October 24, 2014 | In Andrew Farkas
This year’s 2014 (Em)Power Breakfast was inspiring and successful. On October 15, more than 600 guests came together to praise the 2,200 girls served by The Young Women’s Leadership Schools (TYWLS) in New York City. The breakfast had four honorees to represent the confidence and determination each TYWLS student strives to mirror. These honorees included Idina Menzel, […]
Read moreJuly 31, 2014 | In Andrew Farkas C-III Capital Partners
C-III Capital Partners is a controlled affiliate of Island Capital LLC, which is a top real estate merchant bank. C-III Capital Partners is a national leader in investment management and real estate services. C-III Partners provides everything from debt solutions to real estate parity. C-III Capital Partners can assist with commercial mortgage servicing (both primary […]
Read moreMarch 20, 2014 | In Andrew Farkas
The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 honored David Heymen, a big-shot in the film industry, known for producing “Gravity” and all of the Harry Potter films. The organization includes Harvard’s only co-ed undergraduate social club, as well as the Krokodiloes (an all-male a capella group) and the Theatricals, a group comprised entirely of men in […]
Read moreAugust 19, 2013 | In Andrew Farkas Island Capital Group
To compile its self-admitted subjective list of The 50 Most Important People in Commercial Real Estate Finance, Commercial Observer consulted various industry professionals and lists of top producers. Additionally, charts noting the most active banks were taken into consideration. While an emphasis was placed on the New York tristate region, geography was not the only […]
Read moreMarch 6, 2013 | In Andrew Farkas
At the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Manhattan on Monday night, Sony Pictures Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Lynton was honored by Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Institute with the “Order of the Golden Sphinx” award. Lynton was chosen for this award because of his efforts supporting arts education while working at Sony, Time Warner, and Walt Disney. […]
Read moreDecember 19, 2012 | In Andrew Farkas
On March 4, 2013, Andrew Farkas, the Graduate Chairman and Grand Sphinx, will host a gala ceremony at Mandarin Oriental in New York honoring the CEO of Sony Entertainment, Inc., Michael Lynton. The Hasty Pudding Institute, which is the oldest collegiate club in U.S. that was founded in 1770 at Harvard, will present Lynton with the […]
Read moreSeptember 13, 2012 | In Andrew Farkas
Earlier this week at Farkas Hall, Andrew Farkas announced that the Hasty Pudding Club, Krokodiloes and Hasty Pudding Theatricals have merged into one group known as The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770. The new conglomerate will be directed by two alumni and Andrew Farkas, who graduated in 1982 and is a former president of the Hasty Pudding […]
Read moreJune 15, 2012 | In Andrew Farkas
In 2011 and 2010, Andrew Farkas went on a buying spree in which he purchased two special servicers and landed a deal for NAI Global. The special servicers manage $12.7 billion of distressed real estate loans. NAI Global has 350 offices worldwide and is the premier network of independent commercial real estate firms and one […]
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