Cooper Group

What Cooper Group does

Cooper Commercial Investment Group, doing business as Cooper Group, is a privately held commercial real estate brokerage firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm specializes in representing buyers and sellers of income-producing commercial real estate, with a primary focus on single-tenant and multi-tenant retail, office, and flex/warehouse assets. The five-person team, led by President and Broker Dan Cooper and Vice President Bob Havasi, claims almost 60 years of combined industry experience and has completed over $1.5 billion in cumulative transaction volume.

The firm's core offering is a full-service brokerage engagement for individual property sales, delivered through a direct sales model rather than a platform or technology product. Its principal proprietary asset is a database of over 45,000 real estate professionals used for deal sourcing, buyer matching, and marketing reach. The firm supplements this with third-party commercial real estate data from CoStar Group and maintains presence across industry associations such as NAIOP and regional publications including Crain's Cleveland Business and Midwest Real Estate News. There is no public API, mobile application, or technology product; the firm's competitive differentiation rests on broker relationships, regional brand recognition, and sustained industry awards rather than on proprietary technology.

Commercially, Cooper Group earns transaction-based commissions on completed property sales. Customer logos span banking and credit unions (KeyBank, Navy Federal Credit Union), healthcare (Fresenius Medical Care, Cleveland Clinic), pharmacy (CVS Pharmacy), and retail centers (Nantucket Square), with deal sizes ranging from under $1 million to over $24 million. The firm is independently owned with no parent company, institutional investors, or external funding, and operates without disclosed subscription, SaaS, or recurring revenue streams.

Name

Cooper Group

Legal name

Cooper Commercial Investment Group

Website

https://coopergrp.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cooper Commercial Investment Group (Cooper Group) is a Cleveland-based commercial real estate brokerage specializing in the sale of income-producing retail, office, and flex properties for institutional and corporate owners across the Midwest and beyond.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Brokerage Commissions: The firm earns commissions on the sale of income-producing commercial real estate properties. Transactions range from single-tenant retail to multi-tenant office buildings, with deal sizes varying significantly based on property value.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cooper Group is a commercial real estate brokerage firm representing buyers and sellers of income-producing commercial properties, including single-tenant retail, multi-tenant retail centers, office buildings, and flex/warehouse assets. It provides full-service listing, marketing, buyer sourcing, and transaction closing for investment properties across the U.S. Midwest and surrounding regions, supported by a proprietary database of 45,000+ real estate professionals. The firm has cumulatively brokered over $1.5 billion in commercial real estate sales.

Product overview

Cooper Commercial Investment Group is a commercial real estate brokerage firm operating as a single, unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company specializes exclusively in representing buyers and sellers of income-producing commercial real estate properties, including retail centers, office buildings, and flex/warehouse facilities. Their core product is full-service brokerage for investment properties, supported by proprietary processes and a proprietary database of over 45,000 real estate professionals. The firm does not offer separate modules, add-ons, or technology products - it is a traditional brokerage service focused on commercial property transactions in the Midwest and surrounding regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Services Full-service brokerage representation for the sale of income-producing commercial real estate, covering retail centers, office buildings, and flex/warehouse assets across the U.S. Midwest and adjacent states. Service includes property preparation, listing publication on coopergrp.com, production and distribution of Offering Memorandums, buyer sourcing via the firm's proprietary 45,000+ professional database, negotiation, and closing. Customers served are commercial real estate investors and property owners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1.5 billion in sales completed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CoStar GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationCoStar Group recognition as Power Brokers from 2007-2021. CoStar provides commercial real estate data and analytics that supports the firm's market intelligence and deal sourcing capabilities.
• NAIOPcoreOthersIndustry organization membership with recognition as Top Producer and nomination for Transaction of the Year Award.
• Midwest Real Estate NewsminorOthersIndustry publication that recognizes the firm and Dan Cooper for various awards including Best of the Best Top Brokers and Hall of Fame induction.
• Crain's Cleveland BusinessminorOthersRegional business publication that has recognized the firm with Top 20 In Their 20's (2008) and Notable Leader in Real Estate (2023) awards.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Newmark Group: Full-service commercial real estate advisory and investment sales firm with a growing capital markets platform — competes in retail and office investment sales nationally.
• CBRE Group: Largest global commercial real estate services firm offering investment sales, capital markets, leasing, and advisory — overlaps with Cooper Group in retail/office investment sales as part of a much broader platform.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global commercial real estate services and investment management firm with U.S. capital markets and investment sales capabilities — competes for retail and office investment mandates.
• Colliers International: Global professional services and investment management firm with a U.S. capital markets practice that competes for mid-market commercial investment sales assignments.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with capital markets and investment sales groups that compete for office, retail, and industrial investment mandates across U.S. markets.

Direct peers

• Marcus & Millichap: Specialized commercial real estate investment sales brokerage focused on income-producing properties for private investors and institutions — the closest direct comparable in business model, though significantly larger and public.
• Stan Johnson Company: Boutique-ish CRE investment sales firm specializing in net-lease and single-tenant retail transactions — directly comparable asset focus and mid-market deal size to Cooper Group's listings.
• Apartment Realty Advisors (ARA), Newmark: Multifamily and commercial investment sales brokerage now under Newmark — comparable investment-sales brokerage model serving mid-market owners and institutional clients.
• NAI Global: Global CRE services network with strong mid-market brokerage presence across the U.S., directly comparable as a relationship-driven brokerage serving commercial property investors.
• SVN International: Commercial real estate franchise with a network of local brokerages specializing in investment sales — comparable boutique-to-mid-market brokerage model with shared-service infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/TheCooperGrp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cooper-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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