Real Estate Forum: Forum 100
Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group
Finance | Rank: # 25 (Score: 127 )
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Company:   Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group    
Address: 110 East 42 Street  
City: New York  
State: NY  
Zip:   10017  
Phone: 212-697-3333  
Fax: 212-697-0229  
Email: info@ackmanziff.com  
Website: www.ackmanziff.com  
Key Executive    
1. Name: Simon Ziff  
    Title: President  
2. Name: Gerald Cohen    
    Title: COO  
3. Name: Russell Schildkraut    
    Title: Principal  
4. Name: Patrick Hanlon  
    Title: Principal  
*Number of Offices: 4 18
*Number of Employees: 38 24
*Gross Revenues Fiscal Year 2006: x.x billion 26
*Projected Revenues Fiscal Year 2007: x.x billion 22
Selected Areas of Specialization: Ackman-Ziff's expertise across most real estate property types throughout the country including office, retail, multifamily and hospitality. Further, Ackman-Ziff integrates its knowledge of equity, mezzanine and debt into sophisticated solutions.  
Company Overview: The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group is one of the nation's premier boutique real estate capital advisors representing many of the most respected real estate owners and developers in the country. Since 1926, Ackman-Ziff has developed the real estate industry's most unique approach to customized debt, mezzanine and equity financing solutions. Our professionals exclusively represent owners and developers to arrange the most attractive real estate capital available in the market. The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group is committed to six valuable components that drive its model for exceptional execution: non-conflicted borrower representation, as integrated team approach, comprehensive knowledge of optimal deal structures, unparalleled access to capital, sophisticated pre-marketing and a comprehensive negotiation strategy.  
*Total Number of Financing Transactions
Arranged or Committed in 2006:
114 21
*Total Value of Financing Transactions
Arranged or Committed in 2006:
5.1 billion 16
Percentage by Financing Type:    
Public Debt: %  
Private Debt: 91 %  
Public Equity: %  
Private Equity: 9 %  
Hybrid: %  
Value by Financing Type:    
Public Debt: .  
Private Debt: 4.7 billion  
Public Equity: .  
Private Equity: 436. million  
Hybrid: .  
Percentage by Property Type:    
Office: 20 %  
Industrial: %  
Retail: 33 %  
Apartments: 24 %  
Hotels: 12 %  
Other: 11 %  
(Please specify) land, mixed use, industrial  
Percentage by Geographic Area    
Northeast: 49 %  
Southeast: 32 %  
Midwest: 32 %  
Southwest: 32 %  
West: 32 %  
International: 32 %  
Percentage by Rate Types:    
Fixed: 58 %  
Floating: 42 %  
Interest-Only: %  
Percentage by Loan Types:    
CMBS: %  
Construction: %  
Mezzanine: %  
Permanent: %  
Bridge: %  
    Raw Score:   127