Mumbai, BNP Paribas Real Estate has further expanded its global coverage with Alliances in Poland, Switzerland and the USA. The Real Estate services company is now present in 30 countries.

In Poland, the leading real estate adviser has signed an Alliance with Brittain Hadley Europa, a company set up by Nigel Wade and Jonathan Palmer who have a strong track record in both local and international commercial property. Brittain Hadley Europa offers a full range of commercial property advice including building consultancy, leasing, investment, project management and valuation from its headquarters in Warsaw.

BNP Paribas Real Estate has also signed an Alliance with the commercial arm of Naef & Cie, a leading adviser in Switzerland. Naef is run by Olivier de Rivoire who set up the commercial side of the business five years ago and has quickly become a leading player in the market with offices across Western Switzerland. Naef offers a wide range of commercial property advice including development and project advice, leasing, investment, valuation, property management and asset management.

Henri Faure, Deputy Chief Executive of BNP Paribas Real Estate, says: BNP Paribas Real Estate is a market leader in Europe and it is important to strengthen our international coverage with local expertise in countries where there is expected growth. By creating Alliances and relationships in areas such as Central Europe and USA, it ensures that we can service our clients across the world either through our own offices or through Alliances such as these.

In the USA, BNP Paribas Real Estate has also signed an Alliance with Falcon Real Estate, a commercial property company specialising in investment and asset management. Falcon has four major offices in New York, Washington DC, Chicago and San Diego and is a prominent player in the North American investment market. The Alliance complements BNP Paribas Real Estates existing agreement with Cresa Partners who specialise in the corporate occupier market in the USA and Canada.

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About BNP Paribas Real Estate

BNP Paribas Real Estate is a leading international real estate provider, and the market leader in Europe. It offers clients a comprehensive and unparallelled range of services that span the entire real estate lifecycle: property development, transaction, consulting, valuation, property management and investment management.

BNP Paribas Real Estate has local expertise on a global scale through its presence in 30 countries including our Alliances network, across Europe, India, Middle East and United States with 3,300 employees. It is an independent subsidiary of BNP Paribas, one of the 6 strongest banks in the world according to Standard & Poors and Global Bank of the Year 2008 by The Banker Magazine.