CB Richard Ellis secures global corporate services account.

• Author: Little, Candace M.
• Position: Around Utah - Boart Longyear appoints Jacob Bates and Eric Smith - Brief article

Salt Lake City - The Salt Lake City office of CB RICHARD ELLIS (CBRE) announced that Jacob Bates and Eric Smith, global corporate service executives, have been selected by BOART LONGYEAR to provide global site selection, transaction and portfolio management services for its 2.8-million-square-foot global portfolio.

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The portfolio includes more than 140 owned and leased facilities located across 30 countries.

"Our decision to enter into this partnership with CB Richard Ellis was motivated by their ability to enable us to centralize and enhance our global real estate requirements and lower our operating cost structure," says Laurie Donovan, head of global commercial real estate for Boart Longyear. "CB Richard Ellis offers a tremendous advantage to international companies in emerging markets in...