BOSTON, Oct. 30, 2012 — Strategic hiring of three-member team adds depth to Avison Young’s
growing New England market presence; Michael Smith and Scott Jamieson
become Principals
BOSTON, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – John Fenton, Avison Young Principal and Managing Director of the company’s New England region,
announced today that industry veterans Michael Smith, Scott Jamieson and Brandon Dickason have joined Avison Young to further expand the firm’s capital markets
business in the New England region.
Effective immediately, Smith and Jamieson join Avison Young as
Principals and Dickason joins as a Vice-President in the Boston
office. All three members were most recently with Jones Lang LaSalle in
Boston.
“I am excited to have this incredibly successful team join us at Avison
Young,” comments Fenton. “Michael, Scott and Brandon form one of
Boston’s leading investment sales teams, and their arrival expands our
local ability to advise our clients on market evaluations, sales
expertise and disposition strategies.”
The trio brings sales, acquisition and financing capabilities to Avison
Young’s growing presence in the region. The team has completed in
excess of $15 billion in transactions over the past two decades. Past
and current clients include Blackstone, Archon Group, INVESCO, RREEF,
Principal Global Investors, Equity Residential, New Boston Fund,
Rockwood Capital, TA Realty and numerous local developers/owners. The
team’s notable transaction list includes One Boston Place, Sun
Microsystems Campus, One Kendall Square, CityPlace I, Charles Park I
II, Russia Wharf and Waltham Corporate Center.
“We are fortunate to have Mike, Scott and Brandon on board in Boston to
anchor our investment sales and financial business for New England,”
adds Earl Webb, Avison Young’s President, U.S. Operations. “Over the last 20 years,
they have built an impressive roster of clients and business that
aligns extremely well with our long-term strategy to grow our
client-base. Avison Young will continue to seek out industry experts
and market leaders who can expand our U.S. footprint and deliver the
highest level of advisory services to our clients.”
Over the past three and a half years, Avison Young has grown from 11 to
40 offices and from 300 to more than 1,100 real estate professionals
across Canada and the U.S.
“We found Avison Young to be the most dynamic and fastest-growing real
estate firm in North America and are excited about the opportunity to
grow both the practice and the firm here in Boston,” says Smith. “We
look forward to working with our colleagues in the U.S. and Canada, and
offering market-leading services to our clients.”
“Avison Young truly fills a gap in the local real estate
service-delivery business,” notes Jamieson. “As Avison Young is powered
by its Principal ownership, the client, the execution team and the
shareholders are completely aligned. Moreover, the entrepreneurial and
collaborative spirit is contagious. We are excited to be part of the
growth of the New England office and look forward to providing our
clients with unmatched capabilities going forward.”
Biographies
Michael Smith
Michael Smith brings to Avison Young more than 30 years of experience in
the commercial real estate industry. Prior to joining Avison Young, he
served as a Managing Director of the Boston office for the Jones Lang
LaSalle capital markets group. One of the top investment sales brokers
on the East Coast, Smith has been involved in the sale of more than $15
billion worth of property. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy
Cross and holds a Master’s Degree in professional accounting from
Northeastern University. Smith is an active member of the Real Estate
Finance Association, Urban Land Institute, and the Greater Boston Real
Estate Board’s Commercial Brokers Association.
Scott Jamieson
Prior to joining Avison Young, Scott Jamieson was Managing Director of
the capital markets group at Jones Lang LaSalle in its Boston office.
Jamieson has 23 years of experience in commercial real estate, 18 of
which were at Spaulding Slye and Jones Lang LaSalle. A graduate of
Boston College’s Wallace E. Carroll School of Management, Jamieson
specializes in the sale of institutional real estate throughout New
England and has been involved in the sale of more than $12 billion
worth of property. He is the recipient of numerous industry awards and
was also named to Boston Business Journal‘s Top 40 under 40 Business Leaders. Jamieson is an active member of the
Real Estate Finance Association, Greater Boston Real Estate Board’s
Commercial Brokers Association and NAIOP Capital Markets Forum.
Brandon Dickason
Prior to joining Avison Young, Brandon Dickason spent six years as a
Vice-President in the capital markets group at Jones Lang LaSalle in
Boston. His responsibilities included overseeing financial and due
diligence analysis and assisting in the execution of the firm’s New
England transactions in the Greater Boston area. Dickason has
participated in more than 35 sales transactions with an aggregate value
in excess of $1.3 billion. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics and
political science from Tufts University and is an active member of the
Real Estate Finance Association and Urban Land Institute.
In February, Avison Young was named a winner of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies program for 2011, sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post and Queen’s School of Business.
Founded in 1978, Avison Young is Canada’s largest independently-owned
commercial real estate services company. Headquartered in Toronto,
Ontario, Avison Young is also the largest Canadian-owned,
principal-managed commercial real estate brokerage firm in North
America. Comprising more than 1,100 real estate professionals in 40
offices across Canada and the U.S., the full-service commercial real
estate company provides value-added, client-centric investment sales,
leasing, advisory, management, financing and mortgage placement
services to owners and occupiers of office, retail, industrial and
multi-residential properties.
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For further information/comment/photos:
• Sherry Quan, National Director of Communications Media Relations, Avison Young: (604) 647-5098; cell: (604) 726-0959
• John Fenton, Principal and Managing Director, Boston, Avison Young: (617) 776-2255 x100
• Earl Webb, President, U.S. Operations, Avison Young: (847) 881-2237
• Mike Smith, Principal, Avison Young: (617) 575-2830
• Scott Jamieson, Principal, Avison Young: (617) 575-2831
• Mark Rose, Chair and CEO, Avison Young: (416) 673-4028
Avison Young is a winner of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies program for 2011, sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post and
Queen’s School of Business
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