{"id":219059,"date":"2022-10-01T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/?p=219059"},"modified":"2023-08-23T16:51:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T08:51:27","slug":"speaker-bio-francis-li-of-cushman-wakefield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/real-estate\/speaker-bio-francis-li-of-cushman-wakefield\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Bio: Francis Li of Cushman & Wakefield"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Francis Li, International Director, Vice President & Head of Capital Markets, Greater China, Cushman & Wakefield<\/p><\/div>\n

Francis Li is a Registered Professional Surveyor (General Practice) who has maintained hands-on experience in asset management in Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan for 36 years. He was a forerunner in the China capital markets, assisting foreign investors to start investing in China as early as 2004\/05. Francis has successfully closed several high-profile transactions, including the sale of three properties for Cheung Kong\/Hutchison Group for a total of RMB15 billion (USD 2 billion), comprising a Guangzhou shopping mall and office buildings in Shenzhen and Shanghai. He also assisted Link REIT in the disposal of two large-scale retail portfolios for a total of HKD35 billion (USD 4.5 billion), as well as closing the sale of two office buildings in East Kowloon for Wheelock Properties and Mapletree for a total of HKD19 billion (USD 2.5 billion). In 2019 & 2020, the total consideration of 51 major transactions completed by the Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets teams in Greater China under the leadership of Francis exceeded RMB72 billion (USD11 billion).<\/p>\n

Francis Li co founded CY Leung & Co in March 1993 and this business became part of Cushman & Wakefield in 2015. To start with, CY Leung & Co is a HK based real estate service provider with a mission to provide professional services in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and beyond. Today, Cushman & Wakefield maintains 22 offices across Greater China and is one of the top 3 global firms with 400 offices in 60 countries and with approx. 53,000 staff members.<\/p>\n

Francis was President of the Rotary Club of Kwai Chung (1995-96) and was a Member of the Allocations Committee of the Community Chest of Hong Kong (2001-12). He was also the independent non-executive director (2002-08) and consultant (2008-10) for China Vanke Co Ltd (Shenzhen Stock Code:000002). He also served as a Member of The Advisory Committee of Harmony China Real Estate Fund, L.P. (2010-2014).<\/p>\n

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Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms in the world, with approximately 50,000 employees in over 400 offices and 60 countries. In Greater China, a network of 23 offices serves local markets across the region, earning recognition and winning multiple awards for industry-leading performance. In 2021, the firm had revenue of $9.4 billion across core services including valuation, consulting, project & development services, capital markets, project & occupier services, industrial & logistics, retail and others.<\/p>\n

To learn more, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com<\/a> or follow @CushWake<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Past Mingtiandi Events<\/h3>\n

Asia Value-Add Forum 2021 — Value-Add China: Strategies for Achieving Core<\/a><\/p>\n

Office Strategies Forum 2022 — Value-Add and Opportunistic Office Strategies<\/a><\/p>\n

Hong Kong Forum 2022 — Keynote Panel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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