0001193125-10-273876.txt : 20110628 0001193125-10-273876.hdr.sgml : 20110628 20101203172140 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-273876 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 32 FILED AS OF DATE: 20101203 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110114 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CB RICHARD ELLIS INVESTORS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001266024 IRS NUMBER: 953742122 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-24 FILM NUMBER: 101232386 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 970 W 190TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 560 CITY: TORRANCE STATE: CA ZIP: 90502 BUSINESS PHONE: 3103605887 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CBRE PROFI ACQUISITION CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001266027 IRS NUMBER: 336764889 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-17 FILM NUMBER: 101232379 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 970 W 190TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 560 CITY: TORRANCE STATE: CA ZIP: 90502 BUSINESS PHONE: 3103605887 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INSIGNIA ESG CAPITAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001266036 IRS NUMBER: 510390846 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-11 FILM NUMBER: 101232373 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 970 W 190TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 560 CITY: TORRANCE STATE: CA ZIP: 90502 BUSINESS PHONE: 3103805887 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRAMMELL CROW CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001022438 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE OPERATORS (NO DEVELOPERS) & LESSORS [6510] IRS NUMBER: 752721454 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-06 FILM NUMBER: 101232368 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 ROSE AVENUE STREET 2: TRAMMELL CROW CENTER CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 BUSINESS PHONE: 2148633000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 ROSS AVENUE STREET 2: TRAMMELL CROW CENTER CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000852203 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 521616016 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-27 FILM NUMBER: 101232389 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 865 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET STREET 2: SUITE 3500 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2136133226 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CB COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980521 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CB COMMERCIAL HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CB ACQUISITION CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890731 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001138118 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 943391143 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974 FILM NUMBER: 101232362 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-405-8900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CBRE HOLDING INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010411 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WESTMARK REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION PARTNERSHIP LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159291 IRS NUMBER: 954535866 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-02 FILM NUMBER: 101232364 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 865 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2135834318 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VINCENT F MARTIN JR INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159292 IRS NUMBER: 953695032 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-03 FILM NUMBER: 101232365 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 865 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2136834318 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CBRE CAPITAL MARKETS OF TEXAS LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159295 IRS NUMBER: 741949382 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-01 FILM NUMBER: 101232363 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 2100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: 7137871900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 2100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: L J MELODY & CO OF TEXAS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010918 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CBRE CAPITAL MARKETS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159296 IRS NUMBER: 760590855 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-19 FILM NUMBER: 101232381 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 2100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: 7137871900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 2100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: L J MELODY & CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010918 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOLDPAR B CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159302 IRS NUMBER: 954536363 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-12 FILM NUMBER: 101232374 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 865 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2136834318 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOLDPAR A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159303 IRS NUMBER: 954536362 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-13 FILM NUMBER: 101232375 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 BUSINESS PHONE: 3105638600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CBRE LJM MORTGAGE CO LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159307 IRS NUMBER: 742900986 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-15 FILM NUMBER: 101232377 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 970 W 190TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 560 CITY: TORRANCE STATE: CA ZIP: 90502 BUSINESS PHONE: 3103805887 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CBRE LJM NEVADA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159309 IRS NUMBER: 760592505 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-14 FILM NUMBER: 101232376 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 970 W 190TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 560 CITY: TORRANCE STATE: CA ZIP: 90502 BUSINESS PHONE: 3103805887 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CB RICHARD ELLIS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159311 IRS NUMBER: 952743174 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-25 FILM NUMBER: 101232387 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 970 W 190TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 560 CITY: TORRANCE STATE: CA ZIP: 90502 BUSINESS PHONE: 3103805887 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CB RICHARD ELLIS INVESTORS LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159313 IRS NUMBER: 953695034 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-23 FILM NUMBER: 101232385 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 865 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET STREET 2: SUITE 3500 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90071 BUSINESS PHONE: 2136834318 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TC Houston, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471668 IRS NUMBER: 752396198 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-10 FILM NUMBER: 101232372 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 ROSS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 BUSINESS PHONE: 214-863-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 ROSS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TCCT Real Estate, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471669 IRS NUMBER: 752396196 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-09 FILM NUMBER: 101232371 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 ROSS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 BUSINESS PHONE: 214-863-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 ROSS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TCDFW, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471670 IRS NUMBER: 752396199 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-08 FILM NUMBER: 101232370 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 ROSS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 BUSINESS PHONE: 214-863-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 ROSS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Trammell Crow Development & Investment, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471671 IRS NUMBER: 205973401 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-05 FILM NUMBER: 101232367 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 ROSS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 BUSINESS PHONE: 214-863-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 ROSS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Trammell Crow Services, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471672 IRS NUMBER: 752378868 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-04 FILM NUMBER: 101232366 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 ROSS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 BUSINESS PHONE: 214-863-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 ROSS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 3400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Polacheck Company, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471720 IRS NUMBER: 391159669 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-07 FILM NUMBER: 101232369 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-405-8900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CBRE Technical Services, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471721 IRS NUMBER: 043507926 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-16 FILM NUMBER: 101232378 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-405-8900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CBRE Loan Services, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471722 IRS NUMBER: 800456541 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-18 FILM NUMBER: 101232380 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POST OAK BLVD, STE. 2100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: 713-787-1900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POST OAK BLVD, STE. 2100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CB/TCC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471723 IRS NUMBER: 260468617 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-20 FILM NUMBER: 101232382 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-405-8900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CB/TCC Holdings LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471724 IRS NUMBER: 421718517 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-21 FILM NUMBER: 101232383 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-405-8900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CB HoldCo, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471725 IRS NUMBER: 260468454 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-26 FILM NUMBER: 101232388 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-405-8900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CB/TCC Global Holdings Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471726 IRS NUMBER: 980518702 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-22 FILM NUMBER: 101232384 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-405-8900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CBRE Government Services, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001506781 IRS NUMBER: 800659792 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-170974-28 FILM NUMBER: 101232390 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 750 9TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 900 CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20001 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-405-8900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11150 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 1600 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 S-4 1 ds4.htm FORM S-4 Form S-4
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 2010

Registration No. 333-                    

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

Delaware   6500   94-3391143
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

(310) 405-8900

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Laurence H. Midler

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

(310) 405-8900

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

With a copy to:

William B. Brentani

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

2550 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 251-5000

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement is declared effective.

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box.  ¨

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  x

   Accelerated filer  ¨

Non-accelerated filer  ¨

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

   Smaller reporting company  ¨

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)  ¨

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)  ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
 

Amount

to be

Registered

 

Maximum

Offering

Price Per Note

 

Maximum

Aggregate
Offering Price (1)

  Amount of
Registration Fee

6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

  $350,000,000   100%   $350,000,000   $24,955

Guarantees (2) of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

  $350,000,000   100%   $350,000,000   (3)
 
 

 

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee under Rule 457(f) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
(2) See inside facing page for additional registrant guarantors.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act no separate filing fee is required for the guarantees.

 

 

The registrants hereby amend this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 


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TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

Additional Registrant (as Issuer of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020)

 

Exact Name of Registrant

as Specified in its Charter

  

State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization

  

I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number

  

Primary
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Code
Number

  

Address, Including Zip Code and
Telephone Number, Including
Area Code of Registrant’s

Principal Executive Offices

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

   Delaware    52-1616016    6500   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

(310) 405-8900

Additional Registrants (as Guarantors of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020)

 

Exact Name of Registrant

as Specified in its Charter

  

State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization

  

I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number

  

Primary
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Code
Number

  

Address, Including Zip Code and
Telephone Number, Including Area

Code of Registrant’s

Principal Executive Offices

CB HoldCo, Inc.

   Delaware    26-0468454    6500   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

(310) 405-8900

CB Richard Ellis, Inc.

   Delaware    95-2743174    6500   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

(310) 405-8900

CB Richard Ellis Investors, Inc.

   California    95-3242122    6799   

515 South Flower Street,

Suite 3100

Los Angeles, California 90071

(213) 683-4200

CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C.

   Delaware    95-3695034    6799   

515 South Flower Street,

Suite 3100

Los Angeles, California 90071

(213) 683-4200

CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited

   England and Wales    98-0518702    6500   

St. Martin’s Court, 10 Paternoster Row London EC4M 7HP

United Kingdom

+44 (20) 7182-2000

CB/TCC Holdings LLC

   Delaware    42-1718517    6500   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

(310) 405-8900

CB/TCC, LLC

   Delaware    26-0468617    6500   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

(310) 405-8900

CBRE Capital Markets, Inc.

   Texas    74-1949382    6162   

2800 Post Oak Boulevard,

Suite 2100

Houston, Texas 77056

(713) 787-1900

CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP

   Texas    76-0590855    6162   

2800 Post Oak Boulevard,

Suite 2100

Houston, Texas 77056

(713) 787-1900


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Exact Name of Registrant

as Specified in its Charter

  

State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization

  

I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number

  

Primary
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Code
Number

  

Address, Including Zip Code and
Telephone Number,
Including Area

Code of Registrant’s

Principal Executive Offices

CBRE Government Services, LLC

   Delaware    80-0659792    6531   

750 9th Street Suite 900 Washington, District of Columbia 20001

(202) 783-8200

CBRE Loan Services, Inc.

   Delaware    80-0456541    6162   

2800 Post Oak Boulevard,

Suite 2100 Houston, Texas 77056

(713) 787-1900

CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.

   Delaware    33-6764889    6531   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

(310) 405-8900

CBRE Technical Services, LLC

   Delaware    04-3507926    6531   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025 (310) 405-8900

CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C.

   Delaware    74-2900986    6162   

2800 Post Oak Boulevard,

Suite 2100

Houston, Texas 77056

(713) 787-1900

CBRE/LJM-Nevada, Inc.

   Nevada    76-0592505    6162   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025 (310) 405-8900

HoldPar A

   Delaware    95-4536362    6799   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025 (310) 405-8900

HoldPar B

   Delaware    95-4536363    6799   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025 (310) 405-8900

Insignia/ESG Capital Corporation

   Delaware    51-0390846    6799   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025 (310) 405-8900

TC Houston, Inc.

   Delaware    75-2396198    6552   

2001 Ross Avenue,

Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 863-3000

TCCT Real Estate, Inc.

   Delaware    75-2396196    6552   

2001 Ross Avenue,

Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 863-3000

TCDFW, Inc.

   Delaware    75-2396199    6552   

2001 Ross Avenue,

Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 863-3000

The Polacheck Company, Inc.

   Wisconsin    39-1159669    6531   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025 (310) 405-8900


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Exact Name of Registrant

as Specified in its Charter

  

State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization

  

I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number

  

Primary
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Code
Number

  

Address, Including Zip Code and
Telephone Number,
Including Area

Code of Registrant’s

Principal Executive Offices

Trammell Crow Company

   Delaware    75-2721454    6552   

2001 Ross Avenue,

Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 863-3000

Trammell Crow Development & Investment, Inc.

   Delaware    20-5973401    6552   

2001 Ross Avenue,

Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 863-3000

Trammell Crow Services, Inc.

   Delaware    75-2378868    6552   

2001 Ross Avenue,

Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 863-3000

Vincent F. Martin, Jr., Inc.

   California    95-3695032    6799   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025 (310) 405-8900

Westmark Real Estate Acquisition Partnership, L.P.

   Delaware    95-4535866    6799   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025 (310) 405-8900


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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not offer or sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, in any jurisdiction where the offering, solicitation or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER 3, 2010

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

$350,000,000

LOGO

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

Exchange Offer for

6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

 

 

We are offering to exchange up to $350,000,000 of our new 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020, which are wholly and unconditionally guaranteed by CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., the parent company of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., and certain subsidiaries of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. (the “exchange notes”), which will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for any and all of our outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020, which are wholly and unconditionally guaranteed by CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., the parent company of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., and certain subsidiaries of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. (the “outstanding notes”). We are offering to exchange the exchange notes for the outstanding notes to satisfy our obligations contained in the registration rights agreement that we entered into when the outstanding notes were sold pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act.

The Exchange Offer

 

   

We will exchange all outstanding notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn for an equal principal amount of exchange notes that are freely tradable, except in limited circumstances described below.

 

   

You may withdraw tenders of outstanding notes at any time prior to the expiration date of the exchange offer.

 

   

The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2011, unless extended. We do not currently intend to extend the expiration date.

 

   

The exchange of the outstanding notes for exchange notes in the exchange offer will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

   

We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offer.

The Exchange Notes

 

   

The terms of the exchange notes to be issued in the exchange offer are identical in all material respects to the outstanding notes, except that the exchange notes will be freely tradable, except in limited circumstances described below.

Resales of the Exchange Notes

 

   

The exchange notes may be sold in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions or through a combination of such methods. We do not plan to list the notes on any securities exchange or market.

All untendered outstanding notes will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the outstanding notes and in the related indenture. In general, the outstanding notes may not be offered or sold, unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Other than in connection with the exchange offer, we currently do not anticipate that we will register the outstanding notes under the Securities Act.

 

 

See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 for a discussion of certain risks that you should consider before participating in the exchange offer.

Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of exchange notes received in exchange for outstanding notes where such outstanding notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. In addition, all dealers effecting transactions in the exchange notes may be required to deliver a prospectus. We have agreed that, for a period of 180 days after the date of this prospectus, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with such resale. See “Plan of Distribution.”

If you are our affiliate or are engaged in, or intend to engage in, or have an agreement or understanding to participate in, a distribution of the exchange notes, you cannot rely on the applicable interpretations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and you must comply with the registration requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these notes or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is                     , 2010.


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Prospectus Summary

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Risk Factors

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Forward-Looking Statements

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Use of Proceeds

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Capitalization

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Selected Financial Data

     38   

The Exchange Offer

     41   

Description of the Notes

     52   

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

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Plan of Distribution

     112   

Legal Matters

     113   

Experts

     113   

Change in Accountants

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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any additional written communication prepared by or authorized by us. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information or represent anything about us, our financial results or the exchange offer that is not contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus or in any additional written communication prepared by or on behalf of us. If given or made, any such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. We are not making an offer to exchange the outstanding notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information in this prospectus or in any additional written communication prepared by or on behalf of us is accurate only as of the date on its cover page and that any information incorporated by reference herein is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference.

 

 

“CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.” and its corporate logo set forth on the cover of this prospectus are our registered trademarks in the United States. All other trademarks or service marks are trademarks or service marks of the companies that use them.

 

 

As used in this prospectus, references to “CB Richard Ellis,” “our company,” “we,” “us” and “our” and similar expressions are to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires. However, in the “Prospectus Summary—The Exchange Offer,” “Prospectus Summary—The Exchange Notes,” the “Description of the Notes” and “The Exchange Offer” sections of this prospectus, references to “we,” “us” and “our” and similar expressions are to CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., have filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 under the Securities Act with respect to the notes being offered hereby. This prospectus, which forms a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement. For further information with respect to us and the exchange notes, reference is made to the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete.

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. is subject to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and files periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Materials that it files with the SEC may be read and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet website at http://www.sec.gov, from which interested persons can electronically access reports, proxy statements and other information relating to SEC registrants, including our company. CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.’s Class A common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and reports, proxy statements and other information that it provides to the New York Stock Exchange can be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.

Our Internet website at http://www.cbre.com contains information concerning us. On the Investor Relations page of that website, we provide access to all of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.’s SEC filings free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after filing with the SEC. The information at our Internet website is not incorporated in this prospectus by reference, and you should not consider it a part of this prospectus.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows certain issuers, including our company, to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information about us by referring you to those documents that are considered part of this prospectus but are filed separately with the SEC. Any statement contained in this prospectus or a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or therein, or in any other subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated herein or therein by reference, modifies or supersedes such statement. A statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus. We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the documents set forth below that have been previously filed with the SEC, provided, however, that we are not incorporating any information furnished rather than filed on any Current Report on Form 8-K or Form 8-K/A:

 

   

our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009;

 

   

our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010;

 

   

our current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 10, 2010, March 8, 2010, April 2, 2010, May 25, 2010 (covering only Item 5.04), June 8, 2010, October 5, 2010, October 8, 2010, October 12, 2010 and November 17, 2010 (covering only Items 1.01, 1.02, 2.03 and 9.01 of the first Form 8-K filed on such date);

 

   

those portions of our definitive Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that are incorporated by reference in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009; and

 

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any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until we complete the exchange offer for the notes or terminate the exchange offer.

See “Where You Can Find More Information” above for further information concerning how to obtain copies of these SEC filings.

This prospectus incorporates by reference important business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with this prospectus. We will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered, upon the written or oral request of such person, a copy of any and all of the documents that have been or may be incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Requests for copies of any such document should be directed to Investor Relations, 200 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10016, e-mail: investorrelations@cbre.com.

IN ORDER TO OBTAIN TIMELY DELIVERY, YOU MUST REQUEST THE INFORMATION NO LATER THAN                              , 2011, WHICH IS FIVE BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before tendering your notes in the exchange offer. To understand all of the terms of the exchange offer and for a more complete understanding of our business, you should read this summary together with the entire prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

Our Company

We are the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm, based on 2009 revenue, with leading full-service operations in major metropolitan areas throughout the world. We offer a full range of services to occupiers, owners, lenders and investors in office, retail, industrial, multi-family and other types of commercial real estate. As of December 31, 2009, we operated more than 300 offices worldwide, excluding affiliate offices, with approximately 29,000 employees providing commercial real estate services under the “CB Richard Ellis” brand name and development services under the “Trammell Crow” brand name. Our business is focused on several competencies, including commercial property and corporate facilities management, tenant representation, property/agency leasing, property sales, valuation, real estate investment management, commercial mortgage origination and servicing, capital markets (equity and debt) solutions, development services and proprietary research. We generate revenues from contractual management fees and on a per project or transactional basis. In 2006, we became the first commercial real estate services company included in the S&P 500. In 2008, we became the first commercial real estate services firm to be included in the Fortune 500 and remained the only commercial real estate services company on this list in 2009 and 2010. Additionally, the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals has included us among the top 100 global outsourcing companies across all industries for four consecutive years, including in 2010 when we ranked 13th overall. In 2010, The Financial Times named us Property Investment Advisor of the Year and Euromoney magazine named us Global Real Estate Advisor of the Year.

Our strong relationships with our clients have allowed us to develop significant repeat business from existing clients, including from approximately 68% of our U.S. real estate sales and leasing clients in 2009. In addition, for the twelve months ended September 30, 2010, our global contractual revenue from facilities management, property management, appraisal and valuation, asset management and development services represented approximately 50% of our revenue for such period.

Additionally, many of our clients are consolidating their commercial real estate-related needs with fewer providers and, as a result, awarding their business to providers that have a strong presence in important markets and the ability to provide a complete range of services worldwide. As a result of this trend and our ability to deliver comprehensive integrated solutions for our clients’ needs across a wide range of markets, we believe we are well positioned to capture a growing percentage of our clients’ commercial real estate services needs.

Our Business Segments

We report our results of operations through five segments: (1) the Americas, (2) Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), (3) Asia Pacific, (4) Global Investment Management and (5) Development Services.

The Americas

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for 62% of our revenue for the twelve months ended September 30, 2010. Within our Americas segment, we organize our services into the following business areas:

Advisory Services

Our advisory services businesses offer occupier/tenant and investor/owner services that meet the full spectrum of marketplace needs, including (1) real estate services, (2) capital markets and (3) valuation.

Real Estate Services. We provide strategic advice and execution to owners, investors and occupiers of real estate in connection with leasing, disposition and acquisition of property. These businesses are built upon strong client relationships that frequently lead to recurring revenue opportunities over many years. Our real estate services professionals are particularly adept at aligning real estate strategies with client business objectives, serving as advisors as well as transaction executors. We believe we are a market leader for the provision of sales and leasing real estate services in most top U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau), including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and Philadelphia.

Capital Markets. In 2005, we combined our investment sales and debt/equity financing professionals into a single fully integrated service offering called CBRE Capital Markets. The move formalized the collaboration between our investment sales professionals and debt/equity financing experts that has grown as investors have sought comprehensive capital markets solutions, rather than separate sales and financing transactions. During 2009, we concluded more than $16.3 billion of capital markets transactions in the Americas, including $10.0 billion of investment sales transactions and $6.3 billion of mortgage loan originations.

Valuation. We provide valuation services that include market value appraisals, litigation support, discounted cash flow analyses and feasibility and fairness opinions. Our valuation business has developed proprietary technology for preparing and delivering valuation reports to our clients, which we believe provides us with an advantage over our competitors. We believe that our valuation business is one of the largest in the industry. During 2009, we completed over 30,000 valuation, appraisal and advisory assignments.

Outsourcing Services

Outsourcing is a long-term trend in commercial real estate, with corporations, institutions, public sector entities and others seeking to achieve improved efficiency, better execution and lower costs by relying on the expertise of third-party real estate specialists. Our outsourcing services primarily include two major business lines that seek to capitalize on this trend: (1) corporate services and (2) asset services. Agreements with our corporate services clients are generally long-term arrangements, and although they contain different provisions for termination, there are usually penalties for early termination. Although our management agreements with our asset services clients generally may be terminated with notice ranging between 30 to 90 days, we have developed long-term relationships with many of these clients and we continue to work closely with them to implement their specific goals and objectives and to preserve and expand upon these relationships. As of December 31, 2009, we managed nearly 1.2 billion square feet of commercial space for property owners and occupiers, which we believe represents one of the largest portfolios in the Americas.

Corporate Services. We provide a comprehensive suite of services to corporate users of real estate, including transaction management, project management, facilities management, strategic consulting, portfolio management and other services. Our clients are leading global corporations, health care institutions and public sector entities with large, geographically-diverse real estate portfolios. Project management services are typically provided on a portfolio-wide or programmatic basis. Facilities management involves the day-to-day management of client-occupied space and includes headquarters buildings, regional offices, administrative offices and manufacturing and distribution facilities. We identify best practices, implement technology solutions and leverage our resources to control clients’ facilities costs and enhance the workplace environment. We seek to

 

 

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enter into multi-year, multi-service outsourcing contracts with our clients, but also provide services on a one-off assignment or a short-term contract basis. We enter into long-term, contractual relationships with these organizations with the goal of ensuring that our clients’ real estate strategies support their overall business strategies. Revenues for project management include fixed management fees, variable fees, and incentive fees if certain agreed-upon performance targets are met. Revenues may also include reimbursement of payroll and related costs for personnel providing the services. Contracts for facilities management services are typically structured so we receive reimbursement of client-dedicated personnel costs and associated overhead expenses plus a monthly fee, and in some cases, annual incentives if agreed-upon performance targets are satisfied.

Asset Services. We provide property management, construction management, marketing, leasing, accounting and financial services on a contractual basis for income-producing office, industrial and retail properties owned by local, regional and institutional investors. We provide these services through an extensive network of real estate experts in major markets throughout the United States. These local office delivery teams are supported by a strategic accounts team whose function is to help ensure quality.

EMEA

Our EMEA segment operates in 37 countries, with its largest operations located in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia and Italy. Our operations in these countries generally provide a full range of services to the commercial property sector. Additionally, we provide some residential property services in the United Kingdom, France and Spain. We are one of the leading commercial real estate services companies in the United Kingdom. We hold the leading market position in London in terms of 2009 leased square footage and provide a broad range of commercial property real estate services to investment, commercial and corporate clients located in London. We believe we are a market leader in Paris and provide a complete range of services to the commercial property sector. Within EMEA, our services are organized along the same lines as in the Americas, including brokerage, investment properties, corporate services, valuation/appraisal services, asset management services and facilities management, among others. Our EMEA segment accounted for 19% of our revenue for the twelve months ended September 30, 2010.

We also have affiliated offices that provide commercial real estate services under our brand name in several countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Our agreements with these independent offices include licenses to use the “CB Richard Ellis” name in the relevant territory in return for payments of annual royalty fees to us. In addition, these agreements also include business cross-referral arrangements between us and our affiliates.

Asia Pacific

Our Asia Pacific segment operates in 13 countries. We believe that we are one of only a few companies that can provide a full range of real estate services to large corporations throughout the region, similar to the broad range of services provided by our Americas and EMEA segments. Our principal operations in Asia are located in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. In addition, we have agreements with affiliate offices in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Malaysia that generate royalty fees and support cross-referral arrangements similar to our EMEA segment. The Pacific region includes Australia and New Zealand. Our Asia Pacific segment accounted for 13% of our revenue for the twelve months ended September 30, 2010.

Global Investment Management

Our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C. and its global affiliates, which we also refer to as CBRE Investors, provide investment management services to clients/partners that include pension plans, foundations, endowments and other organizations seeking to generate returns and diversification through

 

 

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investment in real estate. It sponsors investment programs that span the risk/return spectrum across North America, Europe and Asia. In higher yield strategies, CBRE Investors and its investment teams “co-invest” with its limited partners.

CBRE Investors is organized into four primary investment execution groups according to strategy, which include direct real estate investments through the Managed Accounts Group (low risk), Strategic Partners (higher yielding strategies), Capital Partners (higher yielding debt strategies) and indirect real estate investments in real estate securities and unlisted property funds (multiple risk strategies). CBRE Investors closed approximately $1.7 billion of new acquisitions and liquidated $0.8 billion of investments in 2009. Assets under management increased from $8.4 billion at December 31, 1999 to $34.7 billion at December 31, 2009, representing an approximately 15% compound annual growth rate. Our Global Investment Management segment accounted for 4% of our revenue for the twelve months ended September 30, 2010.

Development Services

Our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Trammell Crow Company and certain of its subsidiaries provide development services primarily in the United States to users of and investors in commercial real estate, as well as for its own account. Trammell Crow Company pursues opportunistic but risk-mitigated development and investment in commercial real estate across a wide spectrum of property types, including industrial, office and retail properties; all types of healthcare facilities (medical office buildings, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers); higher education facilities (primarily student housing); and residential/mixed-use projects. Our Development Services segment accounted for 2% of our revenue for the twelve months ended September 30, 2010.

Trammell Crow Company acts as the manager of development projects, providing services that are vital in all stages of the process, including: (i) site identification, due diligence and acquisition; (ii) evaluating project feasibility, budgeting, scheduling and cash flow analysis; (iii) procurement of approvals and permits, including zoning and other entitlements; (iv) project finance advisory services; (v) coordination of project design and engineering; (vi) construction bidding and management as well as tenant finish coordination; and (vii) project close-out and tenant move coordination. Trammell Crow Company may pursue development and investment activity on behalf of its user and investor clients (with no ownership), in partnership with its clients (through co-investment—either on an individual project basis or through a fund or program) or for its own account (100% ownership).

Industry Overview

Our business covers all aspects of the commercial real estate industry, including commercial property and corporate facilities management, tenant representation, property/agency leasing, property sales, valuation, real estate investment management, commercial mortgage origination and servicing, capital markets (equity and debt) solutions, development services and proprietary research.

We review, on a quarterly basis, various internally-generated statistics and estimates regarding both office and industrial space within the U.S. commercial real estate services industry, including the total available “stock” of rentable space and the average rent per square foot of space. Our management believes that changes in the addressable commercial rental market represented by the product of available stock and rent per square foot provide a reliable estimate of changes in the overall commercial real estate services industry because nearly all segments within the industry are affected by changes in these two measurements. We estimate that the product of available stock and rent per square foot grew at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 2% from 1999 through 2009.

 

 

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We believe the key drivers of revenue growth for the largest commercial real estate services companies are primarily: (1) the continued outsourcing of commercial real estate services due to the motivation to reduce costs, improve execution across markets and increase operational efficiency, (2) the consolidation of client activities with fewer service providers in order to obtain more consistent and efficient execution across markets and economies of scale, (3) the institutional ownership of commercial real estate, which we believe leads to increased outsourcing and consolidation of real estate services vendors, and (4) the ability to attract and retain talent.

Our Competitive Positions

Global Brand and Market Leading Positions. For more than 100 years, we have built CB Richard Ellis into one of the foremost brands in the industry. We are the world’s largest commercial real estate services provider, based on 2009 revenue, and one of only three commercial real estate services companies with a global footprint. As a result of our strong brand and global footprint, large corporations, institutional owners and users of real estate recognize us as a leading provider of world-class, comprehensive real estate services. Operating under the global CB Richard Ellis brand name, we are the leader in many of the local markets in which we operate, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and London.

Full Service Capabilities. We provide one of the broadest ranges of first-class real estate services in the industry and provide these services in major metropolitan areas throughout the world. When combined with our extensive global reach and localized market knowledge, this full range of real estate services enables us to provide world-class service to our multi-regional and multi-national clients and to maximize our revenue per client.

Strong Client Relationships and Client-tailored Service. We have forged long-term relationships with many of our clients. During the year ended December 31, 2009, our clients included nearly 80 of the Fortune 100 companies. In order to better satisfy the needs of our largest clients and to capture cross-selling opportunities, we have organized several fully-integrated client coverage teams comprised of senior management, a global relationship manager and regional and product specialists.

Attractive Business Model. Our business model features a diversified service offering and client base, recurring revenue streams, a variable cost structure, low capital requirements and a strong senior management team and workforce.

Diversified Service Offering and Client Base. Our broad service offering, global footprint and extensive client relationships provide us with a diversified revenue base. No individual client accounted for more than approximately 3% of our revenues on a global basis in 2009. For 2009, we estimate corporations accounted for approximately 42% of our revenue, insurance companies and banks accounted for approximately 20% of our revenue, pension funds and their advisors accounted for approximately 10% of our revenue, individuals and partnerships accounted for approximately 8% of our revenue, REITs accounted for approximately 5% of our revenue and other types of clients accounted for the remainder of our revenue.

Recurring Revenue Streams. Our years of strong local market presence have allowed us to develop significant repeat business from existing clients, including from approximately 68% of our U.S. real estate sales and leasing clients in 2009. This includes referrals associated with our contractual fee-for-services businesses, which generally involve facilities management, property management and mortgage loan servicing, as well as asset management provided by CBRE Investors. Our contractual, fee-for-service business represented approximately 43% of our 2009 revenue.

Variable Cost Structure. Compensation is our largest expense and our sales and leasing professionals are generally paid on a commission and bonus basis, which correlates with our revenue performance. This cost structure provides us with flexibility to mitigate the negative effect on our operating margins during difficult

 

 

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market conditions, such as those experienced in 2008 and 2009. Our cost structure also includes significant other operating expenses that may not correlate to our revenue performance, including office lease and information technology maintenance, insurance premiums and other support services expenses. However, we have a proven record of reducing fixed expenses aggressively when revenue weakens, as we did in 2008 and 2009.

Low Capital Requirements. Our business model is structured to provide value-added services with low capital intensity. During 2009, our net capital expenditures were less than 1% of our revenue.

Strong Senior Management Team and Workforce. Our most important asset is our people. We have recruited a talented and motivated work force of approximately 29,000 employees worldwide, excluding affiliate offices, who are supported by a strong and deep senior management team consisting of a number of highly-respected executives, most of whom have over 20 years of broad experience in the real estate industry. In addition, we use equity compensation to align the interests of our senior management team with the interests of our stockholders.

Our Business Strategy

We believe we have built the premier integrated global services platform in our industry, which gives us a distinct competitive advantage. We believe that we offer the commercial real estate services industry’s most complete suite of services and that we have a leadership position in many of the top business centers around the world. Our primary business objective is to leverage this platform on a global basis in order to garner an increasing share of industry revenues relative to our competitors. We believe this will enable us to maximize our long-term cash flow and sustain our competitive advantage. Our strategy to achieve these business objectives consists of several elements:

Increase Revenue from Large Clients. We plan to capitalize on our client management strategy for our large clients, which is designed to provide them with a full range of services on a global basis while maximizing our revenue per client. We deliver these services through relationship management teams that are charged with thoroughly understanding our customers’ business and real estate strategies and matching our services to the customers’ requirements. The global relationship manager is a highly seasoned professional who is focused on maximizing revenue per client and who is compensated with a salary and a performance-based bonus. The team leader is supported by salaried professionals with specialized expertise, such as marketing, financial analysis and construction, and, as needed, taps into our field-level transaction professionals for execution of client strategies. We believe this approach to client management will lead to stronger client relationships and enable us to maximize cross-selling opportunities and capture a larger share of our clients’ commercial real estate services expenditures. For example:

 

   

we generated repeat business in 2009 from approximately 68% of our U.S. real estate sales and leasing clients;

 

   

approximately 61% of our corporate services clients today purchase more than one service and, in many cases, more than two; and

 

   

the square footage we manage for our 15 largest U.S. asset services clients has grown by approximately 455% since 2001.

Capitalize on Cross-selling Opportunities. We believe cross-selling represents a large growth opportunity within the commercial real estate services industry and we are committed to emphasizing this opportunity across all of our clients, services and regions. We organize dedicated teams to assist and supplement our local market professionals in the pursuit of major assignments and to foster increased cross-selling of the full range of our services. In addition, we have dedicated substantial resources and implemented several initiatives to further develop cross-selling opportunities across our platform, including our intensive training programs for sales and

 

 

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management professionals, a customer relationship management database and sales management principles and incentives designed to improve individual productivity. We believe our various initiatives will enable us to further penetrate local markets and better capitalize on our global platform.

Expansion Through Acquisitions. Acquisitions of companies in our core lines of business have been and will continue to be an integral component of our growth plans. From 2003 to 2008, we completed over 50 acquisitions. Most of the companies we acquired were generally quality regional firms or niche specialty firms that complemented our existing platform within a region. Two of the acquisitions, Insignia and Trammell Crow Company, were large relative to the size of the company at the time. We believe that there are a number of other firms in a wide variety of sizes throughout the world that may be suitable acquisition candidates for us and would similarly add to our existing geographic and/or line of business platforms. We evaluate and have dialogue with potential acquisition candidates on an ongoing basis.

Focus on Improving Operating Efficiency. We have been focused for several years on realizing efficiencies and service enhancements from our internal support services and functions, lowering variable expenses such as marketing, travel and entertainment, and reducing total headcount to coincide with decreased revenues. Our efforts have helped to lower operating costs, support profit margins and improve overall performance. For example, beginning in 2008 and continuing through 2009, we took aggressive actions to further improve efficiencies and contain costs in response to weakened macro market conditions. As a result of these actions, operating expenses fell by nearly 21% in 2009 compared to 2008, exceeding the 19% decline in revenue over the same period. These cost reduction efforts resulted in a significantly lower cost base. We will continue to look for ways to realize further operational efficiencies and cost savings in order to maximize our operating margins and cash flow in the future.

Recent Developments

New Senior Secured Credit Agreement

On November 10, 2010, CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. entered into a new credit agreement with Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and as collateral agent (“Credit Suisse”), and the lenders party thereto.

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. (the “U.S. Borrower”), CB Richard Ellis Limited, a limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (the “U.K. Borrower”), CB Richard Ellis Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of the province of New Brunswick (the “Canadian Borrower”), CB Richard Ellis Limited Pty Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Australia (the “Australian Borrower”), and CB Richard Ellis Limited, a company organized under the laws of New Zealand (the “New Zealand Borrower” and, collectively with the U.S. Borrower, the U.K. Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and the Australian Borrower, the “Borrowers”) are the borrowers under the new credit agreement.

The new credit agreement provides for senior secured financing in the amount of up to $1.35 billion, consisting of:

 

   

a $350.0 million senior secured tranche A term loan facility;

 

   

a $300.0 million senior secured tranche B term loan facility; and

 

   

a senior secured revolving credit facility of up to $700.0 million that allows for borrowings outside of the United States, with (i) a $50.0 million sub-facility allowing for multicurrency revolving borrowings available to the U.S. Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, the Australian Borrower and the New Zealand Borrower and (ii) a $50.0 million sub-facility allowing for U.K. revolving loans to the U.S. Borrower and the U.K. Borrower.

 

 

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The revolving credit facility includes borrowing capacity of up to $100.0 million for letters of credit, and $55.0 million for short-term borrowing referred to as swingline loans, of which up to $20.0 million is available to the U.S. Borrower and up to $35.0 million is available to the New Zealand Borrower.

On November 10, 2010, the U.S. Borrower borrowed $350.0 million under the tranche A term loan facility, $300.0 million under the tranche B term loan facility, and $20 million of swingline loans under the revolving credit facility. These amounts and cash on hand were used to repay all amounts outstanding under its previous credit agreement, which was terminated.

 

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, California 90025, and our telephone number is (310) 405-8900.

 

 

Included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is information regarding the commercial real estate market, historical office vacancy rates and absorption-to-completion ratios. This information was obtained from our subsidiary, CBRE Econometric Advisors (formerly known as Torto Wheaton Research), which provides this information to paid subscribers on a regular basis. CBRE Econometric Advisors provides real estate research data to many of the largest portfolio managers, insurance companies and pension funds in the United States.

 

 

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The Exchange Offer

In this prospectus, the term “outstanding notes” refers to our 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 and the related guarantees issued in a private placement on October 8, 2010. The term “exchange notes” refers to our 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 and the related guarantees, as registered under the Securities Act, offered by this prospectus. The term “notes” refers, collectively, to the outstanding notes and the exchange notes.

The summary below describes the principal terms of the exchange offer. See also the section of this prospectus titled “The Exchange Offer,” which contains a more detailed description of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer.

 

General

In connection with the private placement, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the purchasers in which we agreed, among other things, to deliver this prospectus to you and to obtain the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this prospectus is a part within 270 days after the date of original issuance of the outstanding notes. You are entitled to exchange in the exchange offer your outstanding notes for exchange notes, which are identical in all material respects to the outstanding notes except:

 

   

the exchange notes will have been registered under the Securities Act;

 

   

the exchange notes are not entitled to any registration rights that are applicable to the outstanding notes under the registration rights agreement; and

 

   

the provisions of the registration rights agreement that provide for payment of additional amounts upon a registration default are no longer applicable.

 

The Exchange Offer

We are offering to exchange up to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 and the related guarantees, which have been registered under the Securities Act, for any and all of our outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 and the related guarantees.

Outstanding notes may be exchanged only in denominations of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specified conditions, we will exchange the exchange notes for all outstanding notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the exchange offer. We will cause the exchange to be effected promptly after the expiration of the exchange offer.

 

Resale

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you (unless you are our “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that:

 

   

you are acquiring the exchange notes in the ordinary course of your business; and

 

   

you have not engaged in, do not intend to engage in, and have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, a distribution of the exchange notes.

If you are a broker-dealer and receive exchange notes for your own account in exchange for outstanding notes that you acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, you must acknowledge that you will deliver this prospectus in connection with any resale of the exchange notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

Expiration Date

The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2011, unless extended by us. We do not currently intend to extend the expiration date.

 

Withdrawal

You may withdraw any tender of your outstanding notes at any time prior to the expiration of the exchange offer. We will return to you any of your outstanding notes that are not accepted for any reason for exchange, without expense to you, promptly after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer.

 

Interest on the Exchange Notes and the Outstanding Notes

Each exchange note bears interest at the rate of 6.625% per annum from the original issuance date of the outstanding notes or from the most recent date on which interest has been paid on the notes. The interest on the notes is payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on April 15, 2011. No interest will be paid on outstanding notes following their acceptance for exchange.

 

Conditions to the Exchange Offer

The exchange offer is subject to customary conditions, which we may assert or waive. See “The Exchange Offer—Conditions to the Exchange Offer.”

 

Procedures for Tendering Outstanding Notes

If you wish to participate in the exchange offer, you must complete, sign and date the accompanying letter of transmittal, or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal, according to the instructions contained in this prospectus and the letter of transmittal. You must then mail or otherwise deliver the letter of transmittal, or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal, together with the outstanding notes and any other required documents, to the exchange agent at the address set forth on the cover page of the letter of transmittal.

 

 

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If you hold outstanding notes through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and wish to participate in the exchange offer, you must comply with the procedures under DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program by which you will agree to be bound by the letter of transmittal. By signing, or agreeing to be bound by, the letter of transmittal, you will represent to us that, among other things:

 

   

you do not have an arrangement or understanding with any person or entity to participate in the distribution of the exchange notes;

 

   

you are not our “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act;

 

   

you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, a distribution of the exchange notes;

 

   

you are acquiring the exchange notes in the ordinary course of your business; and

 

   

if you are a broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for your own account in exchange for outstanding notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities, that you will deliver a prospectus, as required by law, in connection with any resale of such exchange notes.

 

Special Procedures for Beneficial Owners

If you are a beneficial owner of outstanding notes that are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, and you wish to tender those outstanding notes in the exchange offer, you should contact the registered holder promptly and instruct the registered holder to tender those outstanding notes on your behalf. If you wish to tender on your own behalf, you must, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering your outstanding notes, either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the outstanding notes in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder. The transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time and may not be able to be completed prior to the expiration date.

 

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

If you wish to tender your outstanding notes and your outstanding notes are not immediately available or you cannot deliver your outstanding notes, the letter of transmittal or any other required documents, or you cannot comply with the procedures under DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program for transfer of book-entry interests, prior to the expiration date, you must tender your outstanding notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures described under “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.”

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exchange offer, we will have fulfilled a covenant under the registration rights agreement. Accordingly, there will be no increase in the interest rate on the outstanding notes under the circumstances described in the registration rights agreement. If you do not tender your outstanding notes in the exchange offer, you will continue to be entitled to all the rights and limitations applicable to the outstanding notes as set forth in the indenture under which the outstanding notes were issued, except we will not have any further obligation to you to provide for the exchange and registration of the outstanding notes and related guarantees under the registration rights agreement. To the extent that outstanding notes are tendered and accepted in the exchange offer, the trading market for outstanding notes could be adversely affected.

 

Consequences of Failure to Exchange

All untendered outstanding notes will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the outstanding notes and in the indenture under which the outstanding notes were issued. In general, the outstanding notes may not be offered or sold, unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Other than in connection with the exchange offer, we do not anticipate that we will register the outstanding notes under the Securities Act.

 

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Exchange Offer

The exchange of outstanding notes for exchange notes in the exchange offer will not be a taxable event for United States federal income tax purposes. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—The Exchange Offer.”

 

Use of Proceeds

We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of exchange notes in the exchange offer. See “Use of Proceeds.”

 

Exchange Agent

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the exchange agent for the exchange offer. The addresses and telephone numbers of the exchange agent are set forth under “The Exchange Offer—Exchange Agent.”

 

 

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The Exchange Notes

The summary below describes the principal terms of the exchange notes. Certain of the terms and conditions described below are subject to important limitations and exceptions. The “Description of the Notes” section of this prospectus contains more detailed descriptions of the terms and conditions of the outstanding notes and the exchange notes. The exchange notes will have terms identical in all material respects to the outstanding notes, except that the exchange notes will be registered under the Securities Act and will not contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional payments upon a failure to fulfill certain of our obligations under the registration rights agreement.

 

Issuer

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

 

Securities Offered

$350,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 and the related guarantees.

 

Maturity

October 15, 2020.

 

Interest Rate

The exchange notes bear interest at a rate of 6.625% per annum.

 

Interest Payment Dates

The interest on the exchange notes is payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on April 15, 2011. Interest accrues from the original issuance date of the outstanding notes or from the most recent date on which interest has been paid on the notes.

 

Guarantees

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. and each subsidiary of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. that guarantees our obligations under the credit agreement will also fully and unconditionally guarantee the exchange notes on a senior unsecured basis. The guarantees by the guarantors of the exchange notes will be pari passu to all existing and future senior indebtedness of the guarantors.

 

Ranking

The exchange notes will be our senior unsecured obligations. They will rank equal in right of payment with our existing and future senior indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any of our existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The exchange notes will be effectively subordinated to all of our secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt and structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future liabilities of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes. As of September 30, 2010, CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., excluding its subsidiaries, had approximately $1.5 billion of senior secured indebtedness. CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. and each subsidiary guarantor of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., as the guarantors had approximately $1.7 billion of senior secured indebtedness, including guarantees of our indebtedness and short-term borrowings of $260.1 million related to our wholly-owned subsidiary, CBRE Capital Markets, Inc.’s warehouse lines of credit (principal outstanding thereunder not guaranteed by us) and $3.5 million of recourse notes payable on real estate. As of September 30, 2010, our non-guarantor subsidiaries had $685.2 million of indebtedness, of which $673.8 million is non-recourse to us.

 

 

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Optional Redemption

At any time prior to October 15, 2014, we may redeem the exchange notes, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus an applicable “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, as described under the caption “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption.” At any time and from time to time on or after October 15, 2014, we may redeem the exchange notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices specified under the caption “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption,” plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

Until October 15, 2013, we can choose to redeem the exchange notes in an amount not to exceed 35% of the principal amount of the exchange notes together with any additional notes issued under the indenture with money we or CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. raises in certain equity offerings as described under the caption “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption.”

 

Mandatory Offer to Repurchase

If a change of control triggering event occurs, we must give holders of the exchange notes an opportunity to sell to us their exchange notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the exchange notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the purchase date, subject to certain conditions. See “Description of the Notes—Change of Control Triggering Event.”

 

Restrictive Covenants

The indenture governing the exchange notes contains covenants that limit our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to:

 

   

incur or guarantee additional indebtedness;

 

   

pay dividends or distributions on capital stock or redeem or repurchase capital stock;

 

   

make investments;

 

   

create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us;

 

   

sell stock of our subsidiaries;

 

   

transfer or sell assets;

 

   

create liens;

 

   

enter into sale/leaseback transactions;

 

   

enter into transactions with affiliates; and

 

   

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At such time as the ratings assigned to the exchange notes are investment grade ratings by both Moody’s Investors Service and Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services, the foregoing covenants will cease to be in effect with the exception of the covenants that contain limitations on, among other things, the designation of restricted and unrestricted subsidiaries, liens, and certain consolidations, mergers and transfers of assets. All of these restrictions and prohibitions are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. See “Description of the Notes—Certain Covenants.”

 

Book-Entry

The exchange notes will be issued in book-entry form and will be represented by global certificates deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., DTC’s nominee. Beneficial interests in the exchange notes will be shown on, and transfers will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC or its nominee; and these interests may not be exchanged for certificated notes, except in limited circumstances. See “Description of the Notes—Book-Entry, Delivery and Form” and “Description of the Notes—Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes.”

 

No Listing

The exchange notes will not be listed on any securities exchange or market.

Risk Factors

You should carefully consider all of the information included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus. See “Risk Factors” included in this prospectus beginning on page 18. In addition, you should review the information set forth under “Forward-Looking Statements” before deciding to tender your outstanding notes in the exchange offer.

 

 

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Summary Historical Consolidated Financial Data

The following table sets forth our summary historical consolidated financial information for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009. The statement of operations data and statement of cash flows data for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and the balance sheet data as of September 30, 2010 were derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The statement of operations data and statement of cash flows data for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 were derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The balance sheet data as of December 31, 2007 was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements that are not incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

The summary financial data presented below is not necessarily indicative of our results of future operations and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the information included under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010 and our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, each of which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

Some of the financial data contained in this prospectus reflects the effects of, and may not total due to, rounding.

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2008     2009     2009     2010  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Statement of Operations Data:

          

Revenue

   $ 6,034,249      $ 5,128,817      $ 4,165,820      $ 2,869,321      $ 3,464,020   

Cost of services

     3,200,718        2,926,721        2,447,885        1,726,720        2,029,301   

Operating, administrative and other

     1,988,658        1,747,082        1,383,579        972,892        1,085,554   

Operating income (loss)

     698,971        (788,469     241,842        101,397        273,446   

Interest income

     29,004        17,762        6,129        4,790        6,374   

Interest expense

     162,991        167,156        189,146        136,291        149,822   

Write-off of financing costs

                   29,255        29,255          

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     399,746        (1,076,489     (27,638     (78,768     69,253   

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     5,308        26,748                      14,961   

Net income (loss)

     405,054        (1,049,741     (27,638     (78,768     84,214   

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

     14,549        (37,675     (60,979     (47,819     (20,987

Net income (loss) attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

     390,505        (1,012,066     33,341        (30,949     105,201   

Statement of Cash Flow Data:

          

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 648,210      $ (130,373   $ 213,645      $ 53,451      $ 324,924   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (284,421     (419,009     (119,362     (97,905     (20,855

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (277,253     373,959        476,768        202,245        (273,021

 

 

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     As of December 31,      As of
September 30,
2010 (1)
 
     2007      2008      2009     
     (dollars in thousands)  

Balance Sheet Data:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 342,874       $ 158,823       $ 741,557       $ 768,675   

Total assets

     6,242,573         4,726,414         5,039,406         5,075,063   

Long-term debt, including current portion

     1,788,726         2,077,421         2,120,803         1,906,295   

Notes payable on real estate (2)

     466,032         617,663         551,277         679,624   

Total liabilities

     4,990,417         4,380,691         4,255,111         4,118,099   

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity

     988,543         114,686         629,122         773,397   

 

(1) On November 10, 2010, we entered into a new credit agreement for senior secured financing in the amount of up to $1.35 billion. CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. borrowed $350.0 million under the new tranche A term loan facility, $300.0 million under the new tranche B term loan facility, and $20 million of swingline loans under the new revolving credit facility. These amounts and cash on hand were used to repay all amounts outstanding under the previous credit agreement, which was terminated.

 

(2) Notes payable on real estate disclosed here includes the current and long-term portions of notes payable on real estate as well as notes payable included in liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

Before deciding to tender your outstanding notes in the exchange offer, you should consider the risks described below and the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or those we currently view to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In any such case, the market price of our exchange notes could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment. In addition, we may not be able to make payments of interest and principal on the exchange notes.

Risks Relating to the Exchange Offer

If you do not exchange your outstanding notes in the exchange offer, the transfer restrictions currently applicable to your outstanding notes will remain in force and the market price of your outstanding notes could decline.

If you do not exchange your outstanding notes for exchange notes in the exchange offer, then you will continue to be subject to the transfer restrictions on the outstanding notes as set forth in the offering memorandum distributed in connection with the private offering of the outstanding notes. In general, the outstanding notes may not be offered or sold unless they are registered, or exempt from registration, under the Securities Act (including pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as and when available) and applicable state securities laws. Except as required by the registration rights agreement, we do not intend to register resales of the outstanding notes under the Securities Act. You should refer to “Prospectus Summary—The Exchange Offer” and “The Exchange Offer” for information on how to tender your outstanding notes.

The tender of outstanding notes under the exchange offer will reduce the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding notes, which may have an adverse effect upon, and increase the volatility of, the market prices of the outstanding notes due to reduction in liquidity. In addition, if you do not exchange your outstanding notes in the exchange offer, you will no longer be entitled to exchange your outstanding notes for exchange notes registered under the Securities Act and you will no longer be entitled to have your outstanding notes registered for resale under the Securities Act.

Your ability to transfer the exchange notes may be limited by the absence of an active trading market, and there is no assurance that any active trading market will develop for the exchange notes.

We do not intend to apply for listing of the exchange notes on a securities exchange or market. The exchange notes are a new issue of securities for which there is no established public market. The initial purchasers in the private offering of the outstanding notes have advised us that they intend to make a market in the exchange notes as permitted by applicable laws and regulations; however, the initial purchasers are not obligated to make a market in any of the exchange notes, and they may discontinue their market-making activities at any time without notice. In addition, such market-making activity may be limited during the pendency of the exchange offer. Therefore, an active market for any of the exchange notes may not develop or, if developed, it may not continue. In addition, subsequent to their initial issuance, the exchange notes may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending upon prevailing interest rates, the market for similar notes, our performance and other factors.

Risks Relating to the Notes

We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to finance a change of control offer.

Upon the occurrence of a change of control triggering event, we will be required to offer to repurchase all of the notes. We cannot assure you that there will be sufficient funds available for us to make any required repurchases of the notes upon a change of control. In addition, our credit agreement provides that the occurrence

 

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of a change of control constitutes a default. Our failure to purchase tendered notes would constitute a default under the indenture governing the notes, which, in turn, would constitute a default under the credit agreement. See “Description of the Notes—Change of Control Triggering Event.”

A subsidiary guarantee could be voided if it constitutes a fraudulent transfer under U.S. bankruptcy or similar state law, which would prevent the holders of the notes from relying on that subsidiary to satisfy claims.

Under U.S. bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer laws, a subsidiary guarantee can be voided, or claims under the subsidiary guarantee may be subordinated to all other debts of that subsidiary guarantor if, among other things, the subsidiary guarantor, at the time it incurred the indebtedness evidenced by its subsidiary guarantee or, in some states, when payments become due under the subsidiary guarantee, received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the incurrence of the subsidiary guarantee and:

 

   

was insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of such incurrence;

 

   

was engaged in a business or transaction for which the subsidiary guarantor’s remaining assets constituted unreasonably small capital; or

 

   

intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay those debts as they mature.

A subsidiary guarantee may also be voided, without regard to the above factors, if a court found that the subsidiary guarantor entered into the subsidiary guarantee with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors.

A court would likely find that a subsidiary guarantor did not receive reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for its subsidiary guarantee if the subsidiary guarantor did not substantially benefit directly or indirectly from the issuance of the notes. If a court were to void a subsidiary guarantee, you would no longer have a claim against the subsidiary guarantor. Sufficient funds to repay the notes may not be available from other sources, including the remaining guarantors, if any. In addition, the court might direct you to repay any amounts that you already received from the subsidiary guarantor.

The measures of insolvency for purposes of fraudulent transfer laws vary depending upon the governing law. Generally, a subsidiary guarantor would be considered insolvent if:

 

   

the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, was greater than the fair saleable value of all its assets;

 

   

the present fair saleable value of its assets were less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as they became absolute and mature; or

 

   

it could not pay its debts as they became due.

Each subsidiary guarantee will contain a provision intended to limit the subsidiary guarantor’s liability to the maximum amount that it could incur without causing the incurrence of obligations under its subsidiary guarantee to be a fraudulent transfer. This provision may not be effective to protect the subsidiary guarantees from being voided under fraudulent transfer law.

The notes will not be guaranteed by all of our subsidiaries.

The notes will not be guaranteed by a number of our subsidiaries. As a result, if we default on our obligations under the notes, you will not have any claims against any of our subsidiaries that do not provide guarantees of the notes. Certain of our foreign subsidiaries are co-borrowers under our credit agreement but do

 

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not guarantee our obligations thereunder and will not guarantee the notes offered hereby. For the year ended December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010, revenues of our non-guarantor subsidiaries constituted approximately 41% and 42%, respectively, of our consolidated revenues, and operating income of such non-guarantor subsidiaries was approximately $100.6 million and $99.9 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2010, the total assets of such subsidiaries constituted approximately 46% of our consolidated total assets, and the total indebtedness of such subsidiaries was $685.2 million, of which $673.8 million is non-recourse to us.

We cannot assure you that an active trading market will develop for the notes.

Prior to this offering, there was no public market for the notes. We have been informed by the initial purchasers that they intend to make a market in the notes after this offering is completed. However, the initial purchasers may cease their market-making activities at any time. In addition, the liquidity of the trading market in the notes and the market price quoted for the notes may be adversely affected by changes in the overall market for high yield securities and by changes in our financial performance or prospects or in the financial performance or prospects of companies in our industry generally. As a result, we cannot assure you that an active trading market will develop or be maintained for the notes. If an active market does not develop or is not maintained, the market price of the notes may decline and the liquidity of the notes may be limited.

Under the indenture that governs the notes offered hereby, we will have had the capacity to make certain payments, including dividends, of up to approximately $384.7 million as of September 30, 2010.

The indenture that governs the notes offered hereby will limit our ability to make certain payments, including dividends to service parent company debt obligations, loans or investments or the redemption or retirement of any equity interests and indebtedness subordinated to the notes. However, these limitations will be based on a calculation of our net income, equity issuances, receipt of capital contributions and return on certain investments since June 18, 2009, rather than since the date of this offering. Accordingly, after the closing of this offering, based on calculations as of September 30, 2010, we will have the capacity to make certain payments, including dividends to service parent company debt obligations, of up to approximately $384.7 million (a portion of which is available only upon achievement of a minimum fixed charge coverage test) under the indenture that governs the notes offered hereby. See “Description of the Notes—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments.”

Ratings of the notes may affect the market price and marketability of the notes.

The notes are rated by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. Such ratings are limited in scope, and do not address all material risks relating to an investment in the notes, but rather reflect only the view of each rating agency at the time the rating is issued. An explanation of the significance of such rating may be obtained from such rating agency. There is no assurance that such credit ratings will be issued or remain in effect for any given period of time or that such ratings will not be lowered, suspended or withdrawn entirely by the rating agencies, if, in each rating agency’s judgment, circumstances so warrant. It is also possible that such ratings may be lowered in connection with future events, such as future acquisitions. Holders of notes will have no recourse against us or any other parties in the event of a change in or suspension or withdrawal of such ratings. Any lowering, suspension or withdrawal of such ratings may have an adverse effect on the market price or marketability of the notes.

 

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Risks Relating to Our Business

The success of our business is significantly related to general economic conditions and, accordingly, our business has been and could continue to be harmed by the economic slowdown and downturn in real estate asset values, property sales and leasing activities.

Periods of economic weakness or recession, significantly rising interest rates, declining employment levels, declining demand for real estate, declining real estate values, or the public perception that any of these events may occur, may negatively affect the performance of many of our business lines. These economic conditions can result in a general decline in acquisition, disposition and leasing activity, as well as a general decline in the value of real estate and in rents, which in turn reduces revenue from property management fees and brokerage commissions derived from property sales, leases and mortgage brokerage as well as revenues associated with investment management and/or development activities. In addition, these conditions can lead to a decline in property sales prices as well as a decline in funds invested in existing commercial real estate assets and properties planned for development.

Because our development and investment strategy often entails making relatively modest investments alongside our investor clients, our ability to conduct these activities depends in part on the supply of investment capital for commercial real estate and related assets. During an economic downturn, investment capital is usually constrained. During these periods, it may also take longer for us to dispose of real estate investments or the selling prices may be lower than originally anticipated. As a result, the carrying value of our real estate investments may become impaired and we could record losses as a result of such impairment or we could experience reduced profitability related to declines in real estate values. In addition, economic downturns may reduce the amount of loan originations and related servicing by our commercial mortgage brokerage business. Further, as a result of our debt level and the terms of our existing debt instruments, our exposure to adverse general economic conditions is heightened.

During 2008 and 2009, the availability and cost of credit, a declining real estate market (in particular, in those markets in which we have generated significant transaction revenues in the past, such as the United States) and geopolitical issues contributed to increased volatility and diminished expectations for the economy and the markets going forward. These factors, combined with volatile oil prices, declining business and consumer confidence and increased unemployment, precipitated an economic slowdown and a global recession. The fragility of the credit markets and the volatile economic environment impacted real estate services companies like ours through liquidity restrictions, falling transaction volumes, lower real estate valuations, market volatility and fluctuations, and loss of confidence. Similar to other commercial real estate services firms, our transaction volumes fell during 2008 and 2009 and our stock price declined significantly. While the economic decline has abated since 2009, and our business and stock price have begun to recover, negative economic conditions persist and pose significant risks to our business.

These negative general economic conditions could continue to reduce the overall amount of sale and leasing activity in the commercial real estate industry, and hence the demand for our services. We are unable to predict the likely path of recovery from the disruption in financial markets and adverse economic conditions in the United States and other countries experienced in 2008 and 2009. Our revenues and profitability depend on the overall demand for our services from our clients. While it is possible that the increase in the number of distressed sales and resulting decrease in asset prices will eventually translate to greater market activity, the current overall reduction in sales transaction volume from pre-recession levels continues to materially and adversely impact our business.

If the conditions that prevailed in the economy and the commercial real estate market in 2008 and 2009 were to return or worsen in the future, our business performance and profitability could again deteriorate. If this were to occur, we could fail to comply with certain financial covenants in our credit agreement which would force us to seek an amendment with the lenders under our credit agreement, and no assurance can be given that

 

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we will be able to obtain any necessary waivers or amendments on satisfactory terms, if at all. In addition, in an extreme deterioration of our business, we could have insufficient liquidity to meet our debt service obligations when they come due in future years. If we fail to meet our payment or other obligations under our credit agreement, the lenders under the agreement will be entitled to proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure the debt owed.

Recent adverse developments in the credit markets and the risk of continued market deterioration have adversely affected and may continue to adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our Global Investment Management, Development Services and capital markets (including investment property sales and debt and equity financing services) businesses are sensitive to credit cost and availability as well as marketplace liquidity. Additionally, the revenues in all of our businesses are dependent to some extent on the overall volume of activity (and pricing) in the commercial real estate market. In 2008 and 2009, the credit markets experienced a disruption of unprecedented magnitude. This disruption reduced the availability and significantly increased the cost of most sources of funding. In some cases, these sources were eliminated.

Disruptions in the credit markets adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, our business of providing advisory services to owners, investors and occupiers of real estate in connection with the leasing, disposition and acquisition of property. If our clients are unable to procure credit on favorable terms, there may be fewer completed leasing transactions, dispositions and acquisitions of property. In addition, if purchasers of real estate are not able to procure favorable financing resulting in the lack of disposition opportunities for our funds and projects, our Global Investment Management and Development Services businesses will be unable to generate incentive fees and we may also experience losses of co-invested equity capital if the disruption causes a permanent decline in the value of investments made.

The scope of the credit market disruption in late 2008 and early 2009 was well beyond what any market participant anticipated. While the credit market has shown signs of improving since the second half of 2009, liquidity remains constrained and it is impossible to predict when the market will return to normalcy. This uncertainty may lead market participants to continue to act more conservatively than in recent history, which may amplify decreases in demand and pricing in the markets we serve.

Our debt instruments impose operating and financial restrictions on us and, in the event of a default, all of our borrowings would become immediately due and payable.

Our debt instruments, including our credit agreement, impose, and the terms of any future debt may impose, operating and other restrictions on us and many of our subsidiaries. These restrictions will affect, and in many respects will limit or prohibit, our ability and our guarantor subsidiaries’ abilities to:

 

   

incur or guarantee additional indebtedness;

 

   

pay dividends or make distributions on capital stock or redeem or repurchase capital stock;

 

   

repurchase equity interests;

 

   

make investments;

 

   

create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us;

 

   

transfer or sell assets, including the stock of subsidiaries;

 

   

create liens;

 

   

enter into transactions with affiliates;

 

   

enter into sale/leaseback transactions; and

 

   

enter into mergers or consolidations.

 

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Our credit agreement currently requires us to maintain a minimum coverage ratio of EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement) to total interest expense of 2.25x and a maximum leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement) of 3.75x. Our ability to meet these financial ratios can be affected by events beyond our control, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those ratios when required. For example, we experienced a decline in EBITDA during the economic downturn in 2008 to 2009, which negatively impacted our minimum coverage ratio and maximum leverage ratio. However, we significantly reduced our cost structure during 2008 and 2009, and, as a result of these cost reductions, as well as renewed growth in our business, we are well within compliance with the minimum coverage ratio and the maximum leverage ratio under our credit agreement. Our coverage ratio of EBITDA to total interest expense was 6.48x for the twelve months ended September 30, 2010 and our leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA was 1.28x as of September 30, 2010. We continue to monitor our projected compliance with these financial ratios and other terms of our credit agreement.

A breach of any of these restrictive covenants or the inability to comply with the required financial ratios could result in a default under our debt instruments. If any such default occurs, the lenders under our credit agreement may elect to declare all outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest and other fees, to be immediately due and payable. The lenders under our credit agreement also have the right in these circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. If we are unable to repay outstanding borrowings when due, the lenders under our credit agreement will have the right to proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure the debt, which collateral is described in the immediately following risk factor. If the debt under our credit agreement were to be accelerated, we cannot give assurance that this collateral would be sufficient to repay our debt.

The restrictions contained in our debt instruments could also:

 

   

limit our ability to plan for or react to market conditions or meet capital needs or otherwise restrict our activities or business plans; and

 

   

adversely affect our ability to finance ongoing operations, strategic acquisitions, investments or other capital needs or to engage in other business activities that would be in our interest.

If we fail to meet our payment or other obligations under our credit agreement, the lenders under such credit agreement could foreclose on, and acquire control of, substantially all of our assets.

Our credit agreement is jointly and severally guaranteed by us and substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries. Borrowings under our credit agreement are secured by a pledge of substantially all of the capital stock of our U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the capital stock of certain non-U.S. subsidiaries. In addition, in connection with any amendment to our credit agreement, we may need to grant additional collateral to the lenders.

Our substantial leverage and debt service obligations could harm our ability to operate our business, remain in compliance with debt covenants and make payments on our debt.

We are highly leveraged and have significant debt service obligations. As of September 30, 2010, our total debt, excluding notes payable on real estate and warehouse lines of credit, was approximately $1.9 billion. For the year ended December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010, our interest expense was approximately $189.1 million and $149.8 million, respectively. Our level of indebtedness increases the possibility that we may be unable to generate cash sufficient to pay when due the principal of, interest on or other amounts due in respect of our indebtedness. In addition, we may incur additional debt from time to time to finance strategic acquisitions, investments, joint ventures or for other purposes, subject to the restrictions contained in the documents governing our indebtedness. If we incur additional debt, the risks associated with our leverage, including our ability to service our debt, would increase. If we are required to seek an amendment to our credit agreement, our debt service obligations may be substantially increased.

 

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Our debt could have other important consequences, which include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

   

we could be required to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to pay principal and interest on our debt;

 

   

our interest expense could increase if interest rates increase because the loans under our credit agreement bear interest at floating rates;

 

   

our leverage could increase our vulnerability to general economic downturns and adverse competitive and industry conditions, placing us at a disadvantage compared to those of our competitors that are less leveraged;

 

   

our debt service obligations could limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and in the commercial real estate services industry;

 

   

our failure to comply with the financial and other restrictive covenants in the documents governing our indebtedness, which, among other things, require us to maintain specified financial ratios and limit our ability to incur additional debt and sell assets, could result in an event of default that, if not cured or waived, results in foreclosure on substantially all of our assets; and

 

   

our level of debt may restrict us from raising additional financing on satisfactory terms to fund working capital, strategic acquisitions, investments, joint ventures and other general corporate requirements.

From time to time, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. rate our significant outstanding debt. These ratings and any downgrades thereof may impact our ability to borrow under any new agreements in the future, as well as the interest rates and other terms of any future borrowings, and could also cause a decline in the market price of our Class A common stock.

We cannot be certain that our earnings will be sufficient to allow us to pay principal and interest on our debt and meet our other obligations. If we do not have sufficient earnings, we may be required to seek to refinance all or part of our existing debt, sell assets, borrow more money or sell more securities, none of which we can guarantee that we will be able to do and which, if accomplished, may adversely impact our stock price.

We have limited restrictions on the amount of additional recourse debt we are able to incur, which may intensify the risks associated with our leverage, including our ability to service our indebtedness.

Subject to the maximum amounts of indebtedness permitted by our credit agreement covenants, we are not restricted in the amount of additional recourse debt we are able to incur in connection with the financing of our development activities, and we may in the future incur such indebtedness in order to decrease the amount of equity we invest in these activities. Subject to certain covenants in our various bank credit agreements, we are also not restricted in the amount of additional recourse debt CBRE Capital Markets may incur in connection with funding loan originations for multi-family properties having prior purchase commitments by a government sponsored entity.

The deteriorating financial condition and/or results of operations of certain of our clients could adversely affect our business.

We could be adversely affected by the actions and deteriorating financial condition and results of operations of certain of our clients. Our clients include companies in the financial services industry, including commercial banks, investment banks and insurance companies, as well as the automobile industry. Defaults or non-performance by, or even rumors or questions about, one or more financial services institutions, or the financial services industry generally, have led to market-wide liquidity problems and could lead to losses or defaults by one or more of our clients, which in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

 

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Any of our clients may experience a downturn in its business that may weaken its results of operations and financial condition. As a result, a client may fail to make payments when due, become insolvent or declare bankruptcy. For example, in 2008, a significant customer of our outsourcing business, Washington Mutual, was seized by federal regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Any client bankruptcy or insolvency, or the failure of any client to make payments when due, could result in material losses to our company. In particular, if any of our significant clients becomes insolvent or suffers a downturn in its business, it may seriously harm our business. Bankruptcy filings by or relating to one of our clients could bar us from collecting pre-bankruptcy debts from that client. A client bankruptcy would delay our efforts to collect past due balances and could ultimately preclude full collection of these amounts. Any unsecured claim we hold against a bankrupt entity may be paid only to the extent that funds are available and only in the same percentage as is paid to all other holders of unsecured claims. We may recover substantially less than the full value of any unsecured claims in the event of the bankruptcy of a large client, which would adversely impact our financial condition. We expect that the continuing weakness and volatility in the global economy will put additional financial stress on clients, which may in turn negatively impact our ability to collect our receivables fully or in a timely manner.

Additionally, while no individual client accounted for more than approximately 3% of our revenues on a global basis in 2009, certain corporate services and property management client agreements require that we advance payroll and other vendor costs on behalf of clients. If such a client were to file bankruptcy or otherwise fail, we may not be able to obtain reimbursement for those costs or for the severance obligations we would incur as a result of the loss of the client.

Our goodwill and other intangible assets could become further impaired, which may require us to take significant non-cash charges against earnings.

Under current accounting guidelines, we must assess, at least annually and potentially more frequently, whether the value of our goodwill and other intangible assets has been impaired. Any impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets as a result of such analysis would result in a non-cash charge against earnings, which charge could materially adversely affect our reported results of operations and our stock price. Due to the continuing economic uncertainty and credit crisis, we determined in December 2008 that the negative impact of the current global economic slowdown and resulting decline in our stock price represented an adverse change in our business climate, requiring us to undertake an interim evaluation of our goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment. During the year ended December 31, 2008, we incurred charges of $1.2 billion in connection with the impairment of goodwill and other non-amortizable intangible assets. We did not record any impairment charges related to goodwill and other non-amortizable intangible assets during the year ended December 31, 2009 or the nine months ended September 30, 2010. As of September 30, 2010, our recorded goodwill was approximately $1.3 billion; our other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization, was approximately $332 million; and our CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity was approximately $773 million. As of September 30, 2010, our book value per share was $2.39. A significant and sustained decline in our future cash flows, a significant further adverse change in the economic environment, slower growth rates or if our stock price falls below our net book value per share for a sustained period, all could result in the need to perform additional impairment analysis in future periods. If we were to conclude that a future write-down of goodwill or other intangible assets is necessary, then we would record such additional charges, which could materially adversely affect our results of operations.

Our success depends upon the retention of our senior management, as well as our ability to attract and retain qualified and experienced employees (including those acquired through acquisitions).

Our continued success is highly dependent upon the efforts of our executive officers and other key employees, including Brett White, our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. White and certain other key employees are not parties to employment agreements with us. We also are highly dependent upon the retention of our property sales and leasing professionals, who generate a significant majority of our revenues, as well as other revenue producing professionals. The departure of any of our key employees (including those acquired through

 

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acquisitions), or the loss of a significant number of key revenue producers, if we are unable to quickly hire and integrate qualified replacements, could cause our business, financial condition and results of operations to suffer. In addition, the growth of our business is largely dependent upon our ability to attract and retain qualified support personnel in all areas of our business, including brokerage and property management personnel. Competition for these personnel is intense and we may not be able to successfully recruit, integrate or retain sufficiently qualified personnel. We use equity incentives to retain and incentivize our key personnel. In 2008 and early 2009, our stock price declined significantly, resulting in the decline in value of our previously provided equity incentives, which may result in an increased risk of loss of these key personnel. While our stock price has since began to recover, there can be no assurance that this will continue, or that it will continue at a pace that is sufficient to provide an adequate retention incentive to key personnel. If we are unable to attract and retain these qualified personnel, our growth may be limited and our business and operating results could suffer.

Our international operations subject us to social, political and economic risks of doing business in foreign countries.

We conduct a significant portion of our business and employ a substantial number of people outside of the United States and as a result, we are subject to risks associated with doing business globally. During 2009, we generated approximately 39% of our revenue from operations outside the United States. Circumstances and developments related to international operations that could negatively affect our business, financial condition or results of operations include, but are not limited to, the following factors:

 

   

difficulties and costs of staffing and managing international operations in certain regions;

 

   

currency restrictions, which may prevent the transfer of capital and profits to the United States;

 

   

unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;

 

   

potentially adverse tax consequences;

 

   

the responsibility of complying with multiple and potentially conflicting laws, e.g., with respect to corrupt practices, employment and licensing;

 

   

the impact of regional or country-specific business cycles and economic instability;

 

   

the geographic, language and cultural differences among personnel in different areas of the world;

 

   

greater difficulty in collecting accounts receivable in some geographic regions such as Asia, where many countries have underdeveloped insolvency laws and clients are often slow to pay, and in some European countries, where clients also tend to delay payments;

 

   

political instability; and

 

   

foreign ownership restrictions with respect to operations in countries such as China.

Although we maintain an anti-corruption compliance program throughout the company, violations of our compliance program may result in criminal or civil sanctions, including material monetary fines, penalties, equitable remedies, including disgorgement, and other costs against us or our employees, and may have a material adverse effect on our reputation and business.

We have committed additional resources to expand our worldwide sales and marketing activities, to globalize our service offerings and products in selected markets and to develop local sales and support channels. If we are unable to successfully implement these plans, maintain adequate long-term strategies that successfully manage the risks associated with our global business or adequately manage operational fluctuations, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be harmed.

 

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In addition, our international operations and, specifically, the ability of our non-U.S. subsidiaries to dividend or otherwise transfer cash, including transfers of cash to pay interest and principal on our debt, may be affected by currency exchange control regulations, transfer pricing regulations and potentially adverse tax consequences, among other things.

Our revenue and earnings may be adversely affected by foreign currency fluctuations.

Our revenue from non-U.S. operations is denominated primarily in the local currency where the associated revenue was earned. During 2009, approximately 39% of our revenue was transacted in currencies of foreign countries, the majority of which included the Euro, the British pound sterling, the Canadian dollar, the Hong Kong dollar, the Japanese yen, the Singapore dollar, the Australian dollar and the Indian rupee. Thus, we may experience fluctuations in revenues and earnings because of corresponding fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

We have made significant acquisitions of non-U.S. companies and we may acquire additional foreign companies in the future. As we increase our foreign operations, fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the other currencies in which we may generate earnings could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. Due to the constantly changing currency exposures to which we are subject and the volatility of currency exchange rates, we cannot predict the effect of exchange rate fluctuations upon future operating results. In addition, fluctuations in currencies relative to the U.S. dollar may make it more difficult to perform period-to-period comparisons of our reported results of operations.

From time to time, our management uses currency hedging instruments, including foreign currency forward and option contracts and borrows in foreign currencies. Economic risks associated with these hedging instruments include unexpected fluctuations in inflation rates, which impact cash flow and unexpected changes in the underlying net asset position.

Our growth has benefited significantly from acquisitions, which may not be available in the future.

A significant component of our growth has occurred through acquisitions, including our acquisition of Insignia in July 2003 and our acquisition of Trammell Crow Company in December 2006. Any future growth through acquisitions will be partially dependent upon the continued availability of suitable acquisition candidates at favorable prices and upon advantageous terms and conditions, which may not be available to us, as well as sufficient liquidity and credit to fund these acquisitions. We may incur significant additional debt from time to time to finance any such acquisitions, subject to the restrictions contained in the documents governing our indebtedness. If we incur additional debt, the risks associated with our leverage, including our ability to service our debt, would increase. In addition, acquisitions involve risks that business judgments concerning the value, strengths and weaknesses of businesses acquired will prove incorrect. Future acquisitions and any necessary related financings also may involve significant transaction-related expenses. For example, we incurred $200.9 million of transaction-related expenditures in connection with our acquisition of Insignia in 2003 and $196.6 million of transaction-related expenditures in connection with our acquisition of Trammell Crow Company in 2006. Transaction-related expenditures include severance costs, lease termination costs, transaction costs, deferred financing costs and merger-related costs, among others. We incurred our final transaction expenditures with respect to the Insignia acquisition in the third quarter of 2004 and the Trammell Crow Company acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2007.

If we acquire companies in the future, we may experience integration costs and the acquired businesses may not perform as we expect.

We have had, and may continue to experience, difficulties in integrating operations and accounting systems acquired from other companies. These challenges include the diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns and the potential loss of our key employees or those of the acquired operations. We believe

 

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that most acquisitions will initially have an adverse impact on operating and net income. Acquisitions also frequently involve significant costs related to integrating information technology, accounting and management services and rationalizing personnel levels. In connection with the Insignia acquisition, we incurred $41.9 million of expenses, which are related to the integration of Insignia’s business lines, as well as accounting and other systems, into our own. Additionally, we have incurred $61.4 million of integration expenses associated with the acquisition of Trammell Crow Company through September 30, 2010.

If we are unable to fully integrate the accounting and other systems of the businesses we acquire, we may not be able to effectively manage them. Moreover, the integration process itself may be disruptive to our business as it requires coordination of geographically diverse organizations and implementation of new accounting and information technology systems.

If the properties that we manage fail to perform, then our financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

The revenue we generate from our asset services line of business is generally a percentage of aggregate rent collections from properties, although many management agreements provide for a specified minimum management fee. Accordingly, our success partially depends upon the performance of the properties we manage. The performance of these properties will depend upon the following factors, among others, many of which are partially or completely outside of our control:

 

   

our ability to attract and retain creditworthy tenants;

 

   

the magnitude of defaults by tenants under their respective leases;

 

   

our ability to control operating expenses;

 

   

governmental regulations, local rent control or stabilization ordinances which are in, or may be put into, effect;

 

   

various uninsurable risks;

 

   

financial conditions prevailing generally and in the areas in which these properties are located;

 

   

the nature and extent of competitive properties; and

 

   

the real estate market generally.

Our real estate investment and co-investment activities subject us to real estate investment risks which could cause fluctuations in earnings and cash flow.

An important part of the strategy for our Global Investment Management business involves investing our capital in certain real estate investments with our clients. As of September 30, 2010, we had committed $20.3 million to fund future co-investments, $6.5 million of which is expected to be funded during 2010. In addition to required future capital contributions, some of the co-investment entities may request additional capital from us and our subsidiaries holding investments in those assets, and the failure to provide these contributions could have adverse consequences to our interests in these investments. These adverse consequences could include damage to our reputation with our co-investment partners and clients, as well as the necessity of obtaining alternative funding from other sources that may be on disadvantageous terms for us and the other co-investors. Providing co-investment financing is a very important part of our Global Investment Management business, which would suffer if we were unable to make these investments. Although our debt instruments contain restrictions that limit our ability to provide capital to the entities holding direct or indirect interests in co-investments, we may provide this capital in many instances.

 

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Selective investment in real estate projects is an important part of our Development Services business strategy and there is an inherent risk of loss of our investment. As of September 30, 2010, we had approximately 50 consolidated real estate projects with invested equity of $33.7 million and $3.5 million of notes payable on real estate that are recourse to us (in addition to being recourse to the single-purpose entity that holds the real estate asset and is the primary obligor on the note payable). In addition, at September 30, 2010, we were involved as a principal (in most cases, co-investing with our clients) in approximately 45 unconsolidated real estate subsidiaries with invested equity of $26.3 million and had committed additional capital to these unconsolidated subsidiaries of $27.2 million. We also guaranteed notes payable of these unconsolidated subsidiaries of $1.7 million, excluding guarantees for which we have outstanding liabilities accrued on our consolidated balance sheet.

During the ordinary course of our Development Services business, we provide numerous completion and budget guarantees relating to development projects. Each of these guarantees requires us to complete the relevant project within a specified timeframe and/or within a specified budget, with us potentially being liable for costs to complete in excess of such timeframe or budget. While we generally have “guaranteed maximum price” contracts with reputable general contractors with respect to projects for which we provide these guarantees (which are intended to pass most of the risk to such contractors), there can be no assurance that we will not have to perform under any such guarantees. If we are required to perform under a significant number of such guarantees, it could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Because the disposition of a single significant investment can impact our financial performance in any period, our real estate investment activities could increase fluctuations in our net earnings and cash flow. In many cases, we have limited control over the timing of the disposition of these investments and the recognition of any related gain or loss. The current economic environment has further reduced opportunities for disposition of these investments. Risks associated with these activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

   

losses from investments;

 

   

difficulties associated with international co-investments described in “—Our international operations subject us to social, political and economic risks of doing business in foreign countries” and “—Our revenue and earnings may be adversely affected by foreign currency fluctuations;” and

 

   

potential lack of control over the disposition of any co-investments and the timing of the recognition of gains, losses or potential incentive participation fees.

Poor performance of the investment programs that our Global Investment Management business manages would cause a decline in our revenue, net income and cash flow and could adversely affect our ability to raise capital for future programs.

In the event that any of the investment programs that our Global Investment Management business manages were to perform poorly, our revenue, net income and cash flow could decline because the value of the assets we manage would decrease, which would result in a reduction in some of our management fees, and our investment returns would decrease, resulting in a reduction in the incentive compensation we earn. Moreover, we could experience losses on co-investments of our own capital in such programs as a result of poor performance. Investors and potential investors in our programs continually assess our performance, and our ability to raise capital for existing and future programs will depend on our continued satisfactory performance. Poor performance could make it more difficult for us to raise new capital and maintain our current fee structure.

 

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We are subject to substantial litigation risks and may face significant liabilities and damage to our professional reputation as a result of litigation allegations and negative publicity.

The investment decisions we make in our Global Investment Management business and the activities of our investment professionals on behalf of our clients may subject them and us to the risk of third-party litigation arising from investor dissatisfaction with the performance of our programs and a variety of other litigation claims, including allegations that we improperly exercised judgment, discretion, control or influence over client investments or that we breached fiduciary duties to clients.

To the extent investors in our programs suffer losses resulting from fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or other similar misconduct, investors may have remedies against us, our investment programs or funds or our employees under the federal securities law and state law. Moreover, we are exposed to risks of litigation or investigation by investors and regulators relating to allegations of our having engaged in transactions involving conflicts of interest that were not properly addressed.

We depend on our business relationships and our reputation for integrity and high-caliber professional services to attract and retain clients across our overall business, as well as investors for our Global Investment Management business. As a result, allegations by private litigants or regulators of improper conduct by us, whether the ultimate outcome is favorable or unfavorable to us, as well as negative publicity and press speculation about us or our investment activities, whether or not valid, may harm our reputation and damage our business prospects both in our Global Investment Management business and our other global businesses. In addition, if any lawsuits were brought against us and resulted in a finding of substantial legal liability, it could materially, adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations or cause significant reputational harm to us, which could materially impact our business.

Our joint venture activities involve unique risks that are often outside of our control which, if realized, could harm our business.

We have utilized joint ventures for commercial investments and local brokerage and other affiliations both in the United States and internationally, and although we currently have no specific plans to do so, we may acquire minority interests in other joint ventures in the future. In many of these joint ventures, we may not have the right or power to direct the management and policies of the joint ventures and other participants may take action contrary to our instructions or requests and against our policies and objectives. In addition, the other participants may become bankrupt or have economic or other business interests or goals that are inconsistent with ours. If a joint venture participant acts contrary to our interest, it could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We have numerous significant competitors and potential future competitors, some of which may have greater financial and operational resources than we do.

We compete across a variety of business disciplines within the commercial real estate services industry, including investment management, tenant representation, corporate services, construction and development management, property management, agency leasing, valuation and commercial mortgage brokerage. With respect to each of our business disciplines, we cannot give assurance that we will be able to continue to compete effectively or maintain our current fee arrangements or margin levels or that we will not encounter increased competition. Each of the business disciplines in which we compete is highly competitive on an international, national, regional and local level. Although we are the largest commercial real estate services firm in the world in terms of 2009 revenue, our relative competitive position varies significantly across product and service categories and geographic areas. Depending on the product or service, we face competition from other real estate service providers, in-house corporate real estate departments, developers, institutional lenders, insurance companies, investment banking firms, investment managers, and accounting and consulting firms, some of which may have greater financial resources than we do. In addition, future changes in laws could lead to the entry of

 

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other competitors, such as financial institutions. Many of our competitors are local or regional firms. Although substantially smaller than us, some of these competitors are larger on a local or regional basis. We are also subject to competition from other large national and multi-national firms that have similar service competencies to ours. There has been a significant increase in recent years in real estate ownership by REITs, many of which self-manage most of their real estate assets. Continuation of this trend could shrink the asset base available to be managed by third-party service providers and thereby decrease the demand for our services. In general, there can be no assurance that we will be able to compete effectively, to maintain current fee levels or margins, or maintain or increase our market share.

A significant portion of our operations are concentrated in California and our business could be harmed due to the ongoing economic downturn in the California real estate markets.

For the year ended December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010, approximately 10% of our revenue was generated from transactions originating in California. As a result of the geographic concentration in California, the current economic downturn in the California commercial real estate market and in the local economies in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange County could harm our results of operations. Negative conditions in these or other significant commercial real estate submarkets could disproportionately affect our business as compared to competitors who have less or different geographic concentrations.

Our results of operations vary significantly among quarters during each calendar year, which makes comparisons of our quarterly results difficult.

A significant portion of our revenue is seasonal. Historically, this seasonality has caused our revenue, operating income, net income and cash flow from operating activities to be lower in the first two quarters and higher in the third and fourth quarters of each year. The concentration of earnings and cash flow in the fourth quarter is due to an industry-wide focus on completing transactions toward the fiscal year-end.

This has historically resulted in lower profits or a loss in the first and second quarters, with profits growing (or losses decreasing) in each subsequent quarter. This variance among quarters during each calendar year makes comparison between such quarters difficult, but does not generally affect the comparison of the same quarters during different calendar years.

We license the use of the Trammell Crow trade name and this license is not exclusive and may be revoked.

We have a license agreement with an affiliate of Crow Holdings that allows us to use the name “Trammell Crow” perpetually throughout the world in any business except the residential real estate business, although we can use this name in serving certain mixed-use properties or in providing investment sales brokerage services to buyers and sellers of multi-family residential facilities. This license can be revoked if we fail to maintain certain quality standards or infringe upon certain of the licensor’s intellectual property rights. If we lose the right to use the Trammell Crow name, our Development Services business could suffer significantly.

The license agreement permits certain existing uses of the name “Trammell Crow” by affiliates of Crow Holdings. The use of the Trammell Crow name or other similar names by other parties may create confusion or reduce the value associated with the Trammell Crow name.

If we fail to comply with laws and regulations applicable to us in our role as a real estate broker, mortgage broker, property/facility manager or developer, we may incur significant financial penalties.

We are subject to numerous federal, state, local and non-U.S. laws and regulations specific to the services we perform in our business, as well as laws of broader applicability, such as tax, securities and employment laws. Brokerage of real estate sales and leasing transactions and the provision of property management and valuation services require us to maintain applicable licenses in each U.S. state in which we perform these services. If we

 

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fail to maintain our licenses or conduct these activities without a license, or violate any of the regulations covering our licenses, we may be required to pay fines (including treble damages in certain states) or return commissions received or have our licenses suspended or revoked. In addition, our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, CBRE Investors, is subject to laws and regulations as a registered investment advisor and compliance failures or regulatory action could adversely affect our business. As the size and scope of commercial real estate transactions have increased significantly during the past several years, both the difficulty of ensuring compliance with numerous state licensing regimes and the possible loss resulting from non-compliance have increased. Furthermore, the laws and regulations applicable to our business, both within and outside of the United States, also may change in ways that increase the costs of compliance.

We may have liabilities in connection with real estate brokerage and property management activities.

As a licensed real estate broker, we and our licensed employees are subject to regulatory due diligence, disclosure and standard-of-care obligations. Failure to fulfill these obligations could subject us or our employees to litigation from parties who purchased, sold or leased properties that we or they brokered or managed. We could become subject to claims by participants in real estate sales, as well as building owners and companies for whom we provide management services, claiming that we did not fulfill our regulatory and fiduciary obligations.

In addition, in our property management business, we hire and supervise third-party contractors to provide construction and engineering services for our managed properties. While our role is limited to that of an agent for the owner, we may be subject to claims for construction defects or other similar actions. Adverse outcomes of real estate brokerage or property management litigation could negatively impact our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We may be subject to environmental liability as a result of our role as a property or facility manager or developer of real estate.

Various laws and regulations impose liability on real property owners or operators for the cost of investigating, cleaning up or removing contamination caused by hazardous or toxic substances at a property. In our role as a property or facility manager or developer, we could be held liable as an operator for such costs. This liability may be imposed without regard to the legality of the original actions and without regard to whether we knew of, or were responsible for, the presence of the hazardous or toxic substances. Liability under some of these laws may be joint and several, meaning that one liable party could be held responsible for all costs related to a contaminated site despite the existence of other liable parties. If we fail to disclose environmental issues, we could also be liable to a buyer or lessee of a property. In addition, some environmental laws create a lien on the contaminated site in favor of the government for damages and costs incurred in connection with the contamination. If we incur any such liability, our business could suffer significantly as it could be difficult for us to develop or sell such properties, or borrow funds using such properties as collateral. Additionally, liabilities incurred to comply with more stringent future environmental requirements could adversely affect any or all of our lines of business.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus includes or incorporates by reference forward-looking statements. These statements, which are not statements of historical fact, may contain estimates, assumptions, projections and/or expectations regarding future events, which may or may not occur. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “propose,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will” and similar terms and phrases are used in this prospectus to identify forward-looking statements. These statements relate to analyses and other information based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These statements also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies.

These forward-looking statements are made based on our management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events affecting us and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These uncertainties and factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements.

The following factors are among those, but are not only those, that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements:

 

   

the sustainability of growth in our investment sales and leasing business from the recessionary levels in 2008 and 2009;

 

   

disruptions in general economic and business conditions, particularly in geographies where our business may be concentrated;

 

   

the continued volatility and disruption of the capital and credit markets, interest rate increases, the cost and availability of capital for investment in real estate, clients’ willingness to make real estate or long-term contractual commitments and other factors impacting the value of real estate assets;

 

   

continued high levels of, or increases in, unemployment and general slowdowns in commercial activity;

 

   

our leverage and ability to refinance existing indebtedness or incur additional indebtedness;

 

   

an increase in our debt service obligations;

 

   

our ability to generate a sufficient amount of cash from operations to satisfy working capital requirements and to service our existing and future indebtedness;

 

   

our ability to reduce debt and achieve cash interest savings;

 

   

our ability to comply with the financial ratio covenants under our credit agreement;

 

   

the impairment or weakened financial condition of certain of our clients;

 

   

client actions to restrain project spending and reduce outsourced staffing levels as well as the potential loss of clients in our outsourcing business due to consolidation or bankruptcies;

 

   

the impairment of our goodwill and other intangible assets as a result of business deterioration or our stock price falling;

 

   

our ability to achieve improvements in operating efficiency;

 

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our ability to diversify our revenue model to offset cyclical economic trends in the commercial real estate industry;

 

   

foreign currency fluctuations;

 

   

adverse changes in the securities markets;

 

   

our ability to retain our senior management and attract and retain qualified and experienced employees;

 

   

our ability to attract new user and investor clients;

 

   

our ability to retain major clients and renew related contracts;

 

   

a reduction by companies in their reliance on outsourcing for their commercial real estate needs, which would impact our revenues and operating performance;

 

   

changes in the key components of revenue growth for large commercial real estate services companies, including consolidation of client accounts and increasing levels of institutional ownership of commercial real estate;

 

   

trends in use of large, full-service commercial real estate providers;

 

   

trends in pricing for commercial real estate services;

 

   

changes in tax laws in the United States or in other jurisdictions in which our business may be concentrated that reduce or eliminate deductions or other tax benefits we receive;

 

   

our ability to maximize cross-selling opportunities;

 

   

diversification of our client base;

 

   

our ability to compete globally, or in specific geographic markets or business segments that are material to us;

 

   

changes in social, political and economic conditions in the foreign countries in which we operate;

 

   

our ability to comply with multiple and potentially conflicting laws, e.g., with respect to corrupt practices, employment and licensing;

 

   

our ability to manage fluctuations in net earnings and cash flow, which could result from poor performance in our investment programs, including our participation as a principal in real estate investments;

 

   

variability in our results of operations among quarters;

 

   

future acquisitions may not be available at favorable prices or upon advantageous terms and conditions;

 

   

costs relating to the acquisition of businesses we may acquire could be higher than anticipated;

 

   

integration issues arising out of our acquisition of companies, including our ability to improve operating efficiencies as much as anticipated;

 

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our ability to leverage our global services platform to maximize and sustain long-term cash flow;

 

   

our ability to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to real estate brokerage and mortgage transactions;

 

   

our exposure to liabilities in connection with real estate brokerage and property management activities;

 

   

the failure of properties managed by us, or owned by our investment programs, to perform as anticipated;

 

   

reputational harm resulting from losses in our investment management business and related litigation;

 

   

the success of our co-investment and joint venture activities;

 

   

the failure of our Global Investment Management segment to comply with applicable laws and regulations governing its role as a registered investment advisor;

 

   

the ability of our Global Investment Management segment to realize values in investment funds sufficient to offset incentive compensation expense related thereto;

 

   

our ability to sufficiently protect our intellectual property, including protection of our global brand;

 

   

liabilities under guarantees, or for construction defects, that we incur in our Development Services business;

 

   

the ability of CBRE Capital Markets to periodically amend, or replace, on satisfactory terms the agreements for its warehouse lines of credit;

 

   

the effect of implementation of new tax and accounting rules and standards; and

 

   

the other factors described elsewhere in this prospectus or in any document incorporated by reference herein, including our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010.

For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors, see “Risk Factors” included in this prospectus. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties is contained in our other periodic filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer. In consideration for issuing the exchange notes as contemplated in this prospectus, we will receive in exchange a like principal amount of outstanding notes, the terms of which are identical in all material respects to the exchange notes, except that the exchange notes will not contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions, registration rights or additional interest upon a failure to fulfill certain of our obligations under the registration rights agreement. The outstanding notes surrendered in exchange for the exchange notes will be retired and cancelled and cannot be reissued. Accordingly, the issuance of the exchange notes will not result in any change in our capitalization.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth the cash and cash equivalents and capitalization of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. as of September 30, 2010.

All of the long-term debt described below is recourse to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Long-term debt does not include short-term borrowings, including warehouse lines of credit.

 

     As of September 30,
2010
 
     (in thousands)  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 768,675   
        

Long-term debt:

  

Credit agreement (including current portion) (1)

   $ 1,468,730   

11.625% senior subordinated notes, net of unamortized discount of $12,627

     437,373   

Other long-term debt (including current portion)

     192   
        

Total long-term debt (2)

     1,906,295   

Total CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity

     773,397   
        

Total capitalization

   $ 2,679,692   
        

 

(1) Includes current maturities of term loans of $108.2 million and excludes outstanding revolving credit loans of $17.9 million. On November 10, 2010, we entered into a new credit agreement for senior secured financing in the amount of up to $1.35 billion. CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. borrowed $350.0 million under the new tranche A term loan facility, $300.0 million under the new tranche B term loan facility, and $20 million of swingline loans under the new revolving credit facility. These amounts and cash on hand were used to repay all amounts outstanding under the previous credit agreement, which was terminated.

 

(2) Excludes $679.6 million of notes payable on real estate. At September 30, 2010, $3.5 million of the non-current portion of notes payable on real estate were recourse to us, beyond being recourse to the single-purpose entity that held the real estate asset and was the primary obligor on the note payable.

 

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table sets forth our selected historical consolidated financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 and for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2009. The statement of operations data, the statement of cash flows data and the other data for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 and the balance sheet data as of September 30, 2010 were derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The statement of operations data, the statement of cash flows data and the other data for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2008 and 2009 were derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The statement of operations data, the statement of cash flows data and the other data for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 were derived from our audited consolidated financial statements for the appropriate corresponding fiscal year ends that are not incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

The selected financial data presented below is not necessarily indicative of our results of future operations and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the information included under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010 and our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, each of which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

Some of the financial data contained in this prospectus reflects the effects of, and may not total due to, rounding.

 

    Year Ended
December 31,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2005     2006 (1)     2007     2008     2009     2009     2010  
    (dollars in thousands, except share data)  

Statement of Operations Data:

             

Revenue

  $ 3,194,026      $ 4,032,027      $ 6,034,249      $ 5,128,817      $ 4,165,820      $ 2,869,321      $ 3,464,020   

Operating income (loss)

    372,406        550,139        698,971        (788,469     241,842        101,397        273,446   

Interest income

    11,221        9,822        29,004        17,762        6,129        4,790        6,374   

Interest expense

    56,281        45,007        162,991        167,156        189,146        136,291        149,822   

Write-off of financing costs

    7,386        33,847                      29,255        29,255          

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    219,504        324,691        399,746        (1,076,489     (27,638     (78,768     69,253   

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

                  5,308        26,748                      14,961   

Net income (loss)

    219,504        324,691        405,054        (1,049,741     (27,638     (78,768     84,214   

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

    2,163        6,120        14,549        (37,675     (60,979     (47,819     (20,987

Net income (loss) attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

    217,341        318,571        390,505        (1,012,066     33,341        (30,949     105,201   

EPS (2) (3):

             

Basic income (loss) per share attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders

             

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders

  $ 0.98      $ 1.41      $ 1.70      $ (4.86   $ 0.12      $ (0.11   $ 0.31   

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders

                  0.01        0.05                      0.03   
                                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders

  $ 0.98      $ 1.41      $ 1.71      $ (4.81   $ 0.12      $ (0.11   $ 0.34   
                                                       

Diluted income (loss) per share attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders

             

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders

  $ 0.95      $ 1.35      $ 1.65      $ (4.86   $ 0.12      $ (0.11   $ 0.30   

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders

                  0.01        0.05                      0.03   
                                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders

  $ 0.95      $ 1.35      $ 1.66      $ (4.81   $ 0.12      $ (0.11   $ 0.33   
                                                       

Weighted average shares:

             

Basic

    222,129,066        226,685,122        228,476,724        210,539,032        277,361,783        270,214,427        313,197,421   

Diluted

    229,855,056        235,118,341        234,978,464        210,539,032        279,995,081        270,214,427        318,278,968   

 

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    Year Ended
December 31,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2005     2006 (1)     2007     2008     2009     2009     2010  
    (dollars in thousands, except share data)  

Statement of Cash Flows Data:

             

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    $359,656        $   430,044        $648,210        $(130,373     $213,645        $   53,451        $ 324,924   

Net cash used in investing activities

    (115,509     (2,061,933     (284,421     (419,009     (119,362     (97,905     (20,855

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (47,272     1,419,560        (277,253     373,959        476,768        202,245        (273,021

Other Data:

             

EBITDA (4)

    $454,184        $   653,524        $834,264        $457,021        $372,079        $ 204,967        $ 406,507   

 

    As of December 31,     As of
September 30,
2010
 
    2005     2006 (1)     2007     2008     2009    
    (dollars in thousands)  

Balance Sheet Data:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

    $  449,289        $  244,476        $  342,874        $  158,823        $  741,557        $  768,675   

Total assets

    2,815,672        5,944,631        6,242,573        4,726,414        5,039,406        5,075,063   

Long-term debt, including current portion

    561,069        2,078,509        1,788,726        2,077,421        2,120,803        1,906,295   

Notes payable on real estate (5)

           347,033        466,032        617,663        551,277        679,624   

Total liabilities

    2,015,163        4,684,854        4,990,417        4,380,691        4,255,111        4,118,099   

Total CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity

    793,685        1,181,641        988,543        114,686        629,122        773,397   

 

Note: We have not declared any cash dividends on our Class A common stock for the periods shown.

 

(1) The results for the year ended December 31, 2006 include the operations of Trammell Crow Company from December 20, 2006, the date we acquired Trammell Crow Company.

 

(2) EPS represents earnings (loss) per share. See Earnings (Loss) Per Share information in Note 18 of our notes to consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

 

(3) On April 28, 2006, our board of directors approved a three-for-one stock split of our Class A common stock effected as a 100% stock dividend, which was distributed on June 1, 2006. The applicable share and per share data for all periods presented has been restated to give effect to this stock split.

 

(4) Includes EBITDA related to discontinued operations of $6.5 million and $16.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively, and $15.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, write-off of financing costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Our management believes EBITDA is useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financing and income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending and acquisitions, which would include impairment charges of goodwill and intangibles created from acquisitions. Such items may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. As a result, our management uses EBITDA as a measure to evaluate the operating performance of our various business segments and for other discretionary purposes, including as a significant component when measuring our operating performance under our employee incentive programs. Additionally, we believe EBITDA is useful to investors to assist them in getting a more accurate picture of our results from operations.

However, EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and when analyzing our operating performance, readers should use EBITDA in addition to, and not as an alternative for, net income as determined in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Furthermore, EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for our management’s discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as tax and debt service payments. The amounts shown for EBITDA also differ from the amounts calculated under similarly titled definitions in our debt instruments, which are further adjusted to reflect certain other cash and non-cash charges and are used to determine compliance with financial covenants and our ability to engage in certain activities, such as incurring additional debt and making certain restricted payments.

 

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EBITDA is calculated as follows:

 

    Year Ended
December 31,
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
    2005     2006     2007     2008     2009     2009     2010  
    (dollars in thousands)  

Net income (loss) attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

  $ 217,341      $ 318,571      $ 390,505      $ (1,012,066   $ 33,341      $ (30,949   $ 105,201   

Add:

             

Depreciation and amortization (i)

    45,516        67,595        113,694        102,909        99,473        74,003        79,717   

Goodwill and other non-amortizable intangible asset impairment

                         1,159,406                        

Interest expense (ii)

    56,281        45,007        164,829        167,805        189,146        136,291        150,909   

Write-off of financing costs

    7,386        33,847                      29,255        29,255          

Provision for income taxes (iii)

    138,881        198,326        194,255        56,853        26,993        1,157        77,055   

Less:

             

Interest income (iv)

    11,221        9,822        29,019        17,886        6,129        4,790        6,375   

EBITDA (v)

  $ 454,184      $ 653,524      $ 834,264      $ 457,021      $ 372,079      $ 204,967      $ 406,507   

 

  (i) Includes depreciation and amortization related to discontinued operations of $0.4 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively, and $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

  (ii) Includes interest expense related to discontinued operations of $1.8 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively, and $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

  (iii) Includes provision for income taxes related to discontinued operations of $1.6 million and $6.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively, and $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

  (iv) Includes interest income related to discontinued operations of $0.01 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively.

 

  (v) Includes EBITDA related to discontinued operations of $6.5 million and $16.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively, and $15.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

(5) Notes payable on real estate disclosed here includes the current and long-term portions of notes payable on real estate as well as notes payable included in liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale.

 

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

General

We are offering to exchange a like principal amount of exchange notes for any or all outstanding notes on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and accompanying letter of transmittal. We refer to the offer as the “exchange offer.” You may tender some or all of your outstanding notes pursuant to the exchange offer.

As of the date of this prospectus, $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 is outstanding. This prospectus, together with the letter of transmittal, is first being sent to all registered holders of outstanding notes known to us on or about                     , 2010. Our obligation to accept outstanding notes for exchange pursuant to the exchange offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth under “—Conditions to the Exchange Offer” below. We anticipate that each of the conditions will be satisfied and that no waivers will be necessary.

Purpose and Effect of the Exchange Offer

In connection with the private offering and sale of the outstanding notes, we and the guarantors of the notes entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the outstanding notes in which we agreed, under certain circumstances, to file a registration statement relating to an offer to exchange the outstanding notes for exchange notes. The following description of the registration rights agreement is only a brief summary of the agreement. It does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the registration rights agreement. For further information, please refer to the registration rights agreement attached as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 12, 2010. We also agreed to use our reasonable best efforts to cause a registration statement relating to the exchange notes to be declared effective within 270 days after the issuance date of the outstanding notes and to cause the exchange offer to be consummated within 310 days after the issuance date of the outstanding notes. The form and terms of the exchange will be identical in all material respects to the form and terms of the outstanding notes, except that the exchange notes will be registered under the Securities Act, and will not contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional payments upon a failure to fulfill certain of our obligations under the registration rights agreement. The outstanding notes were issued on October 8, 2010.

Pursuant to the registration rights agreement and under the circumstances set forth below, we and the guarantors of the notes will use our reasonable best efforts to cause the SEC to declare effective a shelf registration statement with respect to the resale of the outstanding notes within the time periods specified in the registration rights agreement and to keep the shelf registration statement effective for up to two years after the effective date of the shelf registration statement. These circumstances include:

 

   

if we determine that this exchange offer is not permitted or may not be completed as soon as practicable after the last date for acceptance of exchange because it would violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC;

 

   

if for any other reason the exchange offer is not consummated within 310 days after the issuance date of the outstanding notes;

 

   

upon receipt of a written request from any initial purchaser representing that it holds outstanding notes that are or were ineligible to be exchanged in this exchange offer;

 

   

any holder is prohibited by law or SEC policy from participating in the exchange offer and the holder requests that a shelf registration statement be filed; or

 

   

any holder that participates in the exchange offer and does not receive freely tradable exchange notes on the day of the exchange and the holder requests that a shelf registration statement be filed.

 

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If we fail to comply with specified obligations under the registration rights agreement, we will be required to pay additional interest to holders of the outstanding notes. These obligations include:

 

   

the obligation to cause the exchange offer registration statement or a shelf registration statement, if required, to be filed within the applicable timeframes required by the registration rights agreement;

 

   

the obligation to cause the exchange offer registration statement or a shelf registration statement, if required, to be declared effective within the applicable timeframes required by the registration rights agreement;

 

   

the obligation to consummate the exchange offer within 40 days after the SEC declares the registration statement effective; and

 

   

the obligation to keep the exchange offer registration statement or the shelf registration statement, as the case may be, effective and usable during the periods specified in the registration rights agreement.

If you wish to exchange your outstanding notes for exchange notes in the exchange offer, you will be required to make the following written representations:

 

   

you will acquire the exchange notes in the ordinary course of your business;

 

   

at the time of the commencement of the exchange offer, you have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the exchange notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act;

 

   

you are not our “affiliate” or an “affiliate” of any guarantor of the notes, as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act, or if you are an “affiliate,” you will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable; and

 

   

you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, a distribution of exchange notes.

Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for outstanding notes, where the broker-dealer acquired the outstanding notes as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”

Resale of Exchange Notes

Based on interpretations by the SEC set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, we believe that you may resell or otherwise transfer exchange notes issued in the exchange offer without complying with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, if:

 

   

you are acquiring the exchange notes in the ordinary course of your business;

 

   

you do not have an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of the exchange notes;

 

   

you are not our “affiliate” or an “affiliate” of any guarantor of the notes as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act; and

 

   

you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, a distribution of the exchange notes.

 

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If you are our “affiliate,” or are engaging in, or intend to engage in, or have any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, a distribution of the exchange notes, or are not acquiring the exchange notes in the ordinary course of your business, then:

 

   

you cannot rely on the position of the SEC set forth in Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the SEC’s letter to Shearman & Sterling, dated July 2, 1993, or similar no-action letters; and

 

   

in the absence of an exception from the position stated immediately above, you must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of the exchange notes.

This prospectus may be used for an offer to resell, or for the resale or other transfer of exchange notes only as specifically set forth in this prospectus. With regard to broker-dealers, only broker-dealers that acquired the outstanding notes as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities may participate in the exchange offer. Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for outstanding notes where such outstanding notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the exchange notes. Please read “Plan of Distribution” for more details regarding the transfer of exchange notes.

Terms of the Exchange Offer

On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the accompanying letters of transmittal, we will accept for exchange in the exchange offer any outstanding notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration date. Outstanding notes may only be tendered in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. We will issue $2,000 principal amount or an integral multiple of $1,000 of exchange notes in exchange for a corresponding principal amount of outstanding notes surrendered in the exchange offer. In exchange for each outstanding note surrendered in the exchange offer, we will issue exchange notes with a like principal amount.

The form and terms of the exchange notes will be identical in all material respects to the form and terms of the outstanding notes, except that the exchange notes will be registered under the Securities Act and will not contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional payments upon a failure to fulfill certain of our obligations under the registration rights agreement. The exchange notes will be issued under and entitled to the benefits of the indenture that authorized the issuance of the outstanding notes. For a description of the indenture, see “Description of the Notes.”

The exchange offer is not conditioned upon any minimum aggregate principal amount of outstanding notes being tendered for exchange.

As of the date of this prospectus, $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 is outstanding. This prospectus and the letters of transmittal are being sent to all registered holders of outstanding notes. There will be no fixed record date for determining registered holders of outstanding notes entitled to participate in the exchange offer.

We intend to conduct the exchange offer in accordance with the provisions of the registration rights agreement, the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Outstanding notes that are not tendered for exchange in the exchange offer will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest and will be entitled to the rights and benefits that such holders have under the indenture relating to such holders’ series of outstanding notes and the registration rights agreement, except we will not have any further obligations to to provide for the registration of the outstanding notes under the registration rights agreement.

 

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We will be deemed to have accepted for exchange properly tendered outstanding notes when we have given written notice of the acceptance to the exchange agent. The exchange agent will act as agent for the tendering holders for the purposes of receiving the exchange notes from us and delivering exchange notes to holders. Subject to the terms of the registration rights agreement, we expressly reserve the right to amend or terminate the exchange offer and to refuse to accept outstanding notes for exchange upon the occurrence of any of the conditions specified below under “—Conditions to the Exchange Offer.”

If you tender your outstanding notes in the exchange offer, you will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, subject to the instructions in the letter of transmittal, transfer taxes with respect to the exchange of outstanding notes. We will pay all charges and expenses, other than certain applicable taxes described below, in connection with the exchange offer. It is important that you read “—Fees and Expenses” below for more details regarding fees and expenses incurred in the exchange offer.

Expiration Date; Extensions, Amendments

As used in this prospectus, the term “expiration date” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2011. However, if we, in our sole discretion, extend the period of time for which the exchange offer is open, the term “expiration date” will mean the latest time and date to which we shall have extended the expiration of such exchange offer.

To extend the period of time during which an exchange offer is open, we will notify the exchange agent of any extension by written notice, followed by notification by press release or other public announcement to the registered holders of the outstanding notes no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled expiration date.

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion:

 

   

to delay accepting for exchange any outstanding notes (only in the case that we amend or extend the exchange offer);

 

   

to extend the exchange offer or to terminate the exchange offer if any of the conditions set forth below under “—Conditions to the Exchange Offer” have not been satisfied by giving written notice of such delay, extension or termination to the exchange agent; and

 

   

subject to the terms of the registration rights agreement, to amend the terms of the exchange offer in any manner. In the event of a material change in the exchange offer, including the waiver of a material condition, we will extend the offer period, if necessary, so that at least five business days remain in such offer period following notice of the material change.

Any delay in acceptance, extension, termination or amendment will be followed as promptly as practicable by written notice to the registered holders of the outstanding notes. If we amend an exchange offer in a manner that we determine to constitute a material change, we will promptly disclose the amendment in a manner reasonably calculated to inform the holders of applicable outstanding notes of that amendment.

Conditions to the Exchange Offer

Despite any other term of the exchange offer, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue exchange notes in exchange for, any outstanding notes, and we may terminate or amend the exchange offer as provided in this prospectus prior to the expiration date if in our reasonable judgment:

 

   

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any action or proceeding has been instituted or threatened in writing in any court or by or before any governmental agency with respect to the exchange offer that, in our judgment, would reasonably be expected to impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer.

In addition, we will not be obligated to accept for exchange the outstanding notes of any holder that has not made to us:

 

   

the representations described under “—Purpose and Effect of the Exchange Offer” and “—Procedures for Tendering Outstanding Notes” and “Plan of Distribution;” and

 

   

any other representations as may be reasonably necessary under applicable SEC rules, regulations, or interpretations to make available to us an appropriate form for registration of the exchange notes under the Securities Act.

We expressly reserve the right at any time or at various times to extend the period of time during which the exchange offer is open. Consequently, we may delay acceptance of any outstanding notes by giving oral or written notice of such extension to their holders. We will return any outstanding notes that we do not accept for exchange for any reason without expense to their tendering holder promptly after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer.

We expressly reserve the right to amend or terminate the exchange offer and to reject for exchange any outstanding notes not previously accepted for exchange upon the occurrence of any of the conditions of the exchange offer specified above. We will give oral or written notice of any extension, amendment, non-acceptance or termination to the holders of the outstanding notes as promptly as practicable. In the case of any extension, such notice will be issued no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled expiration date.

These conditions are for our sole benefit, and we may assert them regardless of the circumstances that may give rise to them or waive them in whole or in part at any or at various times prior to the expiration date in our sole discretion. If we fail at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights, this failure will not constitute a waiver of such right. Each such right will be deemed an ongoing right that we may assert at any time or at various times prior to the expiration date.

In addition, we will not accept for exchange any outstanding notes tendered, and will not issue exchange notes in exchange for any such outstanding notes, if at such time any stop order is threatened or in effect with respect to the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part or the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Procedures for Tendering Outstanding Notes

To tender your outstanding notes in the exchange offer, you must comply with either of the following:

 

   

complete, sign and date the letter of transmittal or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal, have the signature(s) on the letter of transmittal guaranteed if required by the letter of transmittal and mail or deliver such letter of transmittal or facsimile thereof to the exchange agent at the address set forth below under “—Exchange Agent—Notes” prior to the expiration date; or

 

   

comply with DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program procedures described below.

In addition, you will comply with either of the following conditions:

 

   

the exchange agent must receive certificates for outstanding notes along with the letter of transmittal prior to the expiration date;

 

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the exchange agent must receive a timely confirmation of book-entry transfer of outstanding notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC according to the procedures for book-entry transfer described below or a properly transmitted agent’s message prior to the expiration date; or

 

   

you must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.

Your tender, if not withdrawn prior to the expiration date, constitutes an agreement between us and you upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal.

The method of delivery of outstanding notes, letters of transmittal and all other required documents to the exchange agent is at your election and risk. We recommend that instead of delivery by mail, you use an overnight or hand delivery service, properly insured. In all cases, you should allow sufficient time to assure timely delivery to the exchange agent before the expiration date. You should not send letters of transmittal or certificates representing outstanding notes to us. You may request that your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or nominee effect the above transactions for you.

If you are a beneficial owner whose outstanding notes are held in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, or other nominee and you wish to tender your outstanding notes, you should promptly instruct the registered holder to tender outstanding notes on your behalf. If you wish to tender the outstanding notes yourself, you must, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering your outstanding notes, either:

 

   

make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the outstanding notes in your name; or

 

   

obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder of outstanding notes.

The transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time and may not be able to be completed prior to the expiration date.

Signatures on the letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, must be guaranteed by a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States or another “eligible guarantor institution” within the meaning of Rule 17A(d)-15 under the Exchange Act unless the outstanding notes surrendered for exchange are tendered:

 

   

by a registered holder of the outstanding notes who has not completed the box entitled “Special Registration Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on the letter of transmittal; or

 

   

for the account of an eligible guarantor institution.

If the letter of transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered holder of any outstanding notes listed on the outstanding notes, such outstanding notes must be endorsed or accompanied by a properly completed bond power. The bond power must be signed by the registered holder as the registered holder’s name appears on the outstanding notes and an eligible guarantor institution must guarantee the signature on the bond power.

If the letter of transmittal or any certificates representing outstanding notes or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations, or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, those persons should also indicate when signing and, unless waived by us, they should also submit evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to so act.

 

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The exchange agent and DTC have confirmed that any financial institution that is a participant in DTC’s system may use DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program to tender. Participants in the program may, instead of physically completing and signing the letter of transmittal and delivering it to the exchange agent, electronically transmit their acceptance of the exchange by causing DTC to transfer the outstanding notes to the exchange agent in accordance with DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program procedures for transfer. DTC will then send an agent’s message to the exchange agent. The term “agent’s message” means a message transmitted by DTC, received by the exchange agent and forming part of the book-entry confirmation, which states that:

 

   

DTC has received an express acknowledgment from a participant in its Automated Tender Offer Program that is tendering outstanding notes that are the subject of the book-entry confirmation;

 

   

the participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal, or in the case of an agent’s message relating to guaranteed delivery, that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the notice of guaranteed delivery; and

 

   

we may enforce that agreement against such participant.

DTC is referred to herein as a “book-entry transfer facility.”

Acceptance of Exchange Notes

In all cases, we will promptly issue exchange notes for outstanding notes that we have accepted for exchange under the exchange offer only after the exchange agent timely receives:

 

   

outstanding notes or a timely book-entry confirmation of such outstanding notes into the exchange agent’s account at the book-entry transfer facility; and

 

   

a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and all other required documents or a properly transmitted agent’s message.

By tendering outstanding notes pursuant to the exchange offer, you will represent to us that, among other things:

 

   

you are not our “affiliate” or an “affiliate” of any guarantor of the notes within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act;

 

   

you do not have an arrangement or understanding with any person or entity to participate in a distribution of the exchange notes; and

 

   

you are acquiring the exchange notes in the ordinary course of your business.

In addition, each broker-dealer that is to receive exchange notes for its own account in exchange for outstanding notes must represent that such outstanding notes were acquired by that broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus that meets the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of the exchange notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. See “Plan of Distribution.”

Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer, including the letters of transmittal and the instructions to the letters of transmittal, and our resolution of all questions as to the validity, form, eligibility, including time of receipt, and acceptance of outstanding notes tendered for exchange. Our determination in this regard will be final and binding on all parties. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all tenders of any

 

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particular outstanding notes not properly tendered or to not accept any particular outstanding notes if the acceptance might, in our or our counsel’s judgment, be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any defects or irregularities as to any particular outstanding notes prior to the expiration date.

Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of outstanding notes for exchange must be cured within such reasonable period of time as we determine. Neither we, the exchange agent, nor any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity with respect to any tender of outstanding notes for exchange, nor will we or any of them incur any liability for any failure to give notification. Any outstanding notes received by the exchange agent that are not properly tendered and as to which the irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned by the exchange agent to the tendering holder, unless otherwise provided in the letter of transmittal, promptly after the expiration date.

Book-Entry Delivery Procedures

Promptly after the date of this prospectus, the exchange agent will establish an account with respect to the outstanding notes at DTC and, as the book-entry transfer facility, for purposes of the exchange offer. Any financial institution that is a participant in the book-entry transfer facility’s system may make book-entry delivery of the outstanding notes by causing the book-entry transfer facility to transfer those outstanding notes into the exchange agent’s account at the facility in accordance with the facility’s procedures for such transfer. To be timely, book-entry delivery of outstanding notes requires receipt of a confirmation of a book-entry transfer, a “book-entry confirmation,” prior to the expiration date. In addition, although delivery of outstanding notes may be effected through book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at the book-entry transfer facility, the letter of transmittal or a manually signed facsimile thereof, together with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, or an “agent’s message,” as defined below, in connection with a book-entry transfer, must, in any case, be delivered or transmitted to and received by the exchange agent at its address set forth on the cover page of the letter of transmittal prior to the expiration date to receive exchange notes for tendered outstanding notes, or the guaranteed delivery procedure described below must be complied with. Tender will not be deemed made until such documents are received by the exchange agent. Delivery of documents to the book-entry transfer facility does not constitute delivery to the exchange agent.

Holders of outstanding notes who are unable to deliver confirmation of the book-entry tender of their outstanding notes into the exchange agent’s account at the book-entry transfer facility or all other documents required by the letter of transmittal to the exchange agent on or prior to the expiration date must tender their outstanding notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

If you wish to tender your outstanding notes, but your outstanding notes are not immediately available or you cannot deliver your outstanding notes, the letter of transmittal or any other required documents to the exchange agent or comply with the procedures under DTC’s Automatic Tender Offer Program in the case of outstanding notes, prior to the expiration date, you may still tender if:

 

   

the tender is made through an eligible guarantor institution;

 

   

prior to the expiration date, the exchange agent receives from such eligible guarantor institution either a properly completed and duly executed notice of guaranteed delivery, by facsimile transmission, mail, or hand delivery or a properly transmitted agent’s message and notice of guaranteed delivery, that (1) sets forth your name and address, the certificate number(s) of such outstanding notes and the principal amount of outstanding notes tendered; (2) states that the tender is being made thereby; and (3) guarantees that, within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the expiration date, the letter of transmittal, or facsimile thereof, together with the outstanding notes or a book-entry confirmation, and any other documents required by the letter of transmittal, will be deposited by the eligible guarantor institution with the exchange agent; and

 

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the exchange agent receives the properly completed and executed letter of transmittal or facsimile thereof, as well as certificate(s) representing all tendered outstanding notes in proper form for transfer or a book-entry confirmation of transfer of the outstanding notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC all other documents required by the letter of transmittal within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the expiration date.

Upon request, the exchange agent will send to you a notice of guaranteed delivery if you wish to tender your outstanding notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures.

Withdrawal Rights

Except as otherwise provided in this prospectus, you may withdraw your tender of outstanding notes at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. For a withdrawal to be effective:

 

   

the exchange agent must receive a written notice, which may be by telegram, telex, facsimile or letter, of withdrawal at its address set forth below under “—Exchange Agent;” or

 

   

you must comply with the appropriate procedures of DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program system.

Any notice of withdrawal must:

 

   

specify the name of the person who tendered the outstanding notes to be withdrawn;

 

   

identify the outstanding notes to be withdrawn, including the certificate numbers and principal amount of the outstanding notes; and

 

   

where certificates for outstanding notes have been transmitted, specify the name in which such outstanding notes were registered, if different from that of the withdrawing holder.

If certificates for outstanding notes have been delivered or otherwise identified to the exchange agent, then, prior to the release of such certificates, you must also submit:

 

   

the serial numbers of the particular certificates to be withdrawn; and

 

   

a signed notice of withdrawal with signatures guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution unless you are an eligible guarantor institution.

If outstanding notes have been tendered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer described above, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at the book-entry transfer facility to be credited with the withdrawn outstanding notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of the facility. We will determine all questions as to the validity, form, and eligibility, including time of receipt of notices of withdrawal and our determination will be final and binding on all parties. Any outstanding notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the exchange offer. Any outstanding notes that have been tendered for exchange but that are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to their holder, without cost to the holder, or, in the case of book-entry transfer, the outstanding notes will be credited to an account at the book-entry transfer facility, promptly after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the exchange offer. Properly withdrawn outstanding notes may be retendered by following the procedures described under “—Procedures for Tendering Outstanding Notes” above at any time on or prior to the expiration date.

 

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Exchange Agent

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association has been appointed as the exchange agent for the exchange offer. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association also acts as trustee under the indenture governing the notes. You should direct all executed letters of transmittal and all questions and requests for assistance, requests for additional copies of this prospectus or of the letters of transmittal, and requests for notices of guaranteed delivery to the exchange agent addressed as follows:

 

By Overnight Courier or Mail:    By Registered or Certified Mail:    By Hand:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust Operations

MAC #N9303-121

6th & Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55479

  

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust Operations

MAC #N9303-121

P.O. Box 1517

Minneapolis, MN 55480

  

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust Services

Northstar East Bldg. – 12th Floor

608 2nd Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55402

 

(if by mail, registered or certified recommended)
By Facsimile:    To Confirm by Telephone:

(612) 667-6282

Attn: Bondholder Communications

  

(800) 344-5128; or

(612) 667-9764

Attn: Bondholder Communications

If you deliver the letter of transmittal to an address other than the one set forth above or transmit instructions via facsimile other than the one set forth above, that delivery or those instructions will not be effective.

Fees and Expenses

The registration rights agreement provides that we will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of our obligations relating to the registration of the exchange notes and the conduct of the exchange offer. These expenses include registration and filing fees, accounting and legal fees and printing costs, among others. We will pay the exchange agent reasonable and customary fees for its services and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. We will also reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred by them in forwarding this prospectus and related documents to their clients that are holders of outstanding notes and for handling or tendering for such clients.

We have not retained any dealer manager in connection with the exchange offer and will not pay any fee or commission to any broker, dealer, nominee or other person, other than the exchange agent, for soliciting tenders of outstanding notes pursuant to the exchange offer.

Accounting Treatment

We will record the exchange notes in our accounting records at the same carrying value as the outstanding notes, which is the aggregate principal amount as reflected in our accounting records on the date of exchange. Accordingly, we will not recognize any gain or loss for accounting purposes upon the consummation of the exchange offer. We will capitalize the expenses of the exchange offer and amortize them over the life of the notes.

 

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Transfer Taxes

We will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the exchanges of outstanding notes under the exchange offer. The tendering holder, however, will be required to pay any transfer taxes, whether imposed on the registered holder or any other person, if:

 

   

certificates representing outstanding notes for principal amounts not tendered or accepted for exchange are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of outstanding notes tendered;

 

   

tendered outstanding notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing the letter of transmittal; or

 

   

a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of outstanding notes under the exchange offer.

If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes is not submitted with the letter of transmittal, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed to that tendering holder.

Holders who tender their outstanding notes for exchange will not be required to pay any transfer taxes. However, holders who instruct us to register exchange notes in the name of, or request that outstanding notes not tendered or not accepted in the exchange offer be returned to, a person other than the registered tendering holder will be required to pay any applicable transfer tax.

Consequences of Failure to Exchange

If you do not exchange your outstanding notes for exchange notes under the exchange offer, your outstanding notes will remain subject to the restrictions on transfer of such outstanding notes:

 

   

as set forth in the legend printed on the outstanding notes as a consequence of the issuance of the outstanding notes pursuant to the exemptions from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; and

 

   

as otherwise set forth in the offering memorandum distributed in connection with the private offering of the outstanding notes.

In general, you may not offer or sell your outstanding notes unless they are registered under the Securities Act or if the offer or sale is exempt from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Except as required by the registration rights agreement, we do not intend to register resales of the outstanding notes under the Securities Act.

Other

Participating in the exchange offer is voluntary, and you should carefully consider whether to accept. You are urged to consult your financial and tax advisors in making your own decision on what action to take.

We may in the future seek to acquire untendered outstanding notes in open market or privately negotiated transactions, through subsequent exchange offers or otherwise. We have no present plans to acquire any outstanding notes that are not tendered in the exchange offer or to file a registration statement to permit resales of any untendered outstanding notes.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

The outstanding notes were issued, and the exchange notes will be issued, under the Indenture (the “Indenture”) among CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. (the “Issuer”), the Guarantors (as defined in this section) party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). We refer to the outstanding notes and the exchange notes, collectively, as the “Notes” in this section. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). Holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for all of the terms of the Notes.

The following description of the Notes summarizes the material provisions of the Indenture. It is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture. We urge you to read the Indenture because that agreement, and not this description, defines your rights as a holder of the Notes. A copy of the Indenture is attached as an exhibit to our Parent’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 12, 2010. You may request a copy of the Indenture at our address shown under the caption “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”

The definitions of certain terms used in the following summary are set forth below under “—Certain Definitions.” For purposes of this summary, references to “the Issuer,” “we,” “our” and “us” and other similar references are to CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries.

Brief Description of the Notes

These Notes:

 

   

are unsecured senior obligations of the Issuer;

 

   

are senior in right of payment to all existing and any future Subordinated Obligations of the Issuer; and

 

   

are guaranteed by CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (“Parent”) and each Subsidiary Guarantor on a senior basis.

Principal, Maturity and Interest

The Issuer issued the Notes initially with a maximum aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million. The Issuer issues the Notes in denominations of $2,000 and any greater integral multiple of $1,000. The Notes will mature on October 15, 2020. Subject to our compliance with the covenant described under the subheading “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Indebtedness,” we are permitted to issue more Notes under the Indenture in an unlimited aggregate principal amount (the “Additional Notes”). The Notes and the Additional Notes, if any, will be treated as a single class for all purposes of the Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. Unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of the Indenture and this “Description of the Notes,” references to the Notes include any Additional Notes actually issued.

Interest on these Notes accrues at the rate of 6.625% per annum and is payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15, commencing on April 15, 2011. We will make each interest payment to the holders of record of these Notes on the immediately preceding April 1 and October 1.

Interest on these Notes will accrue from the date of original issuance or, if interest has already been paid, from the date it was most recently paid. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

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Optional Redemption

Except as set forth below, we are not entitled to redeem the Notes at our option.

On and after October 15, 2014, we will be entitled at our option to redeem all or a portion of these Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount on the redemption date), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on October 15 of the years set forth below:

 

Period

   Redemption
Price
 

2014

     104.969

2015

     103.313

2016

     101.656

2017 and thereafter

     100.000

In addition, before October 15, 2013, we are entitled at our option on one or more occasions to redeem Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) originally issued at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount ) of 106.625%, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, with an amount not to exceed the net cash proceeds from one or more Equity Offerings (provided that if the Equity Offering is an offering by Parent, a portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof equal to the amount required to redeem any such Notes is contributed to the equity capital of the Issuer); provided that

 

  (1) at least 65% of such aggregate principal amount of Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption (other than Notes held, directly or indirectly, by the Issuer or its Affiliates); and

 

  (2) each such redemption occurs within 90 days after the date of the related Equity Offering.

Notice of any redemption upon any Equity Offering may be given prior to the completion thereof, and any such redemption or notice, may, at the Issuer’s discretion, be subject to the completion of the related Equity Offering.

Prior to October 15, 2014, we are entitled, at our option, to redeem all or a portion of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date). Notice of such redemption must be mailed by first-class mail to each holder’s registered address, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date.

Applicable Premium” means with respect to a Note at any redemption date, as provided by the Issuer, the greater of (1) 1.00% of the principal amount of such Note and (2) the excess of (A) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of such Note on October 15, 2014 (such redemption price being described in the second paragraph in this “—Optional Redemption” section exclusive of any accrued and unpaid interest) plus (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through October 15, 2014 (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate, over (B) the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date.

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recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after October 15, 2014, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (2) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day immediately preceding the date that the applicable redemption notice is first mailed, in each case, plus 0.50%.

Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes from the redemption date to October 15, 2014, that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a maturity most nearly equal to October 15, 2014.

Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, if clause (2) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate definition is applicable, the average of three, or such lesser number as is obtained by the Trustee, Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.

Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer.

Reference Treasury Dealer” means Banc of America Securities LLC and its successors and assigns, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and its successors and assigns, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and its successors and assigns and Barclays Capital Inc. and its successors and assigns.

Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Issuer, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day immediately preceding date that the applicable redemption notice is first mailed.

Selection and Notice of Redemption

If we are redeeming less than all the Notes at any time, the Trustee will select Notes on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem to be fair and appropriate.

We will redeem Notes of $2,000 or less in whole and not in part. We will cause notices of redemption to be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address.

If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that Note will state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. We will issue a new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note in the name of the holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Note. Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of them called for redemption.

 

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No Sinking Fund; Open Market Purchases

We are not required to make any sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. However, under certain circumstances, we may be required to offer to purchase Notes as described under the captions “—Change of Control Triggering Event” and “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.” We may at any time and from time to time purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise.

Guaranties

Parent and each Subsidiary Guarantor jointly and severally guarantee, on a senior unsecured basis, our obligations under these Notes. The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guaranty are designed to be limited as necessary to prevent such Subsidiary Guaranty from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law and, therefore, is expressly limited to the maximum amount that such Subsidiary Guaranty could guarantee without such Subsidiary Guaranty constituting a fraudulent conveyance. This limitation, however, may not be effective to prevent such Subsidiary Guaranty from constituting a fraudulent conveyance. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Notes—A subsidiary guarantee could be voided if it constitutes a fraudulent transfer under U.S. bankruptcy or similar state law, which would prevent the holders of the Notes from relying on that subsidiary to satisfy claims.”

Each Subsidiary Guarantor that makes a payment under its Subsidiary Guaranty will be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under the Indenture to a contribution from each other Subsidiary Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Subsidiary Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Subsidiary Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

If a Subsidiary Guaranty were rendered voidable, it could be subordinated by a court to all other indebtedness (including guarantees and other contingent liabilities) of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor, and, depending on the amount of such indebtedness, a Subsidiary Guarantor’s liability on its Subsidiary Guaranty could be reduced to zero. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Notes—A subsidiary guarantee could be voided if it constitutes a fraudulent transfer under U.S. bankruptcy or similar state law, which would prevent the holders of the Notes from relying on that subsidiary to satisfy claims.”

The Subsidiary Guaranty of a Subsidiary Guarantor will be released:

 

  (1) upon the sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of a Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

  (2) upon the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of a Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

  (3) at such time as such Subsidiary Guarantor no longer Guarantees any other Indebtedness of the Issuer;

 

  (4) upon the designation of such Subsidiary Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of the Indenture;

 

  (5) upon the defeasance of the Notes, as provided under “—Defeasance;” or

 

  (6) as described under “—Amendments and Waivers,”

in the case of clause (1) or (2), other than to the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer and as permitted by the Indenture.

 

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Ranking

Senior Indebtedness versus Notes and Guaranties

The indebtedness evidenced by the Notes and the Guaranties is senior unsecured obligations and ranks pari passu in right of payment with all other unsecured Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be.

As of September 30, 2010 after giving pro forma effect to the offering of the Notes:

 

  (1) the Issuer’s Senior Indebtedness would have been approximately $1.6 billion, including $1.1 billion of secured Indebtedness; and

 

  (2) the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors would have been approximately $1.8 billion, including approximately $1.4 billion of secured Indebtedness. Other than short term borrowings related to CBRE Capital Markets, Inc.’s warehouse lines of credit, virtually all of the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors consists of their respective guarantees of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.

The Notes and the Guaranties are unsecured obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors, as the case may be. Secured debt and other secured obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors will be effectively senior to the Notes and the Guaranties to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt or other obligations.

Although the Indenture contains limitations on the amount of additional Indebtedness that the Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors may incur, under certain circumstances the amount of such Indebtedness could be substantial and, subject to the limitations set forth in the covenants described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Liens,” such Indebtedness may be Secured Indebtedness. See “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Indebtedness” and “—Limitation on Liens.”

Liabilities of Subsidiaries versus Notes and Guaranties

A substantial portion of our operations is conducted through our Subsidiaries. Subsidiary Guaranties may be released under certain circumstances. In addition, our future Subsidiaries may not be required to guarantee the Notes. Claims of creditors of any non-guarantor Subsidiaries and joint ventures, including trade creditors and creditors holding indebtedness or guarantees issued by such non-guarantor Subsidiaries and joint ventures, and claims of preferred stockholders of such non-guarantor Subsidiaries and joint ventures, generally will have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of such non-guarantor Subsidiaries and joint ventures over the claims of creditors of the Issuer, including holders of the Notes, even if such claims do not constitute Senior Indebtedness. Accordingly, the Notes are effectively subordinated to creditors (including trade creditors) and preferred stockholders, if any, of such non-guarantor Subsidiaries and joint ventures.

As of September 30, 2010, our non-guarantor Subsidiaries had total indebtedness of $685.2 million, of which $673.8 million was non-recourse to us. Although the Indenture limits the incurrence of Indebtedness by certain of our Subsidiaries, such limitation is subject to a number of significant qualifications. Moreover, the Indenture does not impose any limitation on the incurrence by such Subsidiaries of liabilities that are not considered Indebtedness under the Indenture. See “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Indebtedness.”

Change of Control Triggering Event

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, each noteholder shall have the right to require that the Issuer purchase such noteholder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

 

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Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, unless we have exercised our option to redeem all the Notes as described under “—Optional Redemption,” we will mail a notice to each noteholder with a copy to the Trustee (the “Change of Control Offer”) stating:

 

  (1) that a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred and that such noteholder has the right to require us to purchase such noteholder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of noteholders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date);

 

  (2) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control Triggering Event (including information with respect to pro forma historical income, cash flow and capitalization, in each case after giving effect to such Change of Control);

 

  (3) the purchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed); and

 

  (4) the instructions, as determined by us, consistent with the covenant described hereunder, that a noteholder must follow in order to have its Notes purchased.

We will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by us and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer or if the Issuer has exercised its option to redeem all the Notes pursuant to the provisions described under “—Optional Redemption.”

We will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of the covenant described hereunder, we will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached our obligations under the covenant described hereunder by virtue of our compliance with such securities laws or regulations.

The Change of Control Triggering Event purchase feature of the Notes may in certain circumstances make more difficult or discourage a sale or takeover of the Issuer and, thus, the removal of incumbent management. The Change of Control Triggering Event purchase feature is a result of negotiations between the Issuer and the Initial Purchasers. We have no present intention to engage in a transaction involving a Change of Control, although it is possible that we could decide to do so in the future. Subject to the limitations discussed below, we could, in the future, enter into certain transactions, including acquisitions, refinancings or other recapitalizations, that would not constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture, but that could increase the amount of indebtedness outstanding at such time or otherwise affect our capital structure or credit ratings. Restrictions on our ability to Incur additional Indebtedness are contained in the covenants described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Indebtedness,” and “—Limitation on Liens” which limitations may terminate as described under the first paragraph of “—Certain Covenants” below. Such restrictions can only be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Except for the limitations contained in such covenant, however, the Indenture will not contain any covenants or provisions that may afford holders of the Notes protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction.

Holders may not be entitled to require us to purchase their Notes in certain circumstances involving a significant change in the composition of our Board of Directors, including in connection with a proxy contest where our Board of Directors does not approve a dissident slate of directors but approves them as continuing directors, even if our Board of Directors initially opposed the directors.

 

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The Credit Agreement provides that the occurrence of certain change of control events with respect to Parent and the Issuer would constitute a default thereunder, and our outstanding Senior Subordinated Notes require us to make an offer to purchase such Senior Subordinated Notes upon the occurrence of a Change of Control. Future indebtedness that we may incur may contain prohibitions on the occurrence of certain events that would constitute a Change of Control or require the purchase of such indebtedness upon a Change of Control. Moreover, the exercise by the holders of their right to require us to purchase the Notes could cause a default under such indebtedness, even if the Change of Control itself does not, due to the financial effect of such purchase on us. Finally, our ability to pay cash to the holders of Notes following the occurrence of a Change of Control may be limited by our then existing financial resources. There can be no assurance that sufficient funds will be available when necessary to make any required purchases. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Notes—We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to finance a change of control offer.”

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event, conditional upon such Change of Control Triggering Event, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making of such Change of Control Offer.

The phrase “all or substantially all,” as used with respect to the assets of the Issuer in the definition of “Change of Control,” is subject to interpretation under applicable state law, and its applicability in a given instance would depend upon the facts and circumstances. As a result, there may be a degree of uncertainty in ascertaining whether a sale or transfer of “all or substantially all” the assets of the Issuer has occurred in a particular instance, in which case a holder’s ability to obtain the benefit of these provisions could be unclear.

The provisions under the Indenture relative to our obligation to make an offer to purchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event may be waived or modified with the written consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes.

For purposes of this discussion of a repurchase of the notes following a Change of Control Triggering Event:

A “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

 

  (1) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this clause (1) such person shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time, and except that any Person that is deemed to have beneficial ownership of shares solely as the result of being part of a group pursuant to Rule 13d-5(b)(1) shall be deemed not to have beneficial ownership of any shares held by a Permitted Holder forming a part of such group), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer; provided, however, that the Permitted Holders beneficially own (as defined above, except that in the event the Permitted Holders are part of a group pursuant to Rule 13d-5(b)(1), the Permitted Holders shall be deemed not to have beneficial ownership of any shares held by persons other than Permitted Holders forming a part of such group), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser percentage of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer than such other person and do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the Board of Directors (for the purposes of this clause (1), such other person shall be deemed to beneficially own any Voting Stock of a specified person held by a parent entity, if such other person is the beneficial owner (as first defined above), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent entity and the Permitted Holders beneficially own (as second defined above), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser percentage of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent entity and do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the board of directors of such parent entity);

 

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  (2) individuals who on the Issue Date constituted the Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Issuer was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Issuer then still in office who were either directors on the Issue Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors then in office;

 

  (3) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer; or

 

  (4) the merger or consolidation of the Issuer with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Issuer, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Issuer (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person (other than, in all such cases, a Person that is controlled by the Permitted Holders), other than a transaction following which (A) in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Issuer immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction and in substantially the same proportion as before the transaction and (B) in the case of a sale of assets transaction, the transferee Person becomes the obligor in respect of the Notes and a Subsidiary of the transferor of such assets.

Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event.

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) and BBB- (or the equivalent) by Moody’s (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof) and S&P (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof), respectively.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Rating Agencies” means each of S&P and Moody’s or any successor to the respective rating agency business thereof; provided that if either of S&P or Moody’s ceases to provide ratings services to issuers or investors, the Issuer may select (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act as a replacement agency for either S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be.

Rating Event” means the ratings of the Notes are lowered by at least one of the Rating Agencies and the Notes are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by at least one of the Rating Agencies, on any day during the period (which period will be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) commencing 60 days prior to the first public announcement of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intentions of the Issuer to effect a Change of Control and ending 60 days following the consummation of such Change of Control.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group.

Certain Covenants

Set forth below are certain covenants contained in the Indenture. Following the first day that (a) the ratings assigned to the Notes by both of the Rating Agencies are Investment Grade Ratings and (b) no Default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture (and notwithstanding that the Issuer may later cease to have an Investment Grade Rating from either or both Rating Agencies or later there may occur a Default under the Indenture), the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the provisions of the Indenture described below under:

 

   

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“Limitation on Restricted Payments,”

 

   

“Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries,”

 

   

“Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock,”

 

   

“Limitation on Affiliate Transactions,”

 

   

“Limitation on Liens,”

 

   

“Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions,” and

 

   

clause (3) of the first paragraph under “Merger and Consolidation.”

Limitation on Indebtedness

(a) The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness; provided, however, that the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be entitled to Incur Indebtedness (including revolving credit Indebtedness, as treated in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio) if, on the date of such Incurrence and after giving effect thereto, no Default has occurred and is continuing and the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio is greater than 2.0 to 1.0.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph (a), the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries will be entitled to Incur any or all of the following Indebtedness:

 

  (1) Indebtedness Incurred by the Issuer pursuant to any Credit Facility (including the Credit Agreement); provided, however, that, immediately after giving effect to any such Incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (1) and then outstanding does not exceed $2.6 billion;

 

  (2) [Intentionally omitted];

 

  (3) Indebtedness owed to and held by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that (A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer of such Indebtedness (other than to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute the Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the obligor thereon and (B) if the Issuer is the obligor on such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the Notes;

 

  (4) the Notes and the Exchange Notes (other than any Additional Notes);

 

  (5) Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness described in clause (1), (3) or (4) of this covenant);

 

  (6) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred and outstanding on or prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by the Issuer (other than Indebtedness Incurred in connection with, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary or was acquired by the Issuer); provided, however, at the time of such acquisition and after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (6) and then outstanding does not exceed $100.0 million;

 

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  (7) Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) or pursuant to clause (4), (5), (6), this clause (7) or clause (15) below; provided, however, that to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness directly or indirectly Refinances Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Incurred pursuant to clause (6), such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Incurred only by such Subsidiary;

 

  (8) Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of speculation;

 

  (9) obligations in respect of letters of credit, performance, bid and surety bonds, completion guarantees, budget guarantees, payment obligations in connection with self-insurance or similar requirements provided by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (10) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its Incurrence;

 

  (11) Indebtedness with respect to workers’ compensation claims in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (12) any Guarantee (including the Subsidiary Guaranties) by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as the Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of the Indenture (other than Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to clause (6) above);

 

  (13) Indebtedness arising from agreements providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, Incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary; provided, however, that (A) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote or footnotes to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (A)) and (B) in the case of a disposition, the maximum liability in respect of such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds including noncash proceeds (the fair market value of such noncash proceeds being determined at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such disposition;

 

  (14) CBRE Capital Markets Permitted Indebtedness, Indebtedness under the CBRE Loan Arbitrage Facility, the Exempt Construction Loans and Indebtedness in respect of any Permitted Receivables Securitization;

 

  (15) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries of the Issuer in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed the greater of (A) 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of all the Foreign Subsidiaries of the Issuer and (B) $125.0 million; provided, however, that any Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred under clause (7) above in respect of such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been Incurred under this clause (15) for purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness that may at any time be Incurred under this clause (15);

 

  (16) Non-Recourse Indebtedness and Permitted Co-investments; and

 

  (17) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the date of such Incurrence (other than Indebtedness permitted by clauses (1) through (16) above or paragraph (a)), does not exceed $150.0 million.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor will Incur any Indebtedness pursuant to the foregoing paragraph (b) if the proceeds thereof are used, directly or indirectly, to Refinance any Subordinated Obligations of the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor unless such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Notes or the applicable Subsidiary Guaranty to at least the same extent as such Subordinated Obligations.

(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant: (1) any Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement on the Issue Date will be treated as having been incurred on the Issue Date under clause (1) of paragraph (b) above; (2) in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described above, the Issuer, in its sole discretion, will classify such item of Indebtedness at the time of Incurrence and only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one of the above clauses (provided that any Indebtedness originally classified as Incurred pursuant to clause (b)(6), (15) or (17) above may later be reclassified as having been Incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) above to the extent that such reclassified Indebtedness could be Incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) above at the time of such reclassification); and (3) the Issuer will be entitled to divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described above.

(e) For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness where the Indebtedness Incurred is denominated in a different currency, the amount of such Indebtedness will be the U.S. Dollar Equivalent determined on the date of the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, provided, however, that if any such Indebtedness denominated in a different currency is subject to a Currency Agreement with respect to U.S. dollars covering all principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on such Indebtedness, the amount of such Indebtedness expressed in U.S. dollars will be as provided in such Currency Agreement. The principal amount of any Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred in the same currency as the Indebtedness being Refinanced will be the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of the Indebtedness Refinanced, except to the extent that (1) such U.S. Dollar Equivalent was determined based on a Currency Agreement, in which case the Refinancing Indebtedness will be determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, and (2) the principal amount of the Refinancing Indebtedness exceeds the principal amount of the Indebtedness being Refinanced, in which case the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of such excess will be determined on the date such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred.

Limitation on Restricted Payments

(a) The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to make a Restricted Payment if at the time the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary makes such Restricted Payment:

 

  (1) a Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom);

 

  (2) the Issuer is not entitled to Incur an additional $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to paragraph (a) of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Indebtedness;” or

 

  (3) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments since the Reference Date would exceed the sum of (without duplication):

 

  (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) from July 1, 2009 to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ended for which internal financial statements are available prior to the date of such Restricted Payment (or, in case such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit); plus

 

  (B)

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stock ownership plan or to a trust established by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) and 100% of any cash capital contribution received by the Issuer from its shareholders subsequent to the Reference Date; plus

 

  (C) the amount by which Indebtedness of the Issuer is reduced on the Issuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Issuer) subsequent to the Reference Date of any Indebtedness of the Issuer convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of any other property, distributed by the Issuer upon such conversion or exchange); plus

 

  (D) an amount equal to the sum of (x) the net reduction in the Investments (other than Permitted Investments) made by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person resulting from repurchases, repayments or redemptions of such Investments by such Person, proceeds realized on the sale of such Investment and proceeds representing the return of capital (excluding dividends and distributions), in each case received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary since the Reference Date, and (y) to the extent such Person is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the portion (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the foregoing sum shall not exceed, in the case of any such Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary, the amount of Investments (excluding Permitted Investments) previously made (and treated as a Restricted Payment) by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary.

(b) The preceding provisions will not prohibit:

 

  (1) (A) any Restricted Payment made out of the Net Cash Proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, or made by exchange for, Capital Stock of the Issuer (other than Disqualified Stock and other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary of the Issuer or an employee stock ownership plan or to a trust established by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) subsequent to the Reference Date or (B) any Restricted Payment made out of a substantially concurrent cash capital contribution received by the Issuer from its shareholders subsequent to the Reference Date; provided, however, that (i) such Restricted Payment shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments and (ii) the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale or such cash capital contribution (to the extent so used for such Restricted Payment) shall be excluded from the calculation of amounts under clause (3)(B) of paragraph (a) above;

 

  (2) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Obligations of the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Subordinated Obligations which is permitted to be Incurred pursuant to the covenant described under “—Limitation on Indebtedness;” provided, however, that such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

  (3) dividends paid within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof if at such date of declaration such dividend would have complied with this covenant; provided, however, that such dividend shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

  (4)

(A) payments or distributions to employees of Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the “CBREI UK MAG scheme” or similar incentive plans designed to pay employees amounts reflecting incentive compensation in recognition of performance thresholds achieved by such employees or (B) payments or distributions to employees of Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted

 

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Subsidiary of “co-investment return,” “carried interest” or other form of incentive compensation or performance fees or any distribution of an equity interest in respect thereof, or any other incentive distributions from Investment Subsidiaries or Co-investment Vehicles; provided, however, that such payments or distributions shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

  (5) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase or other acquisition of shares of Capital Stock of Parent or the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries from employees (including substantially full-time independent contractors), former employees, directors, former directors or consultants of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries (or permitted transferees of such employees, former employees, directors, former directors or consultants), pursuant to the terms of the agreements (including employment agreements) or plans (or amendments thereto) approved by the Board of Directors of Parent or its Subsidiaries under which such individuals purchase or sell or are granted the option to purchase or sell, shares of such Capital Stock; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of such repurchases and other acquisitions shall not exceed the sum of (A) $25.0 million, (B) the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of Capital Stock to members of management, consultants or directors of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries that occurs after the Reference Date (to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of such Capital Stock have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (3)(B) of paragraph (a) above) and (C) the cash proceeds of any “key man” life insurance policies that are used to make such repurchases; provided further, however, that (x) such repurchases and other acquisitions shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments and (y) the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale shall be excluded from the calculation of amounts under clause (3)(B) of paragraph (a) above;

 

  (6) Investments made by CBRE Capital Markets pursuant to a CBRE Capital Markets Loan Arbitrage Facility or a CBRE Capital Markets Mortgage Warehousing Facility or Investments made by CBRE Inc. or the Issuer pursuant to a CBRE Loan Arbitrage Facility; provided, however, that such Investments shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

  (7) dividends to Parent to be used by Parent solely to pay its franchise taxes and other fees required to maintain its corporate existence and to pay for general corporate and overhead expenses (including salaries and other compensation of the employees) incurred by Parent in the ordinary course of its business; provided, however, that such dividends shall not exceed $5.0 million in any calendar year; provided further, however, that such dividends shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

  (8) payments to Parent in respect of Federal, state and local taxes directly attributable to (or arising as a result of) the operations of the Issuer and its consolidated Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the amount of such payments in any fiscal year do not exceed the amount that the Issuer and its consolidated Subsidiaries would be required to pay in respect of Federal, state and local taxes for such fiscal year were the Issuer to pay such taxes as a stand-alone taxpayer (whether or not all such amounts are actually used by Parent for such purposes); provided further, however, that such payments shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

  (9) Investments made pursuant to commitments to Invest if at the date such commitment was made, such Investment would have complied with this covenant; provided, however, that such Investment shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

  (10)

any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Obligations of the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor; provided, however, that no such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value shall be made pursuant to this clause (10) unless the Senior Leverage Ratio, after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment and the Incurrence of any Indebtedness in connection therewith, is less than 2.75 to

 

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1.0; provided further, however, that such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments; and

 

  (11) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount which, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (11) which have not been repaid, does not exceed $200.0 million; provided, however, that (A) at the time of such Restricted Payments, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or result therefrom) and (B) such Restricted Payments shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments.

Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries

The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Issuer, (b) make any loans or advances to the Issuer or (c) transfer any of its property or assets to the Issuer, except:

 

  (1) with respect to clauses (a), (b) and (c),

 

  (A) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries in effect at or entered into on the Issue Date;

 

  (B) any encumbrance or restriction contained in the terms of any agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness was issued if (x) either (i) the encumbrance or restriction applies only in the event of and during the continuance of a payment default or a default with respect to a financial covenant contained in such Indebtedness or agreement or (ii) the Issuer determines at the time any such Indebtedness is Incurred (and at the time of any modification of the terms of any such encumbrance or restriction) that any such encumbrance or restriction will not materially affect the Issuer’s ability to make principal or interest payments on the Notes and (y) the encumbrance or restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to the holders of the Notes than is customary in comparable financings or agreements (as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith);

 

  (C) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement relating to any Indebtedness Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary on or prior to the date on which such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired by the Issuer (other than Indebtedness Incurred as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by the Issuer) and outstanding on such date;

 

  (D) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement effecting a Refinancing of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clause (A), (B) or (C) of clause (1) of this covenant or this clause (D) or contained in any amendment to an agreement referred to in clause (A), (B) or (C) of clause (1) of this covenant or this clause (D); provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary contained in any such refinancing agreement or amendment are no less favorable to the noteholders than encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary contained in such predecessor agreements;

 

  (E) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to any Permitted Receivables Securitization; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply solely to (i) the Receivables involved in such Permitted Receivables Securitization and (ii) any applicable Securitization Subsidiary;

 

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  (F) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to customary restrictions on, or customary conditions to the payment of dividends or other distributions on, equity interests owned by the Issuer or any Subsidiary in any joint venture or similar enterprise contained in the constitutive documents, including shareholders’ or similar agreements, of such joint venture or enterprise, to the extent encumbrances or restrictions apply solely to the income of such joint venture or similar enterprise; and

 

  (G) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to applicable law; and

 

  (2) with respect to clause (c) only,

 

  (A) any such encumbrance or restriction consisting of customary nonassignment provisions in leases governing leasehold interests or licenses of intellectual property to the extent such provisions restrict the transfer of the lease or the property leased or licensed thereunder;

 

  (B) restrictions contained in security agreements or mortgages securing Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such restrictions restrict the transfer of the property subject to such security agreements or mortgages;

 

  (C) restrictions on the transfer of assets subject to any Lien permitted under the Indenture imposed by the holder of such Lien; and

 

  (D) any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition.

Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock

(a) The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, consummate any Asset Disposition unless:

 

  (1) the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration at the time of such Asset Disposition at least equal to the fair market value (including as to the value of all noncash consideration), as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, of the shares and assets subject to such Asset Disposition;

 

  (2) at least 75% of the consideration thereof received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or cash equivalents; and

 

  (3) an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition is applied by the Issuer (or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be)

 

  (A) first, to the extent the Issuer elects (or is required by the terms of any Indebtedness), to prepay, repay, redeem or purchase Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor or Indebtedness (other than Disqualified Stock) of any other Wholly Owned Subsidiary (in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer) within one year from the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or the receipt of such Net Available Cash;

 

  (B) second, to the extent of the balance of such Net Available Cash after application in accordance with clause (A), to the extent the Issuer elects, to acquire Additional Assets within one year from the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or the receipt of such Net Available Cash; and

 

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  (C) third, to the extent of the balance of such Net Available Cash after application in accordance with clauses (A) and (B), to make an offer to the holders of the Notes (and to holders of other Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer designated by the Issuer) to purchase Notes (and such other Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer) pursuant to and subject to the conditions contained in the Indenture;

provided , however, that in connection with any prepayment, repayment or purchase of Indebtedness pursuant to clause (A) or (C) above, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary shall permanently retire such Indebtedness and shall cause the related loan commitment (if any) to be permanently reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so prepaid, repaid or purchased.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this covenant, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not be required to apply any Net Available Cash in accordance with this covenant except to the extent that the aggregate Net Available Cash from all Asset Dispositions which is not applied in accordance with this covenant exceeds $50.0 million. Pending application of Net Available Cash pursuant to this covenant, such Net Available Cash shall be invested in Temporary Cash Investments or applied to temporarily reduce revolving credit indebtedness.

For the purposes of this covenant, the following are deemed to be cash or cash equivalents:

 

  (1) the assumption of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary and the release of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary from all liability on such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Disposition; and

 

  (2) securities received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary from the transferee that are promptly converted by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash.

(b) In the event of an Asset Disposition that requires the purchase of Notes (and other Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer) pursuant to clause (a)(3)(C) above, the Issuer will purchase Notes tendered pursuant to an offer by the Issuer for the Notes (and such other Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer) at a purchase price of 100% of their principal amount (or, in the event such other Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer was issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof), without premium, plus accrued but unpaid interest, if any, (or, in respect of such other Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer, such lesser price, if any, as may be provided for by the terms of such Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer) in accordance with the procedures (including prorating in the event of oversubscription) set forth in the Indenture. If the aggregate purchase price of the securities tendered exceeds the Net Available Cash allotted to their purchase, the Issuer will select the securities to be purchased on a pro rata basis but in round denominations, which in the case of the Notes will be denominations of $2,000 principal amount or multiples of $1,000 greater thereof. The Issuer shall not be required to make such an offer to purchase Notes (and other Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer) pursuant to this covenant if the Net Available Cash available therefor is less than $10.0 million (which lesser amount shall be carried forward for purposes of determining whether such an offer is required with respect to the Net Available Cash from any subsequent Asset Disposition).

(c) The Issuer will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to this covenant. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this covenant, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this clause by virtue of its compliance with such securities laws or regulations.

 

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Limitation on Affiliate Transactions

(a) The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property, employee compensation arrangements or the rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Issuer (an “Affiliate Transaction”) unless:

 

  (1) the terms of the Affiliate Transaction are no less favorable to the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that could be obtained at the time of the Affiliate Transaction in arm’s-length dealings with a Person who is not an Affiliate;

 

  (2) if such Affiliate Transaction involves an amount in excess of $20.0 million, the terms of the Affiliate Transaction are set forth in writing and a majority of the directors of the Issuer disinterested with respect to such Affiliate Transaction have determined in good faith that the criteria set forth in clause (1) are satisfied and have approved the relevant Affiliate Transaction as evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors; and

 

  (3) if such Affiliate Transaction involves an amount in excess of $50.0 million, the Board of Directors shall also have received a written opinion from an Independent Qualified Party to the effect that such Affiliate Transaction is fair, from a financial standpoint, to the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries or is not less favorable to the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries than could reasonably be expected to be obtained at the time in an arm’s-length transaction with a Person who was not an Affiliate.

(b) The provisions of the preceding paragraph (a) will not prohibit:

 

  (1) any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) or other Restricted Payment, in each case permitted to be made pursuant to the covenant described under “—Limitation on Restricted Payments;”

 

  (2) any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the Board of Directors;

 

  (3) loans or advances to employees or consultants in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

  (4) the payment of reasonable fees and compensation to, or the provision of employee benefit arrangements and indemnity for the benefit of, directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (5) any transaction between or among the Issuer, any Restricted Subsidiary or joint venture or similar entity which would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in or otherwise controls such Restricted Subsidiary, joint venture or similar entity;

 

  (6) the issuance or sale of any Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer;

 

  (7)

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Date shall only be permitted by this clause (7) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement are not otherwise disadvantageous to the noteholders in any material respect;

 

  (8) transactions customarily arising in connection with any Permitted Receivables Securitization;

 

  (9) any agreement as in effect on the Issue Date and described in the Offering Memorandum or any renewals, extensions or amendments of any such agreement (so long as such renewals, extensions or amendments are not less favorable to the Issuer or the Restricted Subsidiaries) and the transactions evidenced thereby; and

 

  (10) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of the applicable Indenture which are fair to the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the senior management thereof, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party.

Limitation on Liens

The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, Incur or permit to exist any Lien (the “Initial Lien”) of any nature whatsoever on any of its properties (including Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary), whether owned at the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, securing any Obligations, other than Permitted Liens, without effectively providing that the Notes (or a Subsidiary Guaranty in the case of an Initial Lien of a Subsidiary Guarantor) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or, in the event the Lien related to Subordinated Obligations, prior to) the Obligations so secured for so long as such Obligations are so secured. Any Lien created for the benefit of the holders of the Notes pursuant to the preceding sentence shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Initial Lien.

Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions

The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to any property unless:

 

  (1) the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary would be entitled to (A) Incur Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to such Sale/Leaseback Transaction pursuant to the covenant described under “—Limitation on Indebtedness” and (B) create a Lien on such property securing such Attributable Debt without equally and ratably securing the Notes pursuant to the covenant described under “—Limitation on Liens;”

 

  (2) the net proceeds received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Sale/Leaseback Transaction are at least equal to the fair value (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer) of such property; and

 

  (3) the Issuer applies the proceeds of such transaction in compliance with the covenant described under “—Limitation on Sale of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.”

Merger and Consolidation

The Issuer will not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of transactions, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all its assets to, any Person, unless:

 

  (1)

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Columbia and the Successor Company (if not the Issuer) shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental thereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Issuer under the Notes and the Indenture;

 

  (2) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by such Successor Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

  (3) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction, the Successor Company would be able to Incur an additional $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to paragraph (a) of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Indebtedness;” and

 

  (4) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the Indenture;

provided , however, that clause (3) will not be applicable to (A) a Restricted Subsidiary consolidating with, merging into or transferring all or part of its properties and assets to the Issuer or (B) the Issuer merging with an Affiliate of the Issuer solely for the purpose and with the sole effect of reincorporating the Issuer in another jurisdiction.

The Successor Company will be the successor to the Issuer and shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer under the Indenture, and the predecessor Issuer, except in the case of a lease, shall be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes.

The Issuer will not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to any Person unless:

 

  (1) except in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor that has been disposed of in its entirety to another Person (other than to the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer), whether through a merger, consolidation or sale of Capital Stock or assets, if in connection therewith the Issuer provides an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee to the effect that the Issuer will comply with its obligations under the covenant described under “—Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock” in respect of such disposition, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not such Subsidiary) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction under which such Subsidiary was organized or under the laws of the United States of America, or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and such Person shall expressly assume, by a Guaranty Agreement, all the obligations of such Subsidiary, if any, under its Subsidiary Guaranty;

 

  (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or transactions on a pro forma basis (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the resulting, surviving or transferee Person as a result of such transaction as having been issued by such Person at the time of such transaction), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

 

  (3) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such Guaranty Agreement, if any, complies with the Indenture.

 

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Parent will not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to any Person unless:

 

  (1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not Parent) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and such Person shall expressly assume, by a Guaranty Agreement, all the obligations of Parent, if any, under its Guaranty;

 

  (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or transactions on a pro forma basis (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the resulting, surviving or transferee Person as a result of such transaction as having been issued by such Person at the time of such transaction), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

 

  (3) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such Guaranty Agreement, if any, complies with the Indenture.

Future Guarantors

On the Issue Date, Parent and each of our Restricted Subsidiaries that is a guarantor of the Issuer’s Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement will execute and deliver to the Trustee a Guaranty Agreement pursuant to which Parent and each such Restricted Subsidiary will fully and unconditionally Guarantee the Notes on an unsecured, senior basis. After the Issue Date, the Issuer will cause each Restricted Subsidiary that Guarantees any Indebtedness of the Issuer to, at the same time, execute and deliver to the Trustee a Guaranty Agreement pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary will Guarantee payment of the Notes on the same terms and conditions as those set forth in the Indenture. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Foreign Subsidiary is a co-borrower of Indebtedness of the Issuer, and not a Guarantor of such Indebtedness, then it will not be considered a Guarantor of such Indebtedness for purposes of this covenant.

SEC Reports

Notwithstanding that the Issuer may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer will file with the SEC and make available to the Trustee and noteholders within 15 days after it files them with the SEC such annual reports and such information, documents and other reports as are specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable to a U.S. corporation subject to such Sections, such information, documents and other reports to be so filed with the SEC at the times specified for the filings of such information, documents and reports under such Sections; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be so obligated to file such reports with the SEC if the SEC does not permit such filing, in which event the Issuer will make available such information to the Trustee and noteholders within 15 days after the time the Issuer would be required to file such information with the SEC if it were subject to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; provided further, however, that (a) so long as Parent is the Guarantor of the Notes, the reports, information and other documents required to be filed and provided as described hereunder may, at the Issuer’s option, be filed by and be those of Parent rather than the Issuer and (b) in the event that Parent conducts any business or holds any significant assets other than the capital stock of the Issuer at the time of filing and providing any such report, information or other document containing financial statements of Parent, Parent shall include in such report, information or other document summarized financial information (as defined in Rule 1-02(bb) of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC) with respect to the Issuer.

In addition, the Issuer will furnish to the holders of the Notes and to prospective investors, upon the requests of such holders, any information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act so long as the Notes are not freely transferable under the Securities Act.

 

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Defaults

Each of the following is an Event of Default:

 

  (1) a default in the payment of interest on the Notes when due, continued for 30 days;

 

  (2) a default in the payment of principal of any Note when due at its Stated Maturity, upon redemption, upon required purchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;

 

  (3) the failure by the Issuer, Parent or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with its obligations under “—Certain Covenants—Merger and Consolidation;”

 

  (4) the failure by the Issuer, Parent or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, to comply for 30 days after notice with any of its obligations in the covenants described above under “Change of Control Triggering Event” (other than a failure to purchase Notes) or under “—Certain Covenants” under “—Limitation on Indebtedness,” “—Limitation on Restricted Payments,” “—Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries,” “—Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock” (other than a failure to purchase Notes), “—Limitation on Affiliate Transactions,” “—Limitation on Liens,” “—Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions” or “—Future Guarantors;”

 

  (5) the failure by the Issuer or Parent, as the case may be, to comply for 180 days after notice with any of its obligations in the covenant described above under “—SEC Reports” (provided that, if applicable, failure by the Issuer or Parent to comply with the provisions of Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act will not in itself be deemed a Default or an Event of Default under this Indenture);

 

  (6) the failure by the Issuer, Parent, or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply for 60 days after notice with its other agreements contained in the Indenture;

 

  (7) Indebtedness of the Issuer, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary is not paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or is accelerated by the holders thereof because of a default and the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $50.0 million (the “cross acceleration provision”);

 

  (8) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary (the “bankruptcy provisions”);

 

  (9) any final judgment or decree for the payment of money (other than judgments which are covered by enforceable insurance policies issued by solvent carriers) in excess of $50.0 million is entered against the Issuer, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary, remains outstanding for a period of 60 consecutive days following such judgment becoming final and is not discharged, waived or stayed within 10 days after notice (the “judgment default provision”); or

 

  (10) the Parent Guaranty or a Subsidiary Guaranty ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of such Guaranty) or a Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Guaranty.

However, a default under clauses (4), (5), (6) and (9) will not constitute an Event of Default until the Trustee or the holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes notify the Issuer of the default and the Issuer does not cure such default within the time specified after receipt of such notice. In the event of any Event of Default specified under clause (7), such Event of Default and all consequences thereof (excluding any resulting payment default, other than as a result of acceleration of Notes) shall be annulled, waived and rescinded, automatically and without any action by the Trustee or the holders, if within 30 days after such Event

 

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of Default arose: (a) holders thereof have rescinded or waived the acceleration, notice or action (as the case may be) giving rise to such Event of Default or (b) the default that is the basis for such Event of Default has been cured.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer occurs and is continuing, the principal of and interest on all the Notes will ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any holders of the Notes. Under certain circumstances, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee, in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the Notes unless such holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, no holder of a Note may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes unless:

 

  (1) such holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

 

  (2) holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

 

  (3) such holders have offered the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense;

 

  (4) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt thereof and the offer of security or indemnity; and

 

  (5) holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.

Subject to certain restrictions, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes are given the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other holder of a Note or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.

If a Default occurs, is continuing and is known to the Trustee, the Trustee must mail to each holder of the Notes notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default in the payment of principal of or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold notice if and so long as a committee of its trust officers determines that withholding notice is not opposed to the interest of the holders of the Notes. In addition, we are required to deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a certificate indicating whether the signers thereof know of any Default that occurred during the previous year. We are required to deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice of any event which would constitute certain Defaults, their status and what action we are taking or propose to take in respect thereof.

Amendments and Waivers

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consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. However, without the consent of each holder of an outstanding Note affected thereby, an amendment or waiver may not, among other things:

 

  (1) reduce the amount of Notes whose holders must consent to an amendment;

 

  (2) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Note;

 

  (3) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any Note;

 

  (4) reduce the amount payable upon the redemption of any Note or change the time at which any Note may be redeemed as described under “—Optional Redemption;”

 

  (5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Note;

 

  (6) impair the right of any holder of the Notes to receive payment of principal of and interest on such holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such holder’s Notes;

 

  (7) make any change in the amendment provisions which require each holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions;

 

  (8) make any change in the ranking or priority of any Note or Guaranty that would adversely affect the noteholders; or

 

  (9) make any change in any Guaranty that would adversely affect the noteholders.

Notwithstanding the preceding, without the consent of any holder of the Notes, the Issuer, Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Trustee may amend the Indenture:

 

  (1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;

 

  (2) to provide for the assumption by a successor corporation of the obligations of the Issuer, Parent or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture;

 

  (3) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes (provided that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated Notes are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code);

 

  (4) to add guarantees with respect to the Notes, including any Subsidiary Guaranties, or to secure the Notes;

 

  (5) to add to the covenants of the Issuer, Parent or any Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of the holders of the Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer, Parent or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

  (6) to make any change that does not materially adversely affect the rights of any holder of the Notes;

 

  (7) to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with any required qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

 

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  (8) to conform the text of the Indenture, Guaranties or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of the Notes” contained in the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the Indenture, the Guaranties or the Notes; or

 

  (9) to amend the provisions of the Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of Notes; provided, however, that (i) compliance with the Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (ii) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of holders to transfer Notes.

However, no amendment may be made to the subordination provisions of the Indenture that adversely affects the rights of any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor then outstanding unless the holders of such Senior Indebtedness (or their Representative) consent to such change.

The consent of the holders of the Notes is not necessary under the Indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment.

After an amendment under the Indenture becomes effective, we are required to mail to holders of the Notes a notice briefly describing such amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all holders of the Notes, or any defect therein, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.

Neither the Issuer nor any Affiliate of the Issuer may, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to all holders and is paid to all holders that so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.

Transfer

The Notes will be issued in registered form and will be transferable only upon the surrender of the Notes being transferred for registration of transfer. We may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge payable in connection with certain transfers and exchanges.

Defeasance

At any time, we may terminate all our and each Guarantor’s obligations under the Notes, the Guaranties and the Indenture (“legal defeasance”), except for certain obligations, including those respecting the defeasance trust and obligations to register the transfer or exchange of the Notes, to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and to maintain a registrar and paying agent in respect of the Notes.

In addition, at any time we may terminate our obligations under “—Change of Control Triggering Event” and under the covenants described under “—Certain Covenants” (other than the covenant described under “—Merger and Consolidation”), the operation of the cross acceleration provision, the bankruptcy provisions with respect to Significant Subsidiaries and the judgment default provision described under “—Defaults” above and the limitations contained in clause (3) of the first paragraph under “—Certain Covenants—Merger and Consolidation” above and our Guarantor’s obligations under the Guaranties and the Indenture (“covenant defeasance”).

We may exercise our legal defeasance option notwithstanding our prior exercise of our covenant defeasance option. If we exercise our legal defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default with respect thereto. If we exercise our covenant defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in clause (4), (5), (7), (8) (with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries) or (9) under “—Defaults” above or because of the failure of the Issuer to comply with

 

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clause (3) of the first paragraph under “—Certain Covenants—Merger and Consolidation” above. If we exercise our legal defeasance option or our covenant defeasance option, each Guarantor will be released from all of its obligations with respect to its Guaranty.

In order to exercise either of our defeasance options, we must irrevocably deposit in trust (the “defeasance trust”) with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal and interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be, and must comply with certain other conditions, including delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred (and, in the case of legal defeasance only, such Opinion of Counsel must be based on a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service or other change in applicable Federal income tax law).

Concerning the Trustee

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Trustee under the Indenture. We have appointed Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Registrar and Paying Agent with regard to the Notes.

The Indenture contains certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee, should it become a creditor of the Issuer, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The Trustee is permitted to engage in other transactions; provided, however, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must either eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue or resign.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee, subject to certain exceptions. If an Event of Default occurs (and is not cured), the Trustee is required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent person in the conduct of such person’s affairs. Subject to such provisions, the Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request of any holder of Notes, unless such holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense and then only to the extent required by the terms of the Indenture.

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

No director, officer, employee, incorporator, member or stockholder of the Issuer or any Guarantor has any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or any Guarantor under the Notes, any Guaranty or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver and release may not be effective to waive liabilities under the U.S. federal securities laws, and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.

Governing Law

The Indenture and the Notes are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

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Certain Definitions

Additional Assets” means:

 

  (1) any property or other assets (other than Indebtedness and Capital Stock) used in a Related Business;

 

  (2) the Capital Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary; or

 

  (3) Capital Stock constituting a minority interest in any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary;

provided , however, that any such Restricted Subsidiary described in clause (2) or (3) above is primarily engaged in a Related Business.

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. For purposes of the covenants described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments,” “—Certain Covenants —Limitation on Affiliate Transactions” and “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock” only, “Affiliate” shall also mean any beneficial owner of Capital Stock representing 10% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock (on a fully diluted basis) of the Issuer or of rights or warrants to purchase such Capital Stock (whether or not currently exercisable) and any Person who would be an Affiliate of any such beneficial owner pursuant to the first sentence hereof.

Approved Credit Support” shall mean a reimbursement, indemnity or similar obligation issued by a person (the “Support Provider”) pursuant to which the Support Provider agrees to reimburse, indemnify or hold harmless the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary for any Indebtedness, liability, or other obligation of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, but only to the extent (1) the Support Provider satisfies the criteria set forth in clause (1) or (2) of the definition of the term “Approved Take Out Party” or (2) the obligations of the Support Provider are secured by an irrevocable third-party letter of credit from a financial institution with a senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced long-term debt rating of A- or higher from S&P and A3 or higher from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof).

Approved Take Out Commitment” shall mean a Take Out Commitment (1) no less than 90% of which is issued by an Approved Take Out Party (with any remaining percentage being provided by Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, in an aggregate amount for all such Take Out Commitments provided by Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary not to exceed $10.0 million) and (2) in which the funding obligation of the issuer of such Take Out Commitment is not subject to any material condition other than (a) completion of construction in accordance with all requirements of applicable law and agreed plans and specifications and by a date certain and (b) issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Any Approved Take Out Commitment shall cease to be an Approved Take Out Commitment (x) if the issuer of such Take Out Commitment (other than Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary) at any time no longer meets the definition of “Approved Take Out Party” to the extent the issuer of such Approved Take Out Commitment fails or refuses to fund under such Approved Take Out Commitment or notifies Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of its intention to not fund under such Approved Take Out Commitment or (y) at such time as Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary acquires actual knowledge that the Approved Take Out Commitment will not fund.

Approved Take Out Party” shall mean a person that issues a Take Out Commitment and that satisfies any of the following criteria: (1) the senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced long-term debt of such person is rated BBB or higher by S&P or Baa2 or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof) or (2) such person is an endowment or pension fund (or such Take Out Commitment is

 

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guaranteed by an endowment or pension fund) in compliance with Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and having net liquid assets and a consolidated net worth (including equity commitments) determined in accordance with GAAP (as reflected in its most recent annual audited financial statements issued within 12 months of the date of determination) of not less than $500.0 million.

Asset Disposition” means any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition (or series of related sales, leases, transfers or dispositions) by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a “disposition”), of:

 

  (1) any shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary);

 

  (2) all or substantially all the assets of any division or line of business of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

 

  (3) any other assets of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary outside of the ordinary course of business of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary

(other than, in the case of clauses (1), (2) and (3) above,

 

  (A) a disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

  (B) for purposes of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock” only, a disposition that constitutes a Restricted Payment permitted by the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments” or a Permitted Investment;

 

  (C) the sale in the ordinary course of business by CBRE Capital Markets of assets purchased and/or funded pursuant to a CBRE Capital Markets Repo Arrangement, a CBRE Capital Markets Mortgage Warehousing Facility, the CBRE Capital Markets Loan Arbitrage Facility or CBRE Capital Markets Lending Program Securities;

 

  (D) the sale in the ordinary course of business by the Issuer or CBRE Inc. of assets purchased and/or funded pursuant to the CBRE Loan Arbitrage Facility;

 

  (E) any sale of Capital Stock in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

  (F) a disposition of Temporary Cash Investments in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (G) the disposition of property or assets that are obsolete, damaged or worn out;

 

  (H) the lease or sublease of office space in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (I) sales by CBRE Capital Markets of servicing rights in respect of mortgage portfolios in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (J) the sale of interests or investments in real estate or related assets by an Investment Subsidiary;

 

  (K) sales by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of brokerage offices, or transfers of the assets of brokerage offices and related assets, to joint ventures in the ordinary course of business;

 

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  (M) a disposition of assets with a fair market value of less than $25.0 million (a “de minimis disposition”);

provided , however, that a disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by the provisions of the Indenture described above under the caption “—Change of Control Triggering Event” and/or the provisions described above under the caption “—Merger and Consolidation” and not by the provisions described above under the caption “—Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock” covenant.

Attributable Debt” in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate borne by the Notes, compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended); provided, however, that if such Sale/Leaseback Transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation.”

Average Life” means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness, the quotient obtained by dividing:

 

  (1) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Indebtedness multiplied by the amount of such payment by

 

  (2) the sum of all such payments.

Bank Indebtedness” means all Obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

Blum Funds” means (1) Blum Capital Partners, L.P. and its successors and (2) any investment vehicle or account that is an Affiliate of Blum Capital Partners, L.P. or its successors.

Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board.

Business Day” means each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are authorized or required by law to close in New York City.

Capital Lease Obligation” means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. For purposes of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Liens,” a Capital Lease Obligation will be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased.

Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

CBRE Capital Markets” means, collectively, (1) CBRE Capital Markets, Inc., a Texas corporation (formerly known as CBRE Melody & Company) and (2) CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, L.P., a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Texas.

CBRE Capital Markets Lending Program Securities” shall mean mortgage-backed securities or bonds issued by CBRE Capital Markets or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary supported by FHA Loans and Guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association or any other quasi-federal governmental agency

 

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or enterprise or government-sponsored entity, the proceeds of which securities or bonds are applied by CBRE Capital Markets or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary to refinance Indebtedness under a CBRE Capital Markets Mortgage Warehousing Facility.

CBRE Capital Markets Loan Arbitrage Facility” means a credit facility provided to CBRE Capital Markets by any depository bank in which a CBRE Capital Markets entity makes deposits, so long as (1) such CBRE Capital Markets entity applies all proceeds of loans made under such credit facility to purchase Temporary Cash Investments and (2) all such Temporary Cash Investments purchased by such CBRE Capital Markets entity with the proceeds of loans thereunder (and proceeds thereof and distributions thereon) are pledged to the depository bank providing such credit facility, and such bank has a first priority perfected security interest therein, to secure loans made under such credit facility.

CBRE Capital Markets Mortgage Warehousing Facility” means (1) a credit facility provided by any bank or other financial institution extended to CBRE Capital Markets or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary in connection with any Mortgage Banking Activities, pursuant to which such lender makes loans to CBRE Capital Markets or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary, the proceeds of which loans are applied by CBRE Capital Markets (or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary) to fund commercial mortgage loans originated and owned by CBRE Capital Markets (or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary) subject to a commitment (subject to customary exceptions) to purchase such mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities in respect thereof by (a) the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association or any other quasi-federal governmental agency or enterprise or government-sponsored entity or its seller servicer or (b) any other commercial conduit lender, in each case so long as (i) loans made by such lender to CBRE Capital Markets (or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary) thereunder are secured by a pledge of commercial mortgage loans made by CBRE Capital Markets (or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary) with the proceeds of such loans, and such lender has a perfected first priority security interest therein, to secure loans made under such credit facility and (ii) in the case of loans to be sold to a commercial conduit lender, the related Indebtedness of the Mortgage Banking Subsidiary does not exceed a term of 120 days or a loan to value of 80%, and (2) any other credit facility provided by any bank or other financial institution extended to CBRE Capital Markets or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary pursuant to which such lender makes loans to CBRE Capital Markets or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary, the proceeds of which loans are applied by CBRE Capital Markets (or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary) to fund FHA Loans, so long as such loans to CBRE Capital Markets (or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary) are repaid by CBRE Capital Markets (or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary) to such lender with the proceeds of the sale or issuance of CBRE Capital Markets Lending Program Securities.

CBRE Capital Markets Permitted Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of CBRE Capital Markets under the CBRE Capital Markets Loan Arbitrage Facility, a CBRE Capital Markets Mortgage Warehousing Facility, the CBRE Capital Markets Working Capital Facility, the CBRE Capital Markets Repo Arrangement and CBRE Capital Markets Lending Program Securities, and Indebtedness of any Mortgage Banking Subsidiary under a CBRE Capital Markets Mortgage Warehousing Facility that is, in all cases, non-recourse to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Mortgage Banking Subsidiary), except to the extent recourse is limited to the assets acquired with the proceeds of, or securing, such Indebtedness.

CBRE Capital Markets Repo Arrangement” shall mean an arrangement whereby mortgage loans originated by CBRE Capital Markets are funded by a third party lender or financial institution (a “CBRE Capital Markets Repo Party”) pursuant to an agreement whereby the CBRE Capital Markets Repo Party funds and purchases from CBRE Capital Markets such mortgage loans upon origination and sells such loans to CBRE Capital Markets prior to CBRE Capital Markets’ sale of such loans to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or another counterparty.

CBRE Capital Markets Working Capital Facility” means a credit facility provided by a financial institution to CBRE Capital Markets, so long as (1) the proceeds of loans thereunder are applied only to provide working capital to CBRE Capital Markets, (2) loans under such credit facility are unsecured and (3) the aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding under such credit facility at no time exceeds $1.0 million.

 

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CBRE Loan Arbitrage Facility” shall mean a credit facility provided to the Issuer or CBRE Inc. by any depository bank in which the Issuer or CBRE Inc., as the case may be, makes deposits, so long as (1) the Issuer or CBRE Inc., as the case may be, applies all proceeds of loans made under such credit facility to purchase certain highly-rated debt instruments considered to be permitted short-term investments under such credit facility and (2) all such permitted short-term investments purchased by the Issuer or CBRE Inc., as the case may be, with the proceeds of loans thereunder (and proceeds thereof and distributions thereon) are pledged to the depository bank providing such credit facility, and such bank has a first priority perfected security interest therein, to secure loans made under such credit facility.

CBRE Inc.” shall mean CB Richard Ellis, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Co-investment Vehicle” shall mean an entity (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) formed for the purpose of investing principally in real estate related assets.

Common Stock” shall mean the Class A common stock of Parent.

Consolidated Current Liabilities” as of the date of determination for any Person, means the aggregate amount of liabilities of such Person and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries which may properly be classified as current liabilities (including taxes accrued as estimated), on a consolidated basis, after eliminating:

 

  (1) all intercompany items between such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries and

 

  (2) all current maturities of long-term Indebtedness,

all as determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio” as of any date of determination means the ratio of (i) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements of the Issuer are available prior to the date of such determination to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such four fiscal quarters; provided, however, that

 

  (1) if the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary has issued any Indebtedness (including if the proceeds of such Indebtedness have been deposited in an escrow account (as described in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness”)) since the beginning of such period that remains outstanding or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio is an issuance of Indebtedness, or both, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Indebtedness as if such Indebtedness had been issued on the first day of such period and the discharge of any other Indebtedness repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged with the proceeds of such new Indebtedness (including any discharge of Indebtedness to occur subsequent to such calculation upon release of such funds from any escrow account as referenced above) as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period,

 

  (2)

if since the beginning of such period the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made any Asset Disposition, the EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if positive) directly attributable to the assets which are the subject of such Asset Disposition for such period, or increased by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if negative), directly attributable thereto for such period, and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense directly attributable to any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged with respect to the Issuer and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset Dispositions for such period

 

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(or, if the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period directly attributable to the Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Issuer and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Indebtedness after such sale),

 

  (3) if since the beginning of such period the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger or otherwise) shall have made an Investment in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) or an acquisition of assets, including any acquisition of assets occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, which constitutes all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business, or if the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have implemented operating expense reductions that are reasonably expected to endure for at least 12 months after such implementation, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including the issuance of any Indebtedness) as if such Investment, acquisition or operating expense reduction occurred on the first day of such period, and

 

  (4) if since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) shall have made any Asset Disposition, Investment or operating expense reduction that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (2) or (3) above if made by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary during such period, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Asset Disposition, Investment or operating expense reduction occurred on the first day of such period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition of assets, Asset Disposition or operating expense reduction and the amount of EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense relating thereto, the pro forma calculations shall be determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting Officer of the Issuer and shall comply with the requirements of Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, except that any such pro forma calculations may also include the annualized amount of operating expense reductions for such period resulting from such acquisition of assets, Asset Disposition or operating expense reduction that (A) have been realized or (B) for which the steps necessary for realization have been taken (or are taken concurrently with such transaction) or (C) except in the case of operating expense reductions not associated with an acquisition of assets or an Asset Disposition, for which the steps necessary for realization are reasonably expected to be taken within the nine month period following such transaction and which operating expense reductions are reasonably expected to be realized within the twelve month period following such transaction and, in each case, including, but not limited to, (a) reduction in personnel expenses, (b) reduction of costs related to administrative functions, (c) reduction of costs related to leased or owned properties and (d) reductions from the consolidation of operations and streamlining of corporate overhead; provided, however, that, in each case, such adjustments are set forth in an Officers’ Certificate signed by the Issuer’s chief financial officer and another Officer of the Issuer which states (i) the amount of such adjustment or adjustments, (ii) in the case of items (B) or (C) above, that such adjustment or adjustments are based on the reasonable good faith beliefs of the Officers executing such Officers’ Certificate at the time of such execution and (iii) that any related incurrence of Indebtedness is permitted pursuant to the Indenture. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness if such Interest Rate Agreement has a remaining term in excess of 12 months). For purposes of this definition, (i) whenever pro forma effect is to be given to the Incurrence of revolving credit Indebtedness under paragraph (a) of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Indebtedness”, the pro forma calculations shall be determined by treating the maximum committed amount of such revolving credit Indebtedness as having been Incurred on the date of such calculation, whether or not such amount has actually been drawn upon, (ii) subsequent borrowings and reborrowings of such revolving credit Indebtedness, up to such maximum committed amount, shall not be deemed additional Incurrences of Indebtedness requiring calculations under this definition (but subsequent borrowings in connection with increases in such maximum committed amount shall

 

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require calculations under this definition or shall otherwise comply with the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Indebtedness”), and (iii) for purposes of subsequent calculations under this definition, the maximum committed amount of such revolving credit Indebtedness on the date of any such calculation shall be deemed to be outstanding on such date, whether or not such amount is actually outstanding.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period,

(a) the sum of

(i) the interest expense (including imputed interest expense in respect of Capital Lease Obligations) of the Issuer and its consolidated subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus

(ii) any interest accrued during such period in respect of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its consolidated subsidiaries that is required to be capitalized rather than included in consolidated interest expense for such period in accordance with GAAP, minus

(b) to the extent otherwise included in Consolidated Interest Expense,

(i) deferred financing costs,

(ii) interest expense associated with any Non-Recourse Indebtedness,

(iii) interest capitalized in accordance with GAAP in connection with the construction of real estate investments so long as the applicable consolidated subsidiary has obtained construction loan financing pursuant to which construction loan advances are made in the amount of such interest expense,

(iv) interest expense associated with Exempt Construction Loans to the extent such interest expense is either fully supported by net operating income from the underlying real estate investment or is covered by advances under such Exempt Construction Loans,

(v) interest expense associated with CBRE Capital Markets Permitted Indebtedness or Indebtedness under the CBRE Loan Arbitrage Facility, and

(vi) any interest expense in respect of any Purchased Loans.

For purposes of the foregoing, interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received by the Issuer or any of its consolidated subsidiaries with respect to Interest Rate Agreements.

Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income or loss of the Issuer and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that there shall be excluded

(a) the income of any such consolidated subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such consolidated subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such consolidated subsidiary,

(b) the net income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, except that, subject to the exclusion contained in clause (f) below, the Issuer’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s equity in the net income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be included in Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the

 

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case of a dividend or other distribution paid to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in clause (a) above) and the Issuer’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s equity in the net loss of any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income,

(c) the income or loss of any person accrued prior to the date it becomes a consolidated subsidiary of the Issuer or is merged into or consolidated with the Issuer or any of its consolidated subsidiaries or the date that such person’s assets are acquired by the Issuer or any of its consolidated subsidiaries,

(d) any reduction for charges made in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard No. 142—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,

(e) any income or gains associated with or resulting from the purchase of Purchased Loans or any income associated with or resulting from payments received by the Issuer, the Purchaser or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Purchaser Agreement,

(f) any gains or losses attributable to sales of assets out of the ordinary course of business, and

(g) any net noncash gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and made in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard No. 815—Derivatives and Hedging;

provided further, however, that Consolidated Net Income for any period shall be increased (i) by cash received during such period by the Issuer or any of its consolidated subsidiaries in respect of commissions receivable (net of related commissions payable to brokers) on transactions that were completed by any acquired business prior to the acquisition of such business and which purchase accounting rules under GAAP would require to be recognized as an intangible asset purchased, (ii) increased, to the extent otherwise deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, by the amortization of intangibles relating to purchase accounting in connection with any Permitted Acquisition and (iii) increased (or decreased, as the case may be), in connection with the sale of real estate during such period, to eliminate the effect of purchase price allocations to such real estate resulting from the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition.

Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” as of any date of determination for any Person, means the total amount of assets (less accumulated depreciation and amortization, allowances for doubtful receivables, other applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) which would appear on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and after giving effect to purchase accounting and after deducting therefrom Consolidated Current Liabilities and, to the extent otherwise included, the amounts of:

 

  (1) minority interests in consolidated Subsidiaries held by Persons other than such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

  (2) excess of cost over fair value of assets of businesses acquired, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors;

 

  (3) any revaluation or other write-up in book value of assets subsequent to the Issue Date as a result of a change in the method of valuation in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

 

  (4) unamortized debt discount and expenses and other unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, organization or developmental expenses and other intangible items;

 

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  (6) cash set apart and held in a sinking or other analogous fund established for the purpose of redemption or other retirement of Capital Stock to the extent such obligation is not reflected in Consolidated Current Liabilities; and

 

  (7) Investments in and assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

“Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (1)(A) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries then outstanding (excluding CBRE Capital Markets Permitted Indebtedness, Indebtedness under the CBRE Loan Arbitrage Facility, the Exempt Construction Loans, Indebtedness in respect of any Permitted Receivables Securitization and Non-Recourse Indebtedness) of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by Liens as of such date of determination, less (B) cash and cash equivalents (other than restricted cash) of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, to (2) EBITDA for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements of the Issuer are available, with such pro forma and other adjustments to each of Indebtedness and EBITDA as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma and other adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating the amount under clause (1)(A) above on any date of determination, amounts of revolving credit Indebtedness committed pursuant to any Credit Facility that may be Incurred by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries under paragraph (a) or clause (b)(17) of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Indebtedness” and which, upon Incurrence, will be secured by a Lien, shall be deemed to be outstanding at all times and subsequent borrowings and reborrowings of such revolving credit Indebtedness, up to such maximum committed amount, shall not be deemed additional Incurrences of Indebtedness requiring calculations under this definition (but subsequent borrowings in connection with increases in such maximum committed amount shall require calculations under this definition or shall otherwise comply with the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Liens”).

Credit Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Issuer, Parent and certain Subsidiaries of the Issuer, as guarantors, the lenders referred to therein, Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, and the Co-Agents named therein, together with the related documents thereto (including the term loans and revolving loans thereunder, any guarantees and security documents), as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any agreement (and related document) governing Indebtedness, including an indenture, incurred to Refinance, in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or a successor Credit Agreement.

Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities (including the Credit Agreement), commercial paper facilities, securities purchase agreement, indenture or similar agreement, in each case, with banks or other institutional lenders or investors providing for revolving loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables), letters of credit or the issuance of securities, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreement executed in connection therewith, and, in each case, as amended, restated, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise), refinanced, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time.

Currency Agreement” means in respect of a Person any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency values.

D&I Business” shall mean the real estate development and investment activities conducted by TCC and its subsidiaries.

 

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D&I Subsidiary” shall mean any subsidiary of TCC engaged principally in the D&I Business.

Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder) or upon the happening of any event:

 

  (1) matures (excluding any maturities as a result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

 

  (2) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock; or

 

  (3) is mandatorily redeemable or must be purchased upon the occurrence of certain events or otherwise, in whole or in part;

in each case on or prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided, however, that if such Capital Stock is issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of Parent or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Parent or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy obligations as a result of such employee’s death or disability; provided further, however, that any Capital Stock that would not constitute Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to purchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of an “asset sale” or “change of control” occurring prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if:

 

  (1) the “asset sale” or “change of control” provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are not more favorable to the holders of such Capital Stock than the terms applicable to the Notes and described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock” and “—Change of Control Triggering Event;” and

 

  (2) any such requirement only becomes operative after compliance with such terms applicable to the Notes, including the purchase of any Notes tendered pursuant thereto.

The amount of any Disqualified Stock that does not have a fixed redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were redeemed, repaid or repurchased on any date on which the amount of such Disqualified Stock is to be determined pursuant to the Indenture; provided, however, that if such Disqualified Stock could not be required to be redeemed, repaid or repurchased at the time of such determination, the redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be the book value of such Disqualified Stock as reflected in the most recent financial statements of such Person.

EBITDA” for any period means Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of

(i) consolidated interest expense for such period (including deferred financing costs),

(ii) consolidated income tax expense for such period,

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(iv) any expenses or charges related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investments, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by the Indenture (including a refinancing thereof (whether or not successful)), including (A) such fees, expenses or charges related to the offering of the Notes and the Credit Facilities and (B) any amendment or modification of the Notes or the Credit Facilities,

(v) any restructuring expenses for such period in an amount not to exceed $75.0 million,

(vi) any non-recurring fees, expenses or charges for such period representing transaction or integration costs incurred in connection with acquisitions of assets, and

(vii) all other non-cash losses, expenses and charges of Issuer and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period (excluding (x) the write-down of current assets and (y) any such non-cash charge to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenditures in any future period); minus

(b) without duplication

(i) all cash payments made during such period on account of reserves, restructuring charges and other noncash charges added to Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clause (a)(vii) above in a previous period and

(ii) to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, any extraordinary gains for such period, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Equity Offering” means any primary offering of Capital Stock of Parent or the Issuer (other than Disqualified Stock) to Persons who are not Affiliates of Parent or the Issuer other than (1) public offerings with respect to the Parent’s Common Stock registered on Form S-8 and (2) issuances upon exercise of options by employees of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exchange Notes” means the debt securities of the Issuer issued pursuant to the Indenture in exchange for, and in an aggregate principal amount at maturity equal to, the Notes, in compliance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.

Exempt Construction Loan” shall mean any interim construction loan (or Guarantee thereof) of a D&I Subsidiary (1) that is subject to or backed by committed permanent refinancing, or (2) in which the D&I Subsidiary that is the obligor of such construction loan has entered into a lease of the property securing such Exempt Construction Loan (or Guarantee thereof) and such lease supports a refinancing of the entire interim construction loan amount based upon prevailing permanent loan terms at the time the interim construction loan is closed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, construction loans (and Guarantees thereof) shall cease to be treated as Exempt Construction Loans in the event that any of the following occur: (a) the obligor of such Exempt Construction Loan is in default beyond any applicable notice and cure periods of any obligations under the credit agreement relating to such Exempt Construction Loan; or (b) the underlying real property securing such Exempt Construction Loan has not been sold by a date which is no later than 15 months (unless subject to or backed by committed permanent refinancing, in which case no deadline for the sale of such real property shall apply) after completion of construction.

FHA Loans” shall mean commercial or multi-housing mortgage loans originated by CBRE Capital Markets (or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary) and insured by the Federal Housing Administration or any other governmental entity.

 

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Foreign Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof and any Restricted Subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect as of the Reference Date, including those set forth in:

 

  (1) the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;

 

  (2) statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board;

 

  (3) such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession; and

 

  (4) the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in periodic reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC. Except as otherwise provided herein, all ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in the Indenture shall be computed in conformity with GAAP.

Guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person:

 

  (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership or other ownership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or

 

  (2) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);

provided , however, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include (i) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, (ii) customary environmental indemnities and non-recourse carve-out guarantees requested by lenders in financing transactions secured by real property or (iii) completion and budget guarantees. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantor” means Parent and/or a Subsidiary Guarantor.

Guaranty” means the Parent Guaranty and/or a Subsidiary Guaranty.

Guaranty Agreement” means the Indenture as of the Issue Date or any supplemental indenture, in a form satisfactory to the Trustee, pursuant to which a Guarantor guarantees the Issuer’s obligations with respect to the Notes on the terms provided for in the Indenture.

Hedging Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Agreement, commodity price protection or hedging agreement or other similar agreements.

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Incur” means issue, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided, however, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary. The term “Incurrence” when used as a noun shall have a correlative meaning. Solely for purposes of determining compliance with “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Indebtedness,” (1) amortization of debt discount or the accretion of principal with respect to a noninterest bearing or other discount security and (2) the payment of regularly scheduled interest in the form of additional Indebtedness of the same instrument or the payment of regularly scheduled dividends on Capital Stock in the form of additional Capital Stock of the same class and with the same terms will not be deemed to be the Incurrence of Indebtedness.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication):

 

  (1) the principal in respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable, including, in each case, any premium on such indebtedness to the extent such premium has become due and payable;

 

  (2) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person and all Attributable Debt in respect of Sale/Leaseback Transactions entered into by such Person;

 

  (3) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business);

 

  (4) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in clauses (1) through (3) above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the 20th Business Day following payment on the letter of credit);

 

  (5) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock of such Person or, with respect to any Preferred Stock of any Subsidiary of such Person, the principal amount of such Preferred Stock to be determined in accordance with the Indenture (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);

 

  (6) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (5) of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including by means of any Guarantee;

 

  (7) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) of other Persons secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such property or assets and the amount of the obligation so secured;

 

  (8) all obligations of such Person pursuant to any Permitted Receivables Securitization to the extent such obligations are reflected as indebtedness on the consolidated balance sheet of Parent; and

 

  (9) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, Hedging Obligations of such Person.

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become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 60 days thereafter. Indebtedness of any Person shall include all Indebtedness of any partnership or other entity in which such Person is a general partner or other equity holder with unlimited liability other than (x) Indebtedness which is non-recourse to such Person and its assets (subject to customary environmental indemnities or completion or budget guarantees, and subject to customary exclusions from liability by lenders in non-recourse financing transactions secured by real property (including by means of separate indemnification agreements or carve-out guarantees)) and (y) if such Person is an Investment Subsidiary, the indebtedness of a related Co-investment Vehicle.

The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any contingent obligations at such date; provided, however, that the principal amount of any noninterest bearing or other discount security at any date will be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of such Person dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Independent Qualified Party” means an investment banking firm, accounting firm or appraisal firm of national standing; provided, however, that such firm is not an Affiliate of the Issuer.

Initial Purchasers” means, collectively, Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., RBS Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

Interest Rate Agreement” means in respect of a Person any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement or other financial agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates.

Investment” in any Person means any direct or indirect advance, loan (other than advances to customers in the ordinary course of business that are recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the lender) or other extensions of credit (including by way of Guarantee or similar arrangement) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by such Person. Except as otherwise provided for herein, the amount of an Investment shall be its fair market value at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary,” the definition of “Restricted Payment” and the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments”:

 

  (1) “Investment” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of the Issuer at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Issuer shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary equal to an amount (if positive) equal to (A) the Issuer’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (B) the portion (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

 

  (2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) and BBB- (or the equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof) and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof), respectively.

 

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Investment Subsidiary” shall mean (1) any Subsidiary engaged principally in the business of buying and holding real estate related assets in anticipation of selling such assets or transferring such assets, which assets may include securities of companies engaged principally in such business, (2) any Subsidiary engaged principally in the business of investment management, including investing in and/or managing Co-investment Vehicles and (3) any D&I Subsidiary.

Issue Date” means October 8, 2010.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the grant by any Person of a non-exclusive license to use intellectual property owned by, licensed to, or developed by such Person and such license activity shall not constitute a grant by such Person of a Lien on such intellectual property.

Mortgage Banking Activities” means (1) the origination of mortgage loans in respect of commercial and multi-family residential real property, and the sale or assignment of such mortgage loans and the related mortgages to another person (other than the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary) within 120 days after the origination thereof (or thereafter, so long as the purchaser thereof is a quasi-federal governmental agency or enterprise or government-sponsored entity that shall have confirmed in writing its obligation to purchase such loans prior to such 120th day), provided, however, that in each case prior to origination of any mortgage loan, the Issuer or a Mortgage Banking Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have entered into a legally binding and enforceable agreement with respect to such mortgage loan with a person that purchases such loans in the ordinary course of business, (2) the origination of FHA Loans, and (3) servicing activities related to the activities described in clauses (1) and (2) above.

Mortgage Banking Subsidiary” means CBRE Capital Markets and its subsidiaries that are engaged in Mortgage Banking Activities.

Net Available Cash” from an Asset Disposition means cash payments received therefrom (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise and proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any securities received as consideration, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to such properties or assets or received in any other noncash form), in each case net of:

 

  (1) all legal, accounting, investment banking and brokerage fees, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses incurred, and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a consequence of such Asset Disposition;

 

  (2) all payments made on any Indebtedness which is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or other security agreement of any kind with respect to such assets, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Disposition, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Disposition;

 

  (3) all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Disposition; and

 

  (4) the deduction of appropriate amounts provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the property or other assets disposed in such Asset Disposition and retained by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Disposition.

 

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Net Cash Proceeds,” with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.

Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of, or Guarantees by, an Investment Subsidiary; provided, however, that (1) such Indebtedness is incurred solely in relation to the permitted investment or real estate development activities of such Investment Subsidiary and (2) such Indebtedness is not Guaranteed by, or otherwise recourse to Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary other than an Investment Subsidiary (subject to customary environmental indemnities or completion or budget guarantees, and subject to customary exclusions from liability by lenders in non-recourse financing transactions secured by real property (including by means of separate indemnification agreements or carve-out guarantees)); provided further that, if any such Indebtedness is partially Guaranteed by or otherwise recourse to Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary other than an Investment Subsidiary, the portion of such Indebtedness not so Guaranteed or recourse shall be “Non-Recourse Indebtedness” hereunder.

Obligations” means with respect to any Indebtedness all obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements and other amounts payable pursuant to the documentation governing such Indebtedness.

Offering Memorandum” means the confidential Offering Memorandum dated October 5, 2010, pursuant to which the Notes were offered to investors.

Officer” means the chairman of the board of directors, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, any executive vice president, senior vice president or vice president, the treasurer or any assistant treasurer or the secretary or any assistant secretary of Parent or the Issuer.

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of Parent or the Issuer, as the case may be, by an Officer of Parent or the Issuer, respectively.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to Parent or the Issuer, satisfactory to the Trustee.

Parent” means CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors.

Parent Guaranty” means the Guarantee by Parent of the Issuer’s obligations with respect to the Notes contained in the Indenture.

Permitted Acquisition” shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement, as in effect on the Issue Date.

Permitted Co-investment” means

 

  (1) any Investment by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in, or any Guarantee by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Indebtedness of, a Co-investment Vehicle or separate account or investment program managed, operated or sponsored by an Investment Subsidiary; provided, however, that if the aggregate commitments of all investors in a Co-investment Vehicle or separate account or investment program is

(A) $50.0 million or less, (i) such Investment shall not be greater than 10% of the aggregate commitment of such Co-investment Vehicle or separate account or investment program and (ii) such Guarantee shall not be greater than 10% of the aggregate committed Indebtedness of such Co-investment Vehicle or separate account or investment program and

 

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(B) greater than $50.0 million, (i) such Investment shall not be greater than 6% of the aggregate commitment of such Co-investment Vehicle or separate account or investment program and (ii) such Guarantee shall not be greater than 6% of the aggregate committed Indebtedness of such Co-investment Vehicle or separate account or investment program,

 

  (2) any Guarantee of Indebtedness of a Co-investment Vehicle managed, operated or sponsored by an Investment Subsidiary, provided that the other investors in such Co-investment Vehicle provide Approved Credit Support for their pro rata share of such Guarantee, and

 

  (3) any investment in which an Approved Take Out Party provides an Approved Take Out Commitment in respect of such Investment (it being understood that any particular Investment or Guarantee may be allocated to one or more categories specified in clauses (1), (2) and (3) above).

Permitted Holders” means (1) the Blum Funds, (2) any member of senior management of the Issuer on the Issue Date and (3) the Parent.

Permitted Investment” means an Investment by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in:

 

  (1) the Issuer, a Restricted Subsidiary or a Person that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that (A) the primary business of such Restricted Subsidiary is a Related Business and (B) such Restricted Subsidiary is not restricted from making dividends or similar distributions by contract, operation of law or otherwise; provided further, however, that (1) any Investment in CBRE Capital Markets for purposes of supporting any CBRE Capital Markets Permitted Indebtedness shall be limited to $100.0 million in the aggregate after giving effect to and repayments of such Investments and (2) any Investment in an Investment Subsidiary shall be limited to the extent such Investment is made in such Investment Subsidiary to fund a Permitted Co-investment or any other Investment that is separately permitted by this definition or in connection with funding routine start-up costs of such Investment Subsidiary;

 

  (2) another Person if as a result of such Investment such other Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its assets to, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Person’s primary business is a Related Business;

 

  (3) cash and Temporary Cash Investments;

 

  (4) receivables owing to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided, however, that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

 

  (5) payroll, travel, moving and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (6) loans or advances to employees or independent contractors made in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

  (7) loans or advances to clients and vendors made in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not exceeding $5.0 million;

 

  (8) stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

 

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  (9) any Person to the extent such Investment represents the noncash portion of the consideration received for an Asset Disposition as permitted pursuant to the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock;”

 

  (10) any Person where such Investment was acquired by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable or (b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

 

  (11) Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of the Issuer’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s business and not for the purpose of speculation;

 

  (12) any Person to the extent such Investment exists on the Issue Date or replaces or refinances an Investment in such Person existing on the Issue Date in an amount not exceeding the amount of the Investment being replaced or refinanced; provided, however, that the new Investment is on terms and conditions no less favorable than the Investment being renewed or replaced;

 

  (13) Investments in insurance on the life of any participant in any deferred compensation plan of the Issuer made in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (14) Permitted Co-investments;

 

  (15) Investments customarily arising in connection with any Permitted Receivables Securitization;

 

  (16) Investments made pursuant to commitments to Invest, which commitments are outstanding on the Issue Date; and

 

  (17) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or result therefrom), any Person in an aggregate amount which, when added together with the amount of all the Investments made pursuant to this clause (17) which at such time have not been repaid through repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets, does not exceed the greater of (A) $200.0 million and (B) 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of such Investments (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:

 

  (1) pledges or deposits by such Person under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or United States government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (2)

Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s and repairmen’s Liens and other similar Liens, in each case for sums not yet due and payable or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review and Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s Liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained

 

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with a creditor depository institution; provided, however, that (A) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the Issuer in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board and (B) such deposit account is not intended by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution;

 

  (3) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges not yet subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

 

  (4) Liens in favor of issuers of surety bonds or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business; provided, however, that such letters of credit do not constitute Indebtedness;

 

  (5) Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations and Attributable Debt), statutory obligations, appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (6) survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not Incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

 

  (7) Liens securing Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations and Attributable Debt) Incurred to finance the construction, purchase or lease of, or repairs, improvements or additions to, property (real or personal, tangible or intangible), plant or equipment of such Person; provided, however, that the Lien may not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is Incurred (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto), and the Indebtedness (other than any interest thereon) secured by the Lien may not be Incurred more than 180 days after the later of the acquisition, completion of construction, repair, improvement, addition or commencement of full operation of the property subject to the Lien;

 

  (8) Liens arising out of judgments or awards in respect of which the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review in respect of which there shall be secured a subsisting stay of execution pending such appeal or proceedings; provided that the aggregate amount of all such judgments or awards (and any cash and the fair market value of any property subject to such Liens) does not exceed $50.0 million at any time outstanding;

 

  (9) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than the Liens securing Indebtedness pursuant to any Credit Facility);

 

  (10) Liens on property (real or personal, tangible or intangible) or shares of Capital Stock of another Person at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of such Person; provided, however, that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto);

 

  (11) Liens on property at the time such Person or any of its Subsidiaries acquires such property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person; provided, however, that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto);

 

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  (12) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Subsidiary of such Person owing to such Person or a wholly owned Subsidiary of such Person;

 

  (13) Liens securing Hedging Obligations so long as such Hedging Obligations relate to Indebtedness that is, and is permitted to be under the Indenture, secured by a Lien on the same properly securing such Hedging Obligations;

 

  (14) Liens on commercial mortgage loans originated and owned by CBRE Capital Markets or any other Mortgage Banking Subsidiary pursuant to the CBRE Capital Markets Mortgage Warehousing Facility;

 

  (15) Liens on investments made by CBRE Capital Markets in connection with the CBRE Capital Markets Loan Arbitrage Facility, if such investments were acquired by CBRE Capital Markets with the proceeds of such Indebtedness;

 

  (16) (A) Liens securing Senior Indebtedness Incurred in compliance with the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Indebtedness” in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of Indebtedness Incurred under clause (b)(1) of such covenant and then outstanding or such greater amount of Senior Indebtedness (subject to the treatment of such Senior Indebtedness in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio) that could then be Incurred under such covenant without the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio exceeding 3.25 to 1.0, and (B) Liens on Senior Indebtedness securing any Refinancing (or successive Refinancings) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by this clause (16);

 

  (17) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods of such Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person solely to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

 

  (18) Liens on assets of Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries: provided, however, that such Liens (A) do not extend to or encumber Capital Stock of the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than Foreign Subsidiaries of the Issuer) and (B) secure Indebtedness not in excess of the greater of (i) 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of all the Foreign Subsidiaries of the Issuer and (ii) $125.0 million in the aggregate;

 

  (19) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to bankers’ liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution: provided, however, that (A) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States and (B) such deposit account is not intended by the Issuer or any Subsidiary to provide collateral to such depository institution;

 

  (20) Liens securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness or Exempt Construction Loans or guarantees thereof on assets or Capital Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries formed solely for the purpose of, and which engage in no business other than the business of, making Permitted Co-investments;

 

  (21) Liens on investments made by the Issuer or CBRE Inc. in connection with the CBRE Loan Arbitrage Facility to secure Indebtedness under the CBRE Loan Arbitrage Facility, if such investments were acquired by the Issuer or CBRE Inc., as the case may be, with the proceeds of such Indebtedness;

 

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  (23) Liens securing Indebtedness which, taken together with all other Indebtedness secured by Liens (excluding Liens permitted by clauses (1) through (22) above or clause (24) below) at the time of determination, does not exceed $150.0 million; and

 

  (24) Liens to secure any Refinancing (or successive Refinancings) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clause (7), (9), (10) or (11); provided, however, that:

 

  (A) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Lien (plus improvements and accessions to, such properly or proceeds or distributions thereof); and

 

  (B) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clause (7), (9), (10) or (11) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien and (y) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Permitted Liens” will not include any Lien described in clause (7), (10) or (11) above to the extent such Lien applies to any Additional Assets acquired directly or indirectly from Net Available Cash pursuant to the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Sale of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.” For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” shall be deemed to include interest on such Indebtedness.

Permitted Receivables Securitization” means sales of Receivables pursuant to a Receivables Securitization; provided that the aggregate Receivables Securitization Amount outstanding at any time in respect of all Receivables Securitizations does not exceed $200.0 million.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Preferred Stock,” as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person, means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which is preferred as to the payment of dividends or distributions, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.

principal” of a Note means the principal of the Note plus the premium, if any, payable on the Note which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time.

Purchase Agreement” means the Purchase Agreement dated October 5, 2010, among the Issuer, Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the Initial Purchasers.

Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement, as in effect on the Issue Date.

Purchaser Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement, as in effect on the Reference Date.

Purchased Loan” means each term loan under the Credit Agreement purchased pursuant to an auction referred to in the Credit Agreement.

 

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Rating Agencies” means Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the respective rating agency business thereof.

Receivables” shall mean a right to receive payment arising from a sale or lease of goods or the performance of services by a person pursuant to an arrangement with another person by which such other person is obligated to pay for goods or services under terms that permit the purchase of such goods and services on credit, and all proceeds thereof and rights (contractual or other) and collateral related thereto, and shall include, in any event, any items of property that would be classified as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the Issuer or any of the Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP or an “account”, “chattel paper”, an “instrument”, a “general intangible” or a “payment intangible” under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York and any “supporting obligations” or “proceeds” (as so defined) of any such items.

Receivables Securitization” shall mean, with respect to the Issuer and/or any of the Subsidiaries, any transaction or series of transactions of securitizations involving Receivables pursuant to which the Issuer or any Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to a Securitization Subsidiary, and may grant a corresponding security interest in, any Receivables (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, and any assets related thereto including collateral securing such Receivables, contracts and all Guarantees or other obligations in respect of such Receivables, the proceeds of such Receivables and other assets which are customarily transferred, or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted, in connection with securitizations involving Receivables.

Receivables Securitization Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Receivables Securitization, the amount of obligations outstanding under the legal documents entered into as part of such Receivables Securitization on any date of determination that would be characterized as principal if such Receivables Securitization were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase.

Reference Date” means June 18, 2009.

Refinance” means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such indebtedness. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.

Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that Refinances any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Issue Date or Incurred in compliance with the Indenture, including Indebtedness that Refinances Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however, that:

 

  (1) such Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

 

  (2) such Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

 

  (3) such Refinancing Indebtedness has an aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding or committed (plus fees and expenses, including any premium and defeasance costs) under the Indebtedness being Refinanced; and

 

  (4) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

 

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provided further, however, that Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include (A) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness of the Issuer or (B) Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and provided further, however, that to the extent any new Indebtedness to be applied to Refinance any Indebtedness of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries

 

   

(x) is incurred in compliance with clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above and with the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitations on Indebtedness,”

 

   

(y) the net proceeds of which are deposited into an escrow account at a bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America, and which bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $50.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and has outstanding debt which is rated “A” (or such similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act) to be held in escrow for a period of not more than 90 days from the date of receipt of such net proceeds, and

 

   

(z) are to be held in such escrow account (together with any additional necessary funds) for the satisfaction and discharge, defeasance or other extinguishment of the Indebtedness to be Refinanced in connection with its Stated Maturity or in connection with an irrevocable notice of redemption,

then such new Indebtedness shall be deemed to be “Refinancing Indebtedness” for the purposes of this definition, notwithstanding that such old Indebtedness remains outstanding pending release of such funds from escrow.

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement dated the Issue Date, among the Issuer, Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the Initial Purchasers.

Related Business” means any business in which the Issuer was engaged on the Issue Date and any business related, ancillary or complementary to any business of the Issuer in which the Issuer was engaged on the Issue Date.

Representative” means, with respect to a Person, any trustee, agent or representative (if any) for an issue of Senior Indebtedness of such Person.

Restricted Payment” with respect to any Person means:

 

  (1) the declaration or payment of any dividends or any other distributions of any sort in respect of its Capital Stock (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving such Person) or similar payment to the direct or indirect holders of its Capital Stock (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) and dividends or distributions payable solely to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, and other than pro rata dividends or other distributions made by a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to minority stockholders (or owners of an equivalent interest in the case of a Subsidiary that is an entity other than a corporation));

 

  (2) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital Stock of the Issuer held by any Person or of any Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary held by any Affiliate of the Issuer (other than a Restricted Subsidiary), including the exercise of any option to exchange any Capital Stock (other than into Capital Stock of the Issuer that is not Disqualified Stock);

 

  (3)

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Obligations of such Person, if such Person is the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of Subordinated Obligations purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase or other acquisition); or

 

  (4) the making of any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) in any Person.

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property owned by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary whereby the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Issuer of a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by a Lien.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Securitization Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary formed solely for the purpose of engaging, and that engages only, in one or more Permitted Receivables Securitizations.

Senior Indebtedness” means with respect to any Person:

 

  (1) Indebtedness of such Person, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred; and

 

  (2) accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to such Person whether or not post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding) in respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable

unless, in the case of clauses (1) and (2), in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such obligations are subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Guaranty of such Person, as the case may be; provided, however, that Senior Indebtedness shall not include:

 

  (1) any obligation of such Person to any Subsidiary;

 

  (2) any liability for Federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by such Person;

 

  (3) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business (including guarantees thereof or instruments evidencing such liabilities);

 

  (4) any Indebtedness of such Person (and any accrued and unpaid interest in respect thereof) which is subordinate or junior in any respect to any other Indebtedness or other obligation of such Person;

 

  (5) any Capital Stock; or

 

  (6)

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violation of the Indenture for purposes of this clause (6) if (x) the holders of such Indebtedness or their representative or the Issuer shall have furnished to the Trustee an opinion of recognized independent legal counsel, unqualified in all material respects, addressed to the Trustee (which legal counsel may, as to matters of fact, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate) to the effect that the Incurrence of such Indebtedness does not violate the provisions of the Indenture or (y) such Indebtedness consists of Bank Indebtedness, and the holders of such Indebtedness or their agent or representative (1) had no actual knowledge at the time of the Incurrence that the Incurrence of such Indebtedness violated the Indenture and (2) shall have received an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the Incurrence of such Indebtedness does not violate the provisions of the Indenture.

Senior Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (1) (A) Total Senior Debt minus (B) cash and cash equivalents (excluding restricted cash) of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries to (2) EBITDA for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements of the Issuer are available, with such pro forma adjustments to Indebtedness and EBITDA as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma and other adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio.

Senior Subordinated Notes” means the Issuer’s 11.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 outstanding on the Issue Date.

Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Issuer within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.

Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency unless such contingency has occurred).

Subordinated Obligation” means, with respect to a Person, any Indebtedness of such Person (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) which is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or a Guaranty of such Person, as the case may be, pursuant to a written agreement to that effect.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

 

  (1) such Person;

 

  (2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or

 

  (3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Subsidiary of the Issuer that executes the Indenture as a guarantor on the Issue Date and each other Subsidiary of the Issuer that thereafter guarantees the Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

Subsidiary Guaranty” means a Guarantee by a Subsidiary Guarantor of the Issuer’s obligations with respect to the Notes.

Take Out Commitment” shall mean a written obligation of a Person either (1) to purchase real property and the improvements thereon for an amount sufficient to repay the interim construction loan used to acquire and construct such real property and improvements, or (2) to provide debt and/or equity financing the proceeds of which are to be used to repay the interim construction loan used to acquire and construct real property and improvements thereon.

 

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TCC” shall mean Trammell Crow Company.

Temporary Cash Investments” means any of the following:

 

  (1) any investment in direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof;

 

  (2) investments in time deposit accounts, bankers’ acceptances, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within one year of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America, and which bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $50.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and has outstanding debt which is rated “A” (or such similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act) or any money-market fund sponsored by a registered broker-dealer or mutual fund distributor;

 

  (3) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above and clauses (4) and (5) below entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (2) above;

 

  (4) investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than one year from the date of creation thereof, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Issuer) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America with a rating at the time as of which any investment therein is made of “P-1” (or higher) according to Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-1” (or higher) according to Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group;

 

  (5) investments in securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least “A” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or “A” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.; and

 

  (6) other short-term investments utilized by any Foreign Subsidiaries of the Issuer in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of a type analogous to the foregoing.

Total Senior Debt” means, at any time, the total Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding CBRE Capital Markets Permitted Indebtedness, Indebtedness under the CBRE Loan Arbitrage Facility, Exempt Construction Loans, Indebtedness in respect of any Permitted Receivables Securitization and Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

 

  (1) any Subsidiary of the Issuer that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors in the manner provided below; and

 

  (2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Issuer (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or holds any Lien on any property of, the Issuer or any other Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided, however, that either (A) the

 

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Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less or (B) if such Subsidiary has assets greater than $1,000, such designation would be permitted under the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments.”

The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that immediately after giving effect to such designation (A) the Issuer could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under paragraph (a) of the covenant described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Indebtedness” (irrespective of whether that covenant remains in effect) and (B) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

U.S. Dollar Equivalent” means with respect to any monetary amount in a currency other than U.S. dollars, at any time for determination thereof, the amount of U.S. dollars obtained by converting such foreign currency involved in such computation into U.S. dollars at the spot rate for the purchase of U.S. dollars with the applicable foreign currency as published in The Wall Street Journal in the “Exchange Rates” column under the heading “Currency Trading” on the date two Business Days prior to such determination.

Except as described under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Indebtedness,” whenever it is necessary to determine whether the Issuer has complied with any covenant in the Indenture or a Default has occurred and an amount is expressed in a currency other than U.S. dollars, such amount will be treated as the U.S. Dollar Equivalent determined as of the date such amount is initially determined in such currency.

U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable at the issuer’s option.

Voting Stock” of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary all the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) is owned by the Issuer or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

Book-Entry, Delivery and Form

The exchange notes will be issued in registered, global form (the “Global Notes”) in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The Global Notes will be deposited upon issuance with the Trustee as custodian for The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), in New York, New York, and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, in each case for credit to an account of a direct or indirect participant in DTC as described below.

Except as set forth below, the Global Notes may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of DTC or to a successor of DTC or its nominee. Beneficial interests in the Global Notes may not be exchanged for Notes in certificated form except in the limited circumstances described below. See “—Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes.” Except in the limited circumstances described below, owners of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Notes in certificated form.

 

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Depository Procedures

The following description of the operations and procedures of DTC, Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) and Clearstream Banking, S.A. (“Clearstream”) are provided solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of the respective settlement systems and are subject to changes by them. We take no responsibility for these operations and procedures and urge investors to contact the system or their participants directly to discuss these matters.

DTC has advised us that DTC is a limited-purpose trust company created to hold securities for its participating organizations (collectively, the “Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in those securities between Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its Participants. The Participants include securities brokers and dealers (including the initial purchasers), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access to DTC’s system is also available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or indirectly (collectively, the “Indirect Participants”). Persons who are not Participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through the Participants or the Indirect Participants. The ownership interests in, and transfers of ownership interests in, each security held by or on behalf of DTC are recorded on the records of the Participants and Indirect Participants.

DTC has also advised us that, pursuant to procedures established by it:

 

  (1) upon deposit of the Global Notes, DTC will credit the accounts of Participants designated by the Initial Purchasers with portions of the principal amount of the Global Notes; and

 

  (2) ownership of these interests in the Global Notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership of these interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to the Participants) or by the Participants and the Indirect Participants (with respect to other owners of beneficial interests in the Global Notes).

Investors in the Global Notes who are Participants in DTC’s system may hold their interests therein directly through DTC. Investors in the Global Notes who are not Participants may hold their interests therein indirectly through organizations (including Euroclear and Clearstream) which are Participants in such system. Euroclear and Clearstream will hold interests in the Global Notes on behalf of their participants through customers’ securities accounts in their respective names on the books of their respective depositories, which are Euroclear Bank S.A. /N.V., as operator of Euroclear, and Citibank, N.A., as operator of Clearstream. All interests in a Global Note, including those held through Euroclear or Clearstream, may be subject to the procedures and requirements of DTC. Those interests held through Euroclear or Clearstream may also be subject to the procedures and requirements of such systems. The laws of some states require that certain Persons take physical delivery in definitive form of securities that they own. Consequently, the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global Note to such Persons will be limited to that extent. Because DTC can act only on behalf of Participants, which in turn act on behalf of Indirect Participants, the ability of a Person having beneficial interests in a Global Note to pledge such interests to Persons that do not participate in the DTC system, or otherwise take actions in respect of such interests, may be affected by the lack of a physical certificate evidencing such interests.

Except as described below, owners of an interest in the Global Notes will not have Notes registered in their names, will not receive physical delivery of Notes in certificated form and will not be considered the registered owners or holders thereof under the Indenture for any purpose.

Payments in respect of the principal of, and interest and premium and additional interest, if any, on a Global Note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee will be payable to DTC in its capacity as the registered holder under the Indenture. Under the terms of the Indenture, the Issuer and the Trustee will treat the Persons in whose

 

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names the Notes, including the Global Notes, are registered as the owners of the Notes for the purpose of receiving payments and for all other purposes. Consequently, none of the Issuer, the Trustee nor any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee has or will have any responsibility or liability for:

 

  (1) any aspect of DTC’s records or any Participant’s or Indirect Participant’s records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interest in the Global Notes or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of DTC’s records or any Participant’s or Indirect Participant’s records relating to the beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes; or

 

  (2) any other matter relating to the actions and practices of DTC or any of its Participants or Indirect Participants.

DTC has advised us that its current practice, upon receipt of any payment in respect of securities such as the Notes (including principal and interest), is to credit the accounts of the relevant Participants with the payment on the payment date unless DTC has reason to believe it will not receive payment on such payment date. Each relevant Participant is credited with an amount proportionate to its beneficial ownership of an interest in the principal amount of the relevant security as shown on the records of DTC. Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to the beneficial owners of Notes will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of the Participants or the Indirect Participants and will not be the responsibility of DTC, the Trustee or the Issuer. Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC or any of its Participants in identifying the beneficial owners of the Notes, and the Issuer and the Trustee may conclusively rely on and will be protected in relying on instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes.

Transfers between Participants in DTC will be effected in accordance with DTC’s procedures, and will be settled in same-day funds, and transfers between participants in Euroclear and Clearstream will be effected in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures.

Cross-market transfers between the Participants in DTC, on the one hand, and Euroclear or Clearstream participants, on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC’s rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by its respective depositary; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (Brussels time) of such system. Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its respective depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf of delivering or receiving interests in the relevant Global Note in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear participants and Clearstream participants may not deliver instructions directly to the depositories for Euroclear or Clearstream.

DTC has advised the Issuer that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a holder of Notes only at the direction of one or more Participants to whose account DTC has credited the interests in the Global Notes and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes as to which such Participant or Participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an Event of Default under the Notes, DTC reserves the right to exchange the Global Notes for legended Notes in certificated form, and to distribute such Notes to its Participants.

Although DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream have agreed to the foregoing procedures to facilitate transfers of interests in the Global Notes among participants in DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, they are under no obligation to perform or to continue to perform such procedures, and may discontinue such procedures at any time. None of the Issuer, the Trustee or any of their respective agents will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream or their respective participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.

 

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Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes

A Global Note is exchangeable for Certificated Notes if:

 

  (1) DTC (a) notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and DTC fails to appoint a successor depositary or (b) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act;

 

  (2) the Issuer, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the Certificated Notes; or

 

  (3) there has occurred and is continuing a Default with respect to the Notes.

In addition, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be exchanged for Certificated Notes under prior written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of DTC in accordance with the Indenture. In all cases, Certificated Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests in Global Notes will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures).

Exchange of Certificated Notes for Global Notes

Certificated Notes may not be exchanged for beneficial interests in any Global Note unless the transferor first delivers to the Trustee a written certificate (in the form provided in the Indenture).

Same Day Settlement and Payment

The Issuer will make payments in respect of the Notes represented by the Global Notes (including principal, premium, if any, interest and additional interest, if any) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Global Note holder. The Issuer will make all payments of principal, interest and premium and additional interest, if any, with respect to Certificated Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the holders of the Certificated Notes or, if no such account is specified, by mailing a check to each such holder’s registered address. The Notes represented by the Global Notes are expected to trade in DTC’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System, and any permitted secondary market trading activity in such Notes will, therefore, be required by DTC to be settled in immediately available funds. The Issuer expects that secondary trading in any Certificated Notes will also be settled in immediately available funds.

Because of time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear or Clearstream participant purchasing an interest in a Global Note from a Participant in DTC will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream participant, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear and Clearstream) immediately following the settlement date of DTC. DTC has advised the Issuer that cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of sales of interests in a Global Note by or through a Euroclear or Clearstream participant to a Participant in DTC will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream following DTC’s settlement date.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The Exchange Offer

The exchange of outstanding notes for exchange notes in the exchange offer will not constitute a taxable event to holders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Consequently, no gain or loss will be recognized by a holder upon receipt of an exchange note, the holding period of the exchange note will include the holding period of the outstanding note exchanged therefor and the basis of the exchange note will be the same as the basis of the outstanding note immediately before the exchange.

In any event, persons considering the exchange of outstanding notes for exchange notes should consult their own tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences in light of their particular situations as well as any consequences arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.

Ownership of the Notes

The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the notes as of the date hereof.

Except where noted, this summary deals only with notes that are held as capital assets, and does not represent a detailed description of the U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to you if you are subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including if you are:

 

   

a dealer in securities or currencies;

 

   

a financial institution;

 

   

a regulated investment company;

 

   

a real estate investment trust;

 

   

a tax-exempt organization;

 

   

an insurance company;

 

   

a person holding the notes as part of a hedging, integrated, conversion or constructive sale transaction or a straddle;

 

   

a trader in securities that has elected the mark-to-market method of accounting for your securities;

 

   

a person liable for alternative minimum tax;

 

   

a pass-through entity or a person who is an investor in a pass-through entity; or

 

   

a U.S. Holder (as defined below) whose “functional currency” is not the U.S. dollar.

The discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and U.S. Treasury regulations, rulings and judicial decisions as of the date hereof. Those authorities may be changed, perhaps retroactively, so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. The discussion below assumes that the notes will be classified for U.S. federal income tax purposes as our indebtedness and you should note that in the event of an alternative characterization, the tax consequences would differ from those discussed below.

 

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If a partnership holds notes, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding notes, you should consult your tax advisors.

This summary does not represent a detailed description of the U.S. federal income tax consequences to you in light of your particular circumstances and does not address the effects of any state, local or non-U.S. tax laws. If you are considering the purchase of notes, you should consult your own tax advisors concerning the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of the ownership of the notes, as well as any consequences arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.

U.S. Holders

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal tax consequences that will apply to you if you are a U.S. Holder of the notes.

“U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a note that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

   

an individual citizen or resident of the United States;

 

   

a corporation (or any other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

   

an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

   

a trust if it (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

Payments of Interest

Except as set forth below, interest on a note generally will be taxable to you as ordinary income at the time it is paid or accrued in accordance with your method of accounting for tax purposes.

Sale, Exchange and Retirement of Notes

Your tax basis in a note will, in general, be your cost for that note. Upon the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of a note, you will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition (less an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid qualified stated interest, which will be taxable as interest income for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent not previously included in income) and the adjusted tax basis of the note. Such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss. Capital gains of individuals derived in respect of capital assets held for more than one year are eligible for reduced rates of taxation. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

The exchange of the notes for registered notes in the exchange offer described herein should not constitute a taxable event.

 

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Non-U.S. Holders

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal tax consequences that will apply to you if you are a “Non-U.S. Holder” of notes. “Non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a note, other than a partnership, that is not a U.S. Holder (as defined under “—U.S. Holders” above).

Special rules may apply to you if you are subject to special treatment under the Code, including if you are a “controlled foreign corporation,” a “passive foreign investment company,” or a U.S. expatriate. If you are such a Non-U.S. Holder, you should consult your own tax advisors to determine the U.S. federal, state, local and other tax consequences that may be relevant to you.

U.S. Federal Withholding Tax

Subject to the discussion below concerning backup withholding, U.S. federal withholding tax will not apply to any payment of interest on a note under the “portfolio interest” rule, provided that:

 

   

interest paid on the note is not effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States;

 

   

you do not actually or constructively own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock within the meaning of the Code and applicable U.S. Treasury regulations;

 

   

you are not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to us through stock ownership;

 

   

you are not a bank whose receipt of interest on a note is described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code; and

 

   

either (a) you provide your name and address on an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-8BEN (or other applicable form), and certify, under penalties of perjury, that you are not a U.S. person or (b) you hold your notes through certain financial intermediaries and satisfy the certification requirements of applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. Special certification rules apply to Non-U.S. Holders that are pass-through entities rather than corporations or individuals.

If you cannot satisfy the requirements of the “portfolio interest” exception described above, payments of interest made to you will be subject to a 30% U.S. federal withholding tax unless you provide us or our paying agent, as the case may be, with a properly executed (1) IRS Form W-8BEN (or other applicable form) claiming an exemption from or reduction in withholding under the benefit of an applicable income tax treaty or (2) IRS Form W-8ECI (or other applicable form) stating that interest paid on the note is not subject to withholding tax because it is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the U.S. (as discussed below under “—U.S. Federal Income Tax”). Alternative documentation may be applicable in certain situations. The 30% U.S. federal withholding tax generally will not apply to any payment of principal or gain that you realize on the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of a note.

U.S. Federal Income Tax

If you are engaged in a trade or business in the United States and interest on the notes is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment), you will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such interest on a net income basis (although you will be exempt from the 30% U.S. federal withholding tax, provided the certification requirements discussed above in “—U.S. Federal Withholding Tax” are satisfied) in the same manner as if you were a U.S. person. In addition, if you are a foreign corporation, you may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lesser rate under an applicable income tax treaty) of such interest, subject to adjustments.

 

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Any gain realized on the disposition of a note generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless:

 

   

the gain is effectively connected to your conduct of a trade or business in the Unites States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment), or

 

   

you are an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of such disposition, and certain other conditions are met.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

U.S. Holders

In general, information reporting requirements will apply to certain payments of principal, interest and premium paid on notes and to the proceeds of sale of a note made to you (unless you are an exempt recipient). A backup withholding tax may apply to such payments if you fail to provide a taxpayer identification number or a certification of exempt status, or if you fail to report in full dividend and interest income.

Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.

Non-U.S. Holders

Information reporting will also generally apply to payments of interest made to you and the amount of tax, if any, withheld with respect to such payments. Copies of the information returns reporting such interest payments and any withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which you reside under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty.

In general, backup withholding will not apply to payments that we make to you provided that we do not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a U.S. person and we have received from you the statement described above in the fifth bullet point under “—Non-U.S. Holders—U.S. Federal Withholding Tax.”

In addition, no information reporting or backup withholding will be required regarding the proceeds of a sale of our notes within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries, if the payor receives the statement described above and does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a U.S. person, or you otherwise establish an exemption.

Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.

If you cannot satisfy the requirements of the “portfolio interest” exception described above, payments of interest (including OID) made to you will be subject to a 30% U.S. federal withholding tax unless you provide us or our paying agent, as the case may be, with a properly executed (1) IRS Form W-8BEN (or other applicable form) claiming an exemption from or reduction in withholding under the benefit of an applicable income tax treaty or (2) IRS Form W-8ECI (or other applicable form) stating that interest paid on the note is not subject to withholding tax because it is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the U.S. (as discussed below under “—U.S. Federal Income Tax”). Alternative documentation may be applicable in certain situations. The 30% U.S. federal withholding tax generally will not apply to any payment of principal or gain that you realize on the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of a note.

 

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U.S. Federal Income Tax

If you are engaged in a trade or business in the United States and interest (including OID) on the notes is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment), you will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such interest (including OID) on a net income basis (although you will be exempt from the 30% U.S. federal withholding tax, provided the certification requirements discussed above in “—U.S. Federal Withholding Tax” are satisfied) in the same manner as if you were a U.S. person. In addition, if you are a foreign corporation, you may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lesser rate under an applicable income tax treaty) of such interest (including OID), subject to adjustments.

Any gain realized on the disposition of a note generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless:

 

   

the gain is effectively connected to your conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment), or

 

   

you are an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of such disposition, and certain other conditions are met.

If a non-U.S. holder of notes is described in the first bullet point above, any gain realized upon a sale, exchange, retirement, or other taxable disposition of the notes will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in the same manner as effectively connected interest as described above. If a non-U.S. holder of notes is described in the second bullet point above, any gain realized upon a sale, exchange, retirement, or other taxable disposition of the notes will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a statutory rate of 30%, which gain may be offset by certain losses.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

U.S. Holders

In general, information reporting requirements will apply to certain payments of principal, interest (including OID) and premium paid on notes and to the proceeds of sale of a note made to you (unless you are an exempt recipient such as a corporation). A backup withholding tax may apply to such payments if you fail to provide a taxpayer identification number or a certification of exempt status, or if you fail to report in full dividend and interest income.

Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.

Non-U.S. Holders

Information reporting will also generally apply to payments of interest (including OID) made to you and the amount of tax, if any, withheld with respect to such payments. Copies of the information returns reporting such interest payments and any withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which you reside under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty.

In general, backup withholding will not apply to payments that we make to you provided that we do not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a U.S. person and we have received from you the statement described above in the fifth bullet point under “—Non-U.S. Holders—U.S. Federal Withholding Tax.”

In addition, no information reporting or backup withholding will be required regarding the proceeds of a sale of our notes within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries, if the payor receives the statement described above and does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a U.S. person, or you otherwise establish an exemption.

Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the exchange notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of exchange notes received in exchange for outstanding notes where the outstanding notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. In addition, all dealers effecting transactions in the exchange notes may be required to deliver a prospectus. To the extent any such broker-dealer participates in the exchange offer, we have agreed that for a period of up to 180 days after the day the registered exchange offer expires, we will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to such broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale, and will deliver as many additional copies of this prospectus and each amendment or supplement to this prospectus and any documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus as such broker-dealer may request in the letter of transmittal.

We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of exchange notes by broker-dealers. Exchange notes received by broker-dealers for their own accounts pursuant to the exchange offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the exchange notes or a combination of these methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any broker-dealer or the purchasers of any exchange notes. Any broker-dealer that resells exchange notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of the exchange notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on any resale of exchange notes and any commissions or concessions received by these persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The letter of transmittal states that by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the exchange offer, including the expenses of one counsel for the holders of the outstanding notes, other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers, and will indemnify the holders of outstanding notes, including any broker-dealers, against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the exchange notes and the related guarantees offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Palo Alto, California. In rendering its opinion, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP relied upon opinions of Holland & Hart LLP, Reno, Nevada, as to all matters governed by the laws of the state of Nevada, Winstead PC, Houston, Texas, as to all matters governed by the laws of the state of Texas, and Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as to all matters governed by the laws of the state of Wisconsin. Certain legal matters in connection with the exchange offer will be passed upon for us by Wragge & Co LLP, London, United Kingdom.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements, and the related 2009 and 2008 financial statement schedules, of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2009, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 have been incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, equity, and comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2007 and related financial statement schedule, Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts, as of December 31, 2007 incorporated in this prospectus by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements and financial statement schedule have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

CHANGE IN ACCOUNTANTS

As reported in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2008, on March 12, 2008, Deloitte was notified on behalf of the Audit Committee of our board of directors that Deloitte was dismissed as our independent registered public accounting firm.

Deloitte’s report on our financial statements for the two years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. The termination, which was effective as of March 12, 2008, was approved by our Audit Committee.

During our two years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and through March 11, 2008, we did not have any disagreements with Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report. Also during this period, there were no reportable events as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, as confirmed by the letter delivered by Deloitte to us and filed as an exhibit to our March 18, 2008 Form 8-K.

In late 2007, the Audit Committee determined to undertake a competitive request for proposal process to determine our auditor for the year ended December 31, 2008. As a result of this process, the Audit Committee decided to engage KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2008. We did not engage KPMG in any prior consultations during our years ended December 31, 2006 or December 31, 2007, or the subsequent period through March 12, 2008 regarding either: (a) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our consolidated financial statements; or (b) any matter that was the subject of either a disagreement or a reportable event (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v), respectively, of Regulation S-K).

 

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$350,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

LOGO

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

Exchange Offer for

6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

 

 

 

PROSPECTUS

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Until the date that is 90 days from the date of this prospectus, all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 

 

 


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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

ITEM 20. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

(a) CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.; CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.; CB Holdco, Inc.; CB Richard Ellis, Inc.; CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.; CBRE Loan Services, Inc.; Insignia/ESG Capital Corporation; TC Houston, Inc.; TCCT Real Estate, Inc.; TCDFW, Inc.; Trammell Crow Company; Trammell Crow Development & Investment, Inc. and Trammell Crow Services, Inc. (each a Delaware corporation and, collectively referred to herein as the “Delaware Corporations”)

Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), as amended, allows a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damage for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached his or her duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of the DGCL or obtained an improper personal benefit.

Section 145 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Delaware corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, agent or employee of the Delaware corporation or is or was serving at its request as a director, officer, agent or employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgment, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding. The power to indemnify applies (1) if the person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding or (2) if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interest, or not opposed to the best interest, of the Delaware corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The power to indemnify applies to actions brought by or in the right of the Delaware corporation as well, but only to the extent of defense expenses (including attorneys’ fees but excluding amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred and not to any satisfaction of judgment or settlement of the claim itself, and with the further limitation that in these actions no indemnification shall be made in the event of any adjudication of negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duties to the Delaware corporation, unless the court believes that in light of all the circumstances indemnification should apply.

Section 174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director, who willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or redemption, may be held liable for these actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or dissented at the time, may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to these actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors at the time the action occurred or immediately after the absent director receives notice of the unlawful acts.

The Delaware Corporations’ certificates of incorporation include a provision that limits the personal liability of their directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such limitation is not permitted under the DGCL.

The Delaware Corporations’ certificates of incorporation and/or by-laws provide that each Delaware Corporation must indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. The Delaware Corporations’ certificates of incorporation and/or by-laws provide that they may additionally indemnify their agents and employees to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, but if such agent or employee is serving at another entity at the request of any such Delaware Corporation’s board of directors, then

 

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the Delaware Corporation must indemnify such agent or employee. TC Houston, Inc., TCCT Real Estate, Inc., TCDFW, Inc., Trammell Crow Development & Investment, Inc. and Trammell Crow Services, Inc. have provisions that obligate them to indemnify their agents and employees even if not serving at another entity at their respective board of directors’ request. The by-laws of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp. provide that it may indemnify its agents and employees to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, but it is not required to do so, even if such agent or employee is serving at another entity at the request of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.’s board of directors.

The certificates of incorporation and/or by-laws of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., CB Holdco, Inc., CB Richard Ellis, Inc., CBRE Loan Services, Inc. and Trammell Crow Company provide that they must advance expenses, as incurred, to their directors and officers in connection with a legal proceeding.

The indemnification provisions contained in the certificates of incorporation and/or by-laws of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. and Trammell Crow Company are not exclusive of any other rights to which a person may be entitled by law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

In addition, the Delaware Corporations maintain insurance on behalf of their directors and officers insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as directors or officers or arising out of such status.

(b) CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C.; CB/TCC, LLC; CB/TCC Holdings LLC; CBRE Government Services, LLC; CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C. and CBRE Technical Services, LLC (each a Delaware limited liability company and, collectively referred to herein as the “LLCs”)

The LLCs are each empowered by Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act to indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.

CB/TCC, LLC must defend, indemnify and hold harmless its members and officers, and their respective partners, officers, directors, shareholders, managers, members and trustees to the fullest extent permitted by law against losses, settlement, judgments, fines, penalties and Employee Retirement Income Security Act excise taxes incurred by reason of the fact that such person was or is a member or officer of the company. Indemnification is provided without further action or determination by CB/TCC, LLC, except in the case of judicially determined gross negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct.

CB/TCC Holdings LLC must indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent of applicable law, each member and each officer against liabilities incurred in connection with their involvement with the company.

CBRE Government Services, LLC must indemnify, hold harmless and defend any person (and such person’s heirs, executors or administrators) from and against any loss, expense, damage or injury suffered or sustained by them by reason of the fact that such person is or was a member, or an officer, director, member, manager, director or employee of such member, or an officer, director or manager of the company, or while an officer, director or manager of the company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, manager, member, fiduciary, trustee, employee or agent of another entity. Indemnification will not be provided by the Company is such acts or omissions were not performed or omitted fraudulently or as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the indemnified person.

CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C. must indemnify and hold harmless the member and its affiliates from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liability, expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts (including attorneys’ fees and costs) and all claims, costs, demands, actions, suits or proceedings arising from the indemnified party’s involvement with the company.

 

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CBRE Technical Services, LLC must indemnify, hold harmless and defend any member (or an officer, director, member, manager, director or employee of such member) or an officer, director or manager for any loss, expense, damage, injury, judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred in connection their involvement with the company. The company may indemnify agents and employees.

The LLCs maintain insurance on behalf of their members, managers and officers insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as members, managers and officers or arising out of such status.

(c) Holdpar A and Holdpar B (each a Delaware general partnership and, collectively referred to herein as the “General Partnerships”)

Section 15-110 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act provides that, subject to the limitations in the partnership agreement, a partnership may indemnify and hold harmless any person against any and all claims and demands. The General Partnerships’ partnership agreements provide that, to the extent permitted by law, the partners shall each be indemnified and held harmless by the General Partnerships from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liability, expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims, costs, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, in which the partner may be involved, or threatened to be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of their status as a partner, whether or not such party continues to be a partner at the time such liability or expense is paid or incurred, if the party acted in good faith and in a manner it reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the General Partnerships. Expenses (including legal fees and expenses) must be paid in advance by the General Partnerships, and the right to indemnification is in addition to any other rights available under law, agreement or otherwise.

The General Partnerships maintain insurance on behalf of the partners and against any liability which may be asserted against or expense which may be incurred by such party in connection with the General Partnerships’ activities, whether or not the General Partnerships would have the power to indemnify such party against such liability under the provisions of the partnership agreements.

In addition, the General Partnerships maintain insurance on behalf of the directors and officers of their partners insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as directors or officers or arising out of such status.

(d) Westmark Real Estate Acquisition Partnership, L.P. (a Delaware limited partnership and referred to herein as the “Delaware LP”)

The Delaware LP is empowered by Section 17-108 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, subject to the limitations in the partnership agreement, to indemnify and hold harmless any person against any and all claims and demands. The Delaware LP must indemnify and hold harmless any person, who incurs liability as a partner, employee, agent or otherwise, against all liabilities and expenses (including judgments, fines, penalties and counsel fees) reasonably incurred in connection with any actual or threatened proceeding, whether civil or criminal, by reason of such person being or having been a partner, or by serving in such other capacity, except with respect to any matter which constitutes willful misconduct, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard, criminal intent or material breach of the partnership agreement. The Delaware LP must advance to such person reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defense of such action or proceeding. This right of indemnity is not exclusive of other rights to which such person may be entitled by law.

The Delaware LP maintains insurance on behalf of the directors and officers of its partner insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as directors or officers or arising out of such status.

 

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(e) CB Richard Ellis Investors, Inc. and Vincent F. Martin, Jr., Inc. (each a California corporation and, collectively referred to herein as the “California Corporations”)

The Articles of Incorporation of CB Richard Ellis Investors, Inc. limit the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the California Corporations Code (the “Corporations Code”).

Under the Corporations Code, a director’s liability to a company or its shareholders may not be limited with respect to the following items: (1) acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law, (2) acts or omissions that a director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the company or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of the director, (3) any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit, (4) acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the director’s duty to the company or its shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director’s duties, of a risk of a serious injury to the company or its shareholders, (5) acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director’s duty to the company or its shareholders, (6) contracts or transactions between the company and a director within the scope of Section 310 of the Corporations Code or (7) improper dividends, loans and guarantees under Section 316 of the Corporations Code. The limitation of liability does not affect the availability of injunctions and other equitable remedies available to the California Corporations’ shareholders for any violation by a director of the director’s fiduciary duty to the California Corporations or their shareholders.

The California Corporations’ By-laws also include an authorization for the California Corporations to indemnify their “agents” (as defined in Section 317 of the Corporations Code) through by-law provisions, by agreement or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law. Pursuant to this provision, the California Corporations’ By-laws provide for indemnification of the California Corporations’ agents (provided that they were acting in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the California Corporations), to advance expenses to them as they are incurred, provided that they undertake to repay the amount advanced if it is ultimately determined by a court that they are not entitled to indemnification, and to obtain directors’ and officers’ insurance if available on reasonable terms. Section 317 of the Corporations Code and the California Corporations’ By-laws make provision for the indemnification of officers, directors and other agents in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify such persons, under certain circumstances, for liabilities (including reimbursement of expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

The California Corporations maintain insurance on behalf of their directors and officers insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as directors or officers or arising out of such status.

(f) CBRE/LJM-Nevada, Inc. (a Nevada corporation and referred to herein as the “Nevada Corporation”)

The Nevada Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation provide that the personal liability of any of its director or stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty is eliminated to the fullest extent allowed by the Nevada law.

Section 78.138 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”) provides that unless the articles of incorporation or an amendment thereto provide for greater individual liability, a director or officer is not individually liable to the corporation or its stockholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that: (a) his or her act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer; and (b) the breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.

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in which he or she is, or is threatened to be made, a party by reason of him or her being a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, if (a) such person is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138; or (b) such person acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. With respect to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless the court determines that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.

Section 78.751 of the NRS requires that the determination that indemnification is proper in a specific case must be made by (a) the stockholders, (b) the board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding or (c) independent legal counsel in a written opinion (i) if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of disinterested directors is not possible or (ii) if such an opinion is requested by a quorum consisting of disinterested directors.

The Nevada Corporation maintains insurance coverage under a policy insuring its directors and officers against certain liabilities which they may incur in their capacity as such.

(g) CBRE Capital Markets, Inc. (a Texas corporation and referred to herein as the “Texas Corporation”)

Sections 2.101(16), 8.051, 8.101 and 8.151 of the Texas Business Organizations Code (the “TBOC”) and the Texas Corporation’s by-laws provide it with broad powers and authority to indemnify its directors and officers and to purchase and maintain insurance for such purposes. Section 2.101(16) of the TBOC empowers a corporation to indemnify directors, officers, employees and agents of the corporation and to purchase and maintain liability insurance for those persons. Section 8.101 of the TBOC permits a corporation to indemnify a person who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding because the person is or was a director only if it is determined that the person conducted himself in good faith and with reasonable belief that the conduct was in the corporation’s best interest.

Under Section 8.051 of the TBOC, a corporation shall indemnify a director or officer against reasonable expense incurred by such director, in connection with a proceeding in which such director is a named defendant or respondent because they are or were a director or officer, if they have been wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of the proceeding. In addition, such indemnification may be ordered in a proper case by a court of law under Section 8.052 of the TBOC. A corporation may also indemnify and advance expenses to persons who are not or were not officers, employees or agents of the corporation but who are or were serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise to the same extent that it may indemnify and advance expenses to directors under Section 8.101 of the TBOC. The statute provides that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or a person who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent or similar functionary of another enterprise, against any liability asserted against him in such capacity or arising out of such status, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against the liability under Section 8.151 of the TBOC.

The Texas Corporation must indemnify its officers and directors against expense and costs (including attorneys’ fees) actually and necessarily incurred in connection with any claim asserted by reason of having been an officer or director of the company, unless he or she has been adjudged in a court proceeding as guilty of negligence or misconduct in respect of the matter for which indemnity is sought. This right of indemnity is not exclusive of other rights to which he or she may be entitled by law.

 

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Pursuant to such statutory and by-law provisions, the Texas Corporation maintains insurance against certain costs of indemnification that may be incurred by its officers and directors.

(h) CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP (a Texas limited partnership and referred to herein as the “Texas LP”)

Sections 2.101(16), 8.051, 8.101 and 8.151 of the TBOC provide for the indemnification of a general partner, limited partner, employee or agent by the limited partnership under certain circumstances against expenses and liabilities incurred in legal proceedings because of his or her being or having been a general partner, limited partner, employee or agent of the limited partnership. A limited partnership shall indemnify a general partner against reasonable expenses incurred by the general partner, in connection with a proceeding in which the general partner is a named defendant or respondent because the general partner is or was a general partner, if the general partner has been wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of the proceeding. A limited partnership may purchase insurance on behalf of a general partner, limited partner, employee or agent of the limited partnership.

The Texas LP’s partnership agreement provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the general partner shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Texas LP from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits, or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which the general partner may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of its status as a general partner of the Texas LP, provided, that in each case the general partner acted in good faith and in a manner which the general partner reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Texas LP and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful. To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the general partner in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, will be advanced by the Texas LP prior to the final disposition thereof upon receipt by the Texas LP of an undertaking by or on behalf of the general partner to repay such amount if it shall be determined that the general partner is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized.

The Texas LP maintains insurance on behalf of the directors and officers of its partner insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as directors or officers or arising out of such status.

(i) The Polacheck Company, Inc. (a Wisconsin corporation and referred to herein as the “Wisconsin Corporation”)

Under Section 180.0851(1) of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law (the “WBCL”), a corporation shall indemnify a director or officer, to the extent that he or she has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of a proceeding, for all reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding if the director or officer was a party because he or she is a director or officer of the corporation. Section 180.0851(2) provides that, to the extent a director or officer has not been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of a proceeding, the corporation shall indemnify the director or officer unless liability was incurred because the director or officer breached or failed to perform a duty that he or she owes to the corporation and the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following: (1) a willful failure to deal fairly with the corporation or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director or officer has a material conflict of interest; (2) a violation of the criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful; (3) a transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit; or (4) willful misconduct.

Section 180.0828 of the WBCL provides that, with certain exceptions, a director is not liable to a corporation, its shareholders, or any person asserting rights on behalf of the corporation or its shareholders, for damages, settlements, fees, fines, penalties or other monetary liabilities arising from a breach of, or failure to

 

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perform, any duty resulting solely from his or her status as a director, unless the person asserting liability proves that the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the four exceptions to mandatory indemnification under Section 180.0851(2) referred to above.

Under Section 180.0833 of the WBCL, directors of a Wisconsin corporation against whom claims are asserted with respect to the declaration of improper dividends or distributions to shareholders which they approved are entitled to contribution from other directors who approved such actions and from shareholders who knowingly accepted an improper dividend or distribution, as provided therein.

Section 180.0858(1) of the WBCL provides that, subject to certain limitations, the mandatory indemnification provisions do not preclude any additional right to indemnification or allowance of expenses that a director or officer may have under a Wisconsin corporation’s articles of incorporation, by-laws, any written agreement or a resolution of the board of directors or shareholders.

Section 180.0859 of the WBCL provides that it is the public policy of the State of Wisconsin to require or permit indemnification, allowance of expenses and insurance to the extent required or permitted under Sections 180.0850 to 180.0858 of the WBCL, for any liability incurred in connection with a proceeding involving a federal or state statute, rule or regulation regulating the offer, sale or purchase of securities.

Article 11 of the By-laws of the Wisconsin Corporation provide for maximum indemnification of the corporation’s officers and directors in accordance with the WBCL.

The Wisconsin Corporation maintains insurance on behalf of its directors and officers insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as directors or officers or arising out of such status.

(j) CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited (a private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales and referred to herein as the “UK Company”)

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the “Companies Act”), the UK Company’s Articles of Association provide that the UK Company may indemnify directors, directly or indirectly, against any loss or liability, whether in connection with any proven or alleged negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust or otherwise, in relation to the UK Company or any associated company. The UK Company maintains insurance for indemnification of current or former directors.

Chapter 7 (Directors’ Liabilities) under Part 10 of the Companies Act provides as follows:

“232. Provisions protecting directors from liability

(1) Any provision that purports to exempt a director of a company (to any extent) from any liability that would otherwise attach to him in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the company is void.

(2) Any provision by which a company directly or indirectly provides an indemnity (to any extent) for a director of the company, or of an associated company, against any liability attaching to him in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the company of which he is a director is void, except as permitted by—(a) section 233 (provision of insurance), (b) section 234 (qualifying third party indemnity provision), or (c) section 235 (qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision).

(3) This section applies to any provision, whether contained in a company’s articles or in any contract with the company or otherwise.

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233. Provision of insurance

Section 232(2) (voidness of provisions for indemnifying directors) does not prevent a company from purchasing and maintaining for a director of the company, or of an associated company, insurance against any such liability as is mentioned in that subsection.

234. Qualifying third party indemnity provision

(1) Section 232(2) (voidness of provisions for indemnifying directors) does not apply to qualifying third party indemnity provision.

(2) Third party indemnity provision means provision for indemnity against liability incurred by the director to a person other than the company or an associated company. Such provision is qualifying third party indemnity provision if the following requirements are met.

(3) The provision must not provide any indemnity against—(a) any liability of the director to pay—(i) a fine imposed in criminal proceedings, or (ii) a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising); or (b) any liability incurred by the director—(i) in defending criminal proceedings in which he is convicted, or (ii) in defending civil proceedings brought by the company, or an associated company, in which judgment is given against him, or (iii) in connection with an application for relief (see subsection (6)) in which the court refuses to grant him relief.

(4) The references in subsection (3)(b) to a conviction, judgment or refusal of relief are to the final decision in the proceedings.

(5) For this purpose—(a) a conviction, judgment or refusal of relief becomes final—(i) if not appealed against, at the end of the period for bringing an appeal, or (ii) if appealed against, at the time when the appeal (or any further appeal) is disposed of; and (b) an appeal is disposed of—(i) if it is determined and the period for bringing any further appeal has ended, or (ii) if it is abandoned or otherwise ceases to have effect.

(6) The reference in subsection (3)(b)(iii) to an application for relief is to an application for relief under section 661(3) or (4) (power of court to grant relief in case of acquisition of shares by innocent nominee), or section 1157 (general power of court to grant relief in case of honest and reasonable conduct).

235. Qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision

(1) Section 232(2) (voidness of provisions for indemnifying directors) does not apply to qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision.

(2) Pension scheme indemnity provision means provision indemnifying a director of a company that is a trustee of an occupational pension scheme against liability incurred in connection with the company’s activities as trustee of the scheme. Such provision is qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision if the following requirements are met.

(3) The provision must not provide any indemnity against—(a) any liability of the director to pay—(i) a fine imposed in criminal proceedings, or (ii) a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising); or (b) any liability incurred by the director in defending criminal proceedings in which he is convicted.

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(5) For this purpose—(a) a conviction becomes final—(i) if not appealed against, at the end of the period for bringing an appeal, or (ii) if appealed against, at the time when the appeal (or any further appeal) is disposed of; and (b) an appeal is disposed of—(i) if it is determined and the period for bringing any further appeal has ended, or (ii) if it is abandoned or otherwise ceases to have effect.

(6) In this section “occupational pension scheme” means an occupational pension scheme as defined in section 150(5) of the Finance Act 2004 (c. 12) that is established under a trust.

239. Ratification of acts of directors

(1) This section applies to the ratification by a company of conduct by a director amounting to negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the company.

(2) The decision of the company to ratify such conduct must be made by resolution of the members of the company.

(3) Where the resolution is proposed as a written resolution neither the director (if a member of the company) nor any member connected with him is an eligible member.

(4) Where the resolution is proposed at a meeting, it is passed only if the necessary majority is obtained disregarding votes in favour of the resolution by the director (if a member of the company) and any member connected with him. This does not prevent the director or any such member from attending, being counted towards the quorum and taking part in the proceedings at any meeting at which the decision is considered.

(5) For the purposes of this section—(a) “conduct” includes acts and omissions; (b) “director” includes a former director; (c) a shadow director is treated as a director; and (d) in section 252 (meaning of “connected person”), subsection (3) does not apply (exclusion of person who is himself a director).

(6) Nothing in this section affects—(a) the validity of a decision taken by unanimous consent of the members of the company, or (b) any power of the directors to agree not to sue, or to settle or release a claim made by them on behalf of the company.

(7) This section does not affect any other enactment or rule of law imposing additional requirements for valid ratification or any rule of law as to acts that are incapable of being ratified by the company.”

Section 1157 of the Companies Act provides as follows:

“1157. Power of court to grant relief in certain cases

(1) If in proceedings for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust against—(a) an officer of a company, or (b) a person employed by a company as auditor (whether he is or is not an officer of the company), it appears to the court hearing the case that the officer or person is or may be liable but that he acted honestly and reasonably, and that having regard to all the circumstances of the case (including those connected with his appointment) he ought fairly to be excused, the court may relieve him, either wholly or in part, from his liability on such terms as it thinks fit.

(2) If any such officer or person has reason to apprehend that a claim will or might be made against him in respect of negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust—(a) he may apply to the court for relief, and (b) the court has the same power to relieve him as it would have had if it had been a court before which proceedings against him for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust had been brought.

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that subsection to be relieved either in whole or in part from the liability sought to be enforced against him, withdraw the case from the jury and forthwith direct judgment to be entered for the defendant (in Scotland, grant decree of absolvitor) on such terms as to costs (in Scotland, expenses) or otherwise as the judge may think proper.”

(k) Securityholders’ Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2001 (“Securityholders’ Agreement”), by and among, CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (“CBRE”), CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., Blum Strategic Partners, L.P., Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P., Blum Strategic Partners II GmbH & Co. KG, FS Equity Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners International, L.P. (the “FS Entities”), Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, DLJ Investment Funding, Inc., The Koll Holding Company, Frederic V. Malek, the management investors named therein and the other persons from time to time party thereto.

CBRE must indemnify and hold harmless (1) each holder of its Class A common stock (the “common stock”) and the warrants to acquire its common stock (and the shares of common stock received upon exercise of the warrants) acquired by the FS Entities, and each of their respective affiliates and any controlling person of any of such holders and (2) each of such holder’s respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all damages, claims, losses, expenses, costs, obligations and liabilities (including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), but excluding special or consequential damages, arising from, relating to or otherwise in respect of, any governmental or other third-party claim against such indemnified person that arises from, relates to or is otherwise in respect of (x) the business, operations, liabilities or obligations of CBRE or its subsidiaries or (y) the ownership by such holder or any of their respective affiliates of any equity securities of CBRE (except to the extent such losses and expenses (i) arise from any claim that such indemnified person’s investment decision relating to the purchase or sale of such securities violated a duty or other obligation of the indemnified person to the claimant or (ii) are finally determined in a judicial action by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such holder or its affiliates). The indemnification provided by CBRE is separate from and in addition to any other indemnification by CBRE to which the indemnified person may be entitled.

 

ITEM 21. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(A) EXHIBITS

Pursuant to Rule 411 of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, the list of exhibits is incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibit Index filed as part of this registration statement, following the signature pages.

(B) FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Financial schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 22. UNDERTAKINGS

(a) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes:

(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

  (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

  (ii)

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statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

  (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;

(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;

(4) that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, if the registrants are subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to the purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use; and

(5) that, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrants under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, each of the undersigned registrants undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrants pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, each of the undersigned registrants will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

  (i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrants relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

  (ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants or used or referred to by the undersigned registrants;

 

  (iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrants or its or their securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants; and

 

  (iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrants to the purchaser.

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business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.

(c) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes to supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.

(d) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(e) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrants in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrants will, unless in the opinion of their counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by them is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. and CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC.

By:  

/S/    GIL BOROK          

Name:   Gil Borok
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. and CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrants to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    RICHARD C. BLUM        

Richard C. Blum

  

Chairman of the Board of Directors

/S/    CURTIS F. FEENY        

Curtis F. Feeny

  

Director

/S/    BRADFORD M. FREEMAN        

Bradford M. Freeman

  

Director

 

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Signature

  

Title

/S/    MICHAEL KANTOR        

Michael Kantor

  

Director

/S/    FREDERIC V. MALEK        

Frederic V. Malek

  

Director

/S/    JANE J. SU        

Jane J. Su

  

Director

/S/    LAURA D. TYSON        

Laura D. Tyson

  

Director

/S/    GARY L. WILSON        

Gary L. Wilson

  

Director

/S/     RAY WIRTA        

Ray Wirta

  

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CB HoldCo, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CB HOLDCO, INC.
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CB HoldCo, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CB Richard Ellis, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC.
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN          

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CB Richard Ellis, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CB Richard Ellis Investors, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CB RICHARD ELLIS INVESTORS, INC.
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CB Richard Ellis Investors, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    MATTHEW S. KHOURIE        

Matthew S. Khourie

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    SHAUN O’CONNOR        

Shaun O’Connor

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Director

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President and Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CB RICHARD ELLIS INVESTORS, L.L.C.
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned managers and officers of CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as managers and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    MATTHEW S. KHOURIE        

Matthew S. Khourie

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Manager

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    SHAUN O’CONNOR        

Shaun O’Connor

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Manager

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President and Manager

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of London, United Kingdom, on December 3, 2010.

 

CB/TCC GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:  

/S/    PHILIP EMBUREY        

Name:   Philip Emburey
Title:   Chairman

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited, do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Philip Emburey, Elizabeth C. Thetford, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    PHILIP EMBUREY        

Philip Emburey

  

Chairman and Director

(Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer)

/S/    ELIZABETH C. THETFORD        

Elizabeth C. Thetford

  

Secretary and Director

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Director

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Director

/S/    MARCUS SMITH        

Marcus Smith

  

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CB/TCC Holdings LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CB/TCC HOLDINGS LLC
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CB/TCC Holdings LLC, do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CB/TCC, LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CB/TCC, LLC
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CB/TCC, LLC, do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CBRE Capital Markets, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CBRE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CBRE Capital Markets, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRIAN F. STOFFERS        

Brian F. Stoffers

  

President and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    WILLIAM R. FRAZER        

William R. Frazer

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    JAY R. ARTHUR        

Jay R. Arthur

  

Senior Vice President and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Director

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CBRE CAPITAL MARKETS OF TEXAS, LP
By:   CBRE/LJM MORTGAGE COMPANY, L.L.C., its General Partner
By:   CBRE/LJM-NEVADA, INC.,
  its Sole Member
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of the sole member of the general partner of CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP, do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CBRE Government Services, LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CBRE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CBRE Government Services, LLC, do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    THEODORE N. CARTER        

Theodore N. Carter

  

President

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Vice President of Finance

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Director

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CBRE Loan Services, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CBRE LOAN SERVICES, INC.
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CBRE Loan Services, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRIAN F. STOFFERS        

Brian F. Stoffers

  

President and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    WILLIAM R. FRAZER        

William R. Frazer

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    JAY R. ARTHUR        

Jay R. Arthur

  

Senior Vice President and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Director

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CBRE-PROFI ACQUISITION CORP.
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CBRE Technical Services, LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CBRE TECHNICAL SERVICES, LLC
By:   CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC.,
  its Sole Member
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of the sole member of CBRE Technical Services, LLC, do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CBRE/LJM MORTGAGE COMPANY, L.L.C.
By:   CBRE/LJM-NEVADA, INC.,
  its Sole Member
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of the sole member of CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CBRE/LJM-Nevada, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

CBRE/LJM-NEVADA, INC.
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of CBRE/LJM-Nevada, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, HoldPar A has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

HOLDPAR A
By:  

WESTMARK REAL ESTATE

ACQUISITION, L.P.,

  its Majority Interest Holder
By:  

CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC.,

its General Partner

By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of the general partner of the majority interest holder of HoldPar A, do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, HoldPar B has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

HOLDPAR B
By:  

WESTMARK REAL ESTATE

ACQUISITION, L.P.,

  its Majority Interest Holder
By:  

CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC.,

its General Partner

By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of the general partner of the majority interest holder of HoldPar B, do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Insignia/ESG Capital Corporation has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

INSIGNIA/ESG CAPITAL CORPORATION
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of Insignia/ESG Capital Corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TC Houston, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

TC HOUSTON, INC.
By:  

/S/    ROBERT E. SULENTIC        

Name:   Robert E. Sulentic
Title:   Executive Vice President

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of TC Houston, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    JAMES M. CASEY        

James M. Casey

  

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Executive Vice President and Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/S/    MICHAEL S. DUFFY        

Michael S. Duffy

  

Director

/S/    SCOTT A. DYCHE        

Scott A. Dyche

  

Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TCCT Real Estate, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

TCCT REAL ESTATE, INC.
By:  

/S/    ROBERT E. SULENTIC        

Name:   Robert E. Sulentic
Title:   Executive Vice President

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of TCCT Real Estate, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    ROBERT E. SULENTIC        

Robert E. Sulentic

  

Executive Vice President

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Executive Vice President and Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/S/    MICHAEL S. DUFFY        

Michael S. Duffy

  

Director

/S/    SCOTT A. DYCHE        

Scott A. Dyche

  

Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TCDFW, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

TCDFW, INC.
By:  

/S/    ROBERT E. SULENTIC        

Name:   Robert E. Sulentic
Title:   Executive Vice President

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of TCDFW, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    ADAM SAPHIER        

Adam Saphier

  

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Executive Vice President and Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/S/    MICHAEL S. DUFFY        

Michael S. Duffy

  

Director

/S/    SCOTT A. DYCHE        

Scott A. Dyche

  

Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, The Polacheck Company, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

THE POLACHECK COMPANY, INC.
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of The Polacheck Company, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Trammell Crow Company has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of Trammell Crow Company, do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    ROBERT E. SULENTIC        

Robert E. Sulentic

  

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Director

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President and Director

/S/    J. CHRISTOPHER KIRK        

J. Christopher Kirk

  

Executive Vice President and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Trammell Crow Development & Investment, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

TRAMMELL CROW DEVELOPMENT & INVESTMENT, INC.
By:  

/S/    ROBERT E. SULENTIC        

Name:   Robert E. Sulentic
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of Trammell Crow Development & Investment, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    ROBERT E. SULENTIC        

Robert E. Sulentic

  

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Executive Vice President and Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/S/    MICHAEL S. DUFFY        

Michael S. Duffy

  

Director

/S/    SCOTT A. DYCHE        

Scott A. Dyche

  

Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Trammell Crow Services, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

TRAMMELL CROW SERVICES, INC.
By:  

/S/    ROBERT E. SULENTIC        

Name:   Robert E. Sulentic
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of Trammell Crow Services, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    ROBERT E. SULENTIC        

Robert E. Sulentic

  

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Director

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President and Director

/S/    J. CHRISTOPHER KIRK        

J. Christopher Kirk

  

Executive Vice President and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Vincent F. Martin, Jr., Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

VINCENT F. MARTIN, JR., INC.
By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of Vincent F. Martin, Jr., Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Westmark Real Estate Acquisition Partnership, L.P. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on December 3, 2010.

 

WESTMARK REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
By:  

CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC.,

its General Partner

By:  

/S/    DEBERA FAN        

Name:   Debera Fan
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of the general partner of Westmark Real Estate Acquisition Partnership, L.P., do hereby constitute and appoint Brett White, Gil Borok, Arlin E. Gaffner, Laurence H. Midler, Debera Fan, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with the power of substitution to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and any additional Registration Statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto) and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, or their respective substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 3, 2010.

 

Signature

  

Title

/S/    BRETT WHITE        

Brett White

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/S/    GIL BOROK        

Gil Borok

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

/S/    ARLIN E. GAFFNER        

Arlin E. Gaffner

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/S/    LAURENCE H. MIDLER        

Laurence H. Midler

  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Exhibit Description

   Incorporated by Reference      Filed
Herewith
 
      Form      SEC File No.     Exhibit     Filing Date     
3.1(a)    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. filed on June 16, 2004, as amended by the Certificate of Amendment filed on June 4, 2009      10-Q         001-32205        3.1        8/10/2009      
3.1(b)    Amended and Restated By-laws of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.      8-K         001-32205        3.2        12/5/2008      
3.2(a)    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.      S-4         333-161886        3.2 (a)      09/11/2009      
3.2(b)    Sixth Amended and Restated By-laws of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.      S-4         333-109841-36        3.1 (b)      10/20/200      
3.3(a)    Certificate of Incorporation of CB HoldCo, Inc.      S-4         333-161886        3.3 (a)      09/11/2009      
3.3(b)    By-laws of CB HoldCo, Inc.      S-4         333-161886        3.2 (b)      09/11/2009      
3.4(a)    Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CB Richard Ellis, Inc.      S-4         333-161886        3.4 (a)      09/11/2009      
3.4(b)    Fifth Amended and Restated By-laws of CB Richard Ellis, Inc.      S-4         333-161886        3.4 (b)      09/11/2009      
3.5(a)    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of CB Richard Ellis Investors, Inc.      S-4         333-109841-36        3.5 (a)      10/20/2003      
3.5(b)    Amended and Restated By-laws of CB Richard Ellis Investors, Inc.      S-4         333-161886        3.5 (a)      09/11/2009      
3.6(a)    Certificate of Formation of CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C.      S-4         333-161886        3.6 (a)      09/11/2009      
3.6(b)    Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C.      S-4         333-161886        3.6 (b)      09/11/2009      
3.7(a)    Certificate of Incorporation of CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited      S-4         333-161886        3.7 (a)      09/11/2009      
3.7(b)    Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited      S-4         333-161886        3.7 (b)      09/11/2009      
3.8(a)    Certificate of Formation of CB/TCC Holdings LLC      S-4         333-161886        3.8 (a)      09/11/2009      
3.8(b)    Limited Liability Company Agreement of CB/TCC Holdings LLC      S-4         333-161886        3.8 (b)      09/11/2009      
3.9(a)    Certificate of Formation of CB/TCC, LLC      S-4         333-161886        3.9 (a)      9/11/2009      
3.9(b)    Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CB/TCC, LLC      S-4         333-161886        3.9 (b)      9/11/2009      
3.10(a)    Articles of Incorporation of CBRE Capital Markets, Inc.      S-4         333-161886        3.10 (a)      9/11/2009      
3.10(b)    By-laws of CBRE Capital Markets, Inc.      S-4         333-161886        3.10 (b)      9/11/2009      
3.11(a)    Certificate of Limited Partnership of CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP      S-4         333-161886        3.11 (a)      9/11/2009      


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Exhibit
No.

  

Exhibit Description

   Incorporated by Reference      Filed
Herewith
 
      Form      SEC File No.     Exhibit     Filing Date     
3.11(b)    Limited Partnership Agreement of CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP      S-4         333-161886        3.11 (b)      9/11/2009      
3.12(a)    Certificate of Formation of CBRE Government Services, LLC                X   
3.12(b)    Limited Liability Company Agreement of CBRE Government Services, LLC                X   
3.13(a)    Certificate of Incorporation of CBRE Loan Services, Inc.      S-4         333-161886        3.12(a)        9/11/2009      
3.13(b)    By-laws of CBRE Loan Services, Inc.      S-4         333-161886        3.12(b)        9/11/2009      
3.14(a)    Certificate of Formation of CBRE Technical Services, LLC      S-4         333-161886        3.13(a)        9/11/2009      
3.14(b)    Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CBRE Technical Services, LLC      S-4         333-161886        3.13(b)        9/11/2009      
3.15(a)    Certificate of Incorporation of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.                X   
3.15(b)    Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.                X   
3.15(c)    Certificate of Designation of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.                X   
3.15(d)    Certificate of Change of Registered Agent of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.                X   
3.15(e)    Amended and Restated By-laws of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.                X   
3.16(a)    Certificate of Formation of CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C.      S-4         333-70980        3.4(a)        10/4/2001      
3.16(b)    Operating Agreement of CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C.      S-4         333-70980        3.4(b)        10/4/2001      
3.17(a)    Articles of Incorporation of CBRE/LJM-
Nevada, Inc.
     S-4         333-70980        3.5(a)        10/4/2001      
3.17(b)    By-laws of CBRE/LJM-Nevada, Inc.      S-4         333-70980        3.5(b)        10/4/2001      
3.18    Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of HoldPar A      S-4         333-70980        3.11        10/4/2001      
3.19    Partnership Agreement of HoldPar B      S-4         333-70980        3.12        10/4/2001      
3.20(a)    Certificate of Incorporation of Insignia/ESG Capital Corporation      S-4         333-109841-36        3.25(a)        10/20/2003      
3.20(b)    Amended and Restated By-laws of Insignia/ESG Capital Corporation      S-4         333-161886        3.18(b)        09/11/2009      
3.21(a)    Certificate of Incorporation of TC Houston, Inc.      S-4         333-161886        3.19(a)        9/11/2009      
3.21(b)    Amended and Restated By-laws of TC
Houston, Inc.
     S-4         333-161886        3.19(b)        9/11/2009      


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Exhibit
No.

  

Exhibit Description

   Incorporated by Reference    Filed
Herewith
      Form      SEC File No.     Exhibit   Filing Date   
3.22(a)    Certificate of Incorporation of TCCT Real
Estate, Inc.
     S-4         333-161886      3.20(a)   9/11/2009   
3.22(b)    Amended and Restated By-laws of TCCT Real Estate, Inc.      S-4         333-161886      3.20(b)   9/11/2009   
3.23(a)    Certificate of Incorporation of TCDFW, Inc.      S-4         333-161886      3.21(a)   9/11/2009   
3.23(b)    Amended and Restated By-laws of TCDFW, Inc.      S-4         333-161886      3.21(b)   9/11/2009   
3.24(a)    Articles of Incorporation of The Polacheck Company, Inc.      S-4         333-161886      3.22(a)   9/11/2009   
3.24(b)    Articles of Amendment of The Polacheck
Company, Inc.
             X
3.24(c)    By-laws of The Polacheck Company, Inc.      S-4         333-161886      3.22(b)   9/11/2009   
3.25(a)    Certificate of Incorporation of Trammell Crow Company      S-4         333-161886      3.23(a)   9/11/2009   
3.25(b)    By-laws of Trammell Crow Company      S-4         333-161886      3.23(b)   9/11/2009   
3.26(a)    Certificate of Incorporation of Trammell Crow Development & Investment, Inc.      S-4         333-161886      3.24(a)   9/11/2009   
3.26(b)    By-laws of Trammell Crow Development & Investment, Inc.      S-4         333-161886      3.24(b)   9/11/2009   
3.27(a)    Certificate of Incorporation of Trammell Crow Services, Inc.      S-4         333-161886      3.25(a)   9/11/2009   
3.27(b)    Amended and Restated By-laws of Trammell Crow Services, Inc.      S-4         333-161886      3.25(b)   9/11/2009   
3.28(a)    Articles of Incorporation of Vincent
F. Martin, Jr., Inc.
     S-4         333-161886      3.26(a)   9/11/2009   
3.28(b)    By-laws of Vincent F. Martin, Jr., Inc.      S-4         333-161886      3.26(b)   9/11/2009   
3.29(a)    Certificate of Limited Partnership of Westmark Real Estate Acquisition Partnership, L.P.      S-4         333-70980      3.23(a)   10/4/2001   
3.29(b)    Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Westmark Real Estate Acquisition Partnership, L.P.      S-4         333-70980      3.23(b)   10/4/2001   
4.1(a)    Securityholders’ Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2001 (“Securityholders’ Agreement”), by and among, CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., Blum Strategic Partners, L.P., Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P., Blum Strategic Partners II GmbH & Co. KG, FS Equity Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners International, L.P., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, DLJ Investment Funding, Inc., The Koll Holding Company, Frederic V. Malek, the management investors named therein and the other persons from time to time party thereto      SC-13D/A         005-46943      25   7/25/2001   


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Exhibit
No.

  

Exhibit Description

   Incorporated by Reference    Filed
Herewith
      Form    SEC File No.     Exhibit   Filing Date   
4.1(b)    Amendment and Waiver to Securityholders’ Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2004, by and among, CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. and the other parties to the Securityholders’ Agreement    S-1/A      333-112867      4.2(b)   4/30/2004   
4.1(c)    Second Amendment and Waiver to Securityholders’ Agreement, dated as of November 24, 2004, by and among CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. and certain of the other parties to the Securityholders’ Agreement    S-1/A      333-120445      4.2(c)   11/24/2004   
4.1(d)    Third Amendment and Waiver to Securityholders’ Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2005, by and among CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. and certain of the other parties to the Securityholders’ Agreement    8-K      001-32205      4.1   8/2/2005   
4.1(e)    Waiver to Securityholders’ Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2008, by and among CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. and the other parties thereto    S-3ASR      333-155269      4.2(e)   11/10/2008   
4.2    Anti-Dilution Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2001, by and between CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation    SC-13D/A      005-46943      20   7/25/2001   
4.3    Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2001, by and between CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., and FS Equity Partners III, L.P. and FS Equity Partners International, L.P.    SC-13D/A      005-46943      26   7/25/2001   
4.4(a)    Indenture, dated as of June 18, 2009, among CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee    8-K      001-32205      4.1   6/23/2009   
4.4(b)    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 10, 2009, among CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., CBRE Loan Services, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee    8-K      001-32205      4.1   9/10/2009   
4.4(c)    Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 10, 2010, among CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., CBRE Government Services, LLC, CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee    8-K      001-32205      4.2   11/17/2010   
4.5    Form of 11.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due June 15, 2017 (included in Exhibit 4.4(a))    8-K      001-32205      4.2   6/23/2009   
4.6    Form of Exchange Note (included in Exhibit 4.4(a))    8-K      001-32205      4.3   6/23/2009   


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Exhibit
No.

  

Exhibit Description

   Incorporated by Reference    Filed
Herewith
      Form    SEC File No.     Exhibit    Filing Date   
  4.7    Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 15, 2009, among CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto, and Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the initial purchasers    8-K      001-32205      4.4    6/23/2009   
  4.8(a)    Indenture, dated as of October 8, 2010, among CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee    8-K      001-32205      4.1    10/12/2010   
  4.8(b)    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 10, 2010, among CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., CBRE Government Services, LLC, CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee    8-K      001-32205      4.1    11/17/2010   
  4.9    Form of 6.625% Senior Notes due October 15, 2010 (included in Exhibit 4.8)    8-K      001-32205      4.2    10/12/2010   
  4.11    Form of Exchange Note (included in Exhibit 4.8)    8-K      001-32205      4.3    10/12/2010   
  4.12    Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 8, 2010, among CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto, and Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers    8-K      001-32205      4.4    10/12/2010   
  5.1    Legal opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP               X
  5.2    Legal opinion of Holland & Hart LLP               X
  5.3    Legal opinion of Winstead PC               X
  5.4    Legal opinion of Quarles & Brady LLP               X
  5.5    Legal opinion of Wragge & Co LLP               X
10.1(a)    Credit Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2010, by and among CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., certain subsidiaries of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., the lenders named therein and Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent    8-K      001-32205      10.1    11/17/2010   
10.1(b)    Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2010, by and among CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., certain subsidiaries of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. and Credit Suisse, as collateral agent    8-K      001-32205      10.2    11/17/2010   
12    Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges               X
21    Subsidiaries of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.    10-K      001-32205      21    3/1/2010   
23.1    Consent of KPMG LLP               X


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Exhibit
No.

  

Exhibit Description

   Incorporated by Reference    Filed
Herewith
      Form    SEC File No.     Exhibit    Filing Date   
23.2    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP               X
23.3    Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)               X
23.4    Consent of Holland & Hart LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2)               X
23.5    Consent of Winstead PC (included in Exhibit 5.3)               X
23.6    Consent of Quarles & Brady LLP (included in Exhibit 5.4)               X
23.7    Consent of Wragge & Co LLP (included in Exhibit 5.5)               X
24    Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages to the registration statement)               X
25    Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, with respect to the indenture governing the notes               X
99.1    Form of Letter of Transmittal               X
99.2    Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees               X
99.3    Form of Letter to Clients               X
99.4    Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery               X
EX-3.12(A) 2 dex312a.htm CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF CBRE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC Certificate of Formation of CBRE Government Services, LLC

Exhibit 3.12(a)

CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION

OF

CBRE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC

1. The name of the limited liability company is CBRE Government Services, LLC (the “Company”).

2. The address of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19801. The name of the registered agent of the Company is The Corporation Trust Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Formation of the Company this 20th day of October, 2010.

 

By:  

/s/ Cindy Kee

  Cindy Kee
  Authorized Person
EX-3.12(B) 3 dex312b.htm LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF CBRE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC Limited Liability Company Agreement of CBRE Government Services, LLC

Exhibit 3.12(b)

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

CBRE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC

THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) of CBRE Government Services, LLC (the “Company”), dated as of this 20th day of October, 2010, is entered into by and between the Company and CB Richard Ellis, Inc. a Delaware corporation, as the sole member of the Company (the “Member”).

RECITAL

The Member has formed the Company as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and desires to enter into a written agreement, in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act and any successor statute, as amended from time to time (the “Act”), governing the affairs of the Company and the conduct of its business.

ARTICLE I

THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

1.1 Formation and Qualification. The Member has previously formed the Company as a limited liability company pursuant to the provisions of the Act. A certificate of formation for the Company as described in the Act (the “Certificate of Formation”) has been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in conformity with the Act.

1.2 Name. The name of the Company shall be “CBRE Government Services, LLC” The business of the Company may be conducted under that name or, on compliance with applicable laws, any other name that the Member deems appropriate or advisable. The Member on behalf of the Company shall file any certificates, articles, fictitious business name statements and the like, and any amendments and supplements thereto, as the Member considers appropriate or advisable.

1.4 Term. The term of the Company commenced on the filing of Certificate of Formation and shall be perpetual unless dissolved as provided in this Agreement.

1.5 Office and Agent. The location of the registered office of the Company shall be at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, County of New Castle. The Company’s Registered Agent at such address shall be The Corporation Trust Company.

1.6 Purpose of Company. The Company is formed for the purpose of engaging in any lawful business, purpose or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company.


ARTICLE II

THE MEMBER

2.1 Initial Members. The name and address of the Member is as follows:

 

Name

CB Richard Ellis, Inc.

  

Address

11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1600

Los Angeles, CA 90025

2.2 Actions by the Member; Meetings. The Member may approve a matter or take any action at a meeting or without a meeting by the written consent of the Member. Meetings of the Member may be called at any time by the Member.

2.3 Liability of the Member. All debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and the Member shall not be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of being a member.

2.4 Power to Bind the Company. The Member (acting in its capacity as such) shall have the authority to bind the Company to any third party with respect to any matter.

2.5. New Members. New members shall be admitted only upon the approval of the Member.

ARTICLE III

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

3.1 Capital Structure. The capital structure of the Company shall consist of one class of common interest (the “Common Interest”). All Common Interest shall be identical with each other in every respect. The Member shall own all of the Common Interests issued and outstanding.

3.2 Capital Contributions. Form time to time, the Member may determine that the Company requires capital and may make capital contribution(s) in an amount determined by the Member. A capital account shall be maintained for the Member, to which contributions and profits shall be credited and against which distributions and losses shall be charged.

ARTICLE IV

MANAGEMENT

4.1 Management. The Company shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors (the “Board”) designated by the Member; however, the Member reserves the right to revert to a “member-managed” limited liability company at a later date. The Member may determine at any time in its sole and absolute discretion the number of directors to constitute the Board. The authorized number of directors may be increased or decreased by the Member at any time in its sole and absolute discretion. The initial number of directors shall be two. Each director elected, designated or appointed by the Member shall hold office until a successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, expulsion or removal. Directors need not be members.

 

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4.2 Powers. The powers of the Company shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the direction of the directors, who shall make all decisions and take all actions for the Company. In managing the business and affairs of the Company and exercising its powers, not otherwise delegated to its officers, the directors shall act through resolutions adopted in written consents. Decisions or actions taken by the directors in accordance with this Agreement shall constitute decisions or action by the Company and shall be binding on the Company.

4.3 Meeting of the Board of Directors. The board of directors of the Company may hold meetings, both regular and special, within or outside the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the President on not less than one day’s notice to each director by telephone, facsimile, mail, telegram or any other means of communication, and special meetings shall be called by the President or Secretary in like manner and with like notice upon the written request of any one or more of the directors.

4.4 Quorum: Acts of the Board. At all meetings of the Board, a majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and, except as otherwise provided in any other provision of this Agreement, the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board, the directors present at such meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee, as the case may be.

4.5 Electronic Communications. Members of the Board, or any committee designated by the Board, may participate in meetings of the Board, or any committee, by means of telephone conference or similar communications equipment that allows all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting. If all the participants are participating by telephone conference or similar communications equipment, the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the principal place of business of the Company.

4.6 Removal of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed or expelled, with or without cause, at any time by the Member, and, any vacancy caused by any such removal or expulsion may be filled by action of the Member.

4.7 Directors as Agents. To the extent of their powers set forth in this Agreement, the directors are agents of the Company for the purpose of the Company’s business, and the actions of the directors taken in accordance with such powers set forth in this Agreement shall bind the Company.

4.8 Officers. The initial officers of the Company shall be designated by the Board. The additional or successor officers of the Company shall be chosen by the Board and shall consist of at least a President, a Vice President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board may also choose

 

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additional Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. The Board may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary or advisable who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board. The officers of the Company shall hold office until their successors in office are chosen and qualified, or, if earlier, until said officer’s death, resignation, or removal from office. Any officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board, or its designee. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company shall be filled by the Board, or its designee.

 

  (i) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, shall preside at all meetings of the Board, shall be responsible for the general and active management of the business of the Company and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. The President or any other officer shall execute all bonds, mortgages and other contracts, except where required by law or this Agreement to be otherwise signed and executed or where signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board to an agent of the Company.

 

  (ii) Vice President. In the absence of the President or in the event of the President’s inability to act, the Vice President, if any (or in the event there be more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in the order designated by the Board, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice Presidents, if any, shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board may from time to time prescribe.

 

  (iii) Secretary and Assistant Secretary. The Secretary shall be responsible for filing legal documents and maintaining records for the Company. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board and record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Company and of the Board in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when required. The Secretary shall give, or shall cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the Member, if any, and special meetings of the Board, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board or the President, under whose supervision the Secretary shall serve. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board (or if there be no such determination, then in order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of the Secretary’s inability to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board may from time to time prescribe.

 

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  (iv) Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Company funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Company and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Company in such depositories as may be designated by the Board. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Company as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and to the Board, at its regular meetings or when the Board so requires, an account of all of the Treasurer’s transactions and of the financial condition of the Company. The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of the Treasurer’s inability to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board may from time to time prescribe.

4.9 Officers as Agents. The officers, to the extent of their powers set forth in this Agreement or otherwise vested in them by action of the Board not inconsistent with this Agreement, are agents of the Company for the purpose of the Company’s business and, the actions of the officers taken in accordance with such powers shall bind the Company.

4.10 Duties of Board and Officers. Except to the extent otherwise modified herein, each director and officer shall have fiduciary duties identical to those of directors and officers of business corporations organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

ARTICLE V

ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

5.1 Allocations of Profits and Losses. For financial accounting and tax purposes, the Company’s net profits or net losses shall be determined on an annual basis in accordance with the manner determined by the Member. In each year, profits and losses shall be allocated entirely to the Member.

5.2 Distributions. The Member shall determine profits available for distribution and the amount, if any, to be distributed to the Member, and shall authorize and distribute on the Common Interests, the determined amount when, as and if declared by the Member. The distributions of the Company shall be allocated entirely to the Member.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT OF INTERESTS

6.1 Transfer and Assignment. The Member may sell, assign, transfer, convey, gift, exchange or otherwise dispose of any or all of its Common Interests and, upon receipt by the Company of a written agreement executed by the person or entity to whom such Common Interests are to be transferred agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, such person shall be admitted as a member.

 

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ARTICLE VII

ACCOUNTING, RECORDS AND REPORTING

7.1 Books and Records. The Company shall maintain complete and accurate accounts in proper books of all transactions of or on behalf of the Company and shall enter or cause to be entered therein a full and accurate account of all transactions on behalf of the Company. The Company’s books and accounting records shall be kept in accordance with such accounting principles (which shall be consistently applied throughout each accounting period) as the Member may determine to be convenient and advisable.

7.2 Bank Accounts. The Company shall maintain its funds in one or more separate bank accounts in the name of the Company, and shall not permit the funds of the Company to be co-mingled in any fashion with the funds of any other person.

ARTICLE VIII

DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP

8.1 Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved, its assets shall be disposed of, and its affairs wound up on the first to occur of: (a) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution pursuant to the Act; or (b) the Member votes for dissolution.

ARTICLE IX

EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION

9.1 Exculpation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, whether express or implied, or any obligation or duty at law or in equity, none of the Member, or any officers, directors, stockholders, partners, employees, affiliates, representatives or agents of any of the Member, nor any officer, employee, representative or agent of the Company (individually, a “Covered Person” and collectively, the “Covered Persons”) shall be liable to the Company or any other person for any act or omission (in relation to the Company, its property or the conduct of its business or affairs, this Agreement, any related document or any transaction or investment contemplated hereby or thereby) taken or omitted by a Covered Person in the reasonable belief that such act or omission is in or is not contrary to the best interests of the Company and is within the scope of authority granted to such Covered Person by the Agreement, provided such act or omission does not constitute fraud, willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence.

9.2 Indemnification by Company. The Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend any person (and such person’s heirs, executors or administrators) from and against any loss, expense, damage or injury suffered or sustained by them by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Member, or an officer, director, member, manager, director or employee of such Member, or an officer, director or manager of the Company, or while an officer, director or manager of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, manager, member, fiduciary, trustee, employee or agent of another entity (individually, an “Indemnified Person” and collectively, the “Indemnified Persons”), including but not limited to any judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs or expenses incurred

 

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in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim, if the acts or omissions were not performed or omitted fraudulently or as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Indemnified Person. Reasonable expenses incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with any such proceeding relating to the foregoing matters may be paid or reimbursed by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding upon receipt by the Company of (a) written affirmation by the Indemnified Person requesting indemnification of its good-faith belief that it has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Company and (b) a written undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Person has not met such standard of conduct, which undertaking shall be an unlimited general obligation of the Covered Person but need not be secured. The Company may indemnify any person (and such person’s heirs, executors or administrators) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (brought in the right of the Company or otherwise), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal, including appeals, by reason of the fact that such person is or was an employee or agent of the Company or, while an employee or agent of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, partner, member, fiduciary, trustee, employee or agent of another company, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or other business enterprise, for and against all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person or such heirs, executors or administrators in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including appeals.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability; provided, however, that the remaining provisions will continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way unless such invalid or unenforceable provision or clause shall be so significant as to materially affect the expectations of the Member regarding this Agreement. Otherwise, any invalid or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by the Member with a valid provision which most closely approximates the intent and economic effect of the invalid or unenforceable provision.

10.2 Amendments. All amendments to this Agreement and to the Certificate of Formation shall be in writing, approved and signed by the Member. An amendment shall become effective as of the date specified in the approval of the Member or if none is specified as of the date of such approval or as otherwise provided in the Act.

10.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

10.4 Limited Liability Company. The Member intends to form a limited liability company and does not intend to form a partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware or any other laws.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound hereby, have duly executed this Agreement as of the day first written above.

 

MEMBER:

CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC., a

Delaware corporation

By:  

/s/ Laurence H. Midler

Name: Laurence H. Midler
Title: Executive Vice President
COMPANY:

CBRE Government Services, LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

By:  

 

Name: Theodore N. Carter
Title: President

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound hereby, have duly executed this Agreement as of the day first written above.

 

MEMBER:

CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC., a

Delaware corporation

By:  

 

Name: Laurence H. Midler
Title: Executive Vice President
COMPANY:

CBRE Government Services, LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Theodore N. Carter

Name: Theodore N. Carter
Title: President

 

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EX-3.15(A) 4 dex315a.htm CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CBRE-PROFI ACQUISITION CORP. Certificate of Incorporation of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.

Exhibit 3.15(a)

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

KOLL TENDER CORPORATION III

 

 

FIRST. The name of this corporation shall be:

KOLL TENDER CORPORATION III

SECOND. Its registered office in the State of Delaware is to be located at 1013 Centre Road, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle and its registered agent at such address is CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY.

THIRD. The purpose or purposes of the corporation shall be:

To engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

FOURTH. The total number of shares of stock which this corporation is authorized to issue is:

One Thousand (1,000) Shares Without Par Value.

FIFTH. The name and address of the incorporator is as follows:

 

 

Sharon J. Branscome

Corporation Service Company

1013 Centre Road

Wilmington, DE 19805

 

SIXTH. The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the by-laws.


SEVENTH. No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law, (i) for breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this Article Seventh shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the incorporator hereinbefore named, has executed, signed and acknowledged this certificate of incorporation this third day of May, A.D., 1995.

 

/s/ Sharon J. Branscome

Sharon J. Branscome
Incorporator
EX-3.15(B) 5 dex315b.htm CERTIFICATE OF AMD OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORP OF CBRE-PROFI ACQUISITION CORP. Certificate of Amd of Certificate of Incorp of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.

Exhibit 3.15(b)

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

KOLL TENDER CORPORATION III

KOLL TENDER CORPORATION III, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

1. The First Article of the Certificate of Incorporation this Corporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

FIRST. The name of this corporation shall be:

CBRE-PROFI ACQUISITION CORP.

2. The Fourth Article of the Certificate of Incorporation of this Corporation shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:

FOURTH. This Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares to be designated respectively Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”) and Common Stock (“Common Stock”). The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is two thousand (2,000). The total number of shares of Preferred Stock this Corporation shall have authority to issue is one thousand (1,000). The total number of shares of Common Stock this Corporation shall have authority to issue is one thousand (1,000). The Preferred Stock shall have no par value per share and the Common Stock shall have no par value per share.

The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) is expressly authorized to adopt a resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of one or more series of Preferred Stock, and to fix the number of shares and to determine or alter for each such series, such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other rights and such qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issue of such shares and as may be permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Board of Directors is also expressly authorized to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock subsequent to the issue of shares of that series. In case


the number of shares of any such series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

3. That the Board of Directors by unanimous written consent, and the sole shareholder of the Corporation by written consent, adopted resolutions declaring advisable and approving the amendments listed above.

4. That the aforesaid amendments were duly adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 242 and Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, KOLL TENDER CORPORATION III, has caused this certificate to be signed by its President, and attested by its Secretary this 26th day of February, 1999.

 

KOLL TENDER CORPORATION III

By:  

/s/ James Didion

              James Didion
              President

 

Attest:

By:  

/s/ Walter Stafford

      Walter Stafford
      Assistant Secretary
EX-3.15(C) 6 dex315c.htm CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF CBRE-PROFI ACQUISITION CORP. Certificate of Designation of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.

Exhibit 3.15(c)

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION,

PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF

OF

SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

CBRE-PROFI ACQUISITION CORP.

Pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law

of the State of Delaware

CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify that pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, and in accordance with Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the said Board of Directors has adopted the following resolution creating a series of Preferred Stock, designated as Series A Preferred Stock:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, effective immediately, a series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation be and it hereby is created, and that the designation and amount thereof and the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are as follows:

1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall be designated as “Series A Preferred Stock,” without par value, and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 500. Such number of shares may be decreased (but may not be increased) by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Preferred stock to a number less than that of the shares then outstanding pins the number of shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding rights, options or warrants or upon conversion of outstanding securities issued by the Corporation.

2. Dividends.

(i) The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends at the rate of $75.00 per quarter on each share of Series A Preferred Stock, payable on the last day of each quarter commencing March 31, 1999 (prorated for partial quarters) out of funds legally available therefor in cash (the “Preference Dividend”). Such dividends shall be payable automatically without action by the Board of Directors to the extent of legally available funds.

 

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In the event the Preference Dividend is not paid within ten business days after the last day of the quarter to which it relates, it will bear compound interest at a fixed rate of 8% per annum; provided, however, that if applicable law restricts or prohibits the declaration or payment of the Preference Dividend, no dividend shall be required to be declared and paid and no interest shall accrue thereon or be paid to the extent so restricted or prohibited.

(ii) Until all accrued and unpaid Preference Dividends (and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the Series A Preferred Stock have been paid in full.

(a) no shares of Common Stock shall be redeemed by the corporation,

and

(b) no dividends (including dividends payable in the Common Stock of the corporation, dividends payable in warrants to purchase Common Stock and dividends payable in securities convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock of the Corporation) shall be paid or declared and set apart on any series of Preferred Stock or Common Stock of the corporation (and in the case of Common Stock, no dividends shall accrue on such Common Stock).

Nothing set forth in this Certificate shall limit the corporation’s ability to effect a stock split or reverse stock split.

3. No Dividends in Excess of Preference Dividends. The Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive any dividend other than the Preferred Dividend.

4. Liquidation.

(a) Liquidation Preference. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the holders of the Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, all accrued but unpaid dividends and interest (if any) thereon (subject to applicable law) and $10,000 per share of Series A Preferred Stock (proportionately adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares), reduced by any prior payments to such holder (not including accrued but unpaid dividends and accrued interest thereon) in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

(b) No Distributions in Excess of Liquidation Preference. With respect to the distribution of any remaining assets of the Corporation in connection with a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive any amount in excess of the liquidation preference.

 

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5. No Voting Rights. The holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights except as required by applicable law.

6. Redemption. At the individual option of each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock the Corporation shall redeem on the first business day of any month after April 30, 1999 (each a “Series A Optional Redemption Date”) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder that is specified in a written request for redemption delivered to the Corporation at least 30 days prior to the Series A Optional Redemption Date by paying in cash therefore $10,000 per share (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares) plus all accumulated, but unpaid dividends on such shares (the “Series A Redemption Price”). A written request for redemption from any holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be effective unless accompanied by a certificate or certificate for not less than the number of shares to be redeemed. On June 1, 1999 or on the first day of any subsequent month (each a “Mandatory Redemption Date”) the Corporation may redeem any or all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock by delivering a written notice of redemption to the holder or holders of such shares at least 30 days prior to the Mandatory Redemption Date. Such redemption shall be made at the Series A Redemption Price. At least 10 days prior to the Mandatory Redemption Date each holder of shares being redeemed shall deliver to the Corporation a certificate or certificate for not less than the number of shares being redeemed. To the extent a holder of Series A Preferred Stock delivers to the Corporation a certificate or certificates for more than the number of shares being redeemed, the Corporation shall issue to the holder a certificate for the excess shares. If a holder fails to deliver a certificate or certificate for the number of shares to be redeemed on a timely basis the redemption shall be deemed effective without payment of the Series A Redemption Price which price shall be paid when such certificate or certificates have been delivered to the Corporation.

The Series A Redemption Price shall be paid by wire transfer in U.S. dollars to an account specified by the holder, or if no or incomplete wiring instructions are provided by a check in U.S. dollars mailed to the last address specified by the holder in writing.

If the funds of the Corporation legally available for redemption hereunder on any Series A optional or mandatory Redemption Date are insufficient to redeem the total number of share to be redeemed on such date those funds which are legally available will be used to redeem the maximum possible number of such shares ratably among the holders of such shares to be redeemed. Any shares not redeemed shall remain outstanding and be entitled to all rights and preferences provided herein. At anytime thereafter when additional funds are legally available for redemption such funds will be used immediately to redeem the maximum number of shares which the Corporation has become obliged to redeem, but which it has not redeemed.

7. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein.

 

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8. Restrictions and Limitations. So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not, (i) issue any other equity security (including any security convertible into or exercisable for any equity security) senior to or on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or liquidation preferences or (ii) without the vote or written consent by the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A, amend its Certificate of Incorporation if such amendment would change any of the rights, preferences or privileges provided for herein for the benefit of Series A Preferred Stock.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock to be duly executed by its President and attested to by its Assistant Secretary this 26th day of February, 1999.

 

/s/ Walter V. Stafford

Walter V. Stafford, Vice President
Attest:

/s/ Judy D. Phoenix

Judy D. Phoenix,
Assistant Secretary

 

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EX-3.15(D) 7 dex315d.htm CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED AGENT OF CBRE-PROFI ACQUISITION CORP. Certificate of Change of Registered Agent of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.

Exhibit 3.15(d)

CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED AGENT

AND

REGISTERED OFFICE

* * * * *

CBRE-PROFI ACQUISITION CORP., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

That the registered office of the corporation in the state of Delaware is hereby changed to Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.

That the registered agent of the corporation is hereby changed to THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, the business address of which is identical to the aforementioned registered office as changed.

That the changes in the registered office and registered agent of the corporation as set forth herein were duly authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors of the corporation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed by an authorized officer, this 23rd day of May, 2002.

 

/s/ Kelsa Jones

Kelsa Jones, Assistant Secretary
EX-3.15(E) 8 dex315e.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS OF CBRE-PROFI ACQUISITION CORP. Amended and Restated By-laws of CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.

Exhibit 3.15(e)

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BY-LAWS

OF

CBRE-PROFI ACQUISITION CORP.

ARTICLE I

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1. Place of Meeting and Notice. Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place either within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may determine.

Section 2. Annual and Special Meetings. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held, at a date, time and place fixed by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of meeting, to elect a Board of Directors and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President for any purpose and shall be called by the Chief Executive Officer, President or Secretary if directed by the Board of Directors or requested in writing by the holders of not less than 25% of the capital stock of the Corporation. Each such stockholder request shall state the purpose of the proposed meeting.

Section 3. Notice. Except as otherwise provided by law, at least ten and not more than 60 days before each meeting of stockholders, written notice of the time, date and place of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each stockholder.

Section 4. Quorum. At any meeting of stockholders, the holders of record, present in person or by proxy, of a majority of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding capital stock shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by law. In the absence of a quorum, any officer entitled to preside at or to act as secretary of the meeting shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is present.

Section 5. Voting. Except as otherwise provided by law, all matters submitted to a meeting of stockholders shall be decided by vote of the holders of record of a majority of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding capital stock present in person or by proxy.


ARTICLE II

DIRECTORS

Section 1. Number, Election and Removal of Directors. The number of Directors that shall constitute the Board of Directors shall be not more than 11. The first Board of Directors shall consist of one Director. Thereafter, within the limits specified above, the number of Directors shall be determined by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders. The Directors shall be elected by the stockholders at their annual meeting. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of Directors may be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining Director or by the stockholders. A Director may be removed with or without cause by the stockholders.

Section 2. Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places as may from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors or as may be specified in a notice of meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time upon the call of the Chief Executive Officer or President and shall be called by the Chief Executive Officer, President or Secretary if directed by at least one-third of the Directors. Telegraphic or written notice of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be sent to each Director not less than two days before such meeting. A meeting of the Board of Directors may be held without notice immediately after the annual meeting of the stockholders. Notice need not be given of regular meetings of the Board of Directors.

Section 3. Quorum. One-half of the total number of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until such a quorum is present. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or any contract or agreement to which the Corporation is a party, the act of a majority of the Directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

Section 4. Committees of Directors. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, including without limitation an Executive Committee, to have and exercise such power and authority as the Board of Directors shall specify. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another Director to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.

 

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ARTICLE III

OFFICERS

Section 1. Election. The Board of Directors, after each annual meeting of the stockholders, shall elect officers of the Corporation, a Chief Executive Officer, a President and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may also from time to time elect such other officers (including one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries and one or more Assistant Treasurers) as it may deem proper or may delegate to any elected officer of the corporation the power to appoint and remove any such other officers and to prescribe their respective terms of office, authorities and duties. Any Vice President may be designated Executive, Senior or Corporate, or may be given such other designation or combination of designations as the Board of Directors may determine. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2. Terms. All officers of the corporation elected by the Board of Directors shall hold office for such term as may be determined by the Board of Directors or until their respective successors are chosen and qualified. Any officer may be removed from office at any time either with or without cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board then in office, or, in the case of appointed officers, by any elected officer upon whom such power of removal shall have been conferred by the Board of Directors.

Section 3. Powers and Duties. Each of the officers of the corporation elected by the Board of Directors or appointed by an officer in accordance with these By-laws shall have the powers and duties prescribed by law, by the By-Laws or by the Board of Directors and, in the case of appointed officers, the powers and duties prescribed by the appointing officer, and, unless otherwise prescribed by the By-Laws or by the Board of Directors or such appointing officer, shall have such further powers and duties as ordinarily pertain to that office.

Section 4. Delegation. Unless otherwise provided in these By-Laws, in the absence or disability of any officer of the corporation, the Board of Directors may, during such period, delegate such officer’s powers and duties to any other officer or to any director and the person to whom such powers and duties are delegated shall, for the time being, hold such office.

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION

To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Corporation shall indemnify any current or former Director or officer of the Corporation and may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, indemnify any current or former employee or agent of the Corporation against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, to which he was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of his current or

 

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former position with the Corporation or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person described in this Article IV against any liability asserted against such person, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article IV or otherwise.

ARTICLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Notices. Whenever any statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws require notice to be given to any Director or stockholder, such notice may be given in writing by mail, addressed to such Director or stockholder at his address as it appears in the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given when it is deposited in the United States mail. Notice to Directors may also be given by telegram.

Section 2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on December 31 unless otherwise fixed by the Board of Directors.

 

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EX-3.24(B) 9 dex324b.htm ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT OF THE POLACHECK COMPANY, INC. Articles of Amendment of The Polacheck Company, Inc.

Exhibit 3.24(b)

 

Sec. 180.1006

Wis. Stats.

  

State of Wisconsin

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Division of Corporate & Consumer Services

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ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT—STOCK, FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION

A. The present corporate name (prior to any change effected by this amendment) is:

The Polacheck Company, Inc.

 

(Enter Corporate Name)

Text of Amendment (Refer to the existing articles of incorporation and the instructions on the reverse of this form. Determine those items to be changed and set forth the number identifying the paragraph in the articles of incorporation being changed and how the amended paragraph is to read.)

RESOLVED, THAT the articles of incorporation be amended as follows:

Article 7. The number of directors constituting the Board of Directors may be fixed by by-law but shall not be less than two (2).

 

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B. Amendment(s) adopted on June 1, 2010                                        

(Indicate the method of adoption by checking (X) the appropriate choice below.)

¨ In accordance with sec. 180.1002, Wis. Stats. (By the Board of Directors)

OR

x accordance with sec. 180.1003, Wis. Stats. (By the Board of Directors and Shareholders)

OR

¨ In accordance with sec. 180.1005, Wis. Stats. (By Incorporators or Board of Directors, before issuance of shares)

 

C. Executed on    June 1, 2010                       

/s/ Brian D. McAllister

  

(Date)

   (Signature)

Title:  ¨     President  ¨     Secretary

or other officer title   Senior Vice President                         

Brian D. McAllister

       (Printed name)

 

This document was drafted by  

This document is not executed in Wisconsin.

 

(Name the individual who drafted the document)

INSTRUCTIONS (Ref. sec. 180.1006 Wis. Slats. for document content)

Submit one original and one exact copy to Dept. of Financial Institutions, P 0 Box 7846, Madison WI, 53707-7846, together with a FILING FEE of $40.00 payable to the department. Filing fee is non-refundable. (If sent by Express or Priority U.S. mail, address to 345 W. Washington Ave., 3 Floor, Madison WI, 53703). The original must include an original manual signature, per sec. 180.0120(3)(c), Wis. Stats. NOTICE: This form may be used to accomplish a filing required or permitted by statute to be made with the department. Information requested may be used for secondary purposes. If you have any questions, please contact the Division of Corporate & Consumer Services at 608-261-7577. Hearing-impaired may call 608-266-8818 for TDY.

 

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EX-5.1 10 dex51.htm LEGAL OPINION OF SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP Legal opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Exhibit 5.1

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP

2550 HANOVER STREET

PALO ALTO, CA 94304

(650) 251-5000

 

 

FACSIMILE: (650) 251-5002

December 3, 2010

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as United States counsel to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of the Parent (the “Company”), and the subsidiaries of the Company named on Schedule I hereto (together with the Parent, the “Guarantors”) in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company and the Guarantors with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the issuance by the Company of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Exchange Notes”) and the issuance by the Guarantors of guarantees (collectively, the “Guarantees”) with respect to the Exchange Notes. The Exchange Notes and the Guarantees will be issued under an indenture dated as of October 8, 2010 (as supplemented on November 10, 2010, the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Exchange Notes will be offered by the Company in exchange for $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 and the related guarantees.


 

  

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We have examined the Registration Statement and the Indenture, which has been filed with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also have examined the originals, or duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such corporate and other records, agreements, documents and other instruments and have made such other investigations as we have deemed relevant and necessary in connection with the opinions hereinafter set forth. As to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company and the Guarantors.

In rendering the opinions set forth below, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as duplicates or certified or conformed copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. We also have assumed that the Indenture is the valid and legally binding obligation of the Trustee.

We have assumed further that (i) CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited is validly existing and in good standing under the law of England and Wales and has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Indenture in accordance with its Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association and the law of England and Wales, (ii) CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited has duly authorized, executed and issued its Guarantee, (iii) the execution, delivery and performance by CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited of the Indenture and the execution, issuance and performance of its Guarantee do not and will not violate the law of England and Wales or any other applicable laws (except that no such assumption is made


 

  

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with respect to the federal laws of the United States and the law of the State of New York), and (iv) the execution, delivery and performance by CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited of the Indenture and the issuance of its Guarantee do not and will not constitute a breach or violation of any agreement or instrument that is binding upon CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. When the Exchange Notes have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture upon the exchange, the Exchange Notes will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.

2. When (a) the Exchange Notes have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture upon the exchange and (b) the Guarantees have been duly issued, the Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantors enforceable against the Guarantors in accordance with their terms.

Our opinions set forth above are subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), (iii) an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and (iv) to the effects of the possible judicial application of foreign laws or foreign governmental or judicial action affecting creditors’ rights.

We express no opinion as to the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of Section 11.14 of the Indenture relating to severability of provisions.

We have relied upon, insofar as the opinions expressed herein relate to or are dependent upon matters governed by the law of (i) the State of Nevada, the opinion of


 

  

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Holland & Hart LLP, counsel to CBRE/LJM-Nevada, Inc., (ii) the State of Texas, the opinion of Winstead PC, counsel to CBRE Capital Markets, Inc. and CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP, (iii) the State of Wisconsin, the opinion of Quarles & Brady LLP, counsel to The Polacheck Company, Inc. and (iv) England and Wales, the opinion of Wragge & Co. LLP, counsel to CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited, in each case, dated the date hereof and being delivered concurrently herewith.

We do not express any opinion herein concerning any law other than (i) the federal law of the United States, (ii) the California General Corporation Law, (iii) the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (including the statutory provisions, all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting the foregoing), (iv) the law of the State of New York, and (v) to the extent set forth herein, the law of the State of Nevada, the law of the State of Texas and the law of the State of Wisconsin.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP


SCHEDULE I

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

 

Name of Subsidiary Guarantor

  

Form of Entity and

State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization

1. CB HoldCo, Inc.    Delaware corporation
2. CB Richard Ellis, Inc.    Delaware corporation
3. CB Richard Ellis Investors, Inc.    California corporation
4. CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C.    Delaware limited liability company
5. CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited    Private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales
6. CB/TCC Holdings LLC    Delaware limited liability company
7. CB/TCC, LLC    Delaware limited liability company
8. CBRE Capital Markets, Inc.    Texas corporation
9. CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP    Texas limited partnership
10. CBRE Government Services, LLC    Delaware limited liability company
11. CBRE Loan Services, Inc.    Delaware corporation
12. CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.    Delaware corporation
13. CBRE Technical Services, LLC    Delaware limited liability company
14. CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C.    Delaware limited liability company
15. CBRE/LJM-Nevada, Inc.    Nevada corporation
16. HoldPar A    Delaware general partnership
17. HoldPar B    Delaware general partnership
18. Insignia/ESG Capital Corporation    Delaware corporation
19. TC Houston, Inc.    Delaware corporation
20. TCCT Real Estate, Inc.    Delaware corporation
21. TCDFW, Inc.    Delaware corporation
22. The Polacheck Company, Inc.    Wisconsin corporation
23. Trammell Crow Company    Delaware corporation
24. Trammell Crow Development & Investment, Inc.    Delaware corporation
25. Trammell Crow Services, Inc.    Delaware corporation
26. Vincent F. Martin, Jr., Inc.    California corporation
27. Westmark Real Estate Acquisition Partnership, L.P.    Delaware limited partnership
EX-5.2 11 dex52.htm LEGAL OPINION OF HOLLAND & HART LLP Legal opinion of Holland & Hart LLP

Exhibit 5.2

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December 3, 2010

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1600

Los Angeles, CA 90025

 

  Re: CBRE/LJM-Nevada, Inc.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Nevada counsel to CBRE/LJM-Nevada, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) filed by CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation and parent of the Company (the “Issuer”), the Company and the other registrant guarantors named therein with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the issuance by the Issuer of up to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Exchange Notes”) and the issuance by the Company and other guarantors of the guarantees (each a “Guaranty” and collectively, the “Guaranties”) with respect to the Exchange Notes. The Exchange Notes and the Guaranties will be issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of October 8, 2010 (as supplemented on November 10, 2010, the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, the Parent, the Company, the other guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. The terms of the Guaranties and any capitalized terms used but not defined herein are contained in the Indenture. At your request, this opinion is being provided to you.

In arriving at the opinions expressed below, we have examined and relied on the original, or a copy, certified or otherwise, represented to us to be an execution copy thereof, of each of the following documents:

(a) the Indenture;

(b) the Registration Rights Agreement dated October 8, 2010, among the Issuer, the Company and certain other parties thereto (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Registration Rights Agreement”);


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(c) a copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on December 31, 1998 (“Articles”);

(d) a copy of the Company Bylaws adopted December 31, 1998 (“Bylaws”);

(e) Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors of the Company dated October 4, 2010;

(f) Secretary’s Certificate of the Company dated October 8, 2010; and

(g) Certificate of Existence as to the Company issued by the Nevada Secretary of State on September 17, 2010 (“Good Standing Certificate”).

For purposes of this opinion, the Indenture and Registration Rights Agreement shall collectively be called the “Transaction Documents”. We have not reviewed any documents other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a) through (g) above. In particular, we have not reviewed any document (other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a) through (g) above) that if referred to in or incorporated by reference into any document reviewed by us. We have assumed that there exists no provision in any document that we have not reviewed that is inconsistent with the opinions stated herein. We have conducted no independent factual investigation of our own but rather have relied solely upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects.

With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed that (i) all signatures on documents examined by us are genuine, and (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform with the original copies of those documents.

For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed:

(i) except to the extent provided in paragraph 1 below, that each party to the documents examined by us has been duly created, organized or formed, as the case may be, and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its creation, organization or formation,

(ii) the legal capacity of each natural person who is a signatory to any of the documents examined by us,

(iii) except to the extent provided in paragraph 2 below, that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such documents, and


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(iv) that each of the documents examined by us has been delivered and exchanged among the respective parties following signing by the parties.

We have not participated in the preparation of any offering material relating to the Company and assume no responsibility for the contents of any such material.

This opinion is limited to the laws (including rules, regulations and orders thereunder) of the State of Nevada (excluding the securities laws and blue sky laws of the State of Nevada), as currently in effect, and we have not considered and express no opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction, including federal laws and rules and regulations relating thereto (the “Applicable Law”). In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we express no opinion concerning (i) the creation, attachment, perfection or priority of any security interest, lien or other encumbrance, or (ii) the nature or validity of title to any property.

Based upon the foregoing, and upon an examination of such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate, and subject to the assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we advise you that, in our opinion:

1. The Company is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, and has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and perform its obligations thereunder.

2. The Company has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary and proper action under the Company’s Articles and Bylaws.

3. The Guaranty of the Company has been duly authorized and issued by the Company.

4. No consent or authorization of, approval by, notice to, filing with or other act by or in respect of, any Nevada governmental authority under Applicable Law is required by the Company solely as a result of the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents.

5. The execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the performance of its obligations thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (a) do not and will not violate, or constitute a default under, any Applicable Law, and (b) do not and will not violate its Articles or Bylaws.


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The foregoing opinions are subject to the following assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations:

(a) Our opinions in paragraph 1 above as to the valid existence and good standing of the Company is based solely upon our review of the Good Standing Certificate.

(b) There has not been any mutual mistake of fact or misunderstanding, fraud, duress, undue influence or breach of fiduciary duties with respect to any of the matters relevant to the opinions expressed herein. All parties have complied with any requirement of good faith, fair dealing and conscionability.

(c) All parties to the documents will act in accordance therewith and refrain from taking any action forbidden by the terms and conditions of such documents.

(d) This opinion letter shall not be construed as or deemed to be a guaranty or insuring agreement.

We understand that you will rely as to matters of Nevada law, as applicable, upon this opinion in connection with the matters set forth herein. In addition, we understand that Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (“STB”) will rely as to matters of Nevada law, as applicable, upon this opinion in connection with an opinion to be rendered by it on the date hereof relating to the Company. In connection with the foregoing, we hereby consent to your and STB’s relying as to matters of Nevada law, as applicable, upon this opinion.

We consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.2 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. The opinions expressed herein are as of the date hereof (and not as of any other date), and we make no undertaking to amend or supplement such opinions as facts and circumstances come to our attention or changes in the law occur, in each case after the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, which could affect such opinions.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Holland & Hart LLP

EX-5.3 12 dex53.htm LEGAL OPINION OF WINSTEAD PC Legal opinion of Winstead PC

Exhibit 5.3

LOGO

December 3, 2010

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Texas counsel to CBRE Capital Markets, Inc., a Texas corporation, and CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP, a Texas limited partnership (each a “Guarantor” and collectively the “Guarantors”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) filed by CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of the Parent (the “Company”), the Guarantors and the other registrant-guarantors named therein (together with the Parent, the “Other Guarantors”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the issuance by the Company of up to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Exchange Notes”) and the issuance by the Guarantors and the Other Guarantors of guarantees (the “Guaranties”) with respect to the Exchange Notes. The Exchange Notes and the Guaranties will be issued under an indenture dated as of October 8, 2010 (as supplemented on November 10, 2010, the “Indenture”) among the Company, the Guarantors, the Other Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The terms of the Guaranties are contained in the Indenture. This opinion is provided in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act. Capitalized terms used but not defined in the body of this opinion letter have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in Appendix A attached hereto.

In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have examined and relied on originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following:

 

  (a) the executed Indenture;

 

  (b) the Organizational Documents;


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  (c) the Resolutions;

 

  (d) the Good Standing Certificates; and

 

  (e) such records of the Guarantors and such agreements, certificates of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Guarantors and others and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth below.

In our examination we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied, to the extent we deemed appropriate, upon (i) oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Guarantors and (ii) statements and certifications of public officials and others.

We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of Texas and the laws of the United States of America.

Based on the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. Each of the Guarantors is validly existing and in good standing as a corporation or limited partnership, as indicated, under the laws of the State of Texas.

2. Each of the Guarantors has the corporate or limited partnership power and authority to execute and deliver the Indenture and to perform its obligations thereunder.

3. Each of the Guarantors has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Indenture.

4. The Guaranties have been duly authorized and issued by each of the Guarantors.

5. The execution and delivery by each Guarantor of the Indenture do not, and the performance by each Guarantor of its obligations thereunder will not, result in any violation of (1) the Organizational Documents of such Guarantor or (2) any Texas statute or any rule or regulation issued pursuant to any Texas statute or any order identified to us by such Guarantor and issued by any court or governmental agency or body and binding on such Guarantor. We have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the existence or absence of such facts, or the accuracy or completeness of any


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representations, warranties, data or other information, written or oral, made or furnished by any Guarantor to us or to the Trustee or any Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture).

Our opinions are subject to the following limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions:

(i) Our opinions in paragraph 1 above as to the valid existence and good standing of the Guarantors are based solely upon our review of the Good Standing Certificates.

(ii) We have assumed the Organizational Documents have not been amended, modified or supplemented in any respect since the date of the Secretary’s Certificates.

(iii) In connection with our opinions expressed above, we have assumed the following:

(1) that CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C. (the “General Partner”), a non-Texas entity signing on behalf of CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP, is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or formation;

(2) that the General Partner has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to incur and perform all obligations under, the Indenture;

(3) the due authorization by all requisite action, and the due execution and delivery, of the Indenture by or on behalf of the General Partner on behalf of CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP; and

(4) that the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the incurrence and performance of their obligations thereunder by the General Partner on behalf of CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP, do not and will not contravene, breach, violate or constitute a default ( with the giving of notice, the passage of time or otherwise) under (i) the certificate of formation, operating agreement or other organizational documents of such party, (ii) any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument, (iii) any law, rule or regulation, (iv) any judicial or other administrative order or decree of any governmental authority or regulatory body or (v) any authorization, consent or other approval of, or registration, recording or filing with, any court, governmental authority or regulatory body, in each case, to which the General Partner may be subject, or by which it may be bound or affected.


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This opinion is being delivered to the Company, is intended for its use and may not be otherwise reproduced, filed publicly or relied upon by any other person for any purpose without the express written consent of the undersigned, except that (a) this opinion may be relied upon by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and (b) we hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 5.3 to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. We do not undertake to provide any opinion as to any matter or to advise any person with respect to any events or changes occurring after the date of this letter. The opinions expressed in this letter are provided as legal opinions only and not as any guarantees or warranties of the matters discussed herein, and such opinions are strictly limited to the matters stated herein, and no other opinions may be implied therefrom.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Winstead PC
Winstead PC


APPENDIX A

Defined Terms

As used herein and in the opinion letter to which this Appendix A is attached, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below.

“Good Standing Certificates” means the certificates of the Secretary of State of Texas and the Comptroller of Public Accounts of Texas dated November 12, 2010 as to the legal existence and good standing of, and other matters relating to, the Guarantors.

“Organizational Documents” the articles of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, bylaws and limited partnership agreement of the Guarantors attached as exhibits to the Secretary’s Certificates.

“Resolutions” means, collectively, the resolutions of each Guarantor attached as exhibits to the Secretary’s Certificates.

“Secretary’s Certificates” means the Assistant Secretary’s Certificate of CBRE Capital Markets, Inc. and the General Partner’s Certificate of CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP, each dated October 8, 2010, copies of which have been delivered to Winstead PC.

EX-5.4 13 dex54.htm LEGAL OPINION OF QUARLES & BRADY LLP Legal opinion of Quarles & Brady LLP

Exhibit 5.4

[Quarles & Brady LLP Letterhead]

December 3, 2010

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Wisconsin counsel to The Polacheck Company, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the “Guarantor”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of the Company (the “Issuer”), the Guarantor and the other registrant guarantors named therein with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the issuance by the Issuer of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Exchange Notes”) and the issuance by the Company, the Guarantor and the other guarantors of guarantees (the “Guaranties”) with respect to the Exchange Notes. The Exchange Notes will be issued under, and the Guaranties are issued as provided in, an indenture dated as of October 8, 2010 (as supplemented on November 10, 2010, the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, the Company, the other guarantors named therein (including the Guarantor) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Issuer will offer the Exchange Notes and the Guaranties in exchange for $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 and the related guaranties.

We have examined the Registration Statement and the Indenture, which Indenture has been filed with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also have examined the originals, or duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such corporate and other records, agreements, documents, and other instruments and have made such other investigations as we have deemed relevant or necessary in connection with the opinions hereinafter set forth. As to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company, the Issuer and the Guarantor.

In rendering the opinions set forth below, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as duplicates or certified or conformed copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. We have assumed that the Exchange Notes and the Indenture are the Issuer’s valid and legally binding obligations and that the Indenture is the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, the other guarantors named therein (excluding the Guarantor) and the Trustee.


CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

December 3, 2010

Page 2

 

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that:

(1) based solely on a certificate from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, the Guarantor is validly existing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, has filed an annual report with the Department of Financial Institutions within its most recently completed report year, and has not filed articles of dissolution;

(2) the Guarantor has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Indenture and to perform its obligations thereunder;

(3) the Guarantor has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Indenture;

(4) the Guaranty (as provided in the Indenture) of the Guarantor has been duly authorized and issued by the Guarantor;

(5) the execution and delivery by the Guarantor of the Indenture and its performance of its obligations thereunder have not and will not result in any violation of (a) its articles of incorporation or bylaws or (b) any Wisconsin statute or any rule or regulation issued pursuant to any Wisconsin statute or any order identified to us by the Guarantor and issued by any court or governmental agency or body (it being understood that we have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the existence or absence of such facts); and

(6) when the Exchange Notes have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture upon consummation of the exchange described in the Registration Statement, the Guaranty of the Guarantor will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms.

Our opinions set forth above are subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), including an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. We do not express any opinion concerning any law other than the laws of the State of Wisconsin and the federal laws of the United States of America. We express no opinion as to compliance by the Guarantor with federal or Wisconsin laws, statutes and regulations generally applicable to the conduct of its business or as to consents, approvals or other actions by federal or Wisconsin regulatory authorities generally required for the conduct of its business. We also express no opinion herein as to (a) securities or blue sky disclosure laws or regulations; (b) antitrust or unfair competition laws or regulations; (c) tax or racketeering laws or regulations; or (d) local laws, regulations or ordinances.

We are not opining on matters of New York law, which governs the Indenture; we understand that your counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, is opining on certain other matters in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement (including matters governed under New York law), and the foregoing opinions may be relied upon by such counsel in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.4 to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ Quarles & Brady LLP

 

QUARLES & BRADY LLP

EX-5.5 14 dex55.htm LEGAL OPINION OF WRAGGE & CO LLP Legal opinion of Wragge & Co LLP

Exhibit 5.5

 

Your Reference

Our Reference

   2043957/KXJ1/KXJ1

 

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard

Suite 1600

Los Angeles

California 90025

  

Wragge & Co LLP

3 Waterhouse Square

142 Holborn

London

EC1N 2SW

 

DX 155790 Bloomsbury 8

3 December 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Exchange Offer for 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

We have acted as special English legal advisers to CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited (company no: 5972504), a company incorporated with limited liability in England and Wales, (the “UK Subsidiary Guarantor”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under a U.S. statute, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (the “Parent”), CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. (the “Issuer”) and certain subsidiaries of the Issuer, of which the UK Subsidiary Guarantor is one (together with the Parent, the “Guarantors”), relating to the issuance by the Issuer of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Exchange Notes”), which will be wholly and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior basis as to the payment of principal and interest, by the Guarantors, including the UK Subsidiary Guarantor (each a “Guarantee,” collectively, the “Guarantees”). The Exchange Notes and the Guarantees will be issued under an indenture dated as of October 8, 2010, as supplemented on November 10, 2010 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), in exchange for the Issuer’s outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 and the related guarantees.

 

1 Documents

In arriving at the opinions expressed below, we have examined the documents listed in Schedule 1 to this letter and such corporate documents and records of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor and such other instruments and certificates of public officials, officers and representatives of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor and other persons, and we have made such investigations of law, in each case as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for such opinions as listed in Schedule 2 to this letter.

In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have assumed, with your permission, without independent investigation or inquiry, (a) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (b) the genuineness of all signatures on all documents that we examined (other than those of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor and officers of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor), (c) the conformity to authentic originals of documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies and (d) the additional assumptions and qualifications set out in Schedule 3 to this letter.


 

  SHEET NO    DATE   
  2    3 December 2010   

 

2 Opinions

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

 

1 The UK Subsidiary Guarantor (a) is validly existing and in good standing as a limited liability company under the law of England and Wales, (b) has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Indenture and to perform its obligations thereunder, (c) has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Indenture and (d) has duly authorized and issued the Guarantee.

 

2 The execution and delivery by the UK Subsidiary Guarantor of the Indenture and performance of its obligations thereunder do not and will not result in any violation of (1) the memorandum and articles of association of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor or (2) any English law or any rule or regulation or any order issued by any court or governmental agency or body.

 

3 The obligations (including the issuance of the Guarantee) which the UK Subsidiary Guarantor expresses to assume pursuant to the Indenture, constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations.

 

3 Scope

 

1 This opinion is given only in relation to English law as it is understood at the date of this opinion. We have no duty to keep you informed of subsequent developments which might affect this opinion. If a question arises in relation to a cross-border transaction, it may not be the English courts which decide that question and English law may not be used to settle it. We express no opinion on, and have taken no account of, the laws of any jurisdiction other than England and Wales. In particular, we express no opinion on the interpretation of the Indenture.

 

2 We express no opinion on matters of fact.

 

3 Our opinion is given solely for the benefit of the addressees hereof. It may not be otherwise reproduced, filed publicly or relied on by any other person for any purpose without the express written consent of the undersigned. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our opinions may be relied upon by your counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter with the Commission as Exhibit 5.5 to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption, “Legal Matters” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement.

Yours faithfully

/s/ Wragge & Co LLP

Wragge & Co LLP

LOGO Enquiries please contact: Kirsty Barnes

+44 (0)870 733 0631

kirsty_barnes@wragge.com


   SHEET NO    DATE   
   3    3 December 2010   

 

Schedule 1

DOCUMENTS

 

1 A copy of the Indenture.

 

2 A copy of the Registration Statement.


   SHEET NO    DATE   
   4    3 December 2010   

 

Schedule 2

FILINGS, RECORDINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS

Part 1 - Background Documents

 

1 A copy of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor’s certificate of incorporation (and certificate of incorporation on change of name) and memorandum and articles of association, each certified by its company secretary;

 

2 A copy of the minutes of meetings of the directors of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor held on 5 October 2010 and 7 October 2010 each certified by its company secretary;

 

3 A copy of a Secretary’s Certificate of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor dated 3 December 2010; and

 

4 The original “certificate of good standing” in respect of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor from Companies House issued on 5 November 2010,

(together the “Background Documents”).

Part 2 - Searches

 

1 A search in respect of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor at Companies House using its database (Companies House Direct) on 28 October 2010 and updated on 2 December 2010.

 

2 A telephone enquiry (being timed at 14:34 p.m.) in respect of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor at the central registry of winding-up petitions at the High Court on 2 December 2010.

(together the “Searches”).


   SHEET NO    DATE   
   5    3 December 2010   

 

Schedule 3

ASSUMPTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Assumptions

This opinion is based on the following assumptions:

 

1 Status of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

1.1 The information provided by the Searches is complete, accurate and up-to-date.

 

2 Execution of the Indenture by the UK Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

2.1 The Background Documents are complete, accurate and up-to-date and no amendments have been made.

 

2.2 Each director of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor has disclosed, in accordance with sections 172 and 177 of the Companies Act 2006 and the Articles of Association of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor, any interest which he/she may have in the transactions contemplated by the Indenture as set out in the board minutes referred to in part 1 of Schedule 2.

 

2.3 No insolvency proceedings (which include those relating to bankruptcy, liquidation, administration, administrative receivership and reorganisation) are in force, or have been commenced, in relation to the UK Subsidiary Guarantor in any jurisdiction.

 

2.4 The person who purported to execute the Indenture on behalf of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor was in fact the person who so executed the Indenture.

 

2.5 The Indenture is in the form provided to us. There has been no variation, waiver or discharge of any of the provisions of the Indenture.

 

2.6 The UK Subsidiary Guarantor is solvent both on a balance sheet and on a cash-flow basis, and will remain so immediately after the Indenture has been executed.

 

3 Parties other than the UK Subsidiary Guarantor

 

3.1 The Indenture has been duly authorised, executed and delivered by all persons who are expressed to be parties to it other than the UK Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

3.2 Each other party to the Indenture (other than the UK Subsidiary Guarantor) has the capacity, power and authority to enter into and to exercise its rights and to perform its obligations under the Indenture and is not controlled by or otherwise connected with a person (or is itself) resident in, incorporated in or constituted under the laws of a country which is the subject of United Nations, European Community or UK sanctions implemented or effective in the United Kingdom under the United Nations Act 1946, the Emergency Laws (Re-enactments and Repeals) Act 1964 or the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, or under the Treaty establishing the European Community, or is otherwise the target of any such sanctions.


   SHEET NO    DATE   
   6    3 December 2010   

 

Qualifications

This opinion is subject to the following qualifications:

 

1 Status of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor

 

1.1 The Searches are not conclusive about the status of the UK Subsidiary Guarantor. For instance, Companies House and the High Court are reliant on third parties to provide them with information; and there will be a time-lag between the occurrence of an event (such as liquidation) and its notification to, and subsequent appearance at, Companies House.

 

2 Insolvency

 

2.1 The parties’ rights are subject to laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, such as those relating to insolvency (which includes bankruptcy, liquidation, administration, administrative receivership and reorganisation). These laws can apply to companies incorporated outside England, as well as to those incorporated in England.

 

2.2 In particular, on an insolvency:

 

  (a) contractual and other personal rights will abate pari passu with all similar rights, and contractual provisions which would conflict with this principle (such as a pro rata sharing clause) are ineffective; and

 

  (b) transactions entered into in the period before the insolvency starts (that period generally being no longer than two years) may be set aside in certain circumstances.

 

2.3 Any provision in the Indenture which confers, purports to confer or waives a right of set-off or similar right may be ineffective against a liquidator or creditor.
EX-12 15 dex12.htm STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Dollars in thousands)

 

    Year Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2005     2006     2007     2008     2009     2009     2010  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes

  $ 358,385      $ 523,017      $ 592,389      $ (1,025,679   $ (645   $ (77,611   $ 141,331   

Less: Equity income (loss) from unconsolidated subsidiaries

    38,425        33,300        64,939        (80,130     (34,095     (18,252     11,333   

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests

    2,163        6,120        11,875        (54,198     (60,979     (47,819     (26,962

Add: Distributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

    24,997        29,384        117,196        23,867        13,509        7,838        14,065   

Fixed charges

    103,995        120,963        220,213        236,533        278,379        214,055        194,806   
                                                       

Total earnings (loss) before fixed charges

  $ 446,789      $ 633,944      $ 852,984      $ (630,951   $ 386,317      $ 210,353      $ 365,831   
                                                       

Fixed charges:

             

Portion of rent expense representative of the interest factor (1)

  $ 40,328      $ 42,109      $ 57,222      $ 69,377      $ 59,978      $ 48,509      $ 44,984   

Interest expense

    56,281        45,007        162,991        167,156        189,146        136,291        149,822   

Write-off of financing costs

    7,386        33,847        —          —          29,255        29,255        —     
                                                       

Total fixed charges

  $ 103,995      $ 120,963      $ 220,213      $ 236,533      $ 278,379      $ 214,055      $ 194,806   
                                                       

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

    4.30        5.24        3.87        N/A (2)      1.39        0.98 (3)      1.88   
                                                       

 

(1) Represents one-third of operating lease costs, which approximates the portion that relates to the interest portion.
(2) The ratio of earnings to fixed charges was negative for the year ended December 31, 2008. Additional earnings of $867.5 million would be needed to have a one-to-one ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
(3) The ratio of earnings to fixed charges was less than one for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Additional earnings of $3.7 million would be needed to have a one-to-one ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
EX-23.1 16 dex231.htm CONSENT OF KPMG LLP Consent of KPMG LLP

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated March 1, 2010, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, equity, and comprehensive income (loss) for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2009, and the related 2009 and 2008 financial statement schedules, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, incorporated herein by reference, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California

December 3, 2010

EX-23.2 17 dex232.htm CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated March 1, 2010 relating to the 2007 consolidated financial statements of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (the “Company”) appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated December 31, 2009, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Los Angeles, California

December 3, 2010

EX-25 18 dex25.htm FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939,AS AMEND Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,as amend

Exhibit 25

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

 

¨  CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b) (2)

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

A National Banking Association   94-1347393

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

101 North Phillips Avenue

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

  57104
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Wells Fargo & Company

Law Department, Trust Section

MAC N9305-175

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17th Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

(612) 667-4608

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   94-3391143

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California

  90025
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)


Additional Registrant (as Issuer of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020)

 

Exact Name of Registrant,

as Specified in its Charter

  

State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization

  

I.R.S.

Employer
Identification
Number

  

Address of Principal Executive Offices

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.    Delaware    52-1616016   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

Additional Registrants (as Guarantors of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020)

CB HoldCo, Inc.    Delaware    26-0468454   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

CB Richard Ellis, Inc.    Delaware    95-2743174   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

CB Richard Ellis Investors, Inc.    California    95-3242122   

515 South Flower Street,

Suite 3100

Los Angeles, California 90071

CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C.    Delaware    95-3695034   

515 South Flower Street,

Suite 3100

Los Angeles, California 90071

CB/TCC Global Holdings Limited    England and Wales    98-0518702   

St. Martin’s Court, 10 Paternoster Row

London EC4M 7HP

United Kingdom

CB/TCC Holdings LLC    Delaware    42-1718517   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

CB/TCC, LLC    Delaware    26-0468617   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

CBRE Capital Markets, Inc    Texas    74-1949382   

2800 Post Oak Boulevard,

Suite 2100

Houston, Texas 77056

CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP    Texas    76-0590855   

2800 Post Oak Boulevard,

Suite 2100

Houston, Texas 77056


CBRE Government Services, LLC    Delaware    80-0659792   

750 9th Street, Suite 900

Washington, DC 20001

CBRE Loan Services, Inc.    Delaware    80-0456541   

2800 Post Oak Boulevard,

Suite 2100

Houston, Texas 77056

CBRE-Profi Acquisition Corp.    Delaware    33-6764889   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

CBRE Technical Services, LLC    Delaware    04-3507926   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C.    Delaware    74-2900986   

2800 Post Oak Boulevard,

Suite 2100

Houston, Texas 77056

CBRE/LJM-Nevada, Inc.    Nevada    76-0592505   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

HoldPar A    Delaware    95-4536362   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

HoldPar B    Delaware    95-4536363   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

Insignia/ESG Capital Corporation    Delaware    51-0390846   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

TC Houston, Inc.    Delaware    75-2396198   

2001 Ross Avenue,

Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75201

TCCT Real Estate, Inc.    Delaware    75-2396196   

2001 Ross Avenue,

Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75201

TCDFW, Inc.    Delaware    75-2396199   

2001 Ross Avenue,

Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75201

The Polacheck Company, Inc.    Wisconsin    39-1159669   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025


Trammell Crow Company    Delaware    75-2721454   

2001 Ross Avenue,

Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75201

Trammell Crow Development & Investment, Inc.    Delaware    20-5973401   

2001 Ross Avenue,

Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75201

Trammell Crow Services, Inc.    Delaware    75-2378868   

2001 Ross Avenue,

Suite 3400

Dallas, Texas 75201

Vincent F. Martin, Jr., Inc.    California    95-3695032   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

Westmark Real Estate Acquisition Partnership, L.P.    Delaware    95-4535866   

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard,

Suite 1600

Los Angeles, California 90025

 

 

6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 


Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

  (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency

Treasury Department

Washington, D.C.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Washington, D.C.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

San Francisco, California 94120

 

  (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None with respect to the trustee.

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.

Item 15. Foreign Trustee. Not applicable.

Item 16. List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

 

Exhibit 1.    A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*
Exhibit 2.    A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence and Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated February 4, 2004.**
Exhibit 3.    See Exhibit 2
Exhibit 4.    Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.***
Exhibit 5.    Not applicable.
Exhibit 6.    The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
Exhibit 7.    A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
Exhibit 8.    Not applicable.
Exhibit 9.    Not applicable.


 

* Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated December 30, 2005 of file number 333-130784-06.
** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form T-3 dated March 3, 2004 of file number 022-28721.
*** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated May 26, 2005 of file number 333-125274.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Los Angeles and State of California on the 12th day of November, 2010.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

/s/ Maddy Hall

Maddy Hall
Vice President


EXHIBIT 6

November 12, 2010

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

 

Very truly yours,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

/s/ Maddy Hall

Maddy Hall
Vice President
EX-99.1 19 dex991.htm FORM OF LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Form of Letter of Transmittal

Exhibit 99.1

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

OFFER TO EXCHANGE

Up to $350,000,000 principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020, which

have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for any and all of its outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

 

THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M. (NEW YORK CITY TIME) ON                     , 2011 UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”). TENDERS MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.

The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

By Overnight Courier or Mail:   By Registered or Certified Mail:   By Hand:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust Operations

MAC #N9303-121

6th & Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55479

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust Operations

MAC #N9303-121

P.O. Box 1517

Minneapolis, MN 55480

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust Services

Northstar East Bldg.–12th Floor

608 2nd Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55402

 

 

(if by mail, registered or certified

recommended)

 

 

By Facsimile:   To Confirm by Telephone:

(612) 667-6282

Attn: Bondholder

Communications

 

(800) 344-5128; or

(612) 667-9764

Attn: Bondholder

Communications

DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL VIA FACSIMILE TO A NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY. THE INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED.


Holders of Outstanding Notes (as defined below) should complete this Letter of Transmittal either if Outstanding Notes are to be forwarded herewith or if tenders of Outstanding Notes are to be made by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by the Exchange Agent at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), as the book-entry transfer facility, pursuant to the procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering Outstanding Notes” and “The Exchange Offer—Book-Entry Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus (as defined below) and an “Agent’s Message” (as defined below) is not delivered. If tender is being made by book-entry transfer, the holder must have an Agent’s Message delivered in lieu of this Letter of Transmittal.

Holders of Outstanding Notes whose certificates (the “Certificates”) for such Outstanding Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their Certificates and all other required documents to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date or who cannot complete the procedures for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, must tender their Outstanding Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus.

As used in this Letter of Transmittal, the term “holder” with respect to the Exchange Offer (as defined below) means any person in whose name Outstanding Notes are registered on the books of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), or, with respect to interests in the Outstanding Notes held by DTC, any DTC participant listed in an official DTC proxy. The undersigned has completed, signed and delivered this Letter of Transmittal to indicate the action the undersigned desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer. Holders who wish to tender their Outstanding Notes must complete this Letter of Transmittal in its entirety.

SEE INSTRUCTION 1 BELOW. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO DTC DOES NOT

CONSTITUTE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT.

BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF OUTSTANDING NOTES SEE INSTRUCTION 10

(QUESTIONS AND REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES).

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus dated                     , 2010 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”) of the Company, CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (“Parent”) and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries (collectively with Parent, the “Guarantors”), and this Letter of Transmittal, which together constitute the Company’s offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange up to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 issued by the Company that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (the “Exchange Notes”), for any and all of the outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 of the Company that were originally sold pursuant to a private offering (the “Outstanding Notes”). The Outstanding Notes are unconditionally guaranteed (the “Old Guarantees”) by the Guarantors and the Exchange Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed (the “New Guarantees”) by the Guarantors. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and this Letter of Transmittal, the Guarantors offer to issue the New Guarantees with respect to all Exchange Notes issued in the Exchange Offer in exchange for the Old Guarantees of the Outstanding Notes for which such Exchange Notes are issued in the Exchange Offer. Throughout this Letter of Transmittal, unless the context otherwise requires and whether so expressed or not, references to the “Exchange Offer” include the Guarantors’ offer to exchange the New Guarantees for the Old Guarantees, references to the “Exchange Notes” include the related New Guarantees and references to the “Outstanding Notes” include the related Old Guarantees.

For each Outstanding Note accepted for exchange, the holder of such Outstanding Note will receive an Exchange Note having a principal amount equal to that of the surrendered Outstanding Note. The Exchange Notes will accrue interest at a rate of 6.625% per annum from October 8, 2010 or the most recent date on which interest has been paid on the Outstanding Notes, and interest will be payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on April 15, 2011.

The Company reserves the right, in accordance with applicable law, at any time: (i) to delay the acceptance for exchange of any Outstanding Notes (only in the case that the Company amends or extends the Exchange Offer); (ii) to extend or terminate the Exchange Offer if the Company determines that any of the conditions to the

 

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Exchange Offer have not occurred or have not been satisfied by giving written notice of such delay, extension or termination to the Exchange Agent; (iii) to keep all Outstanding Notes tendered other than those Outstanding Notes properly withdrawn in the event of an extension of the Exchange Offer; and (iv) subject to the terms of the registration rights agreement, to amend the terms of the Exchange Offer in any manner. In the event of a material change in the Exchange Offer, including the waiver of a material condition, the Company will extend the offer period, if necessary, so that at least five business days remain in such offer period following notice of the material change. Any delay in acceptance, extension, termination or amendment will be followed as promptly as practicable by written notice to the registered holders of the Outstanding Notes. If the Company amends the Exchange Offer in a manner that it determines to constitute a material change, it will promptly disclose the amendment in a manner reasonably calculated to inform the holders of applicable Outstanding Notes of that amendment. In the case of any extension, an announcement will be made no later than 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning given to them in the Prospectus.

YOUR BANK OR BROKER CAN ASSIST YOU IN COMPLETING THIS FORM. THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED IN THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MUST BE FOLLOWED. QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR FOR ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT, WHOSE ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER APPEAR ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

SEE INSTRUCTION 10 BELOW.

The undersigned has completed the appropriate boxes below and signed this Letter of Transmittal to indicate the action that the undersigned desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer.

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND THE PROSPECTUS

CAREFULLY BEFORE CHECKING ANY BOX BELOW.

 

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List below the Outstanding Notes to which this Letter of Transmittal relates. If the space below is inadequate, the Certificate or registration numbers and principal amounts of Outstanding Notes should be listed on a separately signed schedule affixed hereto.

All Tendering Holders Complete Box 1:

 

Box 1
Description of Outstanding Notes Tendered Herewith
         
   

Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s)

(Please fill in, if blank, exactly as name(s)

appear(s) on Certificate(s))

   Certificate or
Registration
Number(s) of
Outstanding Notes*
     Aggregate Principal
Amount
Represented by
Outstanding Notes
     Aggregate Principal
Amount of
Outstanding Notes
Being Tendered**
        
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
   

Total:

                                   

 

* Need not be completed by book-entry holders (see below).

 

** The minimum permitted tender is $2,000 in principal amount. All tenders must also be in integral multiples of $1,000 in principal amount. Unless otherwise indicated in this column, or delivered to the Exchange Agent herewith, the holder will be deemed to have tendered the full aggregate principal amount represented by such Outstanding Notes. See instruction 4.

 

      Box 2
Book-Entry
   
  ¨    CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OUTSTANDING NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
   
     Name of Tendering Institution:                                                                                                                                                    
   
     DTC Account Number:                                                                                                                                                                   
   
    

Transaction Code Number:                                                                                                                                                            

 

Holders of Outstanding Notes that are tendering by book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC may execute the tender through DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”) for which the transaction will be eligible. DTC participants that are accepting the Exchange Offer must transmit their acceptances to DTC, which will verify the acceptance and execute a book-entry delivery to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC. DTC will then send a computer-generated message (an “Agent’s Message”) to the Exchange Agent for its acceptance in which the holder of the Outstanding Notes acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, this Letter of Transmittal, and the DTC participant confirms on behalf of itself and the beneficial owners of such Outstanding Notes all provisions of this Letter of Transmittal (including any representations and warranties) applicable to it and such beneficial owner as fully as if it had completed the information required herein and executed and transmitted this Letter of Transmittal to the Exchange Agent. Each DTC participant transmitting an acceptance of the Exchange Offer through the ATOP procedures will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by the terms of this Letter of Transmittal. Delivery of an Agent’s Message by DTC will satisfy the terms of the Exchange Offer as to execution and delivery of a Letter of Transmittal by the participant identified in the Agent’s Message. DTC participants may also accept the Exchange Offer by submitting a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery through ATOP.

 

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Box 3

Notice of Guaranteed Delivery

(See Instruction 2 below)

   
  ¨
   CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OUTSTANDING NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
   
     Name(s) of Registered Holder(s):                                                                                                                                              
   
     Window Ticket Number (if any):                                                                                                                                              
   
     Name of Eligible Guarantor Institution that Guaranteed Delivery:                                                                               
   
     Date of Eligible Guarantor Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery:                                                                 
   
     IF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IS TO BE MADE BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER:
   
     Name of Tendering Institution:                                                                                                                                                  
   
     DTC Account Number:                                                                                                                                                                
   
    

Transaction Code Number:                                                                                                                                                          

 

 

     

Box 4

Return of Non-Exchanged Outstanding Notes

Tendered by Book-Entry Transfer

   
  ¨   

CHECK HERE IF OUTSTANDING NOTES TENDERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER AND NON-EXCHANGED OUTSTANDING NOTES ARE TO BE RETURNED BY CREDITING THE DTC ACCOUNT NUMBER SET FORTH ABOVE.

 

 

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Box 5

Participating Broker-Dealer

   
  ¨    CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER WHO ACQUIRED THE OUTSTANDING NOTES FOR YOUR OWN ACCOUNT AS A RESULT OF MARKET-MAKING OR OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES (A “PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER”) AND WISH TO RECEIVE TEN (10) ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO, AS WELL AS ANY NOTICES FROM THE COMPANY TO SUSPEND AND RESUME USE OF THE PROSPECTUS. PROVIDE THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SHOULD RECEIVE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER, ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS, AND AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO, AND ANY NOTICES TO SUSPEND AND RESUME USE OF THE PROSPECTUS.
   
     Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                     
   
     Address:                                                                                                                                                                                                 
   
     Telephone No.:                                                                                                                                                                                   
   
    

Facsimile No.:                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not an “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 405 of the Securities Act, it has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes and it is acquiring the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of its business. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Outstanding Notes, it represents that the Outstanding Notes to be exchanged for the Exchange Notes were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that (i) it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale or transfer of such Exchange Notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and (ii) it has not entered into any arrangement or understanding with the Company or any of the Company’s affiliates to distribute the Exchange Notes. A broker-dealer may not participate in the Exchange Offer with respect to Outstanding Notes acquired other than as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. Any broker-dealer who purchased Outstanding Notes from the Company to resell pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or any other available exemption under the Securities Act must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act.

PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

 

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes indicated above. Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of all or any portion of the Outstanding Notes tendered herewith in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including, if the Exchange Offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of any such extension or amendment), the undersigned hereby exchanges, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Outstanding Notes as are being tendered herewith.

The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned (with full knowledge that the Exchange Agent also acts as agent of the Company, in connection with the Exchange Offer) with respect to the tendered Outstanding Notes, with full power of substitution and resubstitution (such power of attorney being deemed an irrevocable power coupled with an interest) to (1) deliver certificates representing such Outstanding Notes, or transfer ownership of such Outstanding Notes on the account books maintained by DTC, together, in each such case, with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or upon the order of, the Company, (2) present and deliver such Outstanding Notes for transfer on the books of the Company and (3) receive all benefits or otherwise exercise all rights and incidents of beneficial ownership of such Outstanding Notes, all in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer.

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that (a) the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, exchange, assign and transfer the Outstanding Notes tendered hereby, (b) when such tendered Outstanding Notes are accepted for exchange, the Company will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and (c) the Outstanding Notes tendered for exchange are not subject to any adverse claims or proxies when the same are accepted by the Company. The undersigned hereby further represents that any Exchange Notes acquired in exchange for Outstanding Notes tendered hereby will have been acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving such Exchange Notes, whether or not such person is the undersigned, that neither the holder of such Outstanding Notes nor any such other person is engaged in, or intends to engage in, a distribution of such Exchange Notes within the meaning of the Securities Act, or has an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes, and that neither the holder of such Outstanding Notes nor any such other person is an “affiliate,” as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of the Company or any Guarantor. If the undersigned is a person in the United Kingdom, the undersigned represents that its ordinary activities involve it in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of its business.

The undersigned also acknowledges that this Exchange Offer is being made based on the Company’s understanding of an interpretation by the staff of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, including Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (available June 5, 1991), Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the SEC’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, or similar no-action letters, that the Exchange Notes issued in exchange for the Outstanding Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by each holder thereof (other than a broker-dealer who acquires such Exchange Notes directly from the Company for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or any other available exemption under the Securities Act or any such holder that is an “affiliate” of the Company or the Guarantors within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act), without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such Exchange Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holder’s business and such holder is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of such Exchange Notes and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes. If a holder of the Outstanding Notes is an affiliate of the Company or the Guarantors, is not acquiring the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of its business, is engaged in, or

 

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intends to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes or has any arrangement or understanding with respect to the distribution of the Exchange Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, such holder (x) may not rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and (y) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any secondary resale transaction. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive the Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for the Outstanding Notes, it represents that the Outstanding Notes to be exchanged for the Exchange Notes were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale or transfer of such Exchange Notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

The undersigned will, upon request, sign and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company or the Exchange Agent to be necessary or desirable to complete the exchange, assignment and transfer of the tendered Outstanding Notes. The undersigned further agrees that acceptance of any and all validly tendered Outstanding Notes by the Company and the issuance of Exchange Notes in exchange therefor shall constitute performance in full by the Company of its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 8, 2010, by and among the Company, the Guarantors, Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC for themselves and on behalf of the other initial purchasers of the Outstanding Notes and that the Company shall have no further obligations or liabilities thereunder except as provided in Section 5 of such agreement. The undersigned will comply with its obligations under the registration rights agreement.

The Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions as set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Conditions to the Exchange Offer” in the Prospectus. The undersigned recognizes that as a result of these conditions (which may be waived, in whole or in part, by the Company), as more particularly set forth in the Prospectus, the Company may not be required to exchange any of the Outstanding Notes tendered hereby and, in such event, the Outstanding Notes not exchanged will be returned to the undersigned at the address shown above, promptly following the Expiration Date if any of the conditions set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Conditions to the Exchange Offer” occur.

All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter of Transmittal and every obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy and legal representatives of the undersigned and shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned. Tendered Outstanding Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Prospectus.

Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled “Special Registration Instructions” (Box 6) below, please deliver the Exchange Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing the Outstanding Notes for any Outstanding Notes not exchanged) in the name of the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry delivery of the Outstanding Notes, please credit the account indicated above maintained at DTC. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated in the box entitled “Special Delivery Instructions” (Box 7) below, please send the Exchange Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing the Outstanding Notes for any Outstanding Notes not exchanged) to the undersigned at the address shown above in the box entitled “Description of Outstanding Notes Tendered Herewith” (Box 1).

 

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THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX ENTITLED “DESCRIPTION OF OUTSTANDING NOTES TENDERED HEREWITH” (BOX 1) ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS LETTER, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED THE OUTSTANDING NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX.

 

Box 6

Special Registration Instructions

(See Instructions 1, 5 and 6 below)

 

To be completed ONLY if Certificates for the Outstanding Notes not tendered and/or certificates for the Exchange Notes are to be issued in the name of someone other than the registered holder(s) of the Outstanding Notes whose name(s) appear(s) above, or to such registered holder(s) at an address other than that shown above, or if the Outstanding Notes delivered by book-entry transfer that are not accepted for exchange are to be returned by credit to an account maintained by DTC other than the account indicated above.
   
Issue:  

 

¨    OutstandingNotes not tendered to:

    ¨    Exchange Notes to:
   
Name(s)    

                                                                                 

(Please Print or Type)

   
Address:    

                                                                                 

 

                                                                                 

(Include Zip Code)

 

Daytime Area Code and Telephone Number.

 

                                                                                                       

 
Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Number

(See Substitute Form W-9)

 
                                                                                                       
 
¨    Credit unexchanged Outstanding Notes delivered by book-entry to the DTC account set forth below.
 
                                                                                                       
(DTC Account Number, if applicable)

 

Box 7

Special Delivery Instructions

(See instructions 1, 5 and 6 below)

 

To be completed ONLY if Certificates for the Outstanding Notes not tendered and/or certificates for the Exchange Notes are to be issued in the name of someone other than the registered holder(s) of the Outstanding Notes whose name(s) appear(s) above, or to such registered holder(s) at an address other than that shown above.
       
Issue:  

 

¨    OutstandingNotes not tendered to:

      ¨    Exchange Notes to:
   
Name(s)    

                                                                                 

(Please Print or Type)

   
Address:                                                                                      
   
                                                                                       
      (Include Zip Code)
 

Daytime Area Code and Telephone Number.

 
                                                                                                        
 

Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Number

 
                                                                                                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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Box 8

PLEASE SIGN HERE

Tendering Holders Sign Here

In Addition, Complete Substitute Form W-9—See Box 9, or Complete and Provide any Other

Applicable Tax Form as Described in ‘Important Tax Information’ Below

Must be signed by the registered holder(s) (which term, for the purposes described herein, shall include the book-entry transfer facility whose name appears on a security listing as the owner of the Outstanding Notes) of the Outstanding Notes exactly as their names(s) appear(s) on the Outstanding Notes hereby tendered or by any person(s) authorized to become the registered holder(s) by properly completed bond powers or endorsements and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth the full title of such person. See Instruction 5 below.

 
  Signature of registered holder(s) or   
  Authorized Signatory(ies):                                                                                                                                                                          
  Date:                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  Name(s):                                                                                                                                                                                                             
   (Please Type or Print)
  Capacity (full title):                                                                                                                                                                                       
  Address:                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  (Including Zip Code)
  Area Code and Telephone Number:                                                                                                                                                        
  Tax Identification or Social Security Number:                                                                                                                                     

 

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE

(If Required—See Instruction 5 Below)

  Signature(s) Guaranteed by an
  Eligible Guarantor Institution:
                                                                                                                                                                  
   (Authorized Signature)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
(Title)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

(Name and Firm)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

(Address of Firm, include Zip Code)
  Date:                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  Area Code and Telephone Number:                                                                                                                                                        
  Tax Identification or Social Security Number:                                                                                                                                     
  

 

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Box 9

PAYER’S NAME: CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

 

SUBSTITUTE

 

FORM W-9

 

Department of the

Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

 

Payer’s Request

for Taxpayer Identification

Number (TIN)

  Part 1—Enter your TIN. For individuals, this is your social security number. For other entities, it is your employer identification number.  

 

Social Security Number

 

OR

 

Part 2—If you are exempt from backup withholding, check here.

 

Exempt from backup withholding ¨

 

 

 

Employer Identification Number

 

 

       
 

 

Part 3

CertificationUnder penalties of perjury, I certify that:

 

(1)The number shown on this form is my correct Taxpayer Identification Number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me), and

 

(2)I am not subject to backup withholding because (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding, and

 

(3)I am a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien).

 

 

Part 3—

Awaiting TIN ¨

   

CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS—You must cross out item (2) above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because of under-reporting interest or dividends on your tax return. However, if after being notified by the IRS that you were subject to backup withholding you received another notification from the IRS that you are no longer subject to backup withholding, do not cross out such item (2).

 

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The Internal Revenue Service does not require your consent to any provision of this document other than the certifications required to avoid backup withholding.

 

Name    
    (First, middle, last; if joint names, list both and circle the name of the person or entity whose number you enter in)
     
Sign Here    
    Date:

 

  NOTE:  FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF UP TO 28% OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER. PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU CHECKED THE BOX IN PART 3 OF THE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9.

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number has not been issued to me, and either (1) I have mailed or delivered an application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration Office, or (2) I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that if I do not provide a taxpayer identification number by the time of payment, 28% of all reportable payments made to me will be withheld.

 

 SIGNATURE                                                                                      DATE                                                                                            

 

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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9

Guidelines for Determining the Proper Identification Number for the Payee (You) to Give the Payer.— Social security numbers have nine digits separated by two hyphens: i.e., 000-00-0000. Employee identification numbers have nine digits separated by only one hyphen: i.e., 00-0000000. The table below will help determine the number to give the payer. All “Section” references are to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. “IRS” is the Internal Revenue Service

 

 

For this type of account:

 

  

Give the Social Security
number of—

 

1.   Individual    The individual
2.   Two or more individuals
(joint account)
   The actual owner of the account
or, if combined funds, the first
individual on the account(1)
2.   Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)    The minor(2)
4.  

a.The usual revocable

  savings trust account (grantor is

  also trustee)

   The grantor-trustee(1)
 

b.So-called trust

  that is not a legal or valid

  trust under State law

   The actual owner(1)
5.   Sole proprietorship or disregarded entity not owned by an individual    The owner(3)

For this type of account:

 

  

Give the Employee
Identification number of—

 

  6.   Disregarded entity not owned by an individual    The owner
  7.   A valid trust, estate, or pension trust    The legal entity(4)
  8.   Corporate or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832    The corporation
  9.   Association, club, religious,
charitable, educational, or
other tax-exempt organization account
   The organization
10.   Partnership or multi-member LLC    The partnership
11.   A broker or registered
nominee
   The broker or nominee            
12.   Account with the Department
of Agriculture in the name of
a public entity (such as a
state or local government,
school district, or prison) that
receives agricultural program
payments
   The public entity    

 

 

 

 

 


 

(1) List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has a social security number, that person’s number must be furnished.
(2) Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s social security number.
(3) You must show your individual name, but you may also enter your business or “doing business as” name. You may use either your social security number or your employer identification number (if you have one).
(4) List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the taxpayer identification number of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.)

 

Note: If no name is circled when there is more than one name, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.

 

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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9

 

Obtaining a Number

If you do not have a taxpayer identification number or you do not know your number, obtain Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card, at the local Social Security Administration office, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, by calling 1 (800) TAX-FORM, and apply for a number.

Payees Exempt from Backup Withholding

Payees specifically exempted from withholding include:

   

An organization exempt from tax under Section 501(a), an individual retirement account (IRA), or a custodial account under Section 403(b)(7), if the account satisfies the requirements of Section 401(f)(2).

   

The United States or a state thereof, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or a political subdivision or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing.

   

An international organization or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

   

A foreign government and any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof.

Payees that may be exempt from backup withholding include:

   

A corporation.

   

A financial institution.

   

A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a possession of the United States.

   

A real estate investment trust.

   

A common trust fund operated by a bank under Section 584(a).

   

An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

   

A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian.

   

A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

   

A foreign central bank of issue.

   

A trust exempt from tax under Section 664 or described in Section 4947.

 

Payments of dividends and patronage dividends generally exempt from backup withholding include:

   

Payments to nonresident aliens subject to withholding under Section 1441.

   

Payments to partnerships not engaged in a trade or business in the United States and that have at least one nonresident alien partner.

   

Payments of patronage dividends not paid in money.

   

Payments made by certain foreign organizations.

   

Section 404(k) payments made by an ESOP.

Payment of interest generally exempt from backup withholding include:

   

Payments of interest on obligations issued by individuals. Note: You may be subject to backup withholding if this interest is $600 or more and you have not provided your correct taxpayer identification number to the payer.

   

Payments of tax-exempt interest (including exempt-interest dividends under Section 852).

   

Payments described in Section 6049(b)(5) to nonresident aliens.

   

Payments on tax-free covenant bonds under Section 1451.

   

Payments made by certain foreign organizations.

   

Mortgage interest paid to you.

Certain payments, other than payments of interest, dividends, and patronage dividends, that are exempt from information reporting are also exempt from backup withholding, For details, see the regulations under Sections 6041, 6041A, 6042, 6044, 6045, 6049, 6050A and 6050N.

Exempt payees described above must file Form W-9 or a substitute Form W-9 to avoid possible erroneous backup withholding. FILE THIS FORM WITH THE PAYER, FURNISH YOUR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, WRITE “EXEMPT” ON THE FACE OF THE FORM, SIGN AND DATE THE FORM, AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYER.

Privacy Act Notice.—Section 6109 requires you to provide your correct taxpayer identification number to payers, who must report the payments to the IRS. The IRS uses the number for identification purposes


 

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and may also provide this information to various government agencies for tax enforcement or litigation purposes. Payers must be given the numbers whether or not recipients are required to file tax returns. Payers must generally withhold up to 28% of taxable interest, dividends, and certain other payments to a payee who does not furnish a taxpayer identification number to a payer. Certain penalties may also apply.

Penalties

(1) Failure to Furnish Taxpayer Identification Number.—If you fail to furnish your taxpayer identification number to a payer, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.

 

(2) Civil Penalty for False Information With Respect to Withholding.—If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty.

(3) Criminal Penalty for Falsifying Information.—Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR TAX CONSULTANT OR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE


 

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INSTRUCTIONS TO LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER

General

Please do not send Certificates for Outstanding Notes directly to the Company. Your Certificates for Outstanding Notes, together with your signed and completed Letter of Transmittal and any required supporting documents, should be mailed or otherwise delivered to the Exchange Agent at the address set forth on the first page hereof. The method of delivery of Certificates, this Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents is at your sole option and risk and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Exchange Agent. If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, or overnight or hand delivery service is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery.

 

1. Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal and Certificates.

This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by holders of Outstanding Notes (which term, for purposes of the Exchange Offer, includes any participant in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the holder of such Outstanding Notes) if either (a) Certificates for such Outstanding Notes are to be forwarded herewith or (b) tenders are to be made pursuant to the procedures for tender by book-entry transfer set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Book-Entry Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus and an Agent’s Message (as defined below) is not delivered. The term “Agent’s Message” means a message, transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a book-entry confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the tendering participant, which acknowledgment states that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, this Letter of Transmittal and that the Company may enforce this Letter of Transmittal against such participant. Certificates representing the tendered Outstanding Notes, or timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Outstanding Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC, as well as a properly completed and duly executed copy of this Letter of Transmittal, or a facsimile hereof (or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message), a substitute Form W-9 and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein on or prior to the Expiration Date, or the tendering holder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below.

 

2. Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.

Holders who wish to tender their Outstanding Notes and (a) whose Outstanding Notes are not immediately available or (b) who cannot deliver their Outstanding Notes, this Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date or (c) who cannot complete the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer on a timely basis, may effect a tender by properly completing and duly executing a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus and by completing the box entitled “Notice of Guaranteed Delivery” (Box 3) above. Pursuant to these procedures, holders may tender their Outstanding Notes if: (i) the tender is made by or through an Eligible Guarantor Institution (as defined below); (ii) a properly completed and signed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in the form provided with this Letter of Transmittal is delivered to the Exchange Agent on or before the Expiration Date (by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery), setting forth the name and address of the holder of Outstanding Notes, the registered number(s) of such Outstanding Notes and the amount of Outstanding Notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby; and (iii) the Certificates or a confirmation of book-entry transfer and a properly completed and signed Letter of Transmittal is delivered to the Exchange Agent within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the Expiration Date. The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand, facsimile or mail to the Exchange Agent, and a guarantee by an Eligible Guarantor Institution must be included in the form described in the notice.

 

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Any holder who wishes to tender Outstanding Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described above must ensure that the Exchange Agent receives the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery relating to such Outstanding Notes prior to the Expiration Date. Failure to complete the guaranteed delivery procedures outlined above will not, of itself, affect the validity or effect a revocation of any Letter of Transmittal form properly completed and executed by a holder who attempted to use the guaranteed delivery procedures.

The Company will not accept any alternative, conditional or contingent tenders. Each tendering holder of Outstanding Notes, by execution of a Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), waives any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of such tender.

Guarantee of Signatures

No signature guarantee on this Letter of Transmittal is required if:

 

  (i) this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) (which term, for purposes of this document, shall include any participant in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of the Outstanding Notes) of Outstanding Notes tendered herewith, unless such holder(s) has (have) completed either the box entitled “Special Registration Instructions” (Box 6) or “Special Delivery Instructions” (Box 7) above; or

 

  (ii) such Outstanding Notes are tendered for the account of a firm that is an Eligible Guarantor Institution.

In all other cases, an Eligible Guarantor Institution must guarantee the signature(s) in Box 8 on this Letter of Transmittal. See Instruction 5 below.

Inadequate Space

If the space provided in the box entitled “Description of Outstanding Notes Tendered Herewith” (Box 1) is inadequate, the Certificate or registration number(s) and/or the principal amount of Outstanding Notes and any other required information should be listed on a separate, signed schedule and attached to this Letter of Transmittal.

 

3. Beneficial Owner Instructions.

Only a holder of Outstanding Notes (i.e., a person in whose name Outstanding Notes are registered on the books of the registrar or, with respect to interests in the Outstanding Notes held by DTC, a DTC participant listed in an official DTC proxy), or the legal representative or attorney-in-fact of a holder, may execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal. Any beneficial owner of Outstanding Notes who wishes to accept the Exchange Offer must arrange promptly for the appropriate holder to execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal on his or her behalf through the execution and delivery to the appropriate holder of the “Instructions to Registered Holder and/or DTC Participant from Beneficial Owner” form accompanying this Letter of Transmittal.

 

4. Partial Tenders; Withdrawals.

Tenders of Outstanding Notes will be accepted only in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. If less than the entire principal amount of Outstanding Notes evidenced by a submitted Certificate is tendered, the tendering holder(s) should fill in the aggregate principal amount tendered in the column entitled “Aggregate Principal Amount of Outstanding Notes Being Tendered” in Box 1 above. A newly issued Certificate for the principal amount of Outstanding Notes submitted but not tendered will be sent to such holder as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter of Transmittal. All Outstanding Notes delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered in full unless otherwise indicated.

 

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Outstanding Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date, after which tenders of Outstanding Notes are irrevocable. To be effective, a written, telegraphic or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth on the first page hereof. Any such notice of withdrawal must (i) specify the name of the person having deposited the Outstanding Notes to be withdrawn (the “Depositor”), (ii) identify the Outstanding Notes to be withdrawn (including the registration number(s) and principal amount of such Outstanding Notes, or, in the case of Outstanding Notes transferred by book-entry transfer, the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited), (iii) be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on this Letter of Transmittal (including any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient to have the Trustee with respect to the Outstanding Notes register the transfer of such Outstanding Notes in the name of the person withdrawing the tender, (iv) specify the name in which any such Outstanding Notes are to be registered, if different from that of the Depositor and (v) include a statement that the Depositor is withdrawing its election to have such Outstanding Notes exchanged. All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices will be determined by the Company, whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any Outstanding Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the Exchange Offer and no Exchange Notes will be issued with respect thereto unless the Outstanding Notes so withdrawn are validly re-tendered. Any Outstanding Notes which have been tendered but which are not accepted for exchange for any reason will be returned to the holder thereof without cost to such holder (or, in the case of Outstanding Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures described above, such Outstanding Notes will be credited to an account with DTC specified by the holder) as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange Offer. Properly withdrawn Outstanding Notes may be retendered by following one of the procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering Outstanding Notes” in the Prospectus at any time prior to the Expiration Date.

Neither the Company, any affiliates or assigns of the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person will be under any duty to give any notification of any irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability for failure to give such notification (even if such notice is given to other persons).

 

5. Signature on Letter of Transmittal; Written Instruments and Endorsements; Guarantee of Signatures.

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Outstanding Notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond exactly with the name(s) as written on the face of the Certificates without alteration, addition, enlargement or any change whatsoever. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a participant in DTC, the signature must correspond with the name as it appears on the security position listing as the owner of the Outstanding Notes.

If any of the Outstanding Notes tendered hereby are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal.

If a number of Outstanding Notes registered in different names are tendered, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate copies of this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimiles thereof) as there are different registrations of Outstanding Notes.

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of Outstanding Notes (which term, for the purposes described herein, shall include a participant in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of the Outstanding Notes) listed and tendered hereby, no endorsements of the tendered Outstanding Notes or separate written instruments of transfer or exchange are required. In any other case, the registered holder(s) (or acting holder(s)) must either properly endorse the Outstanding Notes or transmit properly completed bond powers with this Letter of Transmittal (in either case, executed exactly as the name(s) of the registered holder(s) appear(s) on the Outstanding Notes, with the signature on the Outstanding Notes or bond power guaranteed by an Eligible Guarantor Institution (except where the Outstanding Notes are tendered for the account of an Eligible Guarantor Institution).

 

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If this Letter of Transmittal, any Certificates, bond powers or separate written instruments of transfer or exchange are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by the Company, in its sole discretion, must submit proper evidence satisfactory to the Company, of such persons’ authority to so act.

Endorsements on Certificates for the Outstanding Notes or signatures on bond powers required by this Instruction 5 must be guaranteed by a firm that is a member of the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Signature Program or by any other “Eligible Guarantor Institution” within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal need not be guaranteed by an Eligible Guarantor Institution, provided the Outstanding Notes are tendered: (i) by a registered holder of the Outstanding Notes (which term, for purposes of the Exchange Offer, includes any participant in the DTC system whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of such Outstanding Notes) tendered who has not completed the box entitled “Special Registration Instructions” (Box 6) or the box entitled “Special Delivery Instructions” (Box 7) on this Letter of Transmittal or (ii) for the account of an Eligible Guarantor Institution.

 

6. Special Registration and Delivery Instructions.

Tendering holders should indicate, in the applicable Box 6 or Box 7, the name and address in/to which the Exchange Notes and/or substitute certificates evidencing Outstanding Notes for principal amounts not tendered or not accepted for exchange are to be issued or sent, if different from the name(s) and address(es) of the person signing this Letter of Transmittal. In the case of issuance in a different name, the employer identification number or social security number of the person named must also be indicated and the tendering holder should complete the applicable box. A holder tendering the Outstanding Notes by book-entry transfer may request that the Outstanding Notes not exchanged be credited to such account maintained at DTC as such holder may designate hereof (See Box 4).

If no instructions are given, the Exchange Notes (and any Outstanding Notes not tendered or not accepted) will be issued in the name of and sent to the holder signing this Letter of Transmittal or deposited into such holder’s account at DTC.

 

7. Transfer Taxes.

The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer and exchange of Outstanding Notes to it or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If, however, a transfer tax is imposed because Exchange Notes are delivered or issued in the name of a person other than the registered holder or if a transfer tax is imposed for any other reason other than the transfer and exchange of Outstanding Notes to the Company or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other person) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted herewith, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed to the tendering holder by the Exchange Agent.

Except as provided in this Instruction 7, it will not be necessary for transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the Outstanding Notes listed in the Letter of Transmittal.

 

8. Waiver of Conditions.

The Company reserves the right to waive, in whole or in part, any of the conditions to the Exchange Offer set forth in the Prospectus.

 

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9. Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Outstanding Notes.

Any holder whose Outstanding Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed should promptly contact the Exchange Agent at the address set forth on the first page hereof for further instructions. The holder will then be instructed as to the steps that must be taken in order to replace the Certificate(s). This Letter of Transmittal and related documents cannot be processed until the procedures for replacing lost, destroyed or stolen Certificate(s) have been completed.

 

10. Questions and Request for Assistance or Additional Copies.

Questions relating to the procedure for tendering as well as requests for additional copies of the Prospectus and this Letter of Transmittal, may be directed to the Exchange Agent at the address and telephone number set forth on the first page hereof.

 

11. Validity and Form; No Conditional Tenders; No Notice of Irregularities.

All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt), acceptance of tendered Outstanding Notes and withdrawal of tendered Outstanding Notes will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, which determination will be final and binding. No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering holders, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal, shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their Outstanding Notes for exchange. The Company also reserves the right, in its reasonable judgment, to waive any defects, irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular Outstanding Notes. The Company’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including the instructions in this Letter of Transmittal) will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of Outstanding Notes must be cured within such time as the Company shall determine. Although the Company intends to notify holders of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of Outstanding Notes, neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person is under any obligation to give such notice nor shall they incur any liability for failure to give such notification. Tenders of Outstanding Notes will not be deemed to have been made until such defects or irregularities have been cured or waived. Any Outstanding Notes received by the Exchange Agent that are not properly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned by the Exchange Agent to the tendering holder as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date.

 

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION

Under U.S. federal income tax law, a holder tendering Outstanding Notes whose Outstanding Notes are accepted for exchange may be subject to backup withholding unless the holder provides either (i) such holder’s correct taxpayer identification (“TIN”) on the Substitute Form W-9 above, certifying (A) that the TIN provided on Substitute Form W-9 is correct (or that such holder of Outstanding Notes is awaiting a TIN), (B) that the holder of Outstanding Notes is not subject to backup withholding because (x) such holder of Outstanding Notes is exempt from backup withholding, (y) such holder of Outstanding Notes has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that he or she is subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends or (z) the Internal Revenue Service has notified the holder of Outstanding Notes that he or she is no longer subject to backup withholding and (C) that the holder of Outstanding Notes is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien); or (ii) an adequate basis for exemption from backup withholding. If such holder is an individual, the TIN is his or her social security number. If the Exchange Agent is not provided with the correct TIN, the holder may be subject to certain penalties imposed by the Internal Revenue Service and any reportable payments that are made to such holder may be subject to backup withholding (see below).

Certain holders (including, among others, certain foreign holders) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. However, exempt holders of Outstanding Notes should indicate their exempt status on Substitute Form W-9. In order for a foreign holder to qualify as an exempt recipient, that holder must submit a statement, signed under penalty of perjury, attesting to that holder’s exempt status (Form W-8BEN or other applicable Form W-8). Forms for such statements can be obtained from the Exchange Agent. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors to determine whether they are exempt from these backup withholding and reporting requirements.

If backup withholding applies, the Exchange Agent is required to withhold 28% of any reportable payments to be made to the holder or other payee. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained from the Internal Revenue Service provided the required information is furnished. The Exchange Agent cannot refund amounts withheld by reason of backup withholding.

A holder who does not have a TIN may check the box in Part 3 of the Substitute Form W-9 if the surrendering holder of Outstanding Notes has not been issued a TIN and has applied for a TIN or intends to apply for a TIN in the near future. If the box in Part 3 is checked, the holder of Outstanding Notes or other payee must also complete the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number in order to avoid backup withholding. Notwithstanding that the box in Part 3 is checked and the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number is completed, the Paying Agent will withhold 28% of all reportable payments made prior to the time a properly certified TIN is provided to the Paying Agent. The holder of Outstanding Notes is required to give to the Exchange Agent the TIN (i.e., social security number or employer identification number) of the record owner of the Outstanding Notes. If the Outstanding Notes are in more than one name or are not in the name of the actual owner, consult the enclosed “Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9” for additional guidance on which number to report.

IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR A FACSIMILE THEREOF (TOGETHER WITH OUTSTANDING NOTES OR CONFIRMATION OF BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS) OR A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.

 

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EX-99.2 20 dex992.htm FORM OF LETTER TO BROKERS, DEALERS, COMMERCIAL BANKS, TRUST COMPANIES AND... Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and...

Exhibit 99.2

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

OFFER TO EXCHANGE

Up to $350,000,000 principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020,

which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for any and all of its

outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

                    , 2010

To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,

Trust Companies and Other Nominees:

As described in the enclosed Prospectus, dated                     , 2010 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”), and Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. (the “Company”), CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (“Parent”) and certain subsidiaries of the Company (collectively with Parent, the “Guarantors”), are offering to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) up to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 issued by the Company that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (the “Exchange Notes”), for any and all of the outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 of the Company that were originally sold pursuant to a private offering (the “Outstanding Notes”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. The terms of the Exchange Notes are substantially identical (including in principal amount, interest rate and maturity) to the terms of the Outstanding Notes for which they may be exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer, except that (i) the Exchange Notes are freely tradable, (ii) the Exchange Notes have been registered under the Securities Act, (iii) the Exchange Notes are not entitled to any registration rights that are applicable to the Outstanding Notes under the registration rights agreement and (iv) the provisions of the registration rights agreement that provide for payment of additional amounts upon a registration default are no longer applicable. The Outstanding Notes are unconditionally guaranteed (the “Old Guarantees”) by the Guarantors, and the Exchange Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed (the “New Guarantees”) by the Guarantors. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal, the Guarantors offer to issue the New Guarantees with respect to all Exchange Notes issued in the Exchange Offer in exchange for the Old Guarantees of the Outstanding Notes for which such Exchange Notes are issued in the Exchange Offer. Throughout this letter, unless the context otherwise requires and whether so expressed or not, references to the “Exchange Offer” include the Guarantors’ offer to exchange the New Guarantees for the Old Guarantees, references to the “Exchange Notes” include the related New Guarantees and references to the “Outstanding Notes” include the related Old Guarantees. The Company will accept for exchange any and all Outstanding Notes properly tendered according to the terms of the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. Consummation of the Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions described in the Prospectus.

WE URGE YOU TO PROMPTLY CONTACT YOUR CLIENTS FOR WHOM YOU HOLD OUTSTANDING NOTES REGISTERED IN YOUR NAME OR IN THE NAME OF YOUR NOMINEE OR WHO HOLD OUTSTANDING NOTES REGISTERED IN THEIR OWN NAMES. PLEASE BRING THE EXCHANGE OFFER TO THEIR ATTENTION AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE. THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M. (NEW YORK CITY TIME) ON                     , 2011 UNLESS THE COMPANY EXTENDS THE EXCHANGE OFFER (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”).

Enclosed are copies of the following documents:

1. A form of letter, including a letter of instructions to a registered holder from a beneficial owner, which you may use to correspond with your clients for whose accounts you hold Outstanding Notes registered in your name or the name of your nominee, with space provided for obtaining the client’s instructions regarding the Exchange Offer;


2. The Prospectus;

3. The Letter of Transmittal for your use in connection with the tender of Outstanding Notes and for the information of your clients, including a Substitute Form W-9 and Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 (providing information relating to U.S. federal income tax backup withholding); and

4. A form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

Your prompt action is requested. Tendered Outstanding Notes may be withdrawn, subject to the procedures described in the Prospectus, at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Expiration Date.

To participate in the Exchange Offer, certificates for Outstanding Notes, together with a duly executed and properly completed Letter of Transmittal or facsimile thereof, or a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Outstanding Notes into the account of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Exchange Agent”), at The Depository Trust Company, with any required signature guarantees, and any other required documents, must be received by the Exchange Agent by the Expiration Date as indicated in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.

The Company will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker or dealer or to any other persons (other than the Exchange Agent) in connection with the solicitation of tenders of the Outstanding Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. However, the Company will pay or cause to be paid any transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the tender of the Outstanding Notes to it or its order, except as otherwise provided in the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal.

If holders of the Outstanding Notes wish to tender, but it is impracticable for them to forward their Outstanding Notes prior to the Expiration Date or to comply with the book-entry transfer procedures on a timely basis, a tender may be effected by following the guaranteed delivery procedures described in the Prospectus and in the Letter of Transmittal.

Any inquiries you may have with respect to the Exchange Offer should be addressed to the Exchange Agent at its address and telephone number set forth in the enclosed Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal. Additional copies of the enclosed material may be obtained from the Exchange Agent.

Very truly yours,

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

 

 

NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON AS AN AGENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT, OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENTS ON BEHALF OF EITHER OF THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXCHANGE OFFER, OTHER THAN THE DOCUMENTS ENCLOSED HEREWITH AND THE STATEMENTS EXPRESSLY CONTAINED THEREIN.

 

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EX-99.3 21 dex993.htm FORM OF LETTER TO CLIENTS Form of Letter to Clients

Exhibit 99.3

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

OFFER TO EXCHANGE

Up to $350,000,000 principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020,

which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for any and all of its

outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

                    , 2010

To Our Clients:

Enclosed for your consideration is a Prospectus, dated                     , 2010 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”), and a Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), relating to the offer by CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. (the “Company”), CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (“Parent”) and certain subsidiaries of the Company (collectively with Parent, the “Guarantors”), to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) up to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020, issued by the Company that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (the “Exchange Notes”), for any and all of the outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 of the Company that were originally sold pursuant to a private offering (the “Outstanding Notes”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. The terms of the Exchange Notes are identical in all material respects (including principal amount, interest rate and maturity) to the terms of the Outstanding Notes for which they may be exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer, except that (i) the Exchange Notes are freely tradable, (ii) the Exchange Notes have been registered under the Securities Act, (iii) the Exchange Notes are not entitled to any registration rights that are applicable to the Outstanding Notes under the registration rights agreement and (iv) the provisions of the registration rights agreement that provide for payment of additional amounts upon a registration default are no longer applicable. The Outstanding Notes are unconditionally guaranteed (the “Old Guarantees”) by the Guarantors, and the Exchange Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed (the “New Guarantees”) by the Guarantors. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal, the Guarantors offer to issue the New Guarantees with respect to all Exchange Notes issued in the Exchange Offer in exchange for the Old Guarantees of the Outstanding Notes for which such Exchange Notes are issued in the Exchange Offer. Throughout this letter, unless the context otherwise requires and whether so expressed or not, references to the “Exchange Offer” include the Guarantors’ offer to exchange the New Guarantees for the Old Guarantees, references to the “Exchange Notes” include the related New Guarantees and references to the “Outstanding Notes” include the related Old Guarantees. The Company will accept for exchange any and all Outstanding Notes properly tendered according to the terms of the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. Consummation of the Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions described in the Prospectus.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M. (NEW YORK CITY TIME) ON                     , 2011, UNLESS THE COMPANY EXTENDS THE EXCHANGE OFFER (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”).

The enclosed materials are being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of Outstanding Notes held by us for your account but not registered in your name. A tender of such Outstanding Notes may only be made by us as the registered holder and pursuant to your instructions. Therefore, the Company urges beneficial owners of Outstanding Notes registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to contact such registered holder promptly if such beneficial owners wish to tender their Outstanding Notes in the Exchange Offer.

Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish to tender any or all such Outstanding Notes held by us for your account, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal. If you wish to have us tender any or all of your Outstanding Notes, please so instruct us by completing, signing and returning to us the instruction form that appears below. We urge you to read the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal carefully before instructing us as to whether or not to tender your Outstanding Notes.


Your instructions to us should be forwarded as promptly as possible in order to permit us to tender Outstanding Notes on your behalf in accordance with the provisions of the Exchange Offer. Tenders of Outstanding Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date.

IF YOU WISH TO HAVE US TENDER ANY OR ALL OF YOUR OUTSTANDING NOTES, PLEASE SO INSTRUCT US BY COMPLETING, SIGNING AND RETURNING TO US THE INSTRUCTION FORM BELOW.

The accompanying Letter of Transmittal is furnished to you for your information only and may not be used by you to tender Outstanding Notes held by us and registered in our name for your account or benefit.

If we do not receive written instructions in accordance with the below and the procedures presented in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal, we will not tender any of the Outstanding Notes in your account.

We also request that you confirm that we may, on your behalf, make the representations contained in the Letter of Transmittal that are to be made with respect to you as the beneficial owner of the Outstanding Notes.

PLEASE CAREFULLY REVIEW THE ENCLOSED MATERIAL AS YOU CONSIDER THE EXCHANGE OFFER.

 

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INSTRUCTIONS

General: If you are the beneficial owner of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020, please read and follow the instructions under the heading “Instructions to Registered Holder and/or DTC Participant from Beneficial Owner” below.

Instructions to Registered Holder and/or DTC Participant from Beneficial Owner

The undersigned beneficial owner acknowledges receipt of your letter and the accompanying Prospectus dated                     , 2010 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”), and a Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), relating to the offer by CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. (the “Company”), CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (“Parent”) and certain subsidiaries of the Company (collectively with Parent, the “Guarantors”), to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) up to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 issued by the Company that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (the “Exchange Notes”), for any and all of the outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 of the Company that were originally sold pursuant to a private offering (the “Outstanding Notes”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. The Outstanding Notes are unconditionally guaranteed (the “Old Guarantees”) by the Guarantors, and the Exchange Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed (the “New Guarantees”) by the Guarantors. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal, the Guarantors offer to issue the New Guarantees with respect to all Exchange Notes issued in the Exchange Offer in exchange for the Old Guarantees of the Outstanding Notes for which such Exchange Notes are issued in the Exchange Offer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.

This will instruct you, the registered holder, to tender the principal amount of the Outstanding Notes indicated below held by you for the account of the undersigned, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.

 

Principal Amount of Outstanding Notes
Held For Account Holder(s)
       Principal Amount of Outstanding Notes
To be Tendered*
        
        
        

 

* Unless otherwise indicated, the entire principal amount of Outstanding Notes held for the account of the undersigned will be tendered.

If the undersigned instructs you to tender the Outstanding Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned, it is understood that you are authorized (a) to make, on behalf of the undersigned (and the undersigned, by its signature below, hereby makes to you), the representations and warranties contained in the Letter of Transmittal that are to be made with respect to the undersigned as a beneficial owner of the Outstanding Notes, including but not limited to the representations that the undersigned (i) is not an “affiliate”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of the Company or the Guarantors, (ii) is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (iii) is acquiring the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of its business and (iv) is not a broker-dealer tendering Outstanding Notes acquired for its own account directly from the Company. If a holder of the Outstanding Notes is an affiliate of the Company or the Guarantors, is not acquiring the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of its business, is engaged in or intends to engage in a distribution of the Exchange Notes or has any arrangement or understanding with respect to the distribution of the Exchange Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, such holder may not rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of the

 

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Securities and Exchange Commission relating to exemptions from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and must comply with such requirements in connection with any secondary resale transaction.

 

 

SIGN HERE

 

Dated:                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

Signature(s):                                                                                                                                                                                              

 

Print Name(s):                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

Address:                                                                                                                                                                                                      

(Please include Zip Code)

 

Telephone Number:                                                                                                                                                                                

(Please include Area Code)

 

Taxpayer Identification Number or Social Security Number:                                                                                                 

 

My Account Number With You:                                                                                                                                                       

 

 

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EX-99.4 22 dex994.htm FORM OF NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery

Exhibit 99.4

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

OFFER TO EXCHANGE

Up to $350,000,000 principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for any and all of its outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

This form, or one substantially equivalent hereto, must be used to accept the Exchange Offer made by CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Guarantors, pursuant to the Prospectus, dated                     , 2010 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”), and the enclosed Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”) if the certificates for the Outstanding Notes are not immediately available or if the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis or time will not permit all required documents to reach the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Expiration Date of the Exchange Offer. Such form may be delivered or transmitted by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Exchange Agent”) as set forth below. In addition, in order to utilize the guaranteed delivery procedures to tender the Outstanding Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, a completed, signed and dated Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) must also be received by the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Expiration Date of the Exchange Offer. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Letter of Transmittal.

The Exchange Agent is:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

 

By Overnight Courier or Mail:   By Registered or Certified Mail:   By Hand:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust Operations

MAC #N9303-121

6th & Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55479

 

Corporate Trust Operations

MAC #N9303-121

P.O. Box 1517

Minneapolis, MN 55480

 

Corporate Trust Services

Northstar East Bldg. – 12th Floor

608 2nd Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55402

  (if by mail, registered or certified recommended)  

 

By Facsimile:      To Confirm by Telephone:

 

(612) 667-6282

Attn: Bondholder Communications

    

 

(800) 344-5128; or

(612) 667-9764

Attn: Bondholder Communications

DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY VIA FACSIMILE TO A NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.


This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on a Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an Eligible Guarantor Institution (as defined in the Prospectus), such signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space in Box 8 provided on the Letter of Transmittal for Guarantee of Signatures.

PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

 

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the principal amount of Outstanding Notes indicated below, pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described in “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” section of the Prospectus.

 

 

Certificate Number(s) (if known) of Outstanding Notes
or Account Number at Book-Entry Transfer Facility
  

Aggregate Principal

Amount

Represented by

Outstanding Notes

   Aggregate Principal Amount of
Outstanding Notes Being Tendered
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

PLEASE COMPLETE AND SIGN

 

   
           
     (Signature(s) of Record Holder(s))     
   
           
     (Please Type or Print Name(s) of Record Holder(s))     
   
     Dated:                                                       
   

Address:                                                                                                                                                         

    
     (Zip Code)     
   
           
     (Daytime Area Code and Telephone No.)     
 

¨       Check this Box if the Outstanding Notes will be delivered by book-entry transfer to The Depository Trust Company.

Account Number:                                                                                                                                      

 

    

THE ACCOMPANYING GUARANTEE MUST BE COMPLETED.

 

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GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY

(Not to be used for signature guarantee)

 

The undersigned, a member of a recognized signature medallion program or an “eligible guarantor institution,” as such term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), hereby (a) represents that the above person(s) “own(s)” the Outstanding Notes tendered hereby within the meaning of Rule 14e-4(b)(2) under the Exchange Act, (b) represents that the tender of those Outstanding Notes complies with Rule 14e-4 under the Exchange Act, and (c) guarantees to deliver to the Exchange Agent, at its address set forth in the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, the certificates representing all tendered Outstanding Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation (a confirmation of a book-entry transfer of the Outstanding Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company), together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required signature guarantees, and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal within three (3) New York Stock Exchange trading days after the Expiration Date.

 
 Name of Firm:                                                                                                                                                                                               
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
(Authorized Signature)
 
 Address:                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
(Zip Code)
 
 Area Code and Telephone No.:                                                                                                                                                               
 
 Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
(Please Type or Print)
 
 Title:                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 

 Dated:                                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

 

NOTE:    DO NOT SEND OUTSTANDING NOTES WITH THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY. OUTSTANDING NOTES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

 

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

 

1. Delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

A properly completed and duly executed copy of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any other documents required by this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth on the cover page hereof prior to the Expiration Date of the Exchange Offer. The method of delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any other required documents to the Exchange Agent is at the election and risk of the holders and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Exchange Agent. If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. Instead of delivery by mail, it is recommended that holders use an overnight or hand delivery service, properly insured. In all cases sufficient time should be allowed to assure timely delivery. For a description of the guaranteed delivery procedures, see Instruction 2 of the Letter of Transmittal. No Notice of Guaranteed Delivery should be sent to the Company.

 

2. Signatures on this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Outstanding Notes referred to herein, the signatures must correspond with the name(s) written on the face of the Outstanding Notes without alteration, addition, enlargement, or any change whatsoever.

If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a person other than the registered holder(s) of any Outstanding Notes listed, this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be accompanied by appropriate bond powers, signed as the name of the registered holder(s) appear(s) on the Outstanding Notes without alteration, addition, enlargement, or any change whatsoever. If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation, or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should so indicate when signing and, unless waived by the Company, evidence satisfactory to the Company of their authority so to act must be submitted with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

 

3. Questions and Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies.

Questions and requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of the Prospectus may be directed to the Exchange Agent at the address set forth on the cover hereof. Holders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, or other nominee for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.

 

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December 3, 2010

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporate Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

  Re: CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. and Additional Registrants

Registration Statement on Form S-4

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of the Company (the “Issuer”), and certain of their subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors,” together with the Company, the “Guarantors” and, collectively with the Issuer, the “Registrants”), we hereby submit for filing by direct electronic transmission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “S-4 Registration Statement”), together with certain exhibits thereto, relating to the Registrants’ offer to exchange up to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020, which are being registered under the Securities Act (the “Exchange Notes”), to be issued by the Issuer for the outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Outstanding Notes”), which were offered and sold on October 8, 2010, in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The Outstanding Notes are, and the Exchange Notes will be, wholly and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors on a senior subordinated basis.

The Registrants are registering the exchange offer on the S-4 Registration Statement in reliance on the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) enunciated in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation, available May 13, 1988 (“Exxon Capital”), Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, available June 5, 1991 (regarding resales), and the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling, dated July 2, 1993 (with respect to the participation of broker-dealers). The Registrants have further authorized us to include the following representation to the staff of the Commission:

 

  1.

The Registrants have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person to distribute the Exchange Notes and, to the best of each of the Registrants’ information and belief without independent investigation, each person participating in the exchange offer is acquiring the Exchange Notes in its ordinary course of business and is not engaged in, does not intend to

 

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engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, the distribution of the Exchange Notes. In this regard, the Registrants will disclose to each person participating in the exchange offer that if such person is participating in the exchange offer for the purpose of distributing the Exchange Notes, such person (i) could not rely on the staff position enunciated in Exxon Capital or interpretive letters to similar effect and (ii) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction. The Registrants acknowledge that such a secondary resale transaction by such person participating in the exchange offer for the purpose of distributing the Exchange Notes should be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling securityholder information required by Item 507 of Regulation S-K.

 

  2. No broker-dealer has entered into any arrangement or understanding with the Registrants or an affiliate of the Registrants to distribute the Exchange Notes. The Registrants will disclose to each person participating in the exchange offer (through the exchange offer prospectus) that any broker-dealer who holds Outstanding Notes acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and who receives the Exchange Notes pursuant to the exchange offer, may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of those Exchange Notes. The Registrants will also include in the letter of transmittal to be executed by each holder participating in the exchange offer that each broker-dealer that receives the Exchange Notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that (i) it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of those Exchange Notes, and that by so acknowledging and delivering a prospectus, the broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and (ii) it has not entered into any arrangement or understanding with the Registrant’s affiliates to distribute the Exchange Notes.

The filing fee for the S-4 Registration Statement in the amount of $24,955 was previously deposited by wire transfer of same day funds to the Commission’s account at U.S. Bank.

If you have any questions on the above-referenced S-4 Registration Statement, please contact William B. Brentani at (650) 251-5110.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP

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