by Ann Withanee — November 17, 2010—Grubb & Ellis Company, a leading real estate services and investment firm, and Manhattan Software, a global leader in enterprise real estate software, announced they have formed a strategic alliance to create a real estate management offering they say is unmatched in the commercial real estate industry. The combined strengths of the two firms, and the resulting synergies of this relationship, will allow both companies to provide better services to clients, according to the announcement.
“Grubb & Ellis is known for delivering best-in-class, forward-thinking management solutions that go beyond the day-to-day to create real value for clients looking to outsource their real estate function,” said Thomas P. D’Arcy, president and chief executive officer of Grubb & Ellis. “Our alliance with Manhattan was driven by the knowledge that combining disparate packages and reporting tools is far inferior to an integrated product that can manage the lifecycle of real estate from end to end. We believe that there is no better solution than Manhattan for our clients in need of a full-scale, comprehensive management platform.”
The alliance between Grubb & Ellis and Manhattan will allow the two firms to work together with clients from the exploratory stage of a management engagement to deliver an integrated solution with unsurpassed visibility into their real estate operations, no matter where they are around the globe.
Real estate users have the ability to outsource management to Grubb & Ellis’ world-class experts while capitalizing on an enterprise-system-level integration of all functions of real estate.
Through a single, adaptable interface, Manhattan Software provides applications such as space planning, maintenance, project and portfolio management and lease administration, as well as a full financial suite not present in other software packages.
For more information on the alliance visit the Web site as well as the Manhattan Software Web site and the FMLink ad.
