What CBRE Global Investors does

CBRE Investment Management is a global real assets investment manager operating as a subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), with headquarters in Los Angeles and a workforce in the 1,001-5,000 range. The firm oversees more than $155.2B in assets under management as of March 31, 2026, serving institutional investors including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies seeking exposure to real estate and infrastructure for portfolio diversification and stable returns. Its stated positioning centers on an "investor-operator" culture and an unwavering focus on real assets across geographies, risk profiles, and execution formats.

The platform is organized around three primary execution channels — Direct Private Real Estate, Private Infrastructure, and Listed Real Assets — supported by portfolio construction tools, an investment approach framework, and an educational offering called CBRE IM Academy. The firm publishes proprietary research including a quarterly Macro House View and a recurring Infrastructure Quarterly, and produces thematic insights such as a recent study on Gen AI's impact on U.S. employment and office space. Distribution is direct and relationship-led through a global Client Center model that leverages the broader CBRE Group commercial real estate services network for deal flow and client access.

Revenue is generated through asset management fees charged on AUM, with pricing negotiated on a client-by-client basis and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led, anchored by long-duration institutional mandates and a team-based client service model. No proprietary technology stack, APIs, or AI/ML products are disclosed in the available source material; the firm's competitive emphasis is on scale, real assets specialization, and the institutional reach provided by its CBRE Group parentage.

Name

CBRE Global Investors

Legal name

CBRE Investment Management

Website

https://cbreglobalinvestors.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CBRE Investment Management is a global real assets investment manager overseeing more than $155.2B in AUM. It serves pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies with private real estate, private infrastructure, and listed real assets strategies as a subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Asset Management Fees: CBRE Investment Management generates revenue through asset management fees charged on the $155.2B in assets under management. As a real assets investment manager, they earn fees for providing oversight, investment management services, and advice across real estate and infrastructure investments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CBRE Global Investors (operating as CBRE Investment Management) is a global real assets investment manager that provides institutional investors with direct private real estate, private infrastructure, and listed real assets investment strategies. The firm manages more than $155.2B in assets under management and delivers portfolio construction, investment advisory, and lifecycle execution services supported by proprietary research and the CBRE IM Academy.

Product overview

CBRE Investment Management operates as a unified platform for real assets investment, offering direct private real estate, private infrastructure, and listed real assets investment solutions. The platform is structured around a core real assets management system with integrated modules including portfolio construction tools, investment strategies, and educational resources through CBRE IM Academy. Research and market intelligence services including Macro House View and Infrastructure Quarterly provide ongoing market insights to support investment decision-making across all product lines. The company manages $155.2B in assets under management across real estate and infrastructure categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Direct Private Real Estate Private real estate investment offerings available to investors as part of CBRE Investment Management's direct private real estate strategy, providing exposure to private real estate assets as part of a diversified real assets portfolio.
• Private Infrastructure Private infrastructure investment offerings providing investors with exposure to infrastructure assets as part of CBRE Investment Management's real assets platform.
• Listed Real Assets Listed real assets investment offerings providing investors with access to publicly traded real assets securities as a complement to direct private real estate and infrastructure strategies.
• CBRE IM Academy Investor education program from CBRE Investment Management designed to support institutional and qualified investors in understanding real assets investment strategies and portfolio construction approaches.
• Client Center Investment Services Relationship and service infrastructure through which CBRE Investment Management delivers its real assets investment solutions to institutional and qualified investors globally, supported by a team-based relationship management approach.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brookfield Asset Management: One of the largest alternative asset managers globally with substantial real estate, infrastructure, and renewable power platforms, directly competing for institutional real assets mandates and operating with similar multi-strategy approaches.
• Blackstone Real Estate: Largest global real estate private equity platform with hundreds of billions in AUM, competing directly for institutional real estate mandates with deeper capital pools, broader product range, and large-scale flagship funds.
• PGIM Real Estate: PGIM's real estate investment business is one of the largest global real estate managers, directly competing with CBRE IM for institutional real estate mandates across debt, equity, and core strategies.
• LaSalle Investment Management: JLL subsidiary focused on global real estate investment management with similar institutional client base and direct product overlap with CBRE IM across core, value-add, and opportunistic strategies.
• Nuveen Real Estate: TIAA subsidiary managing one of the largest real estate platforms globally, competing for institutional mandates and offering similar diversified real estate strategies including core, debt, and specialty.
• AEW Capital Management: Global real estate investment management firm with substantial AUM serving institutional investors, competing directly with CBRE IM in core, value-add, and debt real estate strategies globally.
• Principal Real Estate Investors: Subsidiary of Principal Financial Group managing institutional real estate portfolios with global mandates, offering overlapping core, value-add, and specialty real estate strategies for pension and insurance clients.
• DWS Group: Major global asset manager with a significant real estate division, competing for institutional real estate allocations in core, value-add, and opportunistic strategies across European and global markets.
• Invesco Real Estate: Invesco's global real estate investment business manages institutional real estate portfolios with comparable product offerings and a similar target client base of pensions, endowments, and sovereign investors.
• Clarion Partners: Specialized real estate investment manager owned by Franklin Templeton, focusing on institutional core, value-add, and debt strategies and directly competing for the same mandates as CBRE IM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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