The prizes were for CEE Capital Markets Agency of the Year and CEE Industrial & Logistics Agency of the Year. In parallel, globally Colliers International has climbed one spot on the podium to the 2nd place in the annual Lipsey Survey of the top 25 brands in the commercial real estate industry.

Colliers International CEE includes the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine. According to 2009 market data, Colliers CEE transacted over €470 million in investment volume and facilitated industrial leasing transactions of 389,550 sqm in the region.

The above results make Colliers International CEE the leading real estate consultancy in these sectors within the region in 2009, in terms of market share. The total investment market share of Colliers International CEE was 37% and industrial & logistics market share was 46%, considering all deals involving the participation of a real estate agency firm.

„This is a great chapter in the history of Colliers International in the CEE – said Hadley Dean, Managing Partner of Colliers International, CEE – “We are thankful to our Clients and Partners for their trust and loyalty over the last 15 years. We are delighted to accelerate their and our success and we are very happy we went through a tough 2009 market with such a great achievement.”

“We are delighted to have been presented this award as it is an accurate reflection of our performance in the local Hungarian market plus the central and eastern European zone” - said Hamish White, Head of Investment for Colliers International Hungary. “We have exceptional experience and motivation which ensures clients experience service excellence”

“This is a great honor and a very important acknowledgement to all industrial brokers in the region. I think that even difficult market conditions contain various opportunities, but in order to recognize and utilize these circumstances, a very creative and active attitude is essential. I am delighted to hear from my colleagues all across the region about how many successful projects they cooperate with, and also the number of companies - both landlords and tenants – we are getting assignments from.” – said Tamás Beck, Head of the Industrial team at Colliers International Hungary.

Organized by CEE Insight Forum in association with the Financial Times, the event attracts more than 500 guests from 30 countries. Awards are presented to the best real estate projects, companies and industry professionals of the year. In its seventh year the event has become practically a must for anyone involved in the Central & Eastern European real estate business.

(Source: Colliers)