Company Description
Colliers International Group Inc. (CIGI) is described as a global diversified professional services and investment management company. The company is listed on both NASDAQ and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CIGI and is associated with the real estate and rental and leasing sector, including nonresidential property management and related services.
According to multiple company press releases, Colliers operates through three primary platforms: Real Estate Services, Engineering, and Investment Management. These platforms are repeatedly referred to as “industry-leading” within the company’s own materials and together form the core of its business model. Colliers states that it serves clients, investors, and other stakeholders worldwide through these integrated platforms.
Business model and platforms
Colliers’ disclosures and news releases emphasize a professional services and asset management model. In Real Estate Services, the company highlights activities such as capital markets and leasing transactions, as well as outsourcing services that include valuation and advisory. In its Engineering platform, Colliers points to project and program management and, through acquisitions such as Greenhill Engineers Pty Ltd in Australia, civil engineering, electrical infrastructure, transport infrastructure, and landscape architecture services for private and public clients. Its Investment Management platform focuses on managing assets for institutional and private wealth investors and includes activities across infrastructure, alternatives, real estate, and credit.
The company also notes that it has a partnership-oriented ownership structure in several of its business lines. For example, in the Greenhill acquisition, senior leadership continues to lead operations as shareholders under Colliers’ partnership model. In Investment Management, Colliers has rebranded its division to Harrison Street Asset Management, indicating a focus on alternative investment management with assets under management across infrastructure, real estate, and credit strategies.
Geographic footprint and client base
Colliers describes itself as a global company with operations and clients across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and other regions. Its press releases reference activity and recognition in markets such as Asia Pacific, Europe, the Nordics and Baltics, Indonesia, Singapore, Denmark, Norway, Colombia, Canada, the United States and Australia. The company’s 2026 Global Investor Outlook report and other communications indicate that Colliers works with institutional investors and other capital providers that are active in multiple regions and asset classes.
Within engineering, the acquisition of Greenhill Engineers Pty Ltd establishes a presence in the South Australian market. In investment management, the Harrison Street platform is described as having offices across North America, Europe and Asia, serving hundreds of institutional investors and thousands of private wealth investors. These references collectively indicate that Colliers’ services and managed capital are deployed across a broad international footprint.
Services and capabilities
In Real Estate Services, Colliers highlights capabilities in Capital Markets and Leasing, with references to transactions across industrial, office and specialty assets such as data centres. The company also refers to outsourcing services, led by valuation and advisory, and notes that these services contribute to recurring revenue streams. Colliers’ own materials describe the firm as a trusted adviser in commercial real estate, and it has been recognized by Euromoney’s Global Real Estate Awards as the World’s Best Real Estate Adviser, along with multiple regional and country-level awards.
In Engineering, Colliers emphasizes project and program management and notes strong performance in infrastructure and transportation end markets. Through Colliers Engineering & Design Australia and the Greenhill acquisition, the company adds urban development consultancy capabilities, including civil and electrical infrastructure and landscape architecture.
In Investment Management, Colliers, through Harrison Street Asset Management, focuses on alternative investments. Company disclosures describe assets under management across infrastructure, real estate and credit strategies, and note that the platform combines the expertise of several operating groups, including Basalt Infrastructure Partners, Versus Capital, Rockwood Capital and Colliers Global Investors. The company highlights that its Investment Management platform offers a variety of vehicles for institutional and private wealth investors.
Technology and digital transformation
Colliers has announced a partnership with Google Cloud as part of a multi-year technology transformation strategy. The company states that migrating to Google Cloud is intended to unlock advanced analytics and AI for new product development and integrated systems. Colliers describes this initiative as focused on smart technologies to support efficiency, client service, and operational consistency, and notes that Google Cloud will advise on AI adoption, data architecture and workplace transformation.
Within this partnership, Colliers mentions the use of Gemini Enterprise to enable automation, intelligent insights and operational optimization across business functions. The company positions this technology program as a key pillar of its broader strategy to innovate within the commercial real estate and professional services landscape.
Financial profile and revenue characteristics
Colliers’ public financial disclosures, including its quarterly results, indicate that the business generates revenue across its three main segments: Real Estate Services, Engineering and Investment Management. The company has reported that a significant portion of its earnings is derived from recurring revenues, particularly from outsourcing and investment management activities. It also notes that its Investment Management platform is driven by fee-paying assets under management, while Engineering and Real Estate Services combine transaction-related and ongoing service revenues.
The company’s communications emphasize that it has delivered compound annual returns to shareholders over multiple decades, and that it focuses on long-term value creation through recurring earnings, acquisitions, and expansion of its platforms. Colliers also refers to free cash flow conversion in relation to adjusted net earnings in its financial commentary.
Recognition and industry role
Colliers has been named the World’s Best Real Estate Adviser by Euromoney’s Global Real Estate Awards in consecutive years, and has received additional regional and national awards in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Nordics and Baltics, and several individual countries. These recognitions are based on Euromoney’s research and data submissions and are cited by Colliers as evidence of its advisory capabilities in commercial real estate.
Through its 2026 Global Investor Outlook report, Colliers also positions itself as a source of market research and insight for institutional investors. The report discusses trends in capital deployment, asset class preferences and regional allocations, indicating that Colliers conducts proprietary research and surveys to inform clients and investors about conditions in global real estate and related markets.
Corporate structure and securities
Colliers International Group Inc. issues Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares, which together are referred to as Common Shares in its dividend announcements. The company has declared semi-annual cash dividends on these shares in accordance with its dividend policy, and identifies such dividends as eligible dividends for Canadian income tax purposes. Colliers files as a foreign issuer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, using Form 40-F and furnishing interim financial statements and press releases on Form 6-K.
There is no indication in the provided materials of delisting, deregistration or bankruptcy. Colliers continues to trade on NASDAQ and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CIGI and to furnish regular financial and disclosure documents.