August 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 […]
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March 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. […]
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December 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 […]
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September 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 […]
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June 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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February 23, 2012 | In Andrew Farkas
The dedication ceremony for Farkas Hall was held on February 10th. Harvard graduate Andrew Farkas was in attendance and enjoyed performances by the Harvard Krokodiloes and the Radcliffe Pitches during the cocktail reception. At the close of the ceremony, Andrew spoke about his time at Harvard and his father, Robin Farkas who graduated from Harvard in 1954. […]
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February 6, 2012 | In C-III Capital Partners
C-III Capital Partners recently completed the acquisition of NAI Global. C-III Capital Partners, led by CEO Andrew Farkas, provides innovative real estate equity and debt solutions and is engaged in a wide range of activities, including loan origination, primary and special loan servicing, fund management and principal investment. NAI Global, based in Princeton, New Jersey, is […]
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November 16, 2011 | In C-III Capital Partners
Earlier this week, C-III Capital Partners publicized the acquisition of two affiliated multifamily property management businesses – Pacific West Management and U.S. Residential Group. C-III Capital Partners (C-III) offers real estate equity and debt solutions through a broad range of activities. Pacific West Management (PWM) is based in Irvine, California and U.S. Residential Group (USRG) […]
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October 31, 2011 | In Andrew Farkas
Andrew Farkas has endowed Harvard University’s New College Theatre in honor of his father, Robin Farkas. To thank him for his generosity, Harvard is renaming the theater as Farkas Hall. Andrew Farkas served as the Hasty Pudding Club president for two years before receiving his bachelor’s degree in economics in 1982. The Farkas Hall is home of […]
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