Colliers
Colliers International Group Inc. is a global diversified professional services and investment management firm operating through three platforms (Real Estate Services, Engineering, Investment Management) across 68+ countries, serving institutional investors, corporations, and property owners with capital markets, brokerage, engineering, and asset management services.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1976
- HeadquartersToronto, Canada
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Colliers does
Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ/TSX: CIGI), founded in 1976 and headquartered in Toronto, is a global diversified professional services and investment management company operating through three industry-leading platforms: Real Estate Services, Engineering, and Investment Management. The company employs 24,000+ professionals across 68+ countries and reported approximately $5.5 billion in annual revenue, with $108 billion in assets under management. Colliers serves institutional investors, REITs, private equity, pension funds, corporations, and property owners with a comprehensive suite of services including capital markets (investment sales, debt & equity placement), occupier services (tenant representation, consulting, lease administration, project management), valuation & advisory, real estate management, property management, and proprietary technology via the Colliers360 platform.
The Engineering segment, branded as Colliers Engineering, delivers engineering, design, project management, and technical consulting services across property, infrastructure, water, and environmental markets, operating in 23 countries with 11,000+ professionals following the Ayesa, Englobe, and Pluritec acquisitions. The Investment Management platform encompasses Harrison Street and Basalt Infrastructure Partners (75% stake, $8.5B AUM), managing infrastructure and alternative real estate assets. Revenue is generated primarily through transaction fees (brokerage, capital markets), professional services fees (engineering, project management), and recurring AUM-based management fees.
Colliers' go-to-market relies on enterprise field sales via regional offices and specialized practice groups organized by property type (healthcare, industrial, multifamily, office, retail) and industry (data centers, life sciences). The company's distinctive partnership philosophy allows acquired firm leadership to retain significant equity, creating an entrepreneurial culture that has driven approximately 20% compound annual shareholder returns over 30 years. Recent capital deployments include the $700M Ayesa Engineering acquisition (May 2026), $475M Englobe acquisition (2024), and C$550M senior notes issuance (March 2026), signaling continued platform expansion through disciplined M&A.
Colliers firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Colliers
- Legal name
- Colliers International Group Inc.
- Website
- https://colliers.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1976
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Colliers International Group Inc. is a global diversified professional services and investment management firm operating through three platforms (Real Estate Services, Engineering, Investment Management) across 68+ countries, serving institutional investors, corporations, and property owners with capital markets, brokerage, engineering, and asset management services.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Colliers industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Commercial Real Estate Services
- NAICS
- Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210)
- SIC
- Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate (6500)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Tenant Representation & Corporate Services Brokerage (BPAJABAJ), Warehousing & Logistics Facilities Brokerage (BPAJACAA)
Keywords
Where Colliers is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Toronto
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices10 records
Markets served
Colliers business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Real Estate Services: Comprehensive commercial real estate services including capital markets (investment sales, debt & equity), occupier services (tenant representation, consulting, project management), landlord representation, valuation & advisory, and property management
- Engineering Services: Engineering, design, project management, and technical consulting services across property, infrastructure, water, and environmental markets, operating in 23 countries
- Investment Management: Investment management platform managing over $100 billion in assets, including infrastructure investment management through Basalt Infrastructure Partners ($8.5 billion in assets)
- Debt Financing: Colliers Debt & Structured Finance and Colliers Securities provide debt placement and structured finance solutions
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
Colliers product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Colliers is a global diversified professional services and investment management company organized around three platforms: Real Estate Services (capital markets, occupier services, landlord representation, valuation and advisory, lease administration, project management, and property management), Engineering (engineering, design, project management, and technical consulting across property, infrastructure, water, and environmental markets), and Investment Management (infrastructure and alternative asset fund management through Harrison Street and Basalt Infrastructure Partners).
Product overview
Colliers operates as a diversified professional services and investment management company organized around three industry-leading platforms: Real Estate Services, Engineering, and Investment Management. The Real Estate Services platform offers core brokerage and advisory services including Capital Markets (investment sales and debt/equity placement), Landlord Representation, Occupier Services (consulting, tenant representation, lease administration, integrated service delivery, project management, and technology via Colliers360), Real Estate Management Services, and Valuation & Advisory. These are supplemented by Colliers Debt & Structured Finance, Colliers Securities, and Colliers Insurance. The Engineering segment operates as a separate sub-brand (Colliers Engineering) through colliersengineering.com, offering engineering, design, and technical consulting. The Investment Management platform operates through Harrison Street (harrisonst.com). Services are further specialized by property type (Healthcare, Industrial, Multifamily, Office, Retail) and industry (Data Centers, Government, Law Firms, Life Sciences).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Colliers Engineering: Engineering, design, project management and technical consulting services across property, infrastructure, water, and environmental markets. Operates in 23 countries with over 11,000 professionals.
- Colliers Securities
- Colliers Debt & Structured Finance
- Colliers Insurance
- Harrison Street
- Knowledge Leader
Products and services
- Capital Markets Investment sales, debt and equity placement, and capital markets advisory services for commercial real estate transactions, serving institutional investors, REITs, private equity, and property owners.
- Occupier Services Comprehensive suite including consulting, tenant representation, lease administration, integrated service delivery, and project management for corporate real estate needs.
- Landlord Representation Brokerage and advisory services for property owners seeking to lease or sell their commercial real estate assets.
- Real Estate Management Services Property management and optimization services for commercial real estate portfolios, including facilities management for owners and occupiers.
- Valuation & Advisory Real estate valuation, appraisal, and advisory services for investors, owners, lenders, and corporate occupiers.
- Colliers Debt & Structured Finance Debt placement and structured financing solutions for commercial real estate transactions.
- Colliers Securities Securities-related services within the capital markets offering, providing capital raising and advisory for real estate and real estate-related issuers.
- Colliers Insurance Insurance services for commercial real estate clients, supporting risk management and coverage needs for property owners and occupiers.
- Colliers Engineering Engineering, design, project management, and technical consulting services across property, infrastructure, water, and environmental markets, operating in 23 countries with over 11,000 professionals through colliersengineering.com.
- Investment Management Investment management platform for infrastructure and real estate alternative assets, operating through Harrison Street (harrisonst.com) with over $100 billion in assets under management, including Basalt Infrastructure Partners with $8.5 billion AUM.
Quantifiable outcome
- 20% compound annual shareholder returns over 30 years
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Colliers
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Colliers technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Colliers partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Manse LLPminorColliers appointed as joint leasing agent alongside CBRE for Eurocentral Gateway, a 200,000 sq ft industrial and logistics development in Scotland.
- Pluritec Ltd.coreColliers' engineering division through Englobe Corporation entered an agreement to acquire Pluritec Ltd., a multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm headquartered in Quebec with approximately 200 professionals. Pluritec's senior team will become shareholders of Englobe under Colliers' partnership model.
- Ayesa GroupcoreColliers acquired Ayesa Engineering S.A.U. (engineering division of Ayesa Group) for approximately $700 million. Ayesa's leadership team retained significant equity under Colliers' partnership model, adding over 3,300 professionals to Colliers' engineering business.
- GCC Data Centre DevelopersminorColliers published analysis on GCC countries (UAE, Saudi Arabia) emerging as global data centre hubs, identifying key players including Merlin Edged, AtlasEdge, Digital Realty, Start Campus, and Asterion Industrial Partners.
- ProgedilcoreColliers acquired Progedil, Rome's leading residential asset advisor, with 35-year legacy and over 27,000 residential units commercialized valued at approximately €6.5 billion. Progedil's senior leadership retained significant equity and continues operating under Colliers.
- PRG Commercial Property AdvisorsminorColliers expanded its brokerage services in Kentucky through the acquisition of Louisville-based PRG Commercial Property Advisors, adding 13 professionals and diversifying service offerings across Louisville.
- Arcadia Management GroupminorColliers acquired a controlling interest in Arcadia Management Group, a commercial real estate property management firm in the Southwest U.S., with plans to rebrand it as Colliers.
Scale indicators12 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Colliers competitors and assessment
Company assessmentPeers
Direct peers
- CBRE Group: CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm, offering investment sales, leasing, valuation, and property management globally. It is Colliers' primary direct competitor across capital markets, occupier services, and investment management, with meaningfully greater scale but a similar global brokerage model.
- Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL): JLL is a top-three global CRE services and investment management firm, competing head-to-head with Colliers in capital markets, occupier services, valuation, and real estate investment management. JLL's larger scale and broader service portfolio make it one of Colliers' most direct comparables.
- Cushman & Wakefield: Cushman & Wakefield is a publicly traded global CRE services firm competing across investment sales, leasing, valuation, and property management. Like Colliers, it ranks just below CBRE and JLL in scale and competes for the same enterprise occupier and investor mandates.
- Newmark Group: Newmark is a publicly traded CRE services firm with strong capital markets and investment sales capabilities in the U.S. It competes most directly with Colliers' capital markets business and has expanded aggressively into multifamily, office, and industrial investment sales.
- Savills: Savills is a London-listed global real estate services firm with comparable advisory, capital markets, and property management offerings. It is a direct peer to Colliers in EMEA and APAC and competes for cross-border institutional investor mandates.
- Knight Frank: Knight Frank is a privately held global real estate consultancy offering capital markets, advisory, and property management services. It is a direct peer to Colliers' commercial real estate services business and competes for institutional and ultra-high-net-worth investor mandates.
- Marcus & Millichap: Marcus & Millichap is a U.S.-focused CRE investment sales brokerage with strong multifamily and commercial property transaction capabilities. It is a direct peer to Colliers' U.S. capital markets business, particularly through GREA Dallas.
Emerging players
- Avison Young: Avison Young is a privately held global CRE services firm that has grown rapidly through partnership-style acquisitions. It competes with Colliers in mid-market brokerage and occupier services, particularly in the Americas, though it is smaller in scale.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Colliers social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Colliers leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Colliers subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries10 records
Colliers funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Colliers M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A40 records
Investments6 records
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Colliers
What does Colliers do?
Colliers is a global diversified professional services and investment management company organized around three platforms: Real Estate Services (capital markets, occupier services, landlord representation, valuation and advisory, lease administration, project management, and property management), Engineering (engineering, design, project management, and technical consulting across property, infrastructure, water, and environmental markets), and Investment Management (infrastructure and alternative asset fund management through Harrison Street and Basalt Infrastructure Partners).
Is Colliers a public or private company?
Colliers is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Colliers founded?
Colliers was founded in 1976. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Colliers based?
Colliers is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Colliers make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Real Estate Services are the primary driver. The others are engineering Services, investment Management and debt Financing.
Who are Colliers's main competitors?
Eastdil Secured is listed as a peer. Direct peers are CBRE Group, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), Cushman & Wakefield, Newmark Group, Savills, Knight Frank and Marcus & Millichap. Avison Young is listed as an emerging player.
Does Colliers have an API?
No public API is recorded for Colliers.
What industry is Colliers in?
Colliers's product category is Commercial Real Estate Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSAEAJAB, Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales), with a secondary code of BPAJABAJ, Tenant Representation & Corporate Services Brokerage. Its NAICS code is 53121 and its SIC code is 6531.