Transwestern’s Houston headquarters announced it is acquiring Richards Barry Joyce Partners, a full-service real estate firm based in Boston.
Establishing its 34th U.S. office, Transwestern achieves a significant presence in the Boston market as it strives to become what the company callls “the No. 1 real estate value creator in the country.”
“We are thrilled to add such a culturally compatible and dynamic firm as RBJ to the Transwestern team,” said Larry P. Heard, Transwestern president and CEO. “This acquisition will immediately connect our new Boston-area clients with Transwestern’s global enterprise and allow us to better serve our existing clients who do business in Boston and throughout the Northeast.”
RBJ was established in 2001 and serves clients throughout the Greater Boston market, as well as in cities across the U.S. and internationally. It has been named the “Small Business of the Year” by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and has been honored multiple times as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the Boston Business Journal.
“Our focus has always been on delivering the highest level of service to our clients,” said Steve Purpura, managing partner, RBJ. “Joining Transwestern will allow us to maintain that focus, while making available a broader palette of services to landlords and tenants, both locally and beyond. We are pleased to become part of a firm known for excelling at client service.”
Celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2013, Transwestern is a global, diversified real estate firm with more than 1,900 team members nationwide. In 2012, the firm oversaw the leasing and management of 1,404 properties with 283 million square feet and completed leasing, sales and finance transactions totaling $6.22 billion.
Richards Barry Joyce will begin operating as Transwestern RBJ on November 1, 2013. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed.
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