July 5, 2011 | In Andrew Farkas
C-III Capital Partners LLC (C-III), a portfolio company of Andrew Farkas’ Island Capital Group, announced on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to acquire NAI Global, a network of independent commercial real estate firms in 55 countries around the world. Farkas said that he plans to use C-III’s asset base and the acquisition of NAI […]
Read moreMay 31, 2011 | In Andrew Farkas
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), one of many charities supported by Andrew Farkas, recently opened a spay/neuter clinic for animal rescuers in Ridgewood, Queens. The clinic will serve as an interim facility through 2012, when construction for the permanent headquarters in Manhattan is expected to be completed. The clinic […]
Read moreMay 24, 2011 | In Andrew Farkas
Do you ever wonder how Andrew Farkas went from being an energetic Harvard undergrad to one of the top players in the real estate industry? After graduating in 1982 with a degree in economics, he went on to work at Salomon Brothers, a Wall Street investment bank. Soon after, he founded Insignia, which quickly became […]
Read moreMay 17, 2011 | In Andrew Farkas
It’s been nearly 15 years since Andrew Farkas was named as one of Crain’s New York Business’ “40 Under Forty,” but the people who make up 2011’s class seem to hold just as much promise—especially Sush Torgalkar, a CEO whose path to success sounds similar to the one that Farkas himself took. Torgalkar began as an associate […]
Read moreMay 10, 2011 | In Andrew Farkas
This year’s list of “The Real Estate Power 100” from The New York Observer reflects a refreshed economy—a flip from the recession-addled past years that stalled the industry. Andrew Farkas comes in at No. 11 on the list, after a successful year serving as the CEO of Anubis Advisors, which provides management consulting, restructuring, distressed debt and […]
Read moreApril 26, 2011 | In Andrew Farkas Island Capital Group
Since their names were listed on the National Real Estate Investor’s (NME) website, the ten real estate moguls who made the magazine’s Top 10 to Watch list have shown no signs of stopping. Among them was Island Capital Group CEO and Chairman Andrew Farkas, who has been spending some of his recent time with his latest […]
Read moreApril 19, 2011 | In Andrew Farkas
Harvard University, the school of which Andrew Farkas is an alumnus, recently named Alan M. Garber as its next provost, effective Sept. 1. Garber, a professor of economics and medicine at Stanford University, will succeed Steven E. Hyman, who will step down at the end of this academic year. Garber graduated from Harvard summa cum laude in […]
Read moreApril 12, 2011 | In Andrew Farkas
It’s been a busy year for real estate mogul Andrew Farkas. His latest endeavor is Anubis Advisors, which is in the management consulting, restructuring, distressed debt and real estate advisory business and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Island Capital Group LLC. Serving as the company’s CEO, Andrew Farkas founded Anubis Advisors in March 2010. Anubis Advisors provides strategic […]
Read moreApril 5, 2011 | In Andrew Farkas Centerline Capital Group
Andrew Farkas is a businessman with a plan. His recent placement on the National Real Estate Investor’s annual “Top 10 to Watch” list can only serve as foreshadowing of the rise to the top that appears to be in the cards for Farkas. Paired with his financial success in Dubai, he seems to have his hands in all […]
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