SPECIAL REPORT: The making of a powerhouse

With the purchase of ING REIM in the queue, Los Angeles-based CBRE Investors is set to become the world’s largest real estate platform. PERE Magazine, February 2011 issue.

Matt Khourie, chief executive officer of Richard Ellis, only joined the Los Angeles-based real estate investment management firm in 2009, but it already is looking like inspired timing. Within weeks, he could be at the helm of what is set to become the largest real estate investment manager on the planet with more than $100 billion of assets under management.