Sperry Van Ness Expands Presence In Dallas — Names Bruce Marshall Senior Advisor

DALLAS, Tex., January 3, 2005 – Sperry Van Ness, one of the nation's largest commercial real estate investment brokerage firms, has expanded in the Dallas commercial real estate market by naming Bruce Marshall as Senior Advisor.

The addition of Marshall is part of Sperry Van Ness' national expansion program which has grown from nine markets to more than 100 markets in approximately two years. Greg Janian and Margie Thompson, directors of corporate development for Sperry Van Ness, are responsible for the company's growth in Texas, while Stephen Hay, regional manager for Sperry Van Ness, oversees the region's team of advisors.

"Bruce is one of the Dallas' premier commercial real estate professionals and we are proud that he is joining Sperry Van Ness,' said Hay. "With his knowledge and proven track record in the Dallas area, we're confident that he will be an extremely valuable asset in helping to grow our business.'

With over 31 years of commercial real estate experience in the Dallas Fort Worth Real Estate Market Place , Marshall is currently specializing in the sale of office, office flex, industrial, and multi-family properties in Dallas. Throughout his career, he has secured over 150 transactions valued at over $500 million involving sales, structuring, and financing of these respective transactions.

Prior to joining Sperry Van Ness, Marshall served as president of DataVest, Inc., a firm acting which acted as a fiduciary for both international and domestic investors in real property acquisition and disposition. He has had extensive international activities with investors from Saudi Arabia, Canada, as several Japanese- based companies.
Marshall is a "magna cum laude' graduate from Denison University in Granville, Ohio.

Founded in 1987, Sperry Van Ness has rapidly expanded in the past two years from a small firm in nine local markets to one of the nation's leading commercial real estate brokerage firms serving clients in more than 100 markets nationwide. Sperry Van Ness provides advisory, brokerage, consultation, asset management, property management, leasing, financial, accelerated marketing and auction services. To provide the highest value to its clients, Sperry Van Ness is the only national firm that implements a broker marketing plan in addition to its investor marketing plan for all listings. Guided by this principal of cooperation, Sperry Van Ness, based in Irvine, Calif., has advised clients on billions of dollars in multifamily, retail, industrial, office, hospitality and land transactions. For more information, please visit www.svn.com.
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