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Griffin Partners and iCORE Global form Strategic Partnership
April 28, 2011- Griffin Partners announces a strategic partnership with iCORE Global. As part of the alliance, Samantha Mueting, Managing Director & CEO of iCORE Global, appointed Drew Lewis, Co-Chairman of Griffin Partners, to the iCORE Global Board of Directors. Lewis will also serve as Managing Partner of the new iCORE Global Houston Office.
Griffin Partners is an Investment Development and Tenant Service Company based in Houston, Texas and providing services primarily in Texas. iCORE Global is headquartered in San Jose, California; iCORE stands for international consortium of regional experts. iCORE's global structure is a partnership model, promoting local partnerships (Local Experts) that are empowered by integrated service platform and technologies. iCORE has also focused on expanding its service provisions through strategic partnerships, such as Griffin Partners, to maintain operational independence and conflict free environment for its clients. iCORE's global structure is a combination of affiliated offices and its current focus model of integrated partnerships.
Griffin Partners and iCORE Global enjoy a shared business model of involving senior principals focused on providing hands-on service for their clients, experienced partners and employees. These principals bring a combined 40+ years of commercial real estate experience, as well as a significant background in company ownership and capital investments. The partnership provides both companies with broader capabilities for their respective clients, as well as the potential for acquiring new clients.
“We have always been focused on providing a senior level of advice to our clients no matter what the assignment,” remarked Griffin Partners Co-Chairman, Drew Lewis. “The partnership with iCORE gives us access to resources to compete in any real estate transaction in any part of the world. It is a game-changer and we are excited about the enhanced level of services we provide our clients.”
iCORE provides Griffin Partners with an expanded service team through regional partner offices and comprehensive Corporate Real Estate service offerings. Griffin Partners brings iCORE in depth experience in development, investment property, and property, construction, and project management. Working together, iCORE and Griffin Partners will provide an unsurpassed client experience.
“No company can be everything to every customer, however through strategic partnership you can achieve the true depth and breadth real estate occupiers need to optimize their own situations. Coupled with the technologies iCORE has developed to improve communication, transparency and organize transaction data, our strategic partnership with Griffin Partners literally creates a 2+2=8 result for our clients,” said Managing Director & CEO Samantha Mueting.
Drew Lewis of Griffin Partners also adds another aspect to the iCORE team. As a member of the iCORE Board of Directors , Lewis will join with Mueting to assist on client assignments and assist the local partner offices providing his vast 38-years of commercial real estate and business owner experience. From representing tenants, building buildings, owning property, investing his own capital, and 1,000’s of hands-on client assignments Lewis brings a level of service unmatched in the industry. He has managed and developed his own local and national sales force teams, setting a superior standard of integrity and innovation in the realm of client services.
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