Clarion Partners, LLC
FormerlyJones Lang Wootton Realty Advisors
ING Clarion
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryPrivate equity real estate
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)[1]
FoundersStephen Furnary[2]
John Weisz
Frank Sullivan[3][4]
Headquarters230 Park Avenue
New York City
U.S.[1]
Number of locations
10 offices
Key people
David Gilbert (CEO)
AUMUS$83.5 billion (Q3 2022)[2]
Number of employees
297 (2022)
ParentFranklin Templeton Investments
Websitewww.clarionpartners.com
Footnotes / references
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Clarion Partners ("Clarion") is an American real estate investment firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is the real estate asset management platform of Franklin Templeton Investments.[6] In 2022, IREI ranked Clarion as the eighth largest real estate investment manager in North America based on assets under management.[7]

Background

The firm was founded in 1982 by Stephen Furnary and John Weisz who previously worked at Citibank's real estate investment management group.[3] Frank Sullivan who was also from Citibank joined them shortly after it was formed.[3][4] When it was incorporated, it operated under the name Jones Lang Wootton Realty Advisors (JLWRA) as Jones Lang Wootton was a corporate partner.[3]

During that period, real estate investment was mostly by large private institutions related to Banks and Insurance companies.[3][4] The aim of the firm was to allow investors the opportunity to work with smaller and more nimble organizations.[3][4]

In 1995, the founders bought out Jones Lang's interest in the firm and renamed it to Clarion Partners.[3]

In 1998, ING Group acquired Clarion and the firm's brand name changed to ING Clarion.[1][3][8]

In 2011, Lightyear Capital partnered with Clarion's management to acquire Clarion from ING for $100 million.[1][3][9][10][11]

In 2016, Lightyear Capital sold Clarion to Legg Mason for $585 million.[12][13]

In 2021, Franklin Templeton Investments acquired Legg Mason for $4.5 billion.[14] As Clarion was a subsidiary under Legg Mason, it has now become a subsidiary under Franklin Templeton Investments.[15]

On September 11, 2005, Co-founder Weisz passed away.[16] On May 13, 2014, Co-founder Sullivan retired from the firm.[4] On April 17, 2017, the final co-founder, Furnary retired from the firm but still remained Executive chairman and passed on operational duties to the new CEO, David Gilbert.[17][18]

Investments

Most of Clarion's real estate investments are based in North America.[2][7]

References

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  5. ^ "Form ADV" (PDF). SEC. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Amroim, Venilia. "Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason, forming $1.5trn manager". IPE. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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  9. ^ "Lighyear To Acquire ING Clarion Partners". Institutional Investor. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  10. ^ admin (February 16, 2011). "ING'S U.S. DIVISION SPINS OFF". REBusinessOnline. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "Marron's Lightyear out to raise $1.1 bln fund". Reuters. March 1, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  12. ^ Chung, Sarah Krouse and Juliet (January 22, 2016). "Lightyear Capital Sells Clarion Partners to Legg Mason". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  13. ^ Seltzer, Rick (January 22, 2016). "Legg Mason spends more than $1B on 3 deals with an eye toward diversification". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  14. ^ "Franklin Templeton acquires Baltimore-based Legg Mason in $4.5 billion deal". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  15. ^ "Clarion Partners, A Franklin Templeton Subsidiary, Announces Expanded ESG Efforts". www.businesswire.com. September 8, 2021. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  16. ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths WEISZ, JOHN ALEXANDER". The New York Times. September 13, 2005. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  17. ^ April 17, Paul Bubny |; PM, 2017 at 12:39. "Furnary Stepping Down as Clarion CEO". GlobeSt. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ "Clarion Partners appoints new CEO as part of succession plan". Pensions & Investments. April 17, 2017. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  19. ^ Stiles, Marc (November 2, 2012). "1201 Third Avenue office tower in Seattle sells for $548.8 million". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  20. ^ "Clarion Picks up Seattle's 32-Story Qwest Plaza for $137M". Commercial Property Executive. April 4, 2012. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  21. ^ Morris, Keiko (January 21, 2018). "Now Is the Perfect Time to Go Big on Retail, One New York Developer Says". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  22. ^ Adelman, Jacob. "Investment group set to buy Burlington Center Mall, with reported plans for industrial project". inquirer. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  23. ^ Sernovitz, Daniel (December 13, 2012). "MetLife acquires Constitution Center for $734 million". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  24. ^ "Old Palm sold to investment group". www.golfcoursearchitecture.net. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  25. ^ Vincent, Roger (August 18, 2004). "New Mall in West Hollywood Is Sold". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

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