Avison Young launches an office in the United Arab Emirates

Avison Young today announced a new affiliation agreement with Zaad Capital, which will see Avison Young expand its global footprint to provide customized real estate solutions to clients in the United Arab Emirates.  

The affiliate will be led by Simon Higgins, CEO Avison Young UAE, and Paul Fanning, COO Avison Young UAE, and will deliver commercial brokerage, valuation, asset management and real estate consulting services to clients across the office, retail, hospitality, residential, and industrial markets.

Avison Young’s global clients will benefit from an expanded geographical platform, adding to the existing 100+ offices across 16 countries, and building further on a growing services platform across EMEA in particular.

Mark E. Rose, Chair and CEO, Avison Young:

“This affiliation marks an exciting chapter for Avison Young, bringing with it the opportunity to leverage Avison Young’s international platform and technology-led insights to advise clients in one of the most dynamic and advanced real estate sectors in the world. This step will further enhance and align our firm's operations across EMEA, providing real estate services and data-driven advice to clients with an expanded presence in the Middle East and a dedicated office in Abu Dhabi.”

Michał Ćwikliński, Principal, Managing Director – Poland:

“I am excited about this further enhancement of our firm's operations across EMEA. We are constantly strengthening our presence in the region, which enables us to offer our clients more complex and customized cross-border services. We believe that our new office in Abu Dhabi will facilitate attracting UAE capital to great real estate investment opportunities in Poland.”

The affiliation agreement in UAE builds further on a growing Avison Young services platform across EMEA that also includes operations in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Poland, Romania, South Africa and the UK.