com/news/amresco-plans-to-buy-commercial-loan-firm. (Subscription content?)
  4. "Amresco acquires Boston banking firm". American City Business Journals. January 28, 1998. https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/1998/01/26/daily6.html. 
  5. Cook, Lynn J. (December 26, 1999). "Holliday Fenoglio Fowler sold to U.S. Lend Lease subsidiary". American City Business Journals. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/1999/12/27/story5.html. 
  6. Parker, Andres D. (March 22, 2000). "Lend Lease Closes on AMRESCO Sale". CoStar Group. http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Lend-Lease-Closes-on-AMRESCO-Sale/13733. 
  7. "HFF Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering" (Press release). Business Wire. January 31, 2007. External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. "HFF IPO raises $257 mln, above range". Reuters. January 30, 2007. https://www.reuters.com/article/hff-ipo-idUSN3034389020070131. 
  9. Ambroz, Jillian (January 8, 2007). "UPDATE: HFF Prices IPO". CoStar Group. http://www.costar.com/News/Article/UPDATE-HFF-Prices-IPO/84872. 
  10. Forbes, Laurie (March 26, 2012). "Holliday, Fenoglio Lead Veteran Team to CBRE". CoStar Group. http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Holliday-Fenoglio-Lead-Veteran-Team-to-CBRE/136941.