International Expansion: Avison Young secures GVA Firm

Rand D. Stephens, principal and managing director of Avison Young in Houston

In Toronto, Avison Young has purchased U.K.-based GVA, one of the U.K.’s leading real estate advisory businesses.

Avison Young, with the purchase, expands to 5,000 professionals with 120 offices in 20 countries.

“Avison Young’s purchase of U.K.-based GVA elevates our Houston office to a whole new level. The purchase allows us to better serve our corporate clients with global commercial real estate needs,” comments Rand Stephens, Principal and Managing Director of the firm’s Houston office. “It provides a unique opportunity to broaden our platform by bolstering our advisory and consulting capabilities.”

Avison Young adds offices in: the United Kingdom (London, Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Maidenhead, Manchester, Newcastle); Austria (Vienna); Bulgaria (Sofia); China (Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai); Croatia (Zagreb); France (Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Paris); Greece (Athens, Thessaloniki); Italy (Milan, Rome); Norway (Oslo); Poland (Warsaw); Republic of Ireland (Dublin); Romania (Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara); Russia (Moscow); Spain (Madrid); and United Arab Emirates (Dubai).