Since
U.S. Equities' was formed
in 1978, its principals
have executed finance
and investment transactions
for their various clients,
as well as for their
own account, providing
acquisition, disposition
and financing services.
In 1996, the firm formally
organized an investment
group to provide a complete
spectrum of transactional
services, including
hold/sell/finance analysis,
valuation analysis,
preparation of finance
and sales brochures,
marketing, brokerage,
qualification of prospective
investors, site inspections,
and coordination of
due diligence and closing
procedures.
Over
the last ten years,
the Financial and Investment
Services Group has successfully
executed capital markets
assignments totaling
over 17 million square
feet of commercial space
and land, valued at
approximately $1.3 billion.
Recent transactions
include:
- Sale
of a 1.1 million square
foot mixed-use property
in Chicago’s
River North area to
a foreign investor.
- Sale/leaseback
of the 175,000 square
foot Crate&Barrel
headquarters in Northbrook,
Illinois to a private
investor from New
York.
- Sale
of 283-unit apartment
complex in downtown
Chicago to a condominium
converter.
- Sale
of the 76,000 square
foot Chicago Sun Times
headquarters site
for the new Trump
Tower Chicago development.
- Sale
of a 175,000 square
foot grocery anchored
shopping center in
Chicago.
- Purchase
of a 286,000 square
foot, Class A office
building in the O’Hare
office market of Chicago.
-
Sale of a 1.6 million
square foot industrial
portfolio located
in the Chicago suburbs.
The Financial and
Investment Services
Group is headed by
Camille
Julmy, vice chairman.
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