Over the review period, Colliers impressed with its expertise in handling complex real estate advisory mandates across the UK, France and Poland.

Knight Frank has come a long way since opening its first office in the Middle East in 2009. The company has expanded its physical presence in the region to include offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and most recently Egypt.

Standard Bank’s exceptional performance in financing, client engagement, and innovative solutions across the continent’s real estate sector earns it the award for Africa’s best bank for real estate. The bank also showcased strong growth in new facilities and in refinances which enables them to maintain the market leader role in the region.

In 2023 and 2024, Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta (Vesta) made significant strides within Latin America’s real estate market, particularly in the logistics and industrial domains. Vesta’s strategic expansion has been fuelled by high demand from e-commerce, manufacturing and logistics industries, leading the company to focus on industrial parks across Mexico in high-demand regions. By maintaining occupancy rates in stabilized properties at nearly 98%, Vesta has achieved robust leasing success that underscores its strong market positioning.

Broll Property Group’s award as Africa’s best real estate agency reflects its strong performance across multiple sectors and its commitment to sustainability and innovation in an evolving market.

Blackstone’s outstanding achievements in portfolio management, strategic acquisitions, and commitment to sustainability across the region over the review period made it the strongest real estate investment manager in the region.

CapitaLand Development has performed well over the review period thanks to achievements in its business parks portfolio in Singapore and China.

With nearly 30 years of experience, Red Megacentro has established itself as a leading industrial real estate developer in Latin America, specializing in warehouse and self-storage rentals. The company manages over 20.5 million sq ft of gross leasable area (GLA) across more than 60 locations in Chile, Peru and the US, offering state-of-the-art facilities that cater to a diverse range of tenant needs. Red Megacentro’s core mission is to provide space for businesses to grow and succeed, supported by innovative design and exceptional service.

BTG Pactual Asset Management produced a strong set of results over the review period to show its leadership in the Latin American real estate financial industry, demonstrating strength across a wide range of services and products. As one of the largest investment banks in the region, BTG Pactual offers comprehensive market solutions, including market making, brokerage, derivatives trading, insurance and reinsurance services.

Since its inception, Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) has embraced a strategy of acquiring, developing and managing institutional-quality properties in prime locations.

Colliers has 25 years of experience in Latin America and a regional presence in 15 countries, solidifying its position as the region’s leading real estate agency. As part of a global platform, Colliers’ Latam clients benefit from a specialized solutions office based in Miami, ensuring seamless service across borders.

CBRE demonstrated a robust 7.5% revenue growth across its European operations, in contrast to struggling competitors in the region.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), the largest shopping mall operator and developer in Europe, has maintained its leadership in the region through a series of tangible achievements.

During the review period, Blackstone concentrated its North American real estate strategy on high-demand asset classes, with a particular emphasis on multi-family residential rentals, industrial properties, and data centres. Through its Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT), Blackstone’s portfolio has grown significantly and has maintained a high occupancy rate, at approximately 94%, and steady returns, underlining its successful strategy of focusing on stabilized, income-generating assets.

With €111 billion in real estate assets under management across Europe, AXA IM Alts ranks as the largest property investment manager in Europe.

Newmark has demonstrated robust growth and resilience within its commercial real estate services.

A dominant player in global real estate investment, Blackstone oversees real estate assets valued at €115.5 billion across Europe. Its portfolio is supported by a robust team of more than 220 professionals.

BNP Paribas showcased meaningful growth in real estate, especially in its CEE operations.

JLL's advisory services in North America saw major achievements across 2023 and 2024, solidifying its reputation for market leadership. The firm supported strategic commercial real estate transitions, notably through data centre investments addressing heightened demand from AI and cloud sectors amid power and space shortages. In addition, JLL's valuation advisory expanded in healthcare and other specialized sectors, helping clients navigate complex market landscapes with data-driven insights.

United Real Estate Company (URC) has demonstrated tangible improvements in profitability, thanks to strong performance in its existing portfolio.

Colliers is operating in over 10 major markets across Asia Pacific, and during the past year it has remained on the offensive in areas where it is strong, including outsourcing and advisory, leasing and capital markets, and investment management.

Blackstone continues to expand its footprint in the Asia market, riding on its solutions capabilities across sales, investors and marketing in Asia.

Fabrix is as a vertically integrated real estate investment platform. It focuses on breathing new life into overlooked urban spaces by employing innovation in finance, tech and architecture. Perhaps most importantly, the company’s projects serve as a blueprint for sustainable development.

Grit Real Estate Income Group is a pan-African real-estate company with a portfolio of assets across the region.

Skanska focuses on the office, residential and hotels sector in the Nordic region. Key tenants in its developments include Telia, Sweco, Scandic Hotel and Borealis Group.

With offices in Poland, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic, Skanska has a strong footprint in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics.

JPMorgan’s global commercial real estate revenue grew to $806 million in the second quarter of 2023, from $642 million in the first quarter.

With operations in 66 countries, annual revenues of $4.5 billion and $98 billion of assets under management, Colliers is a diversified professional services and investment management company with deep expertise in the real estate sector.

In 2022, BBVA partnered with US venture capital firm Fifth Wall to invest in technologies that address climate change in the real estate and construction industries, which together make up about 40% of global carbon emissions.

With over €186 billion of assets under management (AuM), Axa IM raised around €15 billion of net new money in 2022, reflecting both its global offering and its ability to adapt to changing market conditions.