By the end of 2008, the credit crisis had affected the economies of virtually every nation. Many of the largest global corporations and institutional investors have in turn focused their efforts on creating liquidity and aggressively managing fixed costs. Others have set their sights on value opportunities, seeking to deploy available capital or changing market fundamentals to capitalize on short-term dips in value.

With more than 45 percent of our worldwide revenue now derived from outside of the United States, Cushman & Wakefield draws upon a full-service global platform to help our clients meet near-term challenges and maximize long-term value. We offer an extraordinary opportunity for our existing and future clients to capitalize on our cross-border, cross-sector business, and to benefit from the vast array of services, products and knowledge that we make available to clients around the world.

More than ever, our global professionals are proud of our heritage, our track record of performance in all market cycles and our commitment to putting our clients first in all that we do. These are most certainly challenging times, and we feel privileged to partner with our clients to find the pockets of opportunity.