Cbre Global Investors, LLC (Los Angeles)


Cbre Global Investors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Los Angeles. It manages $4.14 billion of regulatory assets for 10 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, District of Columbia, Georgia, and Texas.

Cbre Global Investors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Cbre Global Investors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Cbre Global Investors, LLC is $4.14 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -68% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $4.14 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $414.02 million each.
Cbre Global Investors has custody of $448.36 million in cash and securities for 13 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 98% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 2% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cbre Global Investors, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Cbre Global Investors serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Cbre Global Investors is pooled investment vehicles with 8 clients and $3.79 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Cbre Global Investors has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.79 billion for 8 clients. 18% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Cbre Global Investors also advises several private funds. Namely, eight hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Cbre Global Investors, LLC

The company employs 126 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Benjamin Macbrien Gray joined the executive team most recently as the Americas Gc / Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Laurence Howard Midler Member of board of managers 1 Jun 2005 Other 5122950
William Brett White Member of board of managers 1 Jun 2005 Other 5122952
Pasha Zargarof General counsel 1 Feb 2007 Other 5510793
Matthew Smith Khourie Member of board of managers/chief executive officer 1 Jul 2009 Other 5702588
Gil Borok Member of board of managers 1 Jun 2010 Other 6180446
Mario Arthur Indelicato Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2011 Other 4889081
Inc. Cbre Member 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% 95-2743174
Hendrikus Johannes Bernardus Voskuilen Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2011 Other 6004580
Daniel Gerard Queenan Chief operating officer 1 Aug 2015 Other 6580890
Thomas Ritson Ferguson Global chief investment officer/chief executive officer/member of board of managers 1 Aug 2015 Other 4363319
Robert Stanley Tull Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 3176647
Benjamin Macbrien Gray Americas gc / chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2018 Other 7033470

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc Cbre Group Shareholder 1 Jul 2001 75% - 100% 94-3391143
Inc. Cbre Services Member 1 Jul 2007 75% - 100% 52-1616016
Inc. Cb Holdco Shareholder 1 Jul 2007 75% - 100% 26-0468454
Llc Cb/Tcc Shareholder 1 Jul 2007 75% - 100% 26-0468617
Inc. Cbre Services Member 1 Sep 2013 75% - 100% 52-1616016
Llc Cb/Tcc Shareholder 1 Sep 2013 75% - 100% 26-0468617
Cb/Tcc Global Holdings Limited Shareholder 1 Sep 2013 75% - 100% 98-0518702

Based in Los Angeles

The principal office where Cbre Global Investors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 601 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Boston, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 213-683-4200 or by fax 213-683-4301. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cbreglobalinvestors.com.