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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-Q

ý   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009

o

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from                                    to                                   

Commission File Number 001 - 32205

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  94-3391143
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1600
Los Angeles, California
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

  
90025
(Zip Code)

(310) 405-8900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

  
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year
if changed since last report)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý    No o.

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o    No o.

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ý   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o    No ý.

        The number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding at July 31, 2009 was 285,920,372.


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FORM 10-Q

June 30, 2009

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION


 

Page

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

   

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2009 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2008

 
3

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (Unaudited)

 
4

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (Unaudited)

 
5

 

Consolidated Statement of Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 
6

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 
7

Item 2.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 
44

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 
71

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 
72

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

   

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 
72

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 
73

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 
73

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 
74

Signatures

 
76

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CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 
  June 30,
2009
  December 31,
2008
 
 
  (Unaudited)
   
 

ASSETS

             

Current Assets:

             
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 309,520   $ 158,823  
 

Restricted cash

    43,176     36,322  
 

Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $40,486 and $56,303 at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

    666,478     751,940  
 

Warehouse receivables

    145,705     210,473  
 

Deferred compensation assets

    4,561     225,704  
 

Income taxes receivable

    109,991     117,720  
 

Prepaid expenses

    104,970     94,282  
 

Deferred tax assets, net

    105,330     147,770  
 

Real estate under development

        56,322  
 

Real estate and other assets held for sale

    20,529     40,434  
 

Other current assets

    47,550     75,743  
           
   

Total Current Assets

    1,557,810     1,915,533  

Property and equipment, net

    185,915     207,976  

Goodwill

    1,279,439     1,251,823  

Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $126,941 and $114,685 at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

    318,337     311,447  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

    165,476     145,726  

Deferred tax assets, net

    43,594     44,483  

Real estate under development

    192,652     158,090  

Real estate held for investment

    536,685     535,979  

Available for sale securities

    30,702     28,794  

Other assets, net

    108,368     126,563  
           
   

Total Assets

  $ 4,418,978   $ 4,726,414  
           

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

             

Current Liabilities:

             
 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  $ 342,371   $ 395,658  
 

Deferred purchase consideration

    3,257     4,219  
 

Compensation and employee benefits payable

    204,463     255,408  
 

Accrued bonus and profit sharing

    166,497     295,219  
 

Deferred compensation liabilities

    555     239,464  
 

Short-term borrowings:

             
   

Warehouse lines of credit

    145,705     210,473  
   

Revolving credit facility

    48,794     25,765  
   

Other

    8,480     9,827  
           
   

Total short-term borrowings

    202,979     246,065  
 

Current maturities of long-term debt

    109,503     210,662  
 

Notes payable on real estate

    191,186     176,372  
 

Liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale

    2,526     22,740  
 

Other current liabilities

    18,938     27,038  
           
   

Total Current Liabilities

    1,242,275     1,872,845  

Long-Term Debt:

             
 

Senior secured term loans

    1,664,750     1,865,200  
 

11.625% senior subordinated notes, net of unamortized discount of $14,014 at June 30, 2009

    435,986      
 

Other long-term debt

    516     1,559  
           
   

Total Long-Term Debt

    2,101,252     1,866,759  

Pension liability

    22,073     19,802  

Non-current tax liabilities

    78,491     78,705  

Notes payable on real estate

    378,815     420,242  

Other liabilities

    109,752     122,338  
           
   

Total Liabilities

    3,932,658     4,380,691  

Commitments and contingencies

         

Equity:

             

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:

             
 

Class A common stock; $0.01 par value; 525,000,000 shares authorized; 284,589,232 and 262,336,032 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

    2,846     2,623  
 

Additional paid-in capital

    450,493     285,825  
 

Accumulated deficit

    (91,675 )   (48,349 )
 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (88,198 )   (125,413 )
           
   

Total CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Stockholders' Equity

    273,466     114,686  

Non-controlling interests

    212,854     231,037  
           
   

Total Equity

    486,320     345,723  
           
   

Total Liabilities and Equity

  $ 4,418,978   $ 4,726,414  
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 
  Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,  
 
  2009   2008   2009   2008  

Revenue

  $ 955,667   $ 1,314,873   $ 1,846,116   $ 2,545,798  

Costs and expenses:

                         
 

Cost of services

    566,831     737,205     1,120,250     1,441,651  
 

Operating, administrative and other

    328,671     468,839     634,830     901,184  
 

Depreciation and amortization

    24,166     25,022     49,558     48,824  
                   
 

Total costs and expenses

    919,668     1,231,066     1,804,638     2,391,659  

Gain on disposition of real estate

    2,925     4,042     2,925     4,042  
                   

Operating income

    38,924     87,849     44,403     158,181  

Equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries

    1,743     11,752     11,940     22,514  

Other loss

        4,607         4,607  

Interest income

    1,237     4,481     3,542     9,707  

Interest expense

    47,418     41,560     82,216     84,565  

Write-off of financing costs

            29,255      
                   

(Loss) income before provision (benefit) for income taxes

    (9,000 )   34,411     (75,466 )   56,202  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

    4,706     20,330     (7,341 )   26,792  
                   

Net (loss) income

    (13,706 )   14,081     (68,125 )   29,410  

Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

    (7,069 )   (2,482 )   (24,799 )   (7,607 )
                   

Net (loss) income attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ (6,637 ) $ 16,563   $ (43,326 ) $ 37,017  
                   

Basic (loss) income per share attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ (0.02 ) $ 0.08   $ (0.16 ) $ 0.18  
                   

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic (loss) income per share

    265,683,366     203,435,495     263,851,431     203,273,086  
                   

Diluted (loss) income per share attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ (0.02 ) $ 0.08   $ (0.16 ) $ 0.18  
                   

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted (loss) income per share

    265,683,366     208,388,563     263,851,431     208,059,701  
                   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 
 
  2009   2008  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

             

Net (loss) income

  $ (68,125 ) $ 29,410  

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:

             
 

Depreciation and amortization

    49,558     48,824  
 

Amortization and write-off of financing costs

    33,461     6,853  
 

Amortization of long-term debt discount

    58      
 

Write-down of impaired real estate and other assets

    12,083     4,607  
 

Gain on sale of servicing rights and other assets

    (8,527 )   (3,027 )
 

Equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries

    11,940     22,514  
 

(Recovery of) provision for doubtful accounts

    (2,442 )   7,813  
 

Deferred income taxes

    (915 )   (652 )
 

Compensation expense related to stock options and non-vested stock awards

    16,296     13,379  
 

Incremental tax benefit from stock options exercised

    (373 )   (3,989 )

Deferred compensation deferrals

        17,937  

Distribution of earnings from unconsolidated subsidiaries

    5,830     14,737  

Tenant concessions received

    579     7,369  

Decrease in receivables

    106,637     157,146  

Decrease in deferred compensation assets

    221,416     20  

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets

    1,320     (78,728 )

Increase in real estate held for sale and under development

    (9,376 )   (76,395 )

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses

    (60,787 )   38,317  

Decrease in compensation and employee benefits payable and accrued bonus and profit sharing

    (186,337 )   (460,155 )

Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable

    51,830     (98,207 )

Decrease in other liabilities, including deferred compensation liabilities

    (250,250 )   (27,435 )

Other operating activities, net

    (6,595 )   (405 )
           
 

Net cash used in operating activities

    (82,719 )   (380,067 )
           

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

             

Capital expenditures

    (5,880 )   (26,863 )

Acquisition of businesses, including net assets acquired, intangibles and goodwill, net of cash acquired

    (16,581 )   (159,332 )

Contributions to unconsolidated subsidiaries

    (35,775 )   (30,065 )

Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries

    2,780     17,979  

Proceeds from the sale of servicing rights and other assets

    6,423     1,837  

Additions to real estate held for investment

    (7,914 )   (97,398 )

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash

    (5,810 )   19,781  

Other investing activities, net

    (793 )   (139 )
           
 

Net cash used in investing activities

    (63,550 )   (274,200 )
           

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

             

Proceeds from senior secured term loans

        300,000  

Repayment of senior secured term loans

    (300,500 )   (6,250 )

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

    571,422     1,252,981  

Repayment of revolving credit facility

    (554,000 )   (1,077,969 )

Proceeds from 11.625% senior subordinated notes

    435,928      

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for investment

    12,088     52,806  

Repayment of notes payable on real estate held for investment

    (997 )    

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for sale and under development

    32,170     71,548  

Repayment of notes payable on real estate held for sale and under development

    (32,046 )   (54,293 )

(Repayment of) proceeds from short-term borrowings and other loans, net

    (1,412 )   1,260  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net

    146,350      

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    4,092     2,877  

Incremental tax benefit from stock options exercised

    373     3,989  

Non-controlling interests contributions

    15,660     32,938  

Non-controlling interests distributions

    (8,469 )   (21,415 )

Payment of financing costs

    (29,225 )   (7,262 )

Other financing activities, net

    (2,026 )   (657 )
           
 

Net cash provided by financing activities

    289,408     550,553  
 

Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    7,558     11,358  
           

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

    150,697     (92,356 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

   
158,823
   
342,874
 
           

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AT END OF PERIOD

  $ 309,520   $ 250,518  
           

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

             
 

Cash paid (received) during the period for:

             
   

Interest

  $ 57,245   $ 74,120  
           
   

Income tax (refunds) payments, net

  $ (57,385 ) $ 124,935  
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Shareholders    
   
 
 
  Class A
common
stock
  Additional
paid-in
capital
  Accumulated
deficit
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
  Non-controlling
interests
  Total  

Balance at December 31, 2008

  $ 2,623   $ 285,825   $ (48,349 ) $ (125,413 ) $ 231,037   $ 345,723  

Net loss

            (43,326 )       (24,799 )   (68,125 )

Compensation expense for stock options and non-vested stock awards

        16,296                 16,296  

Foreign currency translation gain (loss)

                31,183     (575 )   30,608  

Issuance of common stock, net

    191     146,159                 146,350  

Stock options exercised (including tax benefit)

    8     4,457                 4,465  

Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps and interest rate caps, net of tax

                5,846         5,846  

Contributions from non-controlling interests

                    15,660     15,660  

Distributions to non-controlling interests

                    (8,469 )   (8,469 )

Other

    24     (2,244 )       186         (2,034 )
                           

Balance at June 30, 2009

  $ 2,846   $ 450,493   $ (91,675 ) $ (88,198 ) $ 212,854   $ 486,320  
                           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Nature of Operations

        CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (formerly known as CBRE Holding, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (which may be referred to in these financial statements as "we," "us," and "our"), was incorporated on February 20, 2001 and was created to acquire all of the outstanding shares of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. (CBRE), an international commercial real estate services firm. Prior to July 20, 2001, we were a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blum Strategic Partners, L.P. (Blum Strategic), formerly known as RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P., which is an affiliate of Richard C. Blum, a director of CBRE and our company.

        On July 20, 2001, we acquired all of the outstanding stock of CBRE pursuant to an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 31, 2001, among CBRE, Blum CB Corp. (Blum CB) and us. Blum CB was merged with and into CBRE with CBRE being the surviving corporation (the 2001 Merger). In July 2003, our global position in the commercial real estate services industry was further solidified as CBRE acquired Insignia Financial Group, Inc. (Insignia). On July 23, 2003, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 28, 2003 (the Insignia Acquisition Agreement), by and among us, CBRE, Apple Acquisition Corp. (Apple Acquisition), a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE, and Insignia, Apple Acquisition was merged with and into Insignia (the Insignia Acquisition). Insignia was the surviving corporation in the Insignia Acquisition and at the effective time of the Insignia Acquisition became a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE.

        On June 15, 2004, we completed the initial public offering of shares of our Class A common stock (the IPO). In connection with the IPO, we issued and sold 23,180,292 shares of our Class A common stock and received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $135.0 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us. Also in connection with the IPO, selling stockholders sold an aggregate of 48,819,708 shares of our Class A common stock and received net proceeds of approximately $290.6 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions. On July 14, 2004, selling stockholders sold an additional 687,900 shares of our Class A common stock to cover over-allotments of shares by the underwriters and received net proceeds of approximately $4.1 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions. On December 13, 2004 and November 15, 2005, we completed secondary public offerings that provided further liquidity for some of our stockholders. We did not receive any of the proceeds from the sales of shares by the selling stockholders on June 15, 2004, July 14, 2004, December 13, 2004 and November 15, 2005. On November 18, 2008, we completed a public offering of 57.5 million shares of our Class A common stock, which raised $206.7 million of net proceeds used for general corporate purposes. Lastly, in June 2009, we completed two offerings that resulted in the sale of approximately 19.1 million shares of our Class A common stock and raised approximately $146.4 million of net proceeds. The net proceeds from these two offerings were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of some of our outstanding indebtedness under our Credit Agreement.

        In December 2006, we expanded our global leadership with the acquisition of Trammell Crow Company, our largest acquisition to date. On December 20, 2006, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 30, 2006 (the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition Agreement), by and among us, A-2 Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary (Merger Sub), and Trammell Crow Company, Merger Sub was merged with and into the Trammell Crow Company (the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition). Trammell Crow Company was the surviving

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CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

1. Nature of Operations (Continued)


corporation in the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition and upon the closing of the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition became our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary. We have no substantive operations other than our investment in CBRE and Trammell Crow Company.

        We offer a full range of services to occupiers, owners, lenders and investors in office, retail, industrial, multi-family and other commercial real estate assets globally under the "CB Richard Ellis" brand name and provide development services under the "Trammell Crow" brand name. Our business is focused on several service competencies, including commercial property and corporate facilities management, tenant representation, property/agency leasing, property sales, valuation, real estate investment management, commercial mortgage origination and servicing, capital markets (equity and debt) solutions, development services and proprietary research. We generate revenues from contractual management fees and on a per project or transactional basis.

2. Basis of Presentation

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules applicable to Form 10-Q and include all information and footnotes required for interim financial statement presentation, but do not include all disclosures required under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments, except as otherwise noted) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates and the underlying assumptions affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, and reported amounts of revenue and expenses. Such estimates include the value of real estate assets, accounts receivable, investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and assumptions used in the calculation of income taxes, retirement and other post-employment benefits, among others. These estimates and assumptions are based on management's best judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including consideration of the current economic environment, and adjusts such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Illiquid credit markets, volatility in equity prices and foreign currency exchange rates, among other things, have combined to increase the uncertainty inherent in such estimates and assumptions. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in these estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the financial statements in future periods.

        During the fourth quarter of 2008 and continuing through the second quarter of 2009, worldwide commercial real estate fundamentals weakened significantly, as evidenced by the decline in the United States (U.S.) Gross Domestic Product, the rising unemployment rate and the significant capital markets turmoil. Rising unemployment negatively impacted office markets as companies deferred occupancy decisions and placed space on the market for sublease. Weak industrial production has adversely affected warehouse and distribution markets. The retail sector has been negatively affected by declining sales and retailers experiencing financial difficulty. Sales transactions declined significantly due to illiquidity in the capital markets as many lenders tightened lending standards for commercial real estate. Capitalization rates have increased as potential buyers of commercial real estate re-evaluated

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CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

2. Basis of Presentation (Continued)


commercial real estate versus other asset classes available for investment. Market fundamentals in the primary product types which we develop or own have weakened significantly. The recoverability of our investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and our investments in real estate is impacted by the overall downturn in the global economy. The assumptions utilized in our recoverability analysis of these investments reflected our outlook for the commercial real estate industry and the impact on our business. This outlook incorporated our belief that market conditions had deteriorated and that these challenging conditions could persist for some time. If conditions worsen in the broader economy, commercial real estate industry, specific markets or product types in which we operate, and/or markets remain illiquid, we could have additional impairment charges.

        The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009. The consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which contains the latest available audited consolidated financial statements, which are as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008.

        In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity." Certain provisions of SFAS No. 150 would have required us to classify non-controlling interests in consolidated limited life subsidiaries as liabilities adjusted to their settlement values in our consolidated financial statements. In November 2003, the FASB indefinitely deferred application of the measurement and recognition provisions (but not the disclosure requirements) of SFAS No. 150 with respect to these non-controlling interests. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the estimated settlement value of non-controlling interests in our consolidated limited life subsidiaries was $142.5 million and $155.6 million, respectively, as compared to the carrying value of $140.8 million and $150.5 million, respectively, which is included in non-controlling interests in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

3. New Accounting Pronouncements

        In December 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) SFAS No. 132R-1, "Employers' Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets." FSP SFAS No. 132R-1 requires employers to provide additional disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other post-retirement plan. These disclosures should principally include information detailing investment policies and strategies, the major categories of plan assets, the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets and an understanding of significant concentrations of risk within plan assets. The disclosures required by this FSP shall be provided for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009. We are currently evaluating the disclosure impact of adoption of FSP SFAS No. 132R-1 on our consolidated financial statements.

        In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, "Subsequent Events." SFAS No. 165 sets forth: (1) the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in financial statements, (2) the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements and (3) the disclosures that an entity

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should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. SFAS No. 165 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods ended after June 15, 2009. We adopted this standard effective June 15, 2009 and have evaluated any subsequent events through the date of this filing as required.

        In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, "Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets, an amendment to SFAS No. 140." SFAS No. 166 eliminates the concept of a "qualifying special-purpose entity," changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets, and requires additional disclosures in order to enhance information reported to users of financial statements by providing greater transparency about transfers of financial assets, including securitization transactions, and an entity's continuing involvement in and exposure to the risks related to transferred financial assets. SFAS No. 166 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. We are currently evaluating the impact of adoption of SFAS No. 166 on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

        In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, "Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)." SFAS No. 167: (1) amends FASB Interpretation No. (FIN) 46 (revised December 2003) to address the elimination of the concept of a qualifying special purpose entity, (2) replaces the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which enterprise has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity and the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity and (3) provides more timely and useful information about an enterprise's involvement with a variable interest entity. SFAS No. 167 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009, with earlier adoption prohibited. We are currently evaluating the impact of adoption of SFAS No. 167 on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

        In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, "The FASB Accounting Standards Codification TM and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162." SFAS No. 168 establishes only two levels of GAAP, authoritative and nonauthoritative. SFAS No. 168 explicitly recognizes rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under federal securities laws as authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. SFAS No. 168 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods ending after September 15, 2009. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 168 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

4. Fair Value Measurements

        SFAS No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements," defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS No. 157 established a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

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        We do not have any material assets or liabilities that are required to be recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

        The following non-recurring fair value measurements were recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 (dollars in thousands):

 
   
  Fair Value Measured and
Recorded Using
   
 
 
   
  Total Impairment
Charges for the
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2009
 
 
  Net Carrying Value
as of
June 30, 2009
 
 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

  $ 35,810   $   $   $ 35,810   $ 3,628  

Real estate

  $ 16,409   $   $   $ 16,409     3,232  
                               

Total impairment charges

                          $ 6,860  
                               

 

 
   
  Fair Value Measured and
Recorded Using
   
 
 
   
  Total Impairment
Charges for the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009
 
 
  Net Carrying Value
as of
June 30, 2009
 
 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

  $ 58,743   $   $   $ 58,743   $ 10,682  

Real estate

  $ 46,779   $   $   $ 46,779     6,223  

Notes receivable

  $   $   $   $     5,860  
                               

Total impairment charges

                          $ 22,765  
                               

        During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded investment write-downs of $3.6 million and $10.7 million, respectively, within our Global Investment Management segment. Such write-downs were included in equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended June 30, 2009, the investment write-downs were primarily driven by a decrease in the estimated holding period of certain assets held within our global investment management portfolio. In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2009, we incurred an additional $7.1 million of impairment charges, mainly attributable to declines in value of several investments, primarily as a result of significant capital market turmoil, which has continued to adversely affect global commercial real estate fundamentals (as evidenced by low

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transaction volumes and illiquidity in the capital markets due to the tightened lending standards for commercial real estate). When we performed our impairment analysis, the assumptions utilized reflected our outlook for the commercial real estate industry and the impact on our business. This outlook incorporated our belief that market conditions deteriorated and that these challenging conditions could persist for some time. If either general economic conditions or activity in the capital markets worsen, we may be required to evaluate additional investments or re-evaluate previously impaired investments for potential impairment. These evaluations could result in additional write-downs, which may be material. The fair value measurements employed for these investments were generally based on a discounted cash flow approach and/or review of comparable activities in the market place, which falls within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy under SFAS No. 157.

        During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded charges of $3.2 million and $6.2 million, respectively, including impairment charges on real estate held for investment and a provision for loss on real estate held for sale. These charges are included in operating, administrative and other expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations within our Development Services segment. During the fourth quarter of 2008, commercial real estate fundamentals in the U.S. weakened significantly, impacted by the overall downturn in the economy and market illiquidity. These conditions have continued through the second quarter of 2009. As a result, during the second quarter of 2009, we recorded a provision for loss on real estate held for sale of $3.2 million to reduce the carrying value of a condominium project to its fair value less cost to sell, primarily due to reduced unit selling prices resulting from market conditions. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded additional impairment charges of $3.0 million related to three projects where the carrying value was not recoverable primarily due to a decrease in the estimated holding periods of the projects.

        If conditions in the broader economy, commercial real estate industry, specific markets or product types in which we operate worsen and/or markets remain illiquid, we may be required to evaluate additional projects or re-evaluate previously impaired projects for potential impairment. These evaluations could result in additional impairment charges, which may be material.

        The fair value measurements employed for our impairment evaluations were generally based on a discounted cash flow approach and/or review of comparable activities in the market place, which falls within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy under SFAS No. 157.

        During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded a $5.9 million impairment charge on two notes receivable secured by real estate as a result of the borrower defaulting on the notes. This impairment charge was included in operating, administrative and other expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations within our Development Services segment. These defaults resulted from the borrowers' noncompliance with certain terms of the note agreements. As a result, we accepted assignment of the underlying real estate assets in lieu of foreclosing under our security deeds. The impairment charge we recorded represents the difference between the carrying amounts of the notes and the fair value of the real estate assets acquired. This transaction also resulted in a non-cash

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reclassification of $17.3 million from notes receivable to real estate held for investment during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

        The fair value measurements employed for this impairment evaluation were generally based on a discounted cash flow approach and review of comparable activities in the market place, which falls within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy under SFAS No. 157.

        SFAS No. 157 also requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as follows:

        Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash:    These balances include cash and cash equivalents as well as restricted cash with maturities of less than three months. The carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

        Receivables, less Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:    Due to their short-term nature, fair value approximates carrying value.

        Warehouse Receivables:    Due to their short-term nature, fair value approximates carrying value. Fair value is determined based on the terms and conditions of funded mortgage loans and generally reflects the values of the warehouse lines of credit outstanding for our wholly-owned subsidiary, CBRE Capital Markets (See Note 11).

        Available for Sale Securities:    These investments are carried at their fair value.

        Short-Term Borrowings:    The majority of this balance represents our revolving credit facility and our warehouse lines of credit outstanding for CBRE Capital Markets. Due to the short-term nature and variable interest rates of these instruments, fair value approximates carrying value (See Note 11).

        Senior Secured Term Loans:    Based upon valuations from third-party banks, the estimated fair value of our senior secured term loans was approximately $1.6 billion at June 30, 2009. Their actual carrying value totaled $1.8 billion at June 30, 2009 (See Note 11).

        11.625% Senior Subordinated Notes:    Based on dealers' quotes, the estimated fair value of our 11.625% senior subordinated notes was $426.2 million at June 30, 2009. Their actual carrying value totaled $436.0 million at June 30, 2009 (See Note 11).

        Notes Payable on Real Estate:    As of June 30, 2009, the carrying value of our notes payable on real estate was $572.2 million. These borrowings have floating interest rates at spreads over a market rate index. Given the credit crunch experienced during 2008 and continuing through the second quarter of 2009, it is likely that some portion of our notes payable on real estate have fair values lower than actual carrying values. However, given the volume of notes payable we have and the cost involved in estimating their fair value, we determined it was not practicable to do so. Additionally, only $5.1 million of these notes payable are recourse to us as of June 30, 2009.

5. Restricted Cash

        Included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, is restricted cash of $43.2 million and $36.3 million, respectively. The balances primarily include

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restricted cash set aside to cover funding obligations as required by contracts executed by us in the normal course of business, including escrow accounts held in our Development Services segment. The balances also include restricted cash set aside to cover deferred purchase consideration associated with the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition, escrow accounts related to strategic in-fill acquisitions and cash pledged to secure the guarantee of certain short-term notes issued in connection with previous acquisitions by Insignia in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The deferred purchase consideration relates to outstanding shares of Trammell Crow Company common stock that have not yet been tendered. Payment in full is being made as share certificates are tendered.

6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

        The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2009 (dollars in thousands):

 
  Americas   EMEA   Asia
Pacific
  Total  

Balance at December 31, 2008

  $ 834,758   $ 330,465   $ 86,600   $ 1,251,823  

Purchase accounting related to acquisitions

    2,421     6,680     3,872     12,973  

Foreign exchange movement

    839     8,876     4,928     14,643  
                   

Balance at June 30, 2009

  $ 838,018   $ 346,021   $ 95,400   $ 1,279,439  
                   

        Other intangible assets totaled $318.3 million and $311.4 million, net of accumulated amortization of $126.9 million and $114.7 million, as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, and are comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):

 
  As of June 30, 2009   As of December 31, 2008  
 
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
 

Unamortizable intangible assets

                         
 

Trademarks

  $ 56,800         $ 56,800        
 

Trade name

    19,826           19,826        
                       

  $ 76,626         $ 76,626        
                       

Amortizable intangible assets

                         
 

Customer relationships

  $ 229,347   $ (31,384 ) $ 229,509   $ (25,268 )
 

Backlog and incentive fees

    47,679     (47,679 )   47,126     (47,126 )
 

Management contracts

    25,353     (23,013 )   24,161     (21,332 )
 

Loan servicing rights

    38,707     (11,695 )   29,239     (9,584 )
 

Other

    27,566     (13,170 )   19,471     (11,375 )
                   

  $ 368,652   $ (126,941 ) $ 349,506   $ (114,685 )
                   
 

Total intangible assets

  $ 445,278   $ (126,941 ) $ 426,132   $ (114,685 )
                   

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        In accordance with SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations," trademarks of $56.8 million were separately identified as a result of the 2001 Merger. As a result of the Insignia Acquisition, a $19.8 million trade name was separately identified, which represented the Richard Ellis trade name in the U.K. that was owned by Insignia.

        Customer relationships primarily represent intangible assets identified in the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition relating to existing relationships primarily in the brokerage, property management, project management and facilities management lines of business. These intangible assets are being amortized over useful lives of up to 20 years.

        Backlog and incentive fees mostly represented the fair value of net revenue backlog and incentive fees acquired as part of the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition as well as other in-fill acquisitions. These intangible assets were amortized over useful lives of up to one year.

        Management contracts are primarily comprised of property management contracts in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and France, as well as valuation services and fund management contracts in the U.K. These management contracts are being amortized over useful lives of up to ten years.

        Loan servicing rights represent the fair value of servicing assets in our mortgage brokerage line of business in the U.S. The loan servicing rights are being amortized over the useful lives of the underlying loans, which are generally up to ten years.

        Other amortizable intangible assets mainly represent other intangible assets acquired as a result of the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition and Insignia Acquisition. These include certain acquired Trammell Crow Company contract intangibles. Additionally, these include other intangible assets recognized for non-contractual revenue acquired in the U.S. as well as franchise agreements and a trade name in France acquired in the Insignia Acquisition. Other intangible assets are being amortized over useful lives of up to 20 years.

        Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $4.7 million and $6.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $9.4 million and $10.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The estimated annual amortization expense for each of the years ending December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2013 approximates $19.0 million, $19.1 million, $18.1 million, $15.9 million and $15.2 million, respectively.

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7. Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

        Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Combined condensed financial information for these entities is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
  2009   2008   2009   2008  

Development Services:

                         
 

Revenue

  $ 23,713   $ 13,583   $ 38,118   $ 22,131  
 

Operating income

  $ 14,006   $ 26,250   $ 15,570   $ 28,860  
 

Net income

  $ 6,553   $ 21,928   $ 4,353   $ 20,951  

Global Investment Management:

                         
 

Revenue

  $ 145,026   $ 165,787   $ 288,735   $ 271,043  
 

Operating (loss) income

  $ (78,281 ) $ (20,045 ) $ (395,982 ) $ 63,521  
 

Net (loss) income

  $ (144,455 ) $ (41,288 ) $ (504,173 ) $ 6,153  

Other:

                         
 

Revenue

  $ 37,697   $ 19,825   $ 70,832   $ 99,529  
 

Operating income (loss)

  $ 4,977   $ (81,608 ) $ 8,509   $ (48,607 )
 

Net income

  $ 5,008   $ 2,599   $ 8,632   $ 29,720  

Total:

                         
 

Revenue

  $ 206,436   $ 199,195   $ 397,685   $ 392,703  
 

Operating (loss) income

  $ (59,298 ) $ (75,403 ) $ (371,903 ) $ 43,774  
 

Net (loss) income

  $ (132,894 ) $ (16,761 ) $ (491,188 ) $ 56,824  

        During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded non-cash write-downs of investments of $3.6 million and $10.7 million, respectively, within our Global Investment Management segment (see Note 4). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, we recorded non-cash write-downs of $7.3 million and $17.9 million, respectively. These non-cash write-downs are attributable to declines in value of our investment in CBRE Property Trust within our Global Investment Management segment of $7.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2008 and our investment in Realty Finance Corporation within our Americas segment of $10.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2008. These charges are included in equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

        Our Global Investment Management segment involves investing our own capital in certain real estate investments with clients. We have provided investment management, property management, brokerage and other professional services in connection with these real estate investments on an arm's length basis and earned revenues from these unconsolidated subsidiaries. We have also provided development, property management and brokerage services to certain of our unconsolidated subsidiaries in our Development Services segment on an arm's length basis and earned revenues from these unconsolidated subsidiaries.

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8. Real Estate and Other Assets Held for Sale and Related Liabilities

        Real estate and other assets held for sale include completed real estate projects or land for sale in their present condition that have met all of the "held for sale" criteria of SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets," and other assets directly related to such projects. Liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale have been included as a single line item in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        Real estate and other assets held for sale and related liabilities were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
  June 30,
2009
  December 31,
2008
 

Assets:

             

Real estate held for sale (see Note 9)

  $ 20,256   $ 39,582  

Other current assets

    273     689  

Other assets

        163  
           

Total real estate and other assets held for sale

    20,529     40,434  

Liabilities:

             

Notes payable on real estate held for sale (see Note 10)

    2,214     21,049  

Accrued expenses

    309     1,511  

Other current liabilities

    3     180  
           

Total liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale

    2,526     22,740  
           

Net real estate and other assets held for sale

  $ 18,003   $ 17,694  
           

9. Real Estate

        We provide build-to-suit services for our clients and also develop or purchase certain projects which we intend to sell to institutional investors upon project completion or redevelopment. Therefore, we have ownership of real estate until such projects are sold. Certain real estate assets owned by us secure the outstanding balances of underlying mortgage or construction loans. The majority of our real estate is included in our Development Services segment. Real estate owned by us consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 
  June 30,
2009
  December 31,
2008
 

Real estate under development (current)

  $   $ 56,322  

Real estate included in assets held for sale (see Note 8)

    20,256     39,582  

Real estate under development (non-current)

    192,652     158,090  

Real estate held for investment (1)

    536,685     535,979  
           

Total real estate (2)

  $ 749,593   $ 789,973  
           

(1)
Net of accumulated depreciation of $22.4 million and $14.6 million at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

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(2)
Includes balances for lease intangibles and tenant origination costs of $5.3 million and $7.3 million, respectively, at June 30, 2009 and $6.5 million and $8.3 million, respectively, at December 31, 2008. We record lease intangibles and tenant origination costs upon acquiring buildings with in-place leases. The balances are shown net of amortization, which is recorded as an increase to, or a reduction of, rental income for lease intangibles and as amortization expense for tenant origination costs.

        During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded impairment charges of $3.0 million on our real estate held for investment within our Development Services segment. In addition, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we also recorded a provision for loss on real estate held for sale of $3.2 million within our Development Services segment (See Note 4). No material write-downs were recorded by us during the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.

        In June 2009, upon substantial completion of a real estate project under development, one of our consolidated subsidiaries assigned its assets and liabilities (and contributed $0.5 million) to an entity controlled and owned 60% by a third party. Our consolidated subsidiary retained a 40% ownership in the new entity and now accounts for this investment using the equity method. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of this transaction, and we recorded the following non-cash activity (dollars in thousands):

 
  Dr. (Cr.)  

Assets:

       

Real estate under development, current

  $ (57,399 )

Receivables

    (1,207 )

Other current assets

    (1,485 )
       

Total assets

    (60,091 )
       

Liabilities:

       

Notes payable on real estate, current

    56,662  

Accounts payable

    3,429  
       

Total liabilities

  $ 60,091  
       

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10. Notes Payable on Real Estate

        We had loans secured by real estate, which consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 
  June 30,
2009
  December 31,
2008
 

Current portion of notes payable on real estate

  $ 191,186   $ 176,372  

Notes payable on real estate included in liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale (see Note 8)

    2,214     21,049  
           

Total notes payable on real estate, current portion

    193,400     197,421  

Notes payable on real estate, non-current portion

    378,815     420,242  
           

Total notes payable on real estate

  $ 572,215   $ 617,663  
           

        At June 30, 2009, $5.1 million of the non-current portion of notes payable on real estate were recourse to us, beyond being recourse to the single-purpose entity that held the real estate asset and was the primary obligor on the note payable.

11. Debt

        Since 2001, we have maintained a credit agreement with Credit Suisse (CS) and other lenders to fund strategic acquisitions and to provide for our working capital needs. On March 24, 2009, we entered into a second amendment and restatement to our credit agreement (the Credit Agreement) with a syndicate of banks led by CS, as administrative and collateral agent, amending and restating our amended and restated credit agreement dated December 20, 2006. In connection with this amendment and restatement, we wrote off financing costs of $29.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2009, which included the write-off of $18.1 million of unamortized deferred financing costs and $11.2 million of Credit Agreement amendment fees paid in March 2009.

        Our Credit Agreement includes the following: (1) a $600.0 million revolving credit facility, including revolving credit loans, letters of credit and a swingline loan facility, all maturing on June 24, 2011, (2) a $1.1 billion tranche A term loan facility, requiring quarterly principal payments, which began March 31, 2009 and continue through September 30, 2011, with the balance payable on December 20, 2011, (3) a $1.1 billion tranche B term loan facility, requiring quarterly principal payments of $2.75 million, which began March 31, 2007 and continue through September 30, 2013, with the balance payable on December 20, 2013 and (4) a $300.0 million tranche A-1 term loan facility, requiring quarterly principal payments of $0.75 million, which began June 30, 2008 and continue through September 30, 2013, with the balance payable on December 20, 2013. During the three months ended June 30, 2009, we prepaid $145.8 million of our tranche A term loan, which was applied to the remaining required 2009 principal payments and a portion of the first quarter 2010 principal payment due under this facility. During the three months ended June 30, 2009, we also prepaid $42.3 million of our tranche A-1 term loan, which covered all the remaining required quarterly principal payments and a portion of the balance due at maturity under this facility. These prepayments led to a reduction in the interest rate spreads governing our tranche A and tranche A-1 term loans as well as our revolving credit facility.

        The revolving credit facility allows for borrowings outside of the U.S., with sub-facilities of $5.0 million available to one of our Canadian subsidiaries, $35.0 million in aggregate available to one of

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our Australian and one of our New Zealand subsidiaries and $50.0 million available to one of our U.K. subsidiaries. Additionally, outstanding borrowings under these sub-facilities may be up to 5.0% higher as allowed under the currency fluctuation provision in the Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2009 bear interest at varying rates, based at our option, on either the applicable fixed rate plus 2.25% to 4.00% or the daily rate plus 1.25% to 3.00%, in both cases as determined by reference to our ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement). As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had $48.8 million and $25.8 million, respectively, of revolving credit facility principal outstanding with related weighted average interest rates of 5.3% and 5.7%, respectively, which are included in short-term borrowings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2009, letters of credit totaling $27.1 million were outstanding under the revolving credit facility. These letters of credit primarily relate to letters of credit issued in the normal course of business as well as in connection with certain insurance programs and reduce the amount we may borrow under the revolving credit facility.

        Borrowings under the tranche A term loan facility as of June 30 2009 bear interest, based at our option, on either the applicable fixed rate plus 2.75% to 4.50% or the daily rate plus 1.75% to 3.50%, in both cases as determined by reference to our ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement). Borrowings under the tranche A-1 facilities as of June 30, 2009 bear interest, based at our option, on either the applicable fixed rate plus 3.50% to 4.50% or the daily rate plus 2.50% to 3.50%, and tranche B term loan facilities as of June 30, 2009 bear interest, based at our option, on either the applicable fixed rate plus 4.00% to 5.00% or the daily rate plus 3.00% to 4.00%, in both cases as determined by reference to our ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The tranche A-1 term loan facility includes a targeted outstanding amount (as defined in the Credit Agreement) provision that will increase the interest rate by 2% if the outstanding balance exceeds the targeted outstanding amount at the end of each quarter. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the outstanding balance did not exceed the targeted outstanding amount. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had $584.0 million and $827.0 million of tranche A term loan facility principal outstanding, respectively, and $943.5 million and $949.0 million of tranche B term loan facility principal outstanding, respectively, which are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had $245.8 million and $297.8 million of tranche A-1 term loan facility principal outstanding, respectively, which is also included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        On February 26, 2007, we entered into two interest rate swap agreements with a total notional amount of $1.4 billion and a maturity date of December 31, 2009. The purpose of these interest rate swap agreements is to hedge potential changes to our cash flows due to the variable interest nature of our senior secured term loan facilities. On March 20, 2007, these interest rate swaps were designated as cash flow hedges under SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended. We incurred a loss on these interest rate swaps from the date we entered into the swaps up to the designation date of approximately $3.9 million. There was no hedge ineffectiveness for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. On March 20, 2008, the total notional amount of the interest rate swap agreements was reduced to $950.0 million and on March 20, 2009, was further reduced to $410.0 million. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the fair values of these interest rate swap agreements were reflected as an $8.7 million liability and an $18.3 million liability, respectively, and were included in other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The fair

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value measurements employed for these interest rate swaps were based on observable market data, which falls within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy under SFAS No. 157.

        The Credit Agreement is jointly and severally guaranteed by us and substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries. Borrowings under our Credit Agreement are secured by a pledge of substantially all of the capital stock of our U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the capital stock of certain non-U.S. subsidiaries, and by a security interest in substantially all of the personal property of the U.S. subsidiaries. Also, the Credit Agreement requires us to pay a fee based on the total amount of the revolving credit facility commitment.

        On June 18, 2009, CBRE, our wholly-owned subsidiary, issued $450.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11.625% senior subordinated notes due June 15, 2017 for approximately $435.9 million, net of discount. The 11.625% senior subordinated notes are unsecured senior subordinated obligations of CBRE and are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by us and our domestic subsidiaries that guarantee our Credit Agreement. Interest accrues at a rate of 11.625% per year and is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15. The 11.625% senior subordinated notes are redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, on or after June 15, 2013 at 105.813% of par on that date and at declining prices thereafter. At any time prior to June 15, 2013, the 11.625% senior subordinated notes may be redeemed by us, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and an applicable premium (as defined in the indenture governing these notes), which is based on the present value of the June 15, 2013 redemption price plus all remaining interest payments through June 15, 2013. In addition, prior to June 15, 2012, up to 35.0% of the original issued amount of the 11.625% senior subordinated notes may be redeemed at 111.625% of par, plus accrued and unpaid interest, solely with the net cash proceeds from public equity offerings. In the event of a change of control (as defined in the indenture governing our 11.625% senior subordinated notes), we are obligated to make an offer to purchase the remaining 11.625% senior subordinated notes at a redemption price of 101.0% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The amount of the 11.625% senior subordinated notes included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, net of unamortized discount, was $436.0 million at June 30, 2009.

        Our Credit Agreement and the 11.625% senior subordinated notes contain numerous restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make distributions to stockholders, repurchase capital stock or debt, make investments, sell assets or subsidiary stock, create or permit liens on assets, engage in transactions with affiliates, enter into sale/leaseback transactions, issue subsidiary equity and enter into consolidations or mergers. Our Credit Agreement also currently requires us to maintain a minimum coverage ratio of EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to total interest expense of 2.00x through March 31, 2011 and 2.25x thereafter and a maximum leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of 4.25x through March 31, 2011 and 3.75x thereafter. Our ability to meet these financial ratios can be affected by events beyond our control, and we cannot assure that we will be able to meet those ratios when required. We significantly reduced our cost structure during 2008 and have continued to further reduce costs in 2009. As a result, our 2009 projections show that we will be well within compliance with the minimum coverage ratio and the maximum leverage ratio. We continue to monitor our projected compliance with these financial ratios and other terms of our Credit Agreement.

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        We had short-term borrowings of $203.0 million and $246.1 million with related average interest rates of 3.2% and 2.2% as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

        On March 2, 2007, we entered into a $50.0 million credit note with Wells Fargo Bank for the purpose of purchasing eligible investments, which include cash equivalents, agency securities, A1/P1 commercial paper and eligible money market funds. The proceeds of this note are not made generally available to us, but instead deposited in an investment account maintained by Wells Fargo Bank and used and applied solely to purchase eligible investment securities. Borrowings under the revolving credit note bear interest at 0.25% with a maturity date of September 1, 2009. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there were no amounts outstanding under this revolving credit note.

        On March 4, 2008, we entered into a $35.0 million credit and security agreement with Bank of America (BofA) for the purpose of purchasing eligible financial instruments, which include A1/P1 commercial paper, U.S. Treasury securities, GSE discount notes (as defined in the credit and security agreement) and money market funds. The proceeds of this note are not made generally available to us, but instead deposited in an investment account maintained by BofA and used and applied solely to purchase eligible financial instruments. Borrowings under the revolving note bore interest at 1.0% and matured on February 28, 2009. In February 2009, the amount available to us under this arrangement was reduced to $5.0 million and the maturity date was extended to February 28, 2010. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there were no amounts outstanding under this revolving note.

        On August 19, 2008, we entered into a $15.0 million uncommitted facility with First Tennessee Bank for the purpose of purchasing investments, which include cash equivalents, agency securities, A1/P1 commercial paper and eligible money market funds. The proceeds of this facility are not made generally available to us, but instead are held in a collateral account maintained by First Tennessee Bank. Borrowings under this facility bear interest at 0.25% with a maturity date of August 3, 2009. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there were no amounts outstanding under this facility.

        Our wholly-owned subsidiary CBRE Capital Markets has the following warehouse lines of credit: credit agreements with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan) and BofA for the purpose of funding mortgage loans that will be resold, and a funding arrangement with Red Mortgage Capital Inc. (Red Capital) for the purpose of funding originations of multi-family property mortgage loans.

        On November 15, 2005, CBRE Capital Markets entered into a secured credit agreement with JP Morgan to establish a warehouse line of credit. This agreement has been amended several times and as of June 30, 2009, provides for a $210.0 million senior secured revolving line of credit, bears interest at the daily Chase-London LIBOR plus 2.00% and has a maturity date of January 29, 2010.

        On April 16, 2008, CBRE Capital Markets entered into a secured credit agreement with BofA to establish a warehouse line of credit. The agreement provides for a $125.0 million senior secured revolving line of credit with an interest rate of the daily one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00% and an original maturity date of April 15, 2009. On April 15, 2009, CBRE Capital Markets executed an amendment to extend the maturity date of the agreement to May 15, 2009 with an interest rate of daily one-month LIBOR plus 2.75%. Effective May 15, 2009, CBRE Capital Markets executed another amendment further extending the maturity date to April 14, 2010.

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        In February 2008, CBRE Capital Markets established a funding arrangement with Red Capital for the purpose of funding originations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae multi-family property mortgage loans. Each funding is separately approved on a transaction-by-transaction basis where Red Capital commits to purchase a 100% participation interest in qualifying mortgage loans that are subject to a rate-lock commitment from Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. Under this arrangement, a participation is funded when a mortgage loan is originated, on a servicing retained basis, subject to CBRE Capital Market's obligation to repurchase the participation interest upon ultimate sale of the mortgage loan to Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. The maximum availability to any one entity is $150.0 million and is reduced by any outstanding participation interests with any other entity. Additionally, no individual mortgage loan financed under the arrangement can exceed $50.0 million. Effective September 19, 2008, the rate on borrowings was the National City Bank one-month internal funds transfer rate plus 1.75%. Effective March 1, 2009, Red Capital established a new rate on borrowings of daily one-month LIBOR plus 2.50%.

        During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we had a maximum of $508.0 million of warehouse lines of credit principal outstanding. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had $145.7 million and $210.5 million of warehouse lines of credit principal outstanding, respectively, which are included in short-term borrowings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, we had $145.7 million and $210.5 million of mortgage loans held for sale (warehouse receivables), which represented mortgage loans funded through the lines of credit that, while committed to be purchased, had not yet been purchased as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, and which are also included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        On July 31, 2006, CBRE Capital Markets entered into a revolving credit note with JP Morgan for the purpose of purchasing qualified investment securities, which include but are not limited to U.S. Treasury and Agency securities. This agreement has been amended several times and as of June 30, 2009, provides for a $100.0 million revolving credit note, bears interest at 0.50% and has a maturity date of January 29, 2010. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there were no amounts outstanding under this revolving credit note.

        On April 30, 2007, Trammell Crow Company Acquisitions II, L.P. (Acquisitions II), a consolidated limited partnership within our Development Services segment, entered into a $100.0 million revolving credit agreement with WestLB AG, as administrative agent for a lender group. During the second quarter of 2009, Acquisitions II opted to reduce the amount available under this credit agreement to $50.0 million. Borrowings under this credit agreement are used to fund acquisitions of real estate prior to receipt of capital contributions from Acquisitions II investors and permanent project financing, and are limited to a portion of unfunded capital commitments of certain Acquisitions II investors. As of June 30, 2009, borrowing capacity under this agreement, net of outstanding amounts drawn, was $21.5 million. Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at the daily British Bankers Association LIBOR rate plus 0.65% and this agreement expires on April 30, 2010. Subject to certain conditions, Acquisitions II can extend the maturity date of the credit facility for an additional term of not longer than six months. Borrowings under the line are non-recourse to us and are secured by the capital commitments of the investors in Acquisitions II. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there was $8.1 million and $8.0 million, respectively, outstanding under this revolving credit note included in short-term borrowings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

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        In connection with our acquisition of Westmark Realty Advisors in 1995 (now known as CB Richard Ellis Investors), we issued approximately $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes. The Westmark senior notes were redeemable at the discretion of the note holder and had a final maturity date of June 30, 2010. The interest rate on the Westmark senior notes was equal to the interest rate in effect for amounts outstanding under our Credit Agreement plus 12 basis points. The amount of the Westmark senior notes included in short-term borrowings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets was $1.1 million as of December 31, 2008. In January 2009, the remaining outstanding balance of $1.1 million was redeemed by the final note holder.

        Insignia, which we acquired in July 2003, issued loan notes as partial consideration for previous acquisitions of businesses in the U.K. The acquisition loan notes are payable to the sellers of the previously acquired U.K. businesses and are secured by restricted cash deposits in approximately the same amount. The acquisition loan notes are redeemable semi-annually at the discretion of the note holder and have a final maturity date of April 2010. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, $0.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of the acquisition loan notes were outstanding and are included in short-term borrowings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        In July 2008, in connection with the purchase of the remaining 50% ownership interest we did not already own in our affiliate CB Richard Ellis Tucson, LLC, we issued a loan note that is payable to the seller. In June 2009, the purchase price was reduced, resulting in partial reduction of the loan amount by $1.2 million, with the remainder due on June 30, 2010. The amount of the CB Richard Ellis Tucson, LLC loan note included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $0.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

        A significant number of our subsidiaries in Europe have had a Euro cash pool loan since 2001, which is used to fund their short-term liquidity needs. The Euro cash pool loan is an overdraft line for our European operations issued by HSBC Bank. The Euro cash pool loan has no stated maturity date and bears interest at varying rates based on a base rate as defined by HSBC Bank plus 2.5%. At both June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there were no amounts outstanding under this facility.

12. Commitments and Contingencies

        We are a party to a number of pending or threatened lawsuits arising out of, or incident to, our ordinary course of business. Our management believes that any liability imposed upon us that may result from disposition of these lawsuits will not have a material effect on our business, consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations.

        We had outstanding letters of credit totaling $36.0 million as of June 30, 2009, excluding letters of credit for which we have outstanding liabilities already accrued on our consolidated balance sheet related to our subsidiaries' outstanding reserves for claims under certain insurance programs. These letters of credit are primarily executed by us in the normal course of business as well as in connection with certain insurance programs. The letters of credit expire at varying dates through July 2010.

        We had guarantees totaling $33.7 million as of June 30, 2009, excluding guarantees related to consolidated indebtedness and pension liabilities for which we have outstanding liabilities already accrued on our consolidated balance sheet as well as operating leases. These guarantees primarily consist of guarantees related to our defined benefit pension plans in the U.K. (in excess of our

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outstanding pension liability of $22.1 million as of June 30, 2009). The remaining guarantees primarily include debt repayment guarantees of unconsolidated subsidiaries as well as various guarantees of management contracts in our operations overseas. The guarantee obligations related to debt repayment guarantees of unconsolidated subsidiaries expire at varying dates through November 2010. The other guarantees will expire at the end of each of the respective agreements.

        In addition, as of June 30, 2009, we had numerous completion and budget guarantees relating to development projects. These guarantees are made by us in the normal course of our Development Services business. Each of these guarantees requires us to complete construction of the relevant project within a specified timeframe and/or within a specified budget, with us potentially being liable for costs to complete in excess of such timeframe or budget. However, we generally have "guaranteed maximum price" contracts with reputable general contractors with respect to projects for which we provide these guarantees. These contracts are intended to pass the risk to such contractors. While there can be no assurance, we do not expect to incur any material losses under these guarantees.

        From time to time, we act as a general contractor with respect to construction projects. We do not consider these activities to be a material part of our business. In connection with these activities, we seek to subcontract construction work for certain projects to reputable subcontractors. Should construction defects arise relating to the underlying projects, we could potentially be liable to the client for the costs to repair such defects, although we would generally look to the subcontractor that performed the work to remedy the defect and also look to insurance policies that cover this work. While there can be no assurance, we do not expect to incur material losses with respect to construction defects.

        In January 2008, CBRE Capital Markets entered into an agreement with Fannie Mae, under Fannie Mae's Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) Lender Program, to provide financing for apartments with five or more units. Under the DUS Program, CBRE Capital Markets originates, underwrites, closes and services loans without prior approval by Fannie Mae, and in selected cases, is subject to sharing up to one-third of any losses on loans issued under the DUS program. CBRE Capital Markets has funded loans subject to such loss sharing arrangements with unpaid principal balances of $613.5 million. Additionally, CBRE Capital Markets has funded loans under the DUS program that are not subject to loss sharing arrangements with unpaid principal balances of approximately $243.6 million. CBRE Capital Markets, under its agreement with Fannie Mae, must post cash reserves under formulas established by Fannie Mae to provide for sufficient capital in the event losses occur. As of June 30, 2009, CBRE Capital Markets had $0.8 million of cash reserved under this arrangement.

        An important part of the strategy for our Global Investment Management business involves investing our capital in certain real estate investments with our clients. These co-investments typically range from 2% to 5% of the equity in a particular fund. As of June 30, 2009, we had aggregate commitments of $41.6 million to fund future co-investments.

        Additionally, an important part of our Development Services business strategy is to invest in unconsolidated real estate subsidiaries as a principal (in most cases co-investing with our clients). As of June 30, 2009, we had committed to fund $32.5 million of additional capital to these unconsolidated subsidiaries.

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13. Employee Benefit Plans

        2001 Stock Incentive Plan.    Our 2001 stock incentive plan was adopted by our board of directors and approved by our stockholders on June 7, 2001. However, our 2001 stock incentive plan was terminated in June 2004 in connection with the adoption of our 2004 stock incentive plan, which is described below. The 2001 stock incentive plan permitted the grant of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards to our employees, directors or independent contractors. Since our 2001 stock incentive plan has been terminated, no shares remain available for issuance under it. However, as of June 30, 2009, outstanding stock options granted under the 2001 stock incentive plan to acquire 4,735,190 shares of our Class A common stock remain outstanding according to their terms, and we will continue to issue shares to the extent required under the terms of such outstanding awards. Options granted under this plan have an exercise price of $1.92. As of June 30, 2009, all options granted under this plan were fully vested and exercisable. Options granted under the 2001 stock incentive plan are subject to a maximum term of ten years from the date of grant. The number of shares issued pursuant to the 2001 stock incentive plan, or pursuant to outstanding awards, is subject to adjustment on account of stock splits, stock dividends and other dilutive changes in our Class A common stock.

        Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.    Our 2004 stock incentive plan was adopted by our board of directors and approved by our stockholders on April 21, 2004, and has been amended several times subsequently, including an amendment and restatement on June 2, 2008 and an amendment on December 3, 2008. The 2004 stock incentive plan authorizes the grant of stock-based awards to our employees, directors or independent contractors. A total of 20,785,218 shares of our Class A common stock initially were reserved for issuance under the 2004 stock incentive plan, which increased by 10,000,000 shares to a total of 30,785,218 shares in connection with the June 2, 2008 amendment and restatement. For awards granted prior to June 2, 2008 under this plan, this share reserve was reduced by one share upon grant of an option or stock appreciation right, and was reduced by 2.25 shares upon issuance of stock pursuant to other stock-based awards. For awards granted on or after June 2, 2008 under this plan, this share reserve is reduced by one share upon grant of all awards. In addition, full value awards, i.e., awards other than stock options and stock appreciation rights, are limited to no more than 75% of the total share reserve. Awards that expire, terminate or lapse will again be available for grant under this plan. No person is eligible to be granted awards in the aggregate covering more than 2,000,000 shares during any fiscal year. The number of shares issued or reserved pursuant to the 2004 stock incentive plan, or pursuant to outstanding awards, is subject to adjustment on account of mergers, consolidations, reorganizations, stock splits, stock dividends and other dilutive changes in our common stock. In addition, our board of directors may adjust outstanding awards to preserve the awards' benefits or potential benefits.

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        As of June 30, 2009, 6,912,162 shares were subject to options issued under our 2004 stock incentive plan and 10,991,587 shares remained available for future grants under the 2004 stock incentive plan. Options granted under this plan during the six months ended June 30, 2009 have an exercise price of $8.44, which vest and are exercisable in equal quarterly increments over three years from the date of grant. All options granted under the 2004 stock incentive plan have had a term of five or seven years from the date of grant.

        A summary of the status of our outstanding stock options is presented in the tables below:

 
  Shares   Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2008

    12,748,593   $ 9.91  

Exercised

    (874,453 )   4.68  

Granted

    53,316     8.44  

Forfeited

    (52,335 )   20.03  

Expired

    (227,769 )   14.83  
           

Outstanding at June 30, 2009

    11,647,352   $ 10.17  
           

Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2009 (1)

    11,330,274   $ 10.17  
           

Exercisable at June 30, 2009

    8,318,692   $ 7.04  
           

        In accordance with SFAS No. 123 (Revised), "Share Based Payment," we estimate the fair value of our options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which takes into account assumptions such as the dividend yield, the risk-free interest rate, the expected stock price volatility and the expected life of the options.

        The total estimated grant date fair value of stock options that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $0.3 million. The weighted average fair value of options granted by us was $3.95 and $9.56 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, utilizing the following weighted average assumptions:

 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
  2009   2008   2009   2008  

Dividend yield

    0 %   0 %   0 %   0 %

Risk-free interest rate

    2.46 %   2.93 %   2.46 %   2.93 %

Expected volatility

    51.97 %   44.52 %   51.97 %   44.52 %

Expected life

    5 years     5 years     5 years     5 years  

        The dividend yield assumption is excluded from the calculation, as it is our present intention to retain all earnings. The expected volatility is based on a combination of our historical stock price and

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implied volatility. The selection of implied volatility data to estimate expected volatility is based upon the availability of actively traded options on our stock. The risk-free interest rate is based upon the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods corresponding with the expected life of the options. The expected life of our stock options represents the estimated period of time until exercise and is based on historical experience of similar options, giving consideration to the contractual terms, vesting schedules and expectations of future employee behavior.

        Option valuation models require the input of subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility and expected life. Because our employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, we do not believe that the Black-Scholes model necessarily provides a reliable single measure of the fair value of our employee stock options.

        Options outstanding at June 30, 2009 and their related weighted average exercise price, intrinsic value and life information is presented below:

 
  Outstanding Options   Exercisable Options  
Exercise Prices
  Number
Outstanding
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
  Number
Exercisable
  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 

$1.92

    4,735,190     3.5   $ 1.92           4,735,190   $ 1.92        

$6.33 - $8.44

    1,502,909     0.3     7.43           1,455,517     7.43        

$11.10 - $15.43

    3,608,951     4.5     14.33           1,467,009     15.05        

$22.00 - $25.67

    779,113     4.2     23.45           393,923     23.50        

$27.19 - $37.43

    1,021,189     5.2     27.34           267,053     27.57        
                                   

    11,647,352     3.6   $ 10.17   $ 38,013,412     8,318,692   $ 7.04   $ 38,013,412  
                               

        At June 30, 2009, the aggregate intrinsic value and weighted average remaining contractual life for options vested and expected to vest were $38.0 million and 3.6 years, respectively.

        Total compensation expense related to stock options was $2.5 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, and $4.9 million and $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. At June 30, 2009, total unrecognized estimated compensation cost related to non-vested stock options was approximately $18.2 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.4 years.

        The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was $2.1 million and $10.7 million, respectively. We recorded cash received from stock option exercises of $4.1 million and $2.9 million and related tax benefit of $0.4 million and $4.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Upon option exercise, we issue new shares of stock. Excess tax benefits exist when the tax deduction resulting from the exercise of options exceeds the compensation cost recorded.

        We have issued non-vested stock awards, including shares and stock units, in our Class A common stock to certain of our employees and members of our board of directors. During the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we granted non-vested stock awards of 37,314 shares and 15,900 shares,

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respectively, which vest and are exercisable three years from the date of grant. We also granted 54,344 and 529,907 of non-vested stock units to certain of our employees during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. These non-vested stock units all vest in 2016. A summary of the status of our non-vested stock awards is presented in the table below:

 
  Shares/Units   Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Per Share
 

Balance at December 31, 2008

    4,638,543   $ 19.39  

Granted

    91,658     5.37  

Vested

    (6,314 )   26.33  

Forfeited

    (75,741 )   20.88  
           

Balance at June 30, 2009

    4,648,146   $ 19.08  
           

        Total compensation expense related to non-vested stock awards was $5.7 million and $3.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $11.4 million and $8.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. At June 30, 2009, total unrecognized estimated compensation cost related to non-vested stock awards was approximately $65.0 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.8 years.

        Deferred Compensation Plans.    Historically, we have maintained four deferred compensation plans (DCPs) in which, in prior years, our highly compensated employees, including members of management, were allowed to elect, prior to the beginning of each calendar year, to defer receipt of some or all of their compensation for the next year until a future distribution date and have it credited to one or more of several funds in the respective DCPs. Because a substantial majority of the deferrals under our DCPs had distribution dates based upon the end of a relevant participant's employment with us, we had an ongoing obligation to make distributions to these participants as they left our employment. In addition, in prior years, participants were permitted to make unscheduled in-service withdrawals of amounts deferred prior to January 1, 2005, subject to a 7.5% penalty.

        On November 5, 2008, based on prevailing market conditions, our board of directors authorized our Chief Executive Officer to modify or terminate our U.S. DCPs, subject to applicable regulatory requirements. We notified participants that we would merge the DCPs and modify the remaining DCP pursuant to the transition rules under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A to allow participants to make new distribution elections prior to December 31, 2008 to receive distributions of plan assets at dates they specified in 2009. In December of 2008, all of our DCPs were merged into one DCP. These actions also accelerated future distributions from the DCP of cash and shares of our Class A common stock to the participants of such DCP during the six months ended June 30, 2009, but did not have a material effect on our consolidated statement of operations. The DCP is substantially fully-funded and the shares still to be distributed are included in our earnings per share calculations. In connection with 2009 distributions to the participants, we expect to receive a cash tax benefit of approximately $100 million. Upon completion of the distribution process, we expect the DCP will be terminated. Included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets were DCP liabilities of $0.6 million and $244.9 million at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, and assets set aside to cover the

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liability of $4.6 million and $229.8 million as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. As of June 30, 2009, there were 578,980 outstanding stock fund units under the DCP, all of which were vested. Our stock fund unit deferrals included in additional paid-in capital totaled $0.9 million and $5.5 million at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

14. Stockholders' Equity

        On June 4, 2009, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation that increased the total number of shares of Class A common stock that we are authorized to issue from 325,000,000 to 525,000,000 shares.

        On June 10, 2009, we completed the sale of 13,440,860 shares of our Class A common stock through a direct placement to Paulson & Co. Inc., which raised approximately $97.6 million of net proceeds. On June 11, 2009, we completed the sale of 5,682,684 shares of our Class A common stock through an at-the-market offering program, which raised approximately $48.8 million of net proceeds.

15. (Loss) Income Per Share

        Basic (loss) income per share attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. is computed by dividing net (loss) income attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. The computation of diluted income per share attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., further assumes the dilutive effect of potential common shares, which include stock options and certain contingently issuable shares. Contingently

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issuable shares consist of non-vested stock awards. The following is a calculation of (loss) income per share attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (dollars in thousands, except share data):

 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
  2009   2008   2009   2008  

Computation of basic (loss) income per share attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders:

                         

Net (loss) income applicable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders

  $ (6,637 ) $ 16,563   $ (43,326 ) $ 37,017  

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic (loss) income per share

    265,683,366     203,435,495     263,851,431     203,273,086  
                   

Basic (loss) income per share attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders

  $ (0.02 ) $ 0.08   $ (0.16 ) $ 0.18  
                   

Computation of diluted (loss) income per share attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders:

                         

Net (loss) income applicable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders

  $ (6,637 ) $ 16,563   $ (43,326 ) $ 37,017  

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic (loss) income per share

    265,683,366     203,435,495     263,851,431     203,273,086  
 

Dilutive effect of stock options

        4,596,898         4,539,349  
 

Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares

        356,170         247,266  
                   

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted (loss) income per share

    265,683,366     208,388,563     263,851,431     208,059,701  
                   

Diluted (loss) income per share attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. shareholders

  $ (0.02 ) $ 0.08   $ (0.16 ) $ 0.18  
                   

        For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, all stock options and contingently issuable shares were anti-dilutive, since we reported net losses for these periods. Had we reported net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, options to purchase 4,779,425 shares of common stock would have been included in the computation of diluted income per share, while options to purchase 6,867,927 shares of common stock would have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, options to purchase 1,975,288 shares of common stock were excluded from the computation of diluted income per share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.

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16. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

        Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net (loss) income and other comprehensive income. In the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of foreign currency translation adjustments, unrealized gains on interest rate swaps and interest rate caps, and unrealized holding gains on available for sale securities. Foreign currency translation adjustments exclude any income tax effect given that the earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries are deemed to be reinvested for an indefinite period of time.

        The following table provides a summary of comprehensive income (loss) (dollars in thousands):

 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
  2009   2008   2009   2008  

Net (loss) income

  $ (13,706 ) $ 14,081   $ (68,125 ) $ 29,410  

Other comprehensive income:

                         
 

Foreign currency translation gains and other

    56,963     2,998     30,597     18,832  
 

Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps and interest rate caps, net of $877 and $2,837 income tax provision for the three months and $3,938 and $2,129 income tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively

    1,240     16,960     5,846     1,329  
 

Unrealized holding gains on available for sale securities, net

    435     1,805     772     548  
                   
 

Total other comprehensive income

    58,638     21,763     37,215     20,709  

Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests

    (7,069 )   (2,482 )   (24,799 )   (7,607 )

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

    52,001     38,326     (6,111 )   57,726  
                   

Comprehensive income (loss)

  $ 44,932   $ 35,844   $ (30,910 ) $ 50,119  
                   

17. Pensions

        We have two contributory defined benefit pension plans in the U.K., which we acquired in connection with previous acquisitions. Our subsidiaries based in the U.K. maintain the plans to provide retirement benefits to existing and former employees participating in these plans. During 2007, we reached agreements with the active members of these plans to freeze future pension plan benefits. In return, the active members became eligible to enroll in the CBRE Group Personal Pension Plan, a defined contribution plan in the U.K.

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        Net periodic pension cost (benefit) consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 
  Three Months
Ended
June 30,
  Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 
 
  2009   2008   2009   2008  

Interest cost

  $ 3,547   $ 4,627   $ 6,845   $ 9,307  

Expected return on plan assets

    (3,081 )   (4,909 )   (5,944 )   (9,842 )

Amortization of unrecognized net loss

    258     163     498     328  
                   

Net periodic pension cost (benefit)

  $ 724   $ (119 ) $ 1,399   $ (207 )
                   

        We contributed $0.8 million and $1.6 million to fund our pension plans during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively. We expect to contribute a total of $3.3 million to fund our pension plans for the year ending December 31, 2009.

18. Liabilities Related to Acquisitions

        The Trammell Crow Company Acquisition gave rise to the consolidation and elimination of some Trammell Crow Company duplicate facilities as well as lawsuits involving Trammell Crow Company. As a result, we accrued certain liabilities in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 95-3, "Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination." The remaining liabilities assumed in connection with the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition consist of the following and are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets (dollars in thousands):

 
  Liability Balance
at
December 31, 2008
  2009
Utilization
  To be Utilized
at
June 30, 2009
 

Lease termination costs

  $ 3,410   $ (2,369 ) $ 1,041  

Legal settlements anticipated

    3,157     (844 )   2,313  
               

  $ 6,567   $ (3,213 ) $ 3,354  
               

        The remaining liability for lease termination costs will be paid over the remaining contract periods through 2012. The remaining liability covering our exposure in various lawsuits involving Trammell Crow Company that were pending prior to the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition will be paid as each case is settled.

        The remaining liability associated with items previously charged to merger-related charges in connection with the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 
  Liability Balance
at
December 31, 2008
  2009
Utilization
  To be Utilized
at
June 30, 2009
 

Lease termination costs

  $ 8,813   $ (4,783 ) $ 4,030  

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        The remaining liability for lease termination costs will be paid over the remaining contract periods through 2016.

        The Insignia Acquisition gave rise to the consolidation and elimination of some Insignia duplicate facilities as well as lawsuits involving Insignia. As a result, we accrued certain liabilities in accordance with EITF Issue No. 95-3. The remaining liabilities assumed in connection with the Insignia Acquisition consist of the following and are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets (dollars in thousands):

 
  Liability Balance
at
December 31, 2008
  2009
Utilization
  To be Utilized
at
June 30, 2009
 

Lease termination costs

  $ 4,541   $ (2,283 ) $ 2,258  

Legal settlements anticipated

    2,128     (11 )   2,117  
               

  $ 6,669   $ (2,294 ) $ 4,375  
               

        The remaining liability for lease termination costs will be paid over the remaining contract periods through 2012. The remaining liability covering our exposure in various lawsuits involving Insignia that were pending prior to the Insignia Acquisition will be paid as the case is settled.

        The remaining liability associated with items previously charged to merger-related charges in connection with the Insignia Acquisition consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 
  Liability Balance
at
December 31, 2008
  2009
Utilization
  To be Utilized
at
June 30, 2009
 

Lease termination costs

  $ 7,898   $ (3,962 ) $ 3,936  

        The remaining liability for lease termination costs will be paid over the remaining contract periods through 2012.

19. Guarantor and Nonguarantor Financial Statements

        The following condensed consolidating financial information includes:

        Investments in consolidated subsidiaries are presented using the equity method of accounting. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in consolidated subsidiaries and inter-company balances and transactions.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
AS OF JUNE 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands)

 
  Parent   CBRE   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Nonguarantor
Subsidiaries
  Elimination   Consolidated
Total
 

Current Assets:

                                     
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 4   $ 110,226   $ 76,815   $ 122,475   $   $ 309,520  
 

Restricted cash

            13,693     29,483         43,176  
 

Receivables, net

        1     300,507     365,970         666,478  
 

Warehouse receivables (a)

            145,705             145,705  
 

Deferred compensation assets

        4,561                 4,561  
 

Income taxes receivable

    5,970     136,492         24,136     (56,607 )   109,991  
 

Prepaid expenses

            50,893     54,077         104,970  
 

Deferred tax assets, net

            86,820     18,510         105,330  
 

Real estate and other assets held for sale

                20,529         20,529  
 

Other current assets

        1,659     32,581     13,310         47,550  
                           
   

Total Current Assets

    5,974     252,939     707,014     648,490     (56,607 )   1,557,810  

Property and equipment, net

            110,945     74,970         185,915  

Goodwill

            800,656     478,783         1,279,439  

Other intangible assets, net

            290,610     27,727         318,337  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

            91,576     73,900         165,476  

Investments in consolidated subsidiaries

    767,815     2,668,264     845,244         (4,281,323 )    

Inter-company loan receivable

        78,341     635,000     23,921     (737,262 )    

Deferred tax assets, net

            14,472     29,122         43,594  

Real estate under development

                192,652         192,652  

Real estate held for investment

            4,769     531,916         536,685  

Available for sale securities

            30,490     212         30,702  

Other assets, net

        19,548     50,051     38,769         108,368  
                           
   

Total Assets

  $ 773,789   $ 3,019,092   $ 3,580,827   $ 2,120,462   $ (5,075,192 ) $ 4,418,978  
                           

Current Liabilities:

                                     
 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  $ 18   $ 21,449   $ 121,539   $ 199,365   $   $ 342,371  
 

Deferred purchase consideration

            3,257             3,257  
 

Compensation and employee benefits payable

        626     101,718     102,119         204,463  
 

Accrued bonus and profit sharing

            80,614     85,883         166,497  
 

Deferred compensation liabilities

        555                 555  
 

Income taxes payable

            56,607         (56,607 )    
 

Short-term borrowings:

                                     
   

Warehouse lines of credit (a)

            145,705             145,705  
   

Revolving credit facility

        10,695         38,099         48,794  
   

Other

            380     8,100         8,480  
                           
   

Total short-term borrowings

        10,695     146,085     46,199         202,979  
 

Current maturities of long-term debt

        108,500     410     593         109,503  
 

Notes payable on real estate

                191,186         191,186  
 

Liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale

                2,526         2,526  
 

Other current liabilities

    234     8,716     8,153     1,835         18,938  
                           
   

Total Current Liabilities

    252     150,541     518,383     629,706     (56,607 )   1,242,275  

Long-Term Debt:

                                     
 

Senior secured term loans

        1,664,750                 1,664,750  
 

11.625% senior subordinated notes, net

        435,986                 435,986  
 

Other long-term debt

                516         516  
 

Inter-company loan payable

    500,071         237,191         (737,262 )    
                           
   

Total Long-Term Debt

    500,071     2,100,736     237,191     516     (737,262 )   2,101,252  

Pension liability

                22,073         22,073  

Non-current tax liabilities

            77,087     1,404         78,491  

Notes payable on real estate

                378,815         378,815  

Other liabilities

            79,902     29,850         109,752  
                           
   

Total Liabilities

    500,323     2,251,277     912,563     1,062,364     (793,869 )   3,932,658  

Commitments and contingencies

                         

Equity:

                                     

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Stockholders' Equity

    273,466     767,815     2,668,264     845,244     (4,281,323 )   273,466  

Non-controlling interests

                212,854         212,854  
                           
   

Total Equity

    273,466     767,815     2,668,264     1,058,098     (4,281,323 )   486,320  
                           
   

Total Liabilities and Equity

  $ 773,789   $ 3,019,092   $ 3,580,827   $ 2,120,462   $ (5,075,192 ) $ 4,418,978  
                           

(a)
Although CBRE Capital Markets is included among our domestic subsidiaries, which jointly and severally guarantee our 11.625% senior subordinated notes and our Credit Agreement, all warehouse receivables funded under the BofA, JP Morgan and Red Capital lines of credit are pledged to BofA, JP Morgan and Red Capital, and accordingly, are not included as collateral for these notes or our other outstanding debt.

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19. Guarantor and Nonguarantor Financial Statements (Continued)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008
(Dollars in thousands)

 
  Parent   CBRE   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Nonguarantor
Subsidiaries
  Elimination   Consolidated
Total
 

Current Assets:

                                     
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 4   $ 7,203   $ 9,467   $ 142,149   $   $ 158,823  
 

Restricted cash

            11,313     25,009         36,322  
 

Receivables, net

            341,037     410,903         751,940  
 

Warehouse receivables (a)

            210,473             210,473  
 

Deferred compensation assets

        225,704                 225,704  
 

Income taxes receivable

    11,146     48,339     42,275     15,960         117,720  
 

Prepaid expenses

            46,494     47,788         94,282  
 

Deferred tax assets, net

        97,059     30,266     20,445         147,770  
 

Real estate under development

                56,322         56,322  
 

Real estate and other assets held for sale

            172     40,262         40,434  
 

Other current assets

            27,069     48,674         75,743  
                           
   

Total Current Assets

    11,150     378,305     718,566     807,512         1,915,533  

Property and equipment, net

            127,436     80,540         207,976  

Goodwill

            799,591     452,232         1,251,823  

Other intangible assets, net

            283,715     27,732         311,447  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

            99,792     45,934         145,726  

Investments in consolidated subsidiaries

    763,426     2,424,837     772,762         (3,961,025 )    

Inter-company loan receivable

        274,458     635,000     63,208     (972,666 )    

Deferred tax assets, net

            18,874     25,609         44,483  

Real estate under development

                158,090         158,090  

Real estate held for investment

            4,612     531,367         535,979  

Available for sale securities

            28,569     225         28,794  

Other assets, net

        26,674     60,806     39,083         126,563  
                           
   

Total Assets

  $ 774,576   $ 3,104,274   $ 3,549,723   $ 2,231,532   $ (4,933,691 ) $ 4,726,414  
                           

Current Liabilities:

                                     
 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  $   $ 3,826   $ 148,719   $ 243,113   $   $ 395,658  
 

Deferred purchase consideration

            4,219             4,219  
 

Compensation and employee benefits payable

            138,224     117,184         255,408  
 

Accrued bonus and profit sharing

            136,416     158,803         295,219  
 

Deferred compensation liabilities

        239,464                 239,464  
 

Short-term borrowings:

                                     
   

Warehouse lines of credit (a)

            210,473             210,473  
   

Revolving credit facility

                25,765         25,765  
   

Other

            1,827     8,000         9,827  
                           
   

Total short-term borrowings

            212,300     33,765         246,065  
 

Current maturities of long-term debt

        208,550     805     1,307         210,662  
 

Notes payable on real estate

                176,372         176,372  
 

Liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale

                22,740         22,740  
 

Other current liabilities

    234     18,348     6,862     1,594         27,038  
                           
   

Total Current Liabilities

    234     470,188     647,545     754,878         1,872,845  

Long-Term Debt:

                                     
 

Senior secured term loans

        1,865,200                 1,865,200  
 

Other long-term debt

            788     771         1,559  
 

Inter-company loan payable

    659,656         313,010         (972,666 )    
                           
   

Total Long-Term Debt

    659,656     1,865,200     313,798     771     (972,666 )   1,866,759  

Pension liability

                19,802         19,802  

Non-current tax liabilities

            77,460     1,245         78,705  

Notes payable on real estate

                420,242         420,242  

Other liabilities

        5,460     86,083     30,795         122,338  
                           
   

Total Liabilities

    659,890     2,340,848     1,124,886     1,227,733     (972,666 )   4,380,691  

Commitments and contingencies

                         

Equity:

                                     

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Stockholders' Equity

    114,686     763,426     2,424,837     772,762     (3,961,025 )   114,686  

Non-controlling interests

                231,037         231,037  
                           
   

Total Equity

    114,686     763,426     2,424,837     1,003,799     (3,961,025 )   345,723  
                           
   

Total Liabilities and Equity

  $ 774,576   $ 3,104,274   $ 3,549,723   $ 2,231,532   $ (4,933,691 ) $ 4,726,414  
                           

(a)
Although CBRE Capital Markets is included among our domestic subsidiaries, which jointly and severally guarantee our Credit Agreement, all warehouse receivables funded under the BofA, JP Morgan and Red Capital lines of credit are pledged to BofA, JP Morgan and Red Capital, and accordingly, are not included as collateral for these notes or our other outstanding debt.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

19. Guarantor and Nonguarantor Financial Statements (Continued)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands)

 
  Parent   CBRE   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Nonguarantor
Subsidiaries
  Elimination   Consolidated
Total
 

Revenue

  $   $   $ 568,754   $ 386,913   $   $ 955,667  

Costs and expenses:

                                     
 

Cost of services

            348,964     217,867         566,831  
 

Operating, administrative and other

    7,493     (1,637 )   184,111     138,704         328,671  
 

Depreciation and amortization

            13,684     10,482         24,166  
                           
 

Total costs and expenses

    7,493     (1,637 )   546,759     367,053         919,668  

Gain on disposition of real estate

                2,925         2,925  
                           

Operating (loss) income

    (7,493 )   1,637     21,995     22,785         38,924  

Equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries

            238     1,505         1,743  

Interest income

        2     1,193     1,034     (992 )   1,237  

Interest expense

        39,872     89     8,449     (992 )   47,418  

Royalty and management service (income) expense

            (4,917 )   4,917          

(Loss) income from consolidated subsidiaries

    (2,133 )   21,051     5,843         (24,761 )    
                           

(Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes

    (9,626 )   (17,182 )   33,621     8,948     (24,761 )   (9,000 )

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

    (2,989 )   (15,049 )   12,570     10,174         4,706  
                           

Net (loss) income

    (6,637 )   (2,133 )   21,051     (1,226 )   (24,761 )   (13,706 )

Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

                (7,069 )       (7,069 )
                           

Net (loss) income attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ (6,637 ) $ (2,133 ) $ 21,051   $ 5,843   $ (24,761 ) $ (6,637 )
                           


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008
(Dollars in thousands)

 
  Parent   CBRE   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Nonguarantor
Subsidiaries
  Elimination   Consolidated Total  

Revenue

  $   $   $ 753,018   $ 561,855   $   $ 1,314,873  

Costs and expenses:

                                     
 

Cost of services

            446,707     290,498         737,205  
 

Operating, administrative and other

    5,626     440     259,792     202,981         468,839  
 

Depreciation and amortization

            13,456     11,566         25,022  
                           
 

Total costs and expenses

    5,626     440     719,955     505,045         1,231,066  

Gain on disposition of real estate

            483     3,559         4,042  
                           

Operating (loss) income

    (5,626 )   (440 )   33,546     60,369         87,849  

Equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries

            4,981     6,771         11,752  

Other loss

                4,607         4,607  

Interest income

        71     1,926     3,475     (991 )   4,481  

Interest expense

        32,497     212     9,842     (991 )   41,560  

Royalty and management service (income) expense

            (4,163 )   4,163          

Income from consolidated subsidiaries

    19,859     39,291     20,495         (79,645 )    
                           

Income before (benefit) provision for income taxes

    14,233     6,425     54,937     38,461     (79,645 )   34,411  

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

    (2,330 )   (13,434 )   15,646     20,448         20,330  
                           

Net income

    16,563     19,859     39,291     18,013     (79,645 )   14,081  

Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

                (2,482 )       (2,482 )
                           

Net income attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ 16,563   $ 19,859   $ 39,291   $ 20,495   $ (79,645 ) $ 16,563  
                           

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

19. Guarantor and Nonguarantor Financial Statements (Continued)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands)

 
  Parent   CBRE   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Nonguarantor
Subsidiaries
  Elimination   Consolidated
Total
 

Revenue

  $   $   $ 1,127,154   $ 718,962   $   $ 1,846,116  

Costs and expenses:

                                     
 

Cost of services

            701,054     419,196         1,120,250  
 

Operating, administrative and other

    14,966     2,788     344,546     272,530         634,830  
 

Depreciation and amortization

            27,517     22,041         49,558  
                           
 

Total costs and expenses

    14,966     2,788     1,073,117     713,767         1,804,638  

Gain on disposition of real estate

                2,925         2,925  
                           

Operating (loss) income

    (14,966 )   (2,788 )   54,037     8,120         44,403  

Equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries

            4,270     7,670         11,940  

Interest income

        28     2,067     2,485     (1,038 )   3,542  

Interest expense

        67,343     223     15,688     (1,038 )   82,216  

Write-off of financing costs

        29,255                 29,255  

Royalty and management service (income) expense

            (5,988 )   5,988          

(Loss) income from consolidated subsidiaries

    (34,330 )   25,593     (1,132 )       9,869      
                           

(Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes

    (49,296 )   (73,765 )   56,467     (18,741 )   9,869     (75,466 )

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

    (5,970 )   (39,435 )   30,874     7,190         (7,341 )
                           

Net (loss) income

    (43,326 )   (34,330 )   25,593     (25,931 )   9,869     (68,125 )

Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

                (24,799 )       (24,799 )
                           

Net (loss) income attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ (43,326 ) $ (34,330 ) $ 25,593   $ (1,132 ) $ 9,869   $ (43,326 )
                           


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008
(Dollars in thousands)

 
  Parent   CBRE   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Nonguarantor
Subsidiaries
  Elimination   Consolidated
Total
 

Revenue

  $   $   $ 1,511,724   $ 1,034,074   $   $ 2,545,798  

Costs and expenses:

                                     
 

Cost of services

            898,362     543,289         1,441,651  
 

Operating, administrative and other

    12,228     53     505,282     383,621         901,184  
 

Depreciation and amortization

            27,365     21,459         48,824  
                           
 

Total costs and expenses

    12,228     53     1,431,009     948,369         2,391,659  

Gain on disposition of real estate

            568     3,474         4,042  
                           

Operating (loss) income

    (12,228 )   (53 )   81,283     89,179         158,181  

Equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries

            15,327     7,187         22,514  

Other loss

                4,607         4,607  

Interest income

    2     104     3,915     6,834     (1,148 )   9,707  

Interest expense

        67,734     446     17,533     (1,148 )   84,565  

Royalty and management service (income) expense

            (13,114 )   13,114          

Income from consolidated subsidiaries

    44,179     88,978     36,700         (169,857 )    
                           

Income before (benefit) provision for income taxes

    31,953     21,295     119,239     53,572     (169,857 )   56,202  

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

    (5,064 )   (22,884 )   30,261     24,479         26,792  
                           

Net income

    37,017     44,179     88,978     29,093     (169,857 )   29,410  

Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

                (7,607 )       (7,607 )
                           

Net income attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ 37,017   $ 44,179   $ 88,978   $ 36,700   $ (169,857 ) $ 37,017  
                           

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

19. Guarantor and Nonguarantor Financial Statements (Continued)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands)

 
  Parent   CBRE   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Nonguarantor
Subsidiaries
  Consolidated
Total
 

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

  $ 12,121   $ (24,516 ) $ 3,673   $ (73,997 ) $ (82,719 )

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                               

Capital expenditures

            (3,593 )   (2,287 )   (5,880 )

Acquisition of businesses including net assets acquired, intangibles and goodwill

            (5,648 )   (10,933 )   (16,581 )

Contributions to unconsolidated subsidiaries

            (3,266 )   (32,509 )   (35,775 )

Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries

            2,122     658     2,780  

Proceeds from the sale of servicing rights and other assets

            6,214     209     6,423  

Additions to real estate held for investment

                (7,914 )   (7,914 )

Increase in restricted cash

            (2,380 )   (3,430 )   (5,810 )

Other investing activities, net

            (793 )       (793 )
                       
 

Net cash used in investing activities

            (7,344 )   (56,206 )   (63,550 )

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                               

Repayment of senior secured term loans

        (300,500 )           (300,500 )

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

        563,543         7,879     571,422  

Repayment of revolving credit facility

        (554,000 )           (554,000 )

Proceeds from 11.625% senior subordinated notes

        435,928             435,928  

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for
investment

                12,088     12,088  

Repayment of notes payable on real estate held for
investment

                (997 )   (997 )

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for sale and under development

                32,170     32,170  

Repayment of notes payable on real estate held for sale and under development

                (32,046 )   (32,046 )

(Repayment of) proceeds from short-term borrowings and other loans, net

            (1,501 )   89     (1,412 )

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net

    146,350                 146,350  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    4,092                 4,092  

Incremental tax benefit from stock options exercised

    373                 373  

Non-controlling interests contributions

                15,660     15,660  

Non-controlling interests distributions

                (8,469 )   (8,469 )

Payment of financing costs

        (28,722 )       (503 )   (29,225 )

(Increase) decrease in inter-company receivables, net

    (161,801 )   11,290     72,520     77,991      

Other financing activities, net

    (1,135 )           (891 )   (2,026 )
                       
 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (12,121 )   127,539     71,019     102,971     289,408  
 

Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

                7,558     7,558  
                       

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

        103,023     67,348     (19,674 )   150,697  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

    4     7,203     9,467     142,149     158,823  
                       

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AT END OF PERIOD

  $ 4   $ 110,226   $ 76,815   $ 122,475   $ 309,520  
                       

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

                               
 

Cash paid (received) during the period for:

                               
   

Interest

  $   $ 47,310   $ 106   $ 9,829   $ 57,245  
                       
   

Income tax (refunds) payments, net

  $ (2,126 ) $ (9,221 ) $ (54,870 ) $ 8,832   $ (57,385 )
                       

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

19. Guarantor and Nonguarantor Financial Statements (Continued)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008
(Dollars in thousands)

 
  Parent   CBRE   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Nonguarantor
Subsidiaries
  Consolidated
Total
 

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

  $ 10,120   $ (35,777 ) $ (184,472 ) $ (169,938 ) $ (380,067 )

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                               

Capital expenditures

            (14,174 )   (12,689 )   (26,863 )

Acquisition of businesses including net assets acquired, intangibles and goodwill, net of cash acquired

            (29,043 )   (130,289 )   (159,332 )

Contributions to unconsolidated subsidiaries

            (15,257 )   (14,808 )   (30,065 )

Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries

            17,759     220     17,979  

Proceeds from the sale of servicing rights and other assets

            1,821     16     1,837  

Additions to real estate held for investment

                (97,398 )   (97,398 )

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash

            (571 )   20,352     19,781  

Other investing activities, net

        120     (259 )       (139 )
                       
 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

        120     (39,724 )   (234,596 )   (274,200 )

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                               

Proceeds from senior secured term loans

        300,000             300,000  

Repayment of senior secured term loans

        (6,250 )           (6,250 )

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

        1,186,000         66,981     1,252,981  

Repayment of revolving credit facility

        (1,039,000 )       (38,969 )   (1,077,969 )

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for investment

                52,806     52,806  

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for sale and under development

                71,548     71,548  

Repayment of notes payable on real estate held for sale and under development

                (54,293 )   (54,293 )

(Repayment of) proceeds from short-term borrowings and other loans, net

            (2,450 )   3,710     1,260  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    2,877                 2,877  

Incremental tax benefit from stock options exercised

    3,989                 3,989  

Non-controlling interests contributions

                32,938     32,938  

Non-controlling interests distributions

                (21,415 )   (21,415 )

Payment of financing costs

        (6,222 )       (1,040 )   (7,262 )

(Increase) decrease in inter-company receivables, net

    (17,046 )   (385,111 )   252,268     149,889      

Other financing activities, net

    60             (717 )   (657 )
                       
 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (10,120 )   49,417     249,818     261,438     550,553  
 

Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

                11,358     11,358  
                       

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

        13,760     25,622     (131,738 )   (92,356 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

    3     18,448     (12,207 )   336,630     342,874  
                       

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AT END OF PERIOD

  $ 3   $ 32,208   $ 13,415   $ 204,892   $ 250,518  
                       

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

                               
 

Cash paid during the period for:

                               
   

Interest

  $   $ 63,673   $ 766   $ 9,681   $ 74,120  
                       
   

Income tax, net of refunds

  $   $   $ 60,527   $ 64,408   $ 124,935  
                       

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CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

20. Industry Segments

        We report our operations through five segments. The segments are as follows: (1) Americas, (2) EMEA, (3) Asia Pacific, (4) Global Investment Management and (5) Development Services.

        The Americas segment is our largest segment of operations and provides a comprehensive range of services throughout the U.S. and in the largest regions of Canada and selected parts of Latin America. The primary services offered consist of the following: real estate services, mortgage loan origination and servicing, valuation services, asset services and corporate services.

        Our EMEA and Asia Pacific segments provide services similar to the Americas business segment. The EMEA segment has operations primarily in Europe, while the Asia Pacific segment has operations primarily in Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

        Our Global Investment Management business provides investment management services to clients seeking to generate returns and diversification through direct and indirect investments in real estate in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

        Our Development Services business consists of real estate development and investment activities primarily in the U.S., which we acquired in the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition on December 20, 2006.

        Summarized financial information by segment is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
  2009   2008   2009   2008  

Revenue

                         

Americas

  $ 601,565   $ 785,478   $ 1,178,606   $ 1,569,002  

EMEA

    176,595     299,738     338,756     542,499  

Asia Pacific

    122,652     155,667     215,746     293,099  

Global Investment Management

    32,606     42,746     69,902     82,235  

Development Services

    22,249     31,244     43,106     58,963  
                   

  $ 955,667   $ 1,314,873   $ 1,846,116   $ 2,545,798  
                   

EBITDA

                         

Americas

  $ 42,602   $ 64,195   $ 81,243   $ 130,480  

EMEA

    5,928     31,441     2,811     43,112  

Asia Pacific

    12,219     21,828     14,159     35,510  

Global Investment Management

    2,181     (15,470 )   1,755     (16,845 )

Development Services

    5,486     (3,000 )   6,852     (4,766 )
                   

  $ 68,416   $ 98,994   $ 106,820   $ 187,491  
                   

        EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, write-off of financing costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Our management believes EBITDA is useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financing and income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending and acquisitions, which would include impairment charges of goodwill and intangibles created

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CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

20. Industry Segments (Continued)


from acquisitions. Such items may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. As a result, our management uses EBITDA as a measure to evaluate the operating performance of our various business segments and for other discretionary purposes, including as a significant component when measuring our operating performance under our employee incentive programs. Additionally, we believe EBITDA is useful to investors to assist them in getting a more accurate picture of our results from operations.

        However, EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under GAAP and when analyzing our operating performance, readers should use EBITDA in addition to, and not as an alternative for, net income as determined in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Furthermore, EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for our management's discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as tax and debt service payments. The amounts shown for EBITDA also differ from the amounts calculated under similarly titled definitions in our debt instruments, which are further adjusted to reflect certain other cash and non-cash charges and are used to determine compliance with financial covenants and our ability to engage in certain activities, such as incurring additional debt and making certain restricted payments.

        Net interest expense and write-off of financing costs have been expensed in the segment incurred. Provision (benefit) for income taxes has been allocated among our segments by using applicable U.S. and foreign effective tax rates. EBITDA for our segments is calculated as follows (dollars in thousands):

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CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

20. Industry Segments (Continued)

 
  Three Months
Ended June 30,
  Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
 
  2009   2008   2009   2008  

Americas
                         

Net (loss) income attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ (13,383 ) $ 11,334   $ (30,759 ) $ 26,289  

Add:

                         
 

Depreciation and amortization

    14,233     15,661     28,491     29,969  
 

Interest expense

    39,307     32,100     67,007     66,905  
 

Write-off of financing costs

            29,255      
 

Royalty and management service income

    (3,878 )   (3,640 )   (4,705 )   (10,928 )
 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

    7,163     10,254     (6,090 )   21,418  

Less:

                         
 

Interest income

    840     1,514     1,956     3,173  
                   

EBITDA

  $ 42,602   $ 64,195   $ 81,243   $ 130,480  
                   

EMEA
                         

Net income (loss) attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ 6,954   $ 16,694   $ (1,428 ) $ 22,964  

Add:

                         
 

Depreciation and amortization

    2,621     3,750     5,161     6,985  
 

Interest expense

    481     609     483     967  
 

Royalty and management service expense

    2,456     1,612     2,612     5,888  
 

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

    (6,488 )   9,480     (3,688 )   8,674  

Less:

                         
 

Interest income

    96     704     329     2,366  
                   

EBITDA

  $ 5,928   $ 31,441   $ 2,811   $ 43,112  
                   

Asia Pacific
                         

Net (loss) income attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ (2,022 ) $ 9,547   $ (1,535 ) $ 13,378  

Add:

                         
 

Depreciation and amortization

    2,128     1,872     4,256     3,625  
 

Interest expense

    745     1,962     1,393     2,892  
 

Royalty and management service expense

    1,220     1,660     1,677     4,225  
 

Provision for income taxes

    10,293     7,103     8,619     12,089  

Less:

                         
 

Interest income

    145     316     251     699  
                   

EBITDA

  $ 12,219   $ 21,828   $ 14,159   $ 35,510  
                   

Global Investment Management
                         

Net income (loss) attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ 4,490   $ (14,312 ) $ (1,011 ) $ (12,109 )

Add:

                         
 

Depreciation and amortization

    1,186     848     2,389     1,647  
 

Interest expense

    1,041     1,027     1,589     1,367  
 

Royalty and management service expense

    202     368     416     815  
 

Benefit for income taxes

    (4,703 )   (2,853 )   (1,176 )   (7,771 )

Less:

                         
 

Interest income

    35     548     452     794  
                   

EBITDA

  $ 2,181   $ (15,470 ) $ 1,755   $ (16,845 )
                   

Development Services
                         

Net loss attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ (2,676 ) $ (6,700 ) $ (8,593 ) $ (13,505 )

Add:

                         
 

Depreciation and amortization

    3,998     2,891     9,261     6,598  
 

Interest expense

    5,844     5,862     11,744     12,434  
 

Benefit for income taxes

    (1,559 )   (3,654 )   (5,006 )   (7,618 )

Less:

                         
 

Interest income

    121     1,399     554     2,675  
                   

EBITDA

  $ 5,486   $ (3,000 ) $ 6,852   $ (4,766 )
                   

21. Subsequent Events

        On July 16, 2009, we initiated a loan modification program with our lenders for participants in our Credit Agreement, which is designed to provide us additional flexibility relative to our Credit Agreement debt amortization schedule and maturities.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

        This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. for the three months ended June 30, 2009, represents an update to the more detailed and comprehensive disclosures included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Accordingly, you should read the following discussion in conjunction with the information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as well as the unaudited financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

        In addition, some of the statements and assumptions in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, including, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects as well as estimates of industry growth for the second quarter and beyond. See "Forward-Looking Statements."

Overview

        We are the world's largest commercial real estate services firm, based on 2008 revenue, with leading full-service operations in major metropolitan areas throughout the world. We offer a full range of services to occupiers, owners, lenders and investors in office, retail, industrial, multi-family and other types of commercial real estate. As of December 31, 2008, we operated more than 300 offices worldwide, excluding affiliate offices, with approximately 30,000 employees providing commercial real estate services under the "CB Richard Ellis" brand name and development services under the "Trammell Crow" brand name. Our business is focused on several service competencies, including commercial property and corporate facilities management, tenant representation, property/agency leasing, property sales, valuation, real estate investment management, commercial mortgage origination and servicing, capital markets (equity and debt) solutions, development services and proprietary research. We generate revenues from contractual management fees and on a per project or transactional basis. In 2006, we became the first commercial real estate services company included in the S&P 500. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, we were included on the Business Week list of 50 "Best in Class" companies across all industries, and the Fortune list of Fastest Growing U.S. Companies in 2007 and 2008 and its list of Most Admired Companies in 2009. In 2008, we became the first commercial real estate services firm to be included in the Fortune 500 and we remain the only commercial real estate services company on this list in 2009. In 2009, the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals ranked us the #1 outsourcing company in commercial real estate services.

        When you read our financial statements and the information included in this section, you should consider that we have experienced, and continue to experience, several material trends and uncertainties that have affected our financial condition and results of operations that make it challenging to predict our future performance based on our historical results. We believe that the following material trends and uncertainties are crucial to an understanding of the variability in our historical earnings and cash flows and the potential for continued variability in the future:

        Economic trends and government policies affect global and regional commercial real estate markets as well as our operations directly. These include: overall economic activity and employment growth, interest rate levels, the cost and availability of credit and the impact of tax and regulatory policies. Periods of economic weakness or recession, significantly rising interest rates, declining employment levels, declining demand for real estate, or the public perception that any of these events may occur, have negatively affected and may continue to negatively affect the performance of many of our business lines. Recently, the severe global economic downturn and credit market crisis have had

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significant adverse effects on our businesses globally. Weak economic conditions have resulted in, and may continue to result in, a general decrease in transaction activity, declines in occupancy levels, rental rates and property values as well as restrained corporate spending. These trends, in turn, have reduced, and may continue to reduce, revenue from property management fees and brokerage commissions derived from property sales, leasing, valuation and financing, and funds available to invest in commercial real estate and related assets.

        Adverse changes in economic conditions have also affected, and will continue to affect, our compensation expense, which is generally structured to decrease in line with any fall in revenues. Compensation is our largest expense and the sales and leasing professionals in our largest line of business, advisory services, generally are paid on a commission and bonus basis that correlates with our revenue performance. As a result, the negative effect of difficult market conditions on our operating margins is partially mitigated by the inherent variability of our compensation cost structure. In addition, at times when negative economic conditions are particularly severe, as they recently have been, our management has taken decisive actions to improve operational performance by, among other actions, reducing discretionary bonuses, curtailing capital expenditures and adjusting overall staffing levels. Notwithstanding these actions, adverse global and regional economic changes remain one of the most significant risks to our financial condition and results of operations.

        Economic conditions in the Americas, our largest segment in terms of revenue, began to rebound in 2003 from the economic downturn in 2001 and 2002. The recovery, which positively impacted the commercial real estate market generally, continued through the second quarter of 2007, helping to improve our Americas segment's revenue, particularly leasing and sales revenue. Since the third quarter of 2007, U.S. economic activity has progressively weakened due initially to stresses in the residential housing and financial sectors and the impact of sharply higher energy costs. The weakening economic activity developed into a recession, affecting all segments of the economy, in early 2008, as both consumer and business spending dropped. This weakening economic activity, coupled with capital market stresses, led to a global financial disruption in the third quarter of 2008, the consequences of which have continued through the first half of 2009. This disruption caused credit markets to freeze up, investors to become more risk averse and assets of all types, from the riskiest to the most secure, to lose value. These conditions also caused the economy to contract further and job losses to accelerate throughout 2008 and continuing through the first half of 2009. This has resulted in a decline in leasing activity and space absorption, rising vacancy rates and decreasing rents across the United States. Investment sales activity in the United States has been falling sharply from peak levels in 2007 and has continued to decline through the second quarter of 2009. This decline is the result of an absence of debt financing, weakening property fundamentals, and the re-pricing of risk in the face of economic and market uncertainty.

        The weakening capital markets trend experienced in the United States began to manifest in the United Kingdom in late 2007, and in continental Europe beginning in early 2008. As a result, investment sales and investment management activities in Europe worsened progressively throughout 2008 and the first half of 2009. The major European economies also entered into a recession in 2008, which continued through the first half of 2009, resulting in lower levels of leasing activity. The markets in Asia Pacific have also been affected, albeit generally to a lesser degree than the United States and Europe, by the global credit market dislocation and economic difficulties, as reflected in lower investment sales and leasing activity in 2008 and the first half of 2009. The deteriorating conditions have also adversely affected our Global Investment Management and Development Services businesses beginning in late 2007 and continuing through the first half of 2009 as property values decreased sharply and disposition opportunities have been markedly reduced.

        The recovery of our sales, leasing and investment management and development services businesses is contingent on, among other things, the U.S. and global economies resuming their growth and credit markets attaining stability and predictability over a sustained period.

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        Our management historically has made significant use of strategic acquisitions to add new service competencies, to increase our scale within existing competencies and to expand our presence in various geographic regions around the world. For example, we enhanced our mortgage brokerage services through our 1996 acquisition of L.J. Melody & Company (now known as CBRE Capital Markets) and we significantly increased the scale of our investment management business through our 1995 acquisition of Westmark Realty Advisors (now known as CB Richard Ellis Investors), our 1997 acquisition of Koll Real Estate Services and our 1998 acquisition of the London-based firm Hillier Parker May & Rowden. Our 2003 acquisition of Insignia Financial Group, Inc. (Insignia) significantly increased the scale of our real estate advisory services and outsourcing services business lines in our Americas segment and also significantly increased our presence in the New York, London and Paris metropolitan areas.

        In December 2006, we acquired Trammell Crow Company, our largest acquisition to date. The acquisition of Trammell Crow Company deepened our offering of outsourcing services for corporate and institutional clients, especially project and facilities management, strengthened our ability to provide integrated management solutions across geographies, added our Development Services business and provided additional people, resources and expertise to offer real estate services throughout the United States.

        Strategic in-fill acquisitions have also played a key role in expanding our geographic coverage and broadening and strengthening our service offerings. Our acquirees have generally been quality regional firms or niche specialty firms that complement our existing platform within a region, or affiliates in which, in some cases, we held an equity interest. In 2008, we completed 16 acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $181 million. In light of the current economic environment, no acquisitions were completed during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

        Although our management believes that strategic acquisitions can significantly decrease the cost, time and commitment of management resources necessary to attain a meaningful competitive position within targeted markets or to expand our presence within our current markets, our management also believes that most acquisitions will initially have an adverse impact on our operating and net income, both as a result of transaction-related expenditures and the charges and costs of integrating the acquired business and its financial and accounting systems into our own. For example, we incurred $200.9 million of transaction-related expenditures in connection with our acquisition of Insignia in 2003 (the Insignia Acquisition) and $196.6 million of transaction-related expenditures in connection with our acquisition of Trammell Crow Company in 2006. Transaction-related expenditures included severance costs, lease termination costs, transaction costs, deferred financing costs and merger-related costs, among others. We incurred our final transaction expenditures with respect to the Insignia Acquisition in the third quarter of 2004 and the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2007. In addition, through June 30, 2009, we have incurred expenses of $41.9 million related to Insignia and $56.6 million related to Trammell Crow Company in connection with the integration of these companies' business lines, as well as accounting and other systems, into our own. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we incurred $3.5 million of integration expenses, the majority of which were related to the acquisition of Trammell Crow Company. We expect to incur total integration expenses relating to past acquisitions of approximately $7 million during 2009, which include residual integration costs associated with our acquisition of Trammell Crow Company as well as similar costs related to a strategic in-fill acquisition in 2006.

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organic growth, fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the other currencies in which we may generate earnings could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. Our management team generally seeks to mitigate our exposure by balancing assets and liabilities that are denominated in the same currency and by maintaining cash positions outside the United States only at levels necessary for operating purposes. In addition, from time to time we enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to mitigate our exposure to exchange rate changes related to particular transactions and to hedge risks associated with the translation of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars. Due to the constantly changing currency exposures to which we are subject and the volatility of currency exchange rates, our management cannot predict the effect of exchange rate fluctuations upon future operating results. In addition, fluctuations in currencies relative to the U.S. dollar may make it more difficult to perform period-to-period comparisons of our reported results of operations.

        Our international operations also are subject to, among other things, political instability and changing regulatory environments, which may adversely affect our future financial condition and results of operations. Our management routinely monitors these risks and related costs and evaluates the appropriate amount of resources to allocate towards business activities in foreign countries where such risks and costs are particularly significant.

        We are highly leveraged and have significant debt service obligations. As of June 30, 2009, our total debt, excluding our notes payable on real estate and warehouse lines of credit, was approximately $2.3 billion. Our level of indebtedness and the operating and financial restrictions in our debt agreements both place constraints on the operation of our business. Although our management believes that the incurrence of long-term indebtedness has been important in the development of our business, including facilitating our acquisitions of Insignia and Trammell Crow Company, the cash flow necessary to service this debt is not available for other general corporate purposes, which may limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and in the commercial real estate services industry. Our management seeks to mitigate this exposure both through the refinancing of debt when available on attractive terms and through selective repayment and retirement of indebtedness.

        Following the successful amendment to our Credit Agreement in the first quarter of 2009, which gave us increased flexibility, in the second quarter of 2009, we issued $450.0 million of 11.625% senior subordinated notes due June 15, 2017. During the three months ended June 30, 2009, we also prepaid $145.8 million of our tranche A term loan facility and $42.3 million of our tranche A-1 term loan facility. These actions significantly extended the weighted average maturity of our outstanding debt. In addition, on July 16, 2009, we initiated a loan modification program with our lenders for participants in our Credit Agreement, which is designed to provide us additional flexibility relative to our Credit Agreement debt amortization schedule and maturities.

Critical Accounting Policies

        Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. The estimates and assumptions are based on historical experience and on other factors that management believes to be reasonable. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Critical accounting policies represent the areas where more significant judgments and estimates are used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. A discussion of such critical accounting policies, which include revenue recognition, our consolidation policy, goodwill and other intangible assets, real estate and income taxes can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. There have been no material changes to these policies as of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2009.

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Basis of Presentation

        We report our operations through five segments. The segments are as follows: (1) Americas, (2) EMEA, (3) Asia Pacific, (4) Global Investment Management and (5) Development Services. The Americas consists of operations located in the United States, Canada and selected parts of Latin America. EMEA mainly consists of operations in Europe, while Asia Pacific includes operations in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The Global Investment Management business consists of investment management operations in the United States, Europe and Asia. The Development Services business consists of real estate development and investment activities primarily in the United States, which were acquired in the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition.

Results of Operations

        The following table sets forth items derived from our consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 presented in dollars and as a percentage of revenue (dollars in thousands):

 
  Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,  
 
  2009   2008   2009   2008  

Revenue

  $ 955,667     100.0 % $ 1,314,873     100.0 % $ 1,846,116     100.0 % $ 2,545,798     100.0 %

Costs and expenses:

                                                 
 

Cost of services

    566,831     59.3     737,205     56.1     1,120,250     60.7     1,441,651     56.6  
 

Operating, administrative and other

    328,671     34.4     468,839     35.7     634,830     34.4     901,184     35.4  
 

Depreciation and amortization

    24,166     2.5     25,022     1.8     49,558     2.7     48,824     1.9  
                                   
 

Total costs and expenses

    919,668     96.2     1,231,066     93.6     1,804,638     97.8     2,391,659     93.9  

Gain on disposition of real estate

    2,925     0.3     4,042     0.3     2,925     0.2     4,042     0.1  
                                   

Operating income

    38,924     4.1     87,849     6.7     44,403     2.4     158,181     6.2  

Equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries

    1,743     0.2     11,752     0.9     11,940     0.6     22,514     0.9  

Other loss

            4,607     0.3             4,607     0.2  

Interest income

    1,237     0.1     4,481     0.3     3,542     0.2     9,707     0.4  

Interest expense

    47,418     4.9     41,560     3.2     82,216     4.5     84,565     3.3  

Write-off of financing costs

                    29,255     1.6          
                                   

(Loss) income before provision (benefit) for income taxes

    (9,000 )   (0.9 )   34,411     2.6     (75,466 )   (4.1 )   56,202     2.2  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

    4,706     0.5     20,330     1.5     (7,341 )   (0.4 )   26,792     1.0  
                                   

Net (loss) income

    (13,706 )   (1.4 )   14,081     1.1     (68,125 )   (3.7 )   29,410     1.2  

Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

    (7,069 )   (0.7 )   (2,482 )   (0.2 )   (24,799 )   (1.4 )   (7,607 )   (0.3 )
                                   

Net (loss) income attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ (6,637 )   (0.7 )% $ 16,563     1.3 % $ (43,326 )   (2.3 )% $ 37,017     1.5 %
                                   

EBITDA

  $ 68,416     7.2 % $ 98,994     7.5 % $ 106,820     5.8 % $ 187,491     7.4 %
                                   

        EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, write-off of financing costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Our management believes EBITDA is useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financing and income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending and acquisitions, which would include impairment charges of goodwill and intangibles created from acquisitions. Such items may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall

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operating performance. As a result, our management uses EBITDA as a measure to evaluate the operating performance of our various business segments and for other discretionary purposes, including as a significant component when measuring our operating performance under our employee incentive programs. Additionally, we believe EBITDA is useful to investors to assist them in getting a more accurate picture of our results from operations.

        However, EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and when analyzing our operating performance, readers should use EBITDA in addition to, and not as an alternative for, net income as determined in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Furthermore, EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for our management's discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as tax and debt service payments. The amounts shown for EBITDA also differ from the amounts calculated under similarly titled definitions in our debt instruments, which are further adjusted to reflect certain other cash and non-cash charges and are used to determine compliance with financial covenants and our ability to engage in certain activities, such as incurring additional debt and making certain restricted payments.

        EBITDA is calculated as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
  2009   2008   2009   2008  

Net (loss) income attributable to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 

  $ (6,637 ) $ 16,563   $ (43,326 ) $ 37,017  

Add:

                         
 

Depreciation and amortization

    24,166     25,022     49,558     48,824  
 

Interest expense

    47,418     41,560     82,216     84,565  
 

Write-off of financing costs

            29,255      
 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

    4,706     20,330     (7,341 )   26,792  

Less:

                         
 

Interest income

    1,237     4,481     3,542     9,707  
                   

EBITDA

  $ 68,416   $ 98,994   $ 106,820   $ 187,491  
                   

Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

        We reported a consolidated net loss of $6.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 on revenue of $955.7 million as compared to consolidated net income of $16.6 million on revenue of $1.3 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

        Our revenue on a consolidated basis for the three months ended June 30, 2009 decreased by $359.2 million, or 27.3%, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was primarily driven by weak worldwide sales and leasing activity as well as lower appraisal revenue, all resulting from the continuation of challenging global economic conditions. While our outsourcing business continued to add new clients and expand existing relationships, its revenue also declined slightly in the current year period as a result of client actions to restrain spending and a rise in vacancy rates as well as loss of clients due to consolidations. We expect this trend in our outsourcing business to continue in the near term. Foreign currency translation had a $69.9 million negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

        Our cost of services on a consolidated basis decreased by $170.4 million, or 23.1%, during the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. Our sales and leasing professionals generally are paid on a commission and bonus basis, which substantially

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correlates with our revenue performance. Accordingly, the decrease in revenue led to a corresponding decrease in commissions and bonuses. Foreign currency translation had a $40.9 million positive impact on cost of services during the three months ended June 30, 2009. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue increased from 56.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 to 59.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2009. This increase was primarily driven by the large decrease in overall revenue and a shift in the mix of revenues with outsourcing, including reimbursables, comprising a materially greater portion of the total than in the prior year period.

        Our operating, administrative and other expenses on a consolidated basis decreased by $140.2 million, or 29.9%, during the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was driven by cost reduction measures taken in response to weakened macroeconomic market conditions that started in 2008 and continued through the second quarter of 2009, which led to lower overall operating costs, particularly payroll-related, travel and marketing costs. The decrease was also driven by reduced incentive compensation expense, including bonuses and carried interest expense (within our Global Investment Management segment), resulting from lower business performance. Foreign currency translation had a $22.3 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2009. As a result of cost reduction efforts, operating expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased from 35.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 to 34.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2009. We are continuing to look for ways to realize further operational efficiencies and cost savings in order to maximize our operating margins and cash flow in the future.

        Our depreciation and amortization expense on a consolidated basis was relatively consistent at $24.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $25.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

        Our gain on disposition of real estate on a consolidated basis was $2.9 million and $4.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. These gains resulted from activity within our Development Services segment.

        Our equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis decreased by $10.0 million, or 85.2%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was primarily driven by higher non-cash write-downs resulting from declines in value of investments in our Global Investment Management segment in the prior year period. Additionally, higher equity income generated from our Development Services segment in the current year period also contributed to the variance.

        Our other loss on a consolidated basis was $4.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008, which related to a decline in market valuation of an investment maintained within our Global Investment Management segment.

        Our consolidated interest income was $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $3.2 million, or 72.4%, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was mainly driven by lower interest income earned in our Americas and EMEA segments as a result of lower average cash balances in the current year and our Development Services segment due to a decrease in notes receivable in the current year.

        Our consolidated interest expense increased by $5.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2009, or 14.1%, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. The increase was primarily due to higher interest expense associated with our Credit Agreement as well as interest expense associated with the $450.0 million of 11.625% senior subordinated notes issued in June 2009.

        Our provision for income taxes decreased by $15.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2009, or 76.9%, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. Our effective tax rate, after adjusting pre-tax (loss) income to remove the portion attributable to non-controlling interests, was

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negative 243.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 versus 55.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease in the provision for income taxes as well as the change in our effective tax rate was mainly attributable to a significant decrease in pre-tax income for the three months ended June 30, 2009 versus the same period in the prior year, the change in our mix of domestic and foreign earnings (losses) and due to a greater impact in the current year of losses sustained in jurisdictions where no tax benefit can be provided.

        Our net loss attributable to non-controlling interests on a consolidated basis was $7.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. This variance primarily reflects our non-controlling interests' share of losses incurred within our Development Services and Global Investment Management segments.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

        We reported a consolidated net loss of $43.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 on revenue of $1.8 billion as compared to consolidated net income of $37.0 million on revenue of $2.5 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

        Our revenue on a consolidated basis for the six months ended June 30, 2009 decreased by $699.7 million, or 27.5%, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was primarily driven by weak worldwide sales and leasing activity as well as lower appraisal revenue, all resulting from the continuation of challenging global economic conditions. While our outsourcing business continued to add new clients and expand existing relationships, its revenue also declined slightly in the current year period as a result of client actions to restrain spending, a rise in vacancy rates as well as loss of clients due to consolidations and bankruptcies. Foreign currency translation had a $138.2 million negative impact on total revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

        Our cost of services on a consolidated basis decreased by $321.4 million, or 22.3%, during the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. As previously mentioned, our sales and leasing professionals generally are paid on a commission and bonus basis, which substantially correlates with our revenue performance. Accordingly, the decrease in revenue led to a corresponding decrease in commissions and bonuses. Foreign currency translation had an $82.8 million positive impact on cost of services during the six months ended June 30, 2009. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue increased from 56.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 to 60.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2009. This increase was primarily driven by the large decrease in overall revenue and a shift in the mix of revenues with outsourcing, including reimbursables, comprising a materially greater portion of the total than in the prior year period.

        Our operating, administrative and other expenses on a consolidated basis decreased by $266.4 million, or 29.6%, during the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was driven by cost reduction measures that started in 2008 and continued through the second quarter of 2009, which led to lower operating costs, particularly payroll-related, travel and marketing costs. The decrease was also driven by reduced incentive compensation expense, including bonuses and carried interest expense (within our Global Investment Management segment), resulting from lower business performance. Foreign currency translation had a $43.3 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2009. These reductions were partially offset by impairment charges incurred in our Development Services segment. Nevertheless, as a result of our aggressive cost cutting measures, operating expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased from 35.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 to 34.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2009.

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        Our depreciation and amortization expense on a consolidated basis was relatively consistent at $49.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $48.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

        Our gain on disposition of real estate on a consolidated basis was $2.9 million and $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. These gains resulted from activity within our Development Services segment.

        Our equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis decreased by $10.6 million, or 47.0%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was primarily driven by a $10.6 million non-cash write-down of our investment in Realty Finance Corporation attributable to a decline in market valuation in the prior year period, which did not recur in the current year. Higher non-cash write-downs resulting from declines in value of investments in our Global Investment Management segment were mostly offset by increased equity income generated from our Development Services segment in the current year period.

        Our other loss on a consolidated basis was $4.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008, which related to a decline in market valuation of an investment maintained within our Global Investment Management segment.

        Our consolidated interest income was $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $6.2 million, or 63.5%, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was mainly driven by lower interest income earned in our Americas and EMEA segments as a result of lower average cash balances in the current year and our Development Services segment due to a decrease in notes receivable in the current year.

        Our consolidated interest expense decreased by $2.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2009, or 2.8%, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease was primarily due to lower interest expense associated with our Credit Agreement, partially offset by higher interest expense in the current year period associated with the $450.0 million of 11.625% senior subordinated notes issued in June 2009.

        We wrote off $29.3 million of financing costs during the six months ended June 30, 2009 in connection with the amendment of our Credit Agreement on March 24, 2009.

        Our benefit for income taxes on a consolidated basis was $7.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to a provision for income taxes of $26.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The benefit for income taxes in the current year period was mainly attributable to a pre-tax loss reported as compared to pre-tax income in the prior year period. Our effective tax rate, after adjusting pre-tax (loss) income to remove the portion attributable to non-controlling interests, decreased to 14.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to 42.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily the result of the change in our mix of domestic and foreign earnings (losses) as well as a greater impact in the current year of losses sustained in jurisdictions where no tax benefit can be provided and the impact of discrete items.

        Our net loss attributable to non-controlling interests on a consolidated basis was $24.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $7.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. This variance primarily reflects our non-controlling interests' share of losses incurred within our Development Services and Global Investment Management segments.

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Segment Operations

        The following table summarizes our revenue, costs and expenses, operating income (loss) and EBITDA by our Americas, EMEA, Asia Pacific, Global Investment Management and Development Services operating segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in thousands):

 
  Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,  
 
  2009   2008   2009   2008  

Americas

                                                 

Revenue

  $ 601,565     100.0 % $ 785,478     100.0 % $ 1,178,606     100.0 % $ 1,569,002     100.0 %

Costs and expenses:

                                                 
 

Cost of services

    385,402     64.1     487,655     62.1     768,494     65.2     972,023     62.0  
 

Operating, administrative and other

    175,442     29.2     235,003     29.9     332,241     28.2     457,458     29.2  
 

Depreciation and amortization

    14,233     2.3     15,661     2.0     28,491     2.4     29,969     1.8  
                                   

Operating income

  $ 26,488     4.4 % $ 47,159     6.0 % $ 49,380     4.2 % $ 109,552     7.0 %
                                   

EBITDA (1)

  $ 42,602     7.1 % $ 64,195     8.2 % $ 81,243     6.9 % $ 130,480     8.3 %
                                   

EMEA

                                                 

Revenue

  $ 176,595     100.0 % $ 299,738     100.0 % $ 338,756     100.0 % $ 542,499     100.0 %

Costs and expenses:

                                                 
 

Cost of services

    109,345     61.9     162,968     54.4     219,362     64.8     305,005     56.2  
 

Operating, administrative and other

    61,216     34.7     105,776     35.3     116,900     34.5     195,285     36.0  
 

Depreciation and amortization

    2,621     1.5     3,750     1.2     5,161     1.5     6,985     1.3  
                                   

Operating income (loss)

  $ 3,413     1.9 % $ 27,244     9.1 % $ (2,667 )   (0.8 )% $ 35,224     6.5 %
                                   

EBITDA (1)

  $ 5,928     3.4 % $ 31,441     10.5 % $ 2,811     0.8 % $ 43,112     7.9 %
                                   

Asia Pacific

                                                 

Revenue

  $ 122,652     100.0 % $ 155,667     100.0 % $ 215,746     100.0 % $ 293,099     100.0 %

Costs and expenses:

                                                 
 

Cost of services

    72,084     58.8     86,582     55.6     132,394     61.4     164,623     56.2  
 

Operating, administrative and other

    37,569     30.6     45,550     29.3     67,518     31.3     90,871     31.0  
 

Depreciation and amortization

    2,128     1.7     1,872     1.2     4,256     1.9     3,625     1.2  
                                   

Operating income

  $ 10,871     8.9 % $ 21,663     13.9 % $ 11,578     5.4 % $ 33,980     11.6 %
                                   

EBITDA (1)

  $ 12,219     10.0 % $ 21,828     14.0 % $ 14,159     6.6 % $ 35,510     12.1 %
                                   

Global Investment Management

                                                 

Revenue

  $ 32,606     100.0 % $ 42,746     100.0 % $ 69,902     100.0 % $ 82,235     100.0 %

Costs and expenses:

                                                 
 

Operating, administrative and other

    26,909     82.5     40,997     95.9     56,291     80.5     81,791     99.5  
 

Depreciation and amortization

    1,186     3.7     848     2.0     2,389     3.4     1,647     2.0  
                                   

Operating income (loss)

  $ 4,511     13.8 % $ 901     2.1 % $ 11,222     16.1 % $ (1,203 )   (1.5 )%
                                   

EBITDA (1)

  $ 2,181     6.7 % $ (15,470 )   (36.2 )% $ 1,755     2.5 % $ (16,845 )   (20.5 )%
                                   

Development Services

                                                 

Revenue

  $ 22,249     100.0 % $ 31,244     100.0 % $ 43,106     100.0 % $ 58,963     100.0 %

Costs and expenses:

                                                 
 

Operating, administrative and other

    27,535     123.8     41,513     132.9     61,880     143.6     75,779     128.5  
 

Depreciation and amortization

    3,998     18.0     2,891     9.2     9,261     21.5     6,598     11.2  

Gain on disposition of real estate

    2,925     13.2     4,042     12.9     2,925     6.8     4,042     6.8  
                                   

Operating loss

  $ (6,359 )   (28.6 )% $ (9,118 )   (29.2 )% $ (25,110 )   (58.3 )% $ (19,372 )   (32.9 )%
                                   

EBITDA (1)

  $ 5,486     24.7 % $ (3,000 )   (9.6 )% $ 6,852     15.9 % $ (4,766 )   (8.1 )%
                                   

(1)
See Note 20 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a reconciliation of segment EBITDA to the most comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, which is segment net (loss) income.

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

Americas

        Revenue decreased by $183.9 million, or 23.4%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was primarily driven by lower sales and leasing activity due to the continuation of weak global economic conditions. Foreign currency translation had an $11.1 million negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

        Cost of services decreased by $102.3 million, or 21.0%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008, primarily due to lower commission expense resulting from lower sales and lease transaction revenue. Foreign currency translation had a $6.8 million positive impact on cost of services during the three months ended June 30, 2009. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue increased from 62.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 to 64.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 primarily due to the large decrease in overall revenue and a shift in our business mix more towards outsourcing services.

        Operating, administrative and other expenses decreased by $59.6 million, or 25.3%, mainly driven by cost containment measures put in place in 2008 and 2009, which led to a reduction in operating costs, particularly lower payroll-related, travel and marketing costs. The decrease was also attributable to a reduction in bonuses, which resulted from the lower business performance. Foreign currency translation had a $3.2 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

EMEA

        Revenue decreased by $123.1 million, or 41.1%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. This decline was primarily attributable to lower sales, leasing and appraisal activities throughout the region. Foreign currency translation had a $39.0 million negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

        Cost of services decreased by $53.6 million, or 32.9%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was largely driven by foreign currency translation, which had a $24.2 million positive impact on cost of services during the three months ended June 30, 2009. Lower bonuses and commission expense resulting from lower revenue also contributed to the variance. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue increased from 54.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 to 61.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2009, primarily driven by the sharp decline in revenue.

        Operating, administrative and other expenses decreased by $44.6 million, or 42.1%, mainly due to aggressive actions taken to cut costs, which resulted in a reduction in operating costs, particularly lower payroll-related, travel and marketing costs. A decrease in bonuses as a result of the lower business performance also contributed to this variance. Foreign currency translation had a $13.1 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

Asia Pacific

        Revenue decreased by $33.0 million, or 21.2%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. This revenue decrease was primarily driven by lower sales and leasing activity throughout the region. Foreign currency translation had a $16.1 million negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

        Cost of services decreased by $14.5 million, or 16.7%, mainly due to foreign currency translation, which had a $9.9 million positive impact on cost of services for the three months ended June 30, 2009.

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Lower bonuses and commission expense resulting from lower revenue also contributed to the variance. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue increased from 55.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 to 58.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2009, primarily driven by the significant decline in revenue.

        Operating, administrative and other expenses decreased by $8.0 million, or 17.5%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was primarily due to lower operating costs, including payroll-related, travel and marketing costs, which were driven by cost containment measures put in place during 2008 and 2009. Foreign currency translation had a $4.3 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

Global Investment Management

        Revenue decreased by $10.1 million, or 23.7%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008 attributable to lower asset management fees as well as acquisition fees in the current year period. Asset management fees decreased primarily due to downward pressure on certain asset management fee structures as well as foreign currency exchange rate changes. Foreign currency translation had a $3.7 million negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

        Operating, administrative and other expenses decreased by $14.1 million, or 34.4%, primarily due to lower bonuses driven by reduced revenues. Also contributing to the variance was lower net carried interest incentive compensation expense of $2.9 million recognized for dedicated Global Investment Management executives and team leaders with participation interests in certain real estate investments under management. Foreign currency translation had a $1.7 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

        Total assets under management (AUM) as of June 30, 2009 totaled $36.4 billion, down 5% from year-end 2008, but up slightly from March 31, 2009.

        AUM generally refers to the properties and other assets with respect to which we provide (or participate in) oversight, investment management services and other advice, and which generally consist of real estate properties or loans, securities portfolios and investments in operating companies and joint ventures. Our AUM is intended principally to reflect the extent of our presence in the real estate market, not the basis for determining our management fees. Our material assets under management consist of:

        Our calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers, and as a result this measure may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other asset managers. Our definition of AUM is not based on any definition of assets under management that is set forth in the agreements governing the investment funds that we manage.

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Development Services

        Revenue decreased by $9.0 million, or 28.8%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008 primarily due to lower construction revenue driven by the continuation of weak market conditions.

        Operating, administrative and other expenses decreased by $14.0 million, or 33.7%, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was primarily due to lower job construction costs as well as a decrease in payroll-related costs, including bonuses, driven by cost containment efforts in 2008 and 2009 as well as lower business performance in the current year period.

        Development projects in process as of June 30, 2009 totaled $5.2 billion, down slightly from year-end 2008. The inventory of pipeline deals as of June 30, 2009 stood at $1.5 billion, down 40% from year-end 2008.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

Americas

        Revenue decreased by $390.4 million, or 24.9%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was primarily driven by lower sales and leasing activity due to the continuation of weak global economic conditions. Foreign currency translation had a $23.7 million negative impact on total revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

        Cost of services decreased by $203.5 million, or 20.9%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008, primarily due to lower commission expense resulting from lower sales and lease transaction revenue. Foreign currency translation had a $15.1 million positive impact on cost of services during the six months ended June 30, 2009. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue increased from 62.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 to 65.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 primarily due to the large decrease in overall revenue and a shift in our business mix more towards outsourcing services.

        Operating, administrative and other expenses decreased by $125.2 million, or 27.4%, mainly driven by cost containment measures put in place in 2008 and 2009, which led to a reduction in operating costs, particularly lower payroll-related, travel and marketing costs. The decrease was also attributable to a reduction in bonuses, which resulted from the lower business performance. Foreign currency translation had a $7.1 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

EMEA

        Revenue decreased by $203.7 million, or 37.6%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. This decline was primarily attributable to lower sales, leasing and appraisal activities throughout the region. Foreign currency translation had a $77.3 million negative impact on total revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

        Cost of services decreased by $85.6 million, or 28.1%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was largely driven by foreign currency translation, which had a $48.6 million positive impact on cost of services during the six months ended June 30, 2009. Lower bonuses and commission expense resulting from lower revenue also contributed to the variance. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue increased from 56.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 to 64.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2009, primarily driven by the sharp decline in revenue.

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        Operating, administrative and other expenses decreased by $78.4 million, or 40.1%, mainly due to aggressive actions taken to cut costs, which led to a reduction in operating costs, particularly lower payroll-related, travel and marketing costs. A reduction in bonuses resulting from the lower business performance also contributed to the variance. Foreign currency translation had a $24.6 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

Asia Pacific

        Revenue decreased by $77.4 million, or 26.4%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. This revenue decrease was primarily driven by lower sales and leasing activity throughout the region. Foreign currency translation had a $29.6 million negative impact on total revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

        Cost of services decreased by $32.2 million, or 19.6%, mainly due to foreign currency translation, which had a $19.1 million positive impact on cost of services for the six months ended June 30, 2009. Reduced commission expense and bonuses resulting from the lower revenue also contributed to the variance. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue increased from 56.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 to 61.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2009, primarily driven by the significant decline in overall revenue as well as a shift in our business mix more towards outsourcing services.

        Operating, administrative and other expenses decreased by $23.4 million, or 25.7%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. This decrease was primarily due to lower operating costs, including payroll-related, travel and marketing costs, which were driven by cost containment measures put in place during 2008 and 2009. A decrease in bonuses driven by the lower results also contributed to the variance. Foreign currency translation had a $6.7 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

Global Investment Management

        Revenue decreased by $12.3 million, or 15.0%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008 due to lower asset management, acquisition, disposition and incentive fees in the current year period resulting from the continuation of constraints in the capital markets. Foreign currency translation had a $7.6 million negative impact on total revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

        Operating, administrative and other expenses decreased by $25.5 million, or 31.2%, primarily due to lower net carried interest incentive compensation expense of $11.3 million recognized for dedicated Global Investment Management executives and team leaders with participation interests in certain real estate investments under management, including the net reversal of previously accrued carried interest incentive compensation of $3.4 million in the current year period. Lower bonuses driven by the reduced revenues also contributed to the variance. Foreign currency translation had a $4.9 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

Development Services

        Revenue decreased by $15.9 million, or 26.9%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008 primarily due to lower construction revenue driven by the continuation of weak market conditions.

        Operating, administrative and other expenses decreased by $13.9 million, or 18.3%, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. Impairment charges related to real estate assets and notes receivable of $12.1 million incurred in the current year period were more than offset by lower payroll-related costs, including bonuses, as a result of cost containment efforts in 2008 through 2009, and a decrease in job construction costs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

        We believe that we can satisfy our 2009 working capital requirements and funding of investments with internally generated cash flow and, as necessary, borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Our 2009 expected capital requirements include approximately $30 million of anticipated net capital expenditures, of which $5.3 million was funded during the six months ended June 30, 2009. As of June 30, 2009, we had aggregate commitments of $41.6 million to fund future co-investments in our Global Investment Management business, of which $30.8 million is expected to be funded during 2009. Additionally, as of June 30, 2009, we had committed to fund $32.5 million of additional capital to unconsolidated subsidiaries within our Development Services business, which we may be required to fund at any time. The global credit markets have recently experienced unprecedented volatility, which may affect both the availability and cost of our funding sources in the future.

        During 2003 and 2006, we required substantial amounts of equity and debt financing to fund our acquisitions of Insignia and Trammell Crow Company. Absent extraordinary transactions such as these, we historically have not sought external sources of financing and relied on our internally generated cash flow and our revolving credit facility to fund our working capital, capital expenditure and investment requirements. In the absence of such extraordinary transactions, our management anticipates that our cash flow from operations and our revolving credit facility would be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements for the foreseeable future, but at a minimum for the next 12 months.

        From time to time, we consider potential strategic acquisitions. Our management believes that any future significant acquisitions that we make most likely would require us to obtain additional debt or equity financing. In the past, we have been able to obtain such financing for material transactions on terms that our management believed to be reasonable. However, it is possible that we may not be able to find acquisition financing on favorable terms in the future if we decide to make any further material acquisitions.

        Our long-term liquidity needs, other than those related to ordinary course obligations and commitments such as operating leases, generally are comprised of two elements. The first is the repayment of the outstanding and anticipated principal amounts of our long-term indebtedness. Our management is unable to project with certainty whether our long-term cash flow from operations will be sufficient to repay our long-term debt when it comes due. If this cash flow is insufficient, then our management expects that we would need to refinance such indebtedness or otherwise amend its terms to extend the maturity dates. Our management cannot make any assurances that such refinancings or amendments would be available on attractive terms, if at all.

        The second long-term liquidity need has historically been our obligations related to our deferred compensation plans, or DCPs. On November 5, 2008, based on prevailing market conditions, our board of directors authorized our Chief Executive Officer to modify or terminate our U.S. deferred compensation plans, subject to applicable regulatory requirements. We notified participants that we would merge the DCPs and modify the remaining DCP pursuant to the transition rules under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A to allow participants to make new distribution elections prior to December 31, 2008 to receive distributions of plan assets at dates they specified in 2009. In December of 2008, all of our DCPs were merged into one DCP. These actions also accelerated future distributions from the DCP of cash and shares of our Class A common stock to the participants of such DCP during the six months ended June 30, 2009, but did not have a material effect on our consolidated statement of operations. The DCP is substantially fully-funded and the shares still to be distributed are included in our earnings per share calculations. In connection with the 2009 distributions to the participants, we expect to receive a cash tax benefit of approximately $100 million. Upon completion of the distribution process, we expect the DCP will be terminated.

        On November 18, 2008, we completed a public offering of 57.5 million shares of our Class A common stock, which raised $206.7 million of net proceeds used for general corporate purposes.

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        On June 10, 2009, we completed the sale of 13,440,860 shares of our Class A common stock through a direct placement to Paulson & Co. Inc., which raised approximately $97.6 million of net proceeds. On June 11, 2009, we completed the sale of 5,682,684 shares of our Class A common stock through an at-the-market offering program, which raised approximately $48.8 million of net proceeds. The net proceeds from these offerings were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of some of our outstanding indebtedness under our Credit Agreement.

Historical Cash Flows

        Net cash used in operating activities totaled $82.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $297.3 million as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. The sharp decrease in cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2009 versus the same period last year was primarily due to lower bonus payments made as well as lower activity related to real estate held for sale and under development in the current year. The decreases were partially offset by lower accruals for bonuses and a reduction in accounts payable in the current year period.

        Net cash used in investing activities totaled $63.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $210.7 million as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease was primarily driven by the higher use of cash in the prior year for in-fill acquisitions and purchases of real estate held for investment.

        Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $289.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $261.1 million as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease was largely due to activity under our Credit Agreement, including $300.0 million of proceeds received from an additional term loan in connection with the exercise of the accordion provision of our Credit Agreement and higher net borrowings under our revolving credit facility in the prior year as well as higher repayments of the senior secured term loans in the current year. Also contributing to the decrease was lower net proceeds from notes payable on real estate within our Development Services segment in the current year. These decreases were partially offset by proceeds received in connection with equity offerings and the issuance of our 11.625% senior subordinated notes in June 2009.

Indebtedness

        Our level of indebtedness increases the possibility that we may be unable to generate cash sufficient to pay when due the principal of, interest on or other amounts due in respect of our indebtedness and other obligations. In addition, we may incur additional debt from time to time to finance strategic acquisitions, investments, joint ventures or for other purposes, subject to the restrictions contained in the documents governing our indebtedness. If we incur additional debt, the risks associated with our leverage, including our ability to service our debt, would increase.

        Most of our long-term indebtedness was incurred in connection with the Trammell Crow Company Acquisition in December 2006. The Trammell Crow Company Acquisition has expanded our global leadership and strengthened our ability to provide integrated account management and comprehensive real estate services for our clients.

        Since 2001, we have maintained a credit agreement with Credit Suisse, or CS, and other lenders to fund strategic acquisitions and to provide for our working capital needs. On March 24, 2009, we entered into a second amendment and restatement to our credit agreement (the Credit Agreement)

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with a syndicate of banks led by CS, as administrative and collateral agent, amending and restating our amended and restated credit agreement dated December 20, 2006. In connection with this amendment and restatement, we wrote off financing costs of $29.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2009, which included the write-off of $18.1 million of unamortized deferred financing costs and $11.2 million of Credit Agreement amendment fees paid in March 2009.

        Our Credit Agreement includes the following: (1) a $600.0 million revolving credit facility, including revolving credit loans, letters of credit and a swingline loan facility, all maturing on June 24, 2011, (2) a $1.1 billion tranche A term loan facility, requiring quarterly principal payments, which began March 31, 2009 and continue through September 30, 2011, with the balance payable on December 20, 2011, (3) a $1.1 billion tranche B term loan facility, requiring quarterly principal payments of $2.75 million, which began March 31, 2007 and continue through September 30, 2013, with the balance payable on December 20, 2013 and (4) a $300.0 million tranche A-1 term loan facility, requiring quarterly principal payments of $0.75 million, which began June 30, 2008 and continue through September 30, 2013, with the balance payable on December 20, 2013. During the three months ended June 30, 2009, we prepaid $145.8 million of our tranche A term loan, which was applied to the remaining required 2009 principal payments and a portion of the first quarter 2010 principal payment due under this facility. During the three months ended June 30, 2009, we also prepaid $42.3 million of our tranche A-1 term loan, which covered all the remaining required quarterly principal payments and a portion of the balance due at maturity under this facility. These prepayments led to a reduction in the interest rate spreads governing our tranche A and tranche A-1 term loans as well as our revolving credit facility.

        The revolving credit facility allows for borrowings outside of the U.S., with sub-facilities of $5.0 million available to one of our Canadian subsidiaries, $35.0 million in aggregate available to one of our Australian and one of our New Zealand subsidiaries and $50.0 million available to one of our U.K. subsidiaries. Additionally, outstanding borrowings under these sub-facilities may be up to 5.0% higher as allowed under the currency fluctuation provision in the Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2009 bear interest at varying rates, based at our option, on either the applicable fixed rate plus 2.25% to 4.00% or the daily rate plus 1.25% to 3.00%, in both cases as determined by reference to our ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement). As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had $48.8 million and $25.8 million, respectively, of revolving credit facility principal outstanding with related weighted average interest rates of 5.3% and 5.7%, respectively, which are included in short-term borrowings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2009, letters of credit totaling $27.1 million were outstanding under the revolving credit facility. These letters of credit primarily relate to letters of credit issued in the normal course of business as well as in connection with certain insurance programs and reduce the amount we may borrow under the revolving credit facility.

        Borrowings under the tranche A term loan facility as of June 30, 2009 bear interest, based at our option, on either the applicable fixed rate plus 2.75% to 4.50% or the daily rate plus 1.75% to 3.50%, in both cases as determined by reference to our ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement). Borrowings under the tranche A-1 facilities as of June 30, 2009 bear interest, based at our option, on either the applicable fixed rate plus 3.50% to 4.50% or the daily rate plus 2.50% to 3.50%, and tranche B term loan facilities as of June 30, 2009 bear interest, based at our option, on either the applicable fixed rate plus 4.00% to 5.00% or the daily rate plus 3.00% to 4.00%, in both cases as determined by reference to our ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The tranche A-1 term loan facility includes a targeted outstanding amount (as defined in the Credit Agreement) provision that will increase the interest rate by 2% if the outstanding balance exceeds the targeted outstanding amount at the end of each quarter. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the outstanding balance did not exceed the targeted outstanding amount. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had $584.0 million and $827.0 million of

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tranche A term loan facility principal outstanding, respectively, and $943.5 million and $949.0 million of tranche B term loan facility principal outstanding, respectively, which are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had $245.8 million and $297.8 million of tranche A-1 term loan facility principal outstanding, respectively, which is also included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        On February 26, 2007, we entered into two interest rate swap agreements with a total notional amount of $1.4 billion and a maturity date of December 31, 2009. The purpose of these interest rate swap agreements is to hedge potential changes to our cash flows due to the variable interest nature of our senior secured term loan facilities. On March 20, 2007, these interest rate swaps were designated as cash flow hedges under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended. We incurred a loss on these interest rate swaps from the date we entered into the swaps up to the designation date of approximately $3.9 million. There was no hedge ineffectiveness for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. On March 20, 2008, the total notional amount of the interest rate swap agreements was reduced to $950.0 million and on March 20, 2009, was further reduced to $410.0 million. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the fair values of these interest rate swap agreements were reflected as an $8.7 million liability and an $18.3 million liability, respectively, and were included in other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        The Credit Agreement is jointly and severally guaranteed by us and substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries. Borrowings under our Credit Agreement are secured by a pledge of substantially all of the capital stock of our U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the capital stock of certain non-U.S. subsidiaries, and by a security interest in substantially all of the personal property of the U.S. subsidiaries. Also, the Credit Agreement requires us to pay a fee based on the total amount of the revolving credit facility commitment.

        On June 18, 2009, CBRE, our wholly-owned subsidiary, issued $450.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11.625% senior subordinated notes due June 15, 2017 for approximately $435.9 million, net of discount. The 11.625% senior subordinated notes are unsecured senior subordinated obligations of CBRE and are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by us and our domestic subsidiaries that guarantee our Credit Agreement. Interest accrues at a rate of 11.625% per year and is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15. The 11.625% senior subordinated notes are redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, on or after June 15, 2013 at 105.813% of par on that date and at declining prices thereafter. At any time prior to June 15, 2013, the 11.625% senior subordinated notes may be redeemed by us, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and an applicable premium (as defined in the indenture governing these notes), which is based on the present value of the June 15, 2013 redemption price plus all remaining interest payments through June 15, 2013. In addition, prior to June 15, 2012, up to 35.0% of the original issued amount of the 11.625% senior subordinated notes may be redeemed at 111.625% of par, plus accrued and unpaid interest, solely with the net cash proceeds from public equity offerings. In the event of a change of control (as defined in the indenture governing our 11.625% senior subordinated notes), we are obligated to make an offer to purchase the remaining 11.625% senior subordinated notes at a redemption price of 101.0% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The amount of the 11.625% senior subordinated notes included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, net of unamortized discount, was $436.0 million at June 30, 2009.

        Our Credit Agreement and the 11.625% senior subordinated notes contain numerous restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make distributions to stockholders, repurchase capital stock or debt, make investments, sell assets or subsidiary stock, create or permit liens on assets, engage in transactions with affiliates, enter into sale/leaseback transactions, issue subsidiary equity and enter into consolidations or mergers. Our Credit

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Agreement also currently requires us to maintain a minimum coverage ratio of EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to total interest expense of 2.00x through March 31, 2011 and 2.25x thereafter and a maximum leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of 4.25x through March 31, 2011 and 3.75x thereafter. Our ability to meet these financial ratios can be affected by events beyond our control, and we cannot assure that we will be able to meet those ratios when required. We significantly reduced our cost structure during 2008 and have continued to further reduce costs in 2009. As a result, our 2009 projections show that we will be well within compliance with the minimum coverage ratio and the maximum leverage ratio. We continue to monitor our projected compliance with these financial ratios and other terms of our Credit Agreement.

        From time to time, Moody's Investor Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services rate our senior debt. On February 12, 2009, Moody's downgraded our senior debt ratings from Ba1 to Ba2 with a negative outlook. Further, on March 10, 2009, Standard & Poor's downgraded our ratings from BB+ to BB, and a recovery rating of 3 with a negative outlook. On June 10, 2009, Moody's assigned a rating of Ba3 and Standard & Poor's assigned a rating of B+ with a recovery rating of 6 to the 11.625% senior subordinated notes due June 15, 2017. Neither the Moody's nor the Standard & Poor's ratings impact our ability to borrow under our Credit Agreement. However, these ratings may impact our ability to borrow under new agreements in the future and the interest rates of any such future borrowings.

        We had short-term borrowings of $203.0 million and $246.1 million with related average interest rates of 3.2% and 2.2% as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

        On March 2, 2007, we entered into a $50.0 million credit note with Wells Fargo Bank for the purpose of purchasing eligible investments, which include cash equivalents, agency securities, A1/P1 commercial paper and eligible money market funds. The proceeds of this note are not made generally available to us, but instead deposited in an investment account maintained by Wells Fargo Bank and used and applied solely to purchase eligible investment securities. Borrowings under the revolving credit note bear interest at 0.25% with a maturity date of September 1, 2009. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there were no amounts outstanding under this revolving credit note.

        On March 4, 2008, we entered into a $35.0 million credit and security agreement with Bank of America (BofA) for the purpose of purchasing eligible financial instruments, which include A1/P1 commercial paper, U.S. Treasury securities, GSE discount notes (as defined in the credit and security agreement) and money market funds. The proceeds of this note are not made generally available to us, but instead deposited in an investment account maintained by BofA and used and applied solely to purchase eligible financial instruments. Borrowings under the revolving note bore interest at 1.0% and matured on February 28, 2009. In February 2009, the amount available to us under this arrangement was reduced to $5.0 million and the maturity date was extended to February 28, 2010. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there were no amounts outstanding under this revolving note.

        On August 19, 2008, we entered into a $15.0 million uncommitted facility with First Tennessee Bank for the purpose of purchasing investments, which include cash equivalents, agency securities, A1/P1 commercial paper and eligible money market funds. The proceeds of this facility are not made generally available to us, but instead are held in a collateral account maintained by First Tennessee Bank. Borrowings under this facility bear interest at 0.25% and had an original maturity date of August 3, 2009. Effective August 3, 2009, the amount available under the agreement has been reduced to $4.0 million and the maturity date has been extended to August 3, 2010. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there were no amounts outstanding under this facility.

        Our wholly-owned subsidiary CBRE Capital Markets has the following warehouse lines of credit: credit agreements with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan) and BofA for the purpose of funding mortgage loans that will be resold, and a funding arrangement with Red Mortgage Capital Inc. (Red Capital) for the purpose of funding originations of multi-family property mortgage loans.

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        On November 15, 2005, CBRE Capital Markets entered into a secured credit agreement with JP Morgan to establish a warehouse line of credit. This agreement has been amended several times and as of June 30, 2009, provides for a $210.0 million senior secured revolving line of credit, bears interest at the daily Chase-London LIBOR plus 2.00% and has a maturity date of January 29, 2010.

        On April 16, 2008, CBRE Capital Markets entered into a secured credit agreement with BofA to establish a warehouse line of credit. The agreement provides for a $125.0 million senior secured revolving line of credit with an interest rate of the daily one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00% and an original maturity date of April 15, 2009. On April 15, 2009, CBRE Capital Markets executed an amendment to extend the maturity date of the agreement to May 15, 2009 with an interest rate of daily one-month LIBOR plus 2.75%. Effective May 15, 2009, CBRE Capital Markets executed another amendment further extending the maturity date to April 14, 2010.

        In February 2008, CBRE Capital Markets established a funding arrangement with Red Capital for the purpose of funding originations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae multi-family property mortgage loans. Each funding is separately approved on a transaction-by-transaction basis where Red Capital commits to purchase a 100% participation interest in qualifying mortgage loans that are subject to a rate-lock commitment from Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. Under this arrangement, a participation is funded when a mortgage loan is originated, on a servicing retained basis, subject to CBRE Capital Market's obligation to repurchase the participation interest upon ultimate sale of the mortgage loan to Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. The maximum availability to any one entity is $150.0 million and is reduced by any outstanding participation interests with any other entity. Additionally, no individual mortgage loan financed under the arrangement can exceed $50.0 million. Effective September 19, 2008, the rate on borrowings was the National City Bank one-month internal funds transfer rate plus 1.75%. Effective March 1, 2009, Red Capital established a new rate on borrowings of daily one-month LIBOR plus 2.50%.

        During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we had a maximum of $508.0 million of warehouse lines of credit principal outstanding. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had $145.7 million and $210.5 million of warehouse lines of credit principal outstanding, respectively, which are included in short-term borrowings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, we had $145.7 million and $210.5 million of mortgage loans held for sale (warehouse receivables), which represented mortgage loans funded through the lines of credit that, while committed to be purchased, had not yet been purchased as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, and which are also included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        On July 31, 2006, CBRE Capital Markets entered into a revolving credit note with JP Morgan for the purpose of purchasing qualified investment securities, which include but are not limited to U.S. Treasury and Agency securities. This agreement has been amended several times and as of June 30, 2009, provides for a $100.0 million revolving credit note, bears interest at 0.50% and has a maturity date of January 29, 2010. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there were no amounts outstanding under this revolving credit note.

        On April 30, 2007, Trammell Crow Company Acquisitions II, L.P. (Acquisitions II), a consolidated limited partnership within our Development Services segment, entered into a $100.0 million revolving credit agreement with WestLB AG, as administrative agent for a lender group. During the second quarter of 2009, Acquisitions II opted to reduce the amount available under this credit agreement to $50.0 million. Borrowings under this credit agreement are used to fund acquisitions of real estate prior to receipt of capital contributions from Acquisitions II investors and permanent project financing, and are limited to a portion of unfunded capital commitments of certain Acquisitions II investors. As of June 30, 2009, borrowing capacity under this agreement, net of outstanding amounts drawn, was $21.5 million. Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at the daily British Bankers Association LIBOR rate plus 0.65% and this agreement expires on April 30, 2010. Subject to certain conditions,

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Acquisitions II can extend the maturity date of the credit facility for an additional term of not longer than six months. Borrowings under the line are non-recourse to us and are secured by the capital commitments of the investors in Acquisitions II. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there was $8.1 million and $8.0 million, respectively, outstanding under this revolving credit note included in short-term borrowings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        In connection with our acquisition of Westmark Realty Advisors in 1995 (now known as CB Richard Ellis Investors), we issued approximately $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes. The Westmark senior notes were redeemable at the discretion of the note holder and had a final maturity date of June 30, 2010. The interest rate on the Westmark senior notes was equal to the interest rate in effect for amounts outstanding under our Credit Agreement plus 12 basis points. The amount of the Westmark senior notes included in short-term borrowings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets was $1.1 million as of December 31, 2008. In January 2009, the remaining outstanding balance of $1.1 million was redeemed by the final note holder.

        Insignia, which we acquired in July 2003, issued loan notes as partial consideration for previous acquisitions of businesses in the United Kingdom. The acquisition loan notes are payable to the sellers of the previously acquired U.K. businesses and are secured by restricted cash deposits in approximately the same amount. The acquisition loan notes are redeemable semi-annually at the discretion of the note holder and have a final maturity date of April 2010. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, $0.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of the acquisition loan notes were outstanding and are included in short-term borrowings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        In July 2008, in connection with the purchase of the remaining 50% ownership interest we did not already own in our affiliate CB Richard Ellis Tucson, LLC, we issued a loan note that is payable to the seller. In June 2009, the purchase price was reduced, resulting in partial reduction of the loan amount by $1.2 million, with the remainder due on June 30, 2010. The amount of the CB Richard Ellis Tucson, LLC loan note included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $0.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

        A significant number of our subsidiaries in Europe have had a Euro cash pool loan since 2001, which is used to fund their short-term liquidity needs. The Euro cash pool loan is an overdraft line for our European operations issued by HSBC Bank. The Euro cash pool loan has no stated maturity date and bears interest at varying rates based on a base rate as defined by HSBC Bank plus 2.5%. At both June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there were no amounts outstanding under this facility.

        Historically, we have maintained four DCPs in which, in prior years, our highly compensated employees, including members of management, were allowed to elect, prior to the beginning of each calendar year, to defer receipt of some or all of their compensation for the next year until a future distribution date and have it credited to one or more of several funds in the respective DCPs. Because a substantial majority of the deferrals under our DCPs had distribution dates based upon the end of a relevant participant's employment with us, we had an ongoing obligation to make distributions to these participants as they left our employment. In addition, in prior years, participants were permitted to make unscheduled in-service withdrawals of amounts deferred prior to January 1, 2005, subject to a 7.5% penalty.

        On November 5, 2008, based on prevailing market conditions, our board of directors authorized our Chief Executive Officer to modify or terminate our U.S. DCPs, subject to applicable regulatory requirements. We notified participants that we would merge the DCPs and modify the remaining DCP pursuant to the transition rules under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A to allow participants to make new distribution elections prior to December 31, 2008 to receive distributions of plan assets at dates they specified in 2009. In December of 2008, all of our DCPs were merged into one DCP. These

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actions also accelerated future distributions from the DCP of cash and shares of our Class A common stock to the participants of such DCP during the six months ended June 30, 2009, but did not have a material effect on our consolidated statement of operations. The DCP is substantially fully-funded and the shares still to be distributed are included in our earnings per share calculations. In connection with 2009 distributions to the participants, we expect to receive a cash tax benefit of approximately $100 million. Upon completion of the distribution process, we expect the DCP will be terminated. Included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets were DCP liabilities of $0.6 million and $244.9 million at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

        Our subsidiaries based in the United Kingdom maintain two contributory defined benefit pension plans to provide retirement benefits to existing and former employees participating in the plans. With respect to these plans, our historical policy has been to contribute annually an amount to fund pension cost as actuarially determined and as required by applicable laws and regulations. Our contributions to these plans are invested and, if these investments do not perform in the future as well as we expect, we will be required to provide additional funding to cover the shortfall. During 2007, we reached agreements with the active members of these plans to freeze future pension plan benefits. In return, the active members became eligible to enroll in the CBRE Group Personal Pension Plan, a defined contribution plan in the United Kingdom. The pension liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets was $22.1 million and $19.8 million at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

        We expect to contribute a total of $3.3 million to fund our pension plans for the year ending December 31, 2009, of which $1.6 million was funded as of June 30, 2009.

        We had outstanding letters of credit totaling $36.0 million as of June 30, 2009, excluding letters of credit for which we have outstanding liabilities already accrued on our consolidated balance sheet related to our subsidiaries' outstanding reserves for claims under certain insurance programs. These letters of credit are primarily executed by us in the normal course of business as well as in connection with certain insurance programs. The letters of credit expire at varying dates through July 2010.

        We had guarantees totaling $33.7 million as of June 30, 2009, excluding guarantees related to consolidated indebtedness and pension liabilities for which we have outstanding liabilities already accrued on our consolidated balance sheet as well as operating leases. These guarantees primarily consist of guarantees related to our defined benefit pension plans in the United Kingdom (in excess of our outstanding pension liability of $22.1 million as of June 30, 2009). The remaining guarantees primarily include debt repayment guarantees of unconsolidated subsidiaries as well as various guarantees of management contracts in our operations overseas. The guarantee obligations related to debt repayment guarantees of unconsolidated subsidiaries expire at varying dates through November 2010. The other guarantees will expire at the end of each of the respective agreements.

        In addition, as of June 30, 2009, we had numerous completion and budget guarantees relating to development projects. These guarantees are made by us in the normal course of our Development Services business. Each of these guarantees requires us to complete construction of the relevant project within a specified timeframe and/or within a specified budget, with us potentially being liable for costs to complete in excess of such timeframe or budget. However, we generally have "guaranteed maximum price" contracts with reputable general contractors with respect to projects for which we provide these guarantees. These contracts are intended to pass the risk to such contractors. While there can be no assurance, we do not expect to incur any material losses under these guarantees.

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        From time to time, we act as a general contractor with respect to construction projects. We do not consider these activities to be a material part of our business. In connection with these activities, we seek to subcontract construction work for certain projects to reputable subcontractors. Should construction defects arise relating to the underlying projects, we could potentially be liable to the client for the costs to repair such defects, although we would generally look to the subcontractor that performed the work to remedy the defect and also look to insurance policies that cover this work. While there can be no assurance, we do not expect to incur material losses with respect to construction defects.

        In January 2008, CBRE Capital Markets entered into an agreement with Fannie Mae, under Fannie Mae's Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) Lender Program, to provide financing for apartments with five or more units. Under the DUS Program, CBRE Capital Markets originates, underwrites, closes and services loans without prior approval by Fannie Mae, and in selected cases, is subject to sharing up to one-third of any losses on loans issued under the DUS program. CBRE Capital Markets has funded loans subject to such loss sharing arrangements with unpaid principal balances of $613.5 million. Additionally, CBRE Capital Markets has funded loans under the DUS program that are not subject to loss sharing arrangements with unpaid principal balances of approximately $243.6 million. CBRE Capital Markets, under its agreement with Fannie Mae, must post cash reserves under formulas established by Fannie Mae to provide for sufficient capital in the event losses occur. As of June 30, 2009, CBRE Capital Markets had $0.8 million of cash reserved under this arrangement.

        An important part of the strategy for our Global Investment Management business involves investing our capital in certain real estate investments with our clients. These co-investments typically range from 2% to 5% of the equity in a particular fund. As of June 30, 2009, we had aggregate commitments of $41.6 million to fund future co-investments, of which $30.8 million is expected to be funded during 2009. In addition to required future capital contributions, some of the co-investment entities may request additional capital from us and our subsidiaries holding investments in those assets and the failure to provide these contributions could have adverse consequences to our interests in these investments.

        Additionally, an important part of our Development Services business strategy is to invest in unconsolidated real estate subsidiaries as a principal (in most cases co-investing with our clients). As of June 30, 2009, we had committed to fund $32.5 million of additional capital to these unconsolidated subsidiaries, which may be called at any time.

Seasonality

        A significant portion of our revenue is seasonal, which can affect an investor's ability to compare our financial condition and results of operations on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Historically, this seasonality has caused our revenue, operating income, net income and cash flow from operating activities to be lower in the first two quarters and higher in the third and fourth quarters of each year. However, there can be no assurance that the foregoing will occur in 2009 given current economic conditions. Earnings and cash flow have historically been particularly concentrated in the fourth quarter due to investors and companies focusing on completing transactions prior to calendar year-end. This has historically resulted in lower profits or a loss in the first and second quarters, with revenue and profitability improving in each subsequent quarter.

New Accounting Pronouncements

        In December 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued FASB Staff Position, or FSP, SFAS No. 132R-1, "Employers' Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets." FSP SFAS No. 132R-1 requires employers to provide additional disclosures about plan assets of a

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defined benefit pension or other post-retirement plan. These disclosures should principally include information detailing investment policies and strategies, the major categories of plan assets, the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets and an understanding of significant concentrations of risk within plan assets. The disclosures required by this FSP shall be provided for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009. We are currently evaluating the disclosure impact of adoption of FSP SFAS No. 132R-1 on our consolidated financial statements.

        In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, "Subsequent Events." SFAS No. 165 sets forth: (1) the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in financial statements, (2) the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements and (3) the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. SFAS No. 165 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods ended after June 15, 2009. We adopted this standard effective June 15, 2009 and have evaluated any subsequent events through the date of this filing as required.

        In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, "Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets, an amendment to SFAS No. 140." SFAS No. 166 eliminates the concept of a "qualifying special-purpose entity," changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets, and requires additional disclosures in order to enhance information reported to users of financial statements by providing greater transparency about transfers of financial assets, including securitization transactions, and an entity's continuing involvement in and exposure to the risks related to transferred financial assets. SFAS No. 166 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. We are currently evaluating the impact of adoption of SFAS No. 166 on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

        In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, "Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)." SFAS No. 167: (1) amends FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003) to address the elimination of the concept of a qualifying special purpose entity, (2) replaces the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which enterprise has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity and the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity and (3) provides more timely and useful information about an enterprise's involvement with a variable interest entity. SFAS No. 167 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009, with earlier adoption prohibited. We are currently evaluating the impact of adoption of SFAS No. 167 on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

        In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, "The FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162." SFAS No. 168 establishes only two levels of GAAP, authoritative and nonauthoritative. SFAS No. 168 explicitly recognizes rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, under federal securities laws as authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. SFAS No. 168 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods ending after September 15, 2009. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 168 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

        This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words "anticipate," "believe," "could," "should," "propose," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "will" and similar terms and phrases are used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to identify forward-looking statements. These statements relate

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to analyses and other information based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These statements also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies.

        These forward-looking statements are made based on our management's expectations and beliefs concerning future events affecting us and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These uncertainties and factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements.

        The following factors are among those, but are not only those, that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements:

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        Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties is contained in our other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

        The information in this section should be read in connection with the information on market risk related to changes in interest rates and non-U.S. currency exchange rates in Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Our exposure to market risk consists of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations related to our international operations and changes in interest rates on debt obligations.

        During the six months ended June 30, 2009, approximately 37.3% of our business was transacted in local currencies of foreign countries, the majority of which includes the euro, the British pound sterling, the Canadian dollar, the Hong Kong dollar, the Japanese yen, the Singapore dollar, the Australian dollar and the Indian rupee. We attempt to manage our exposure primarily by balancing assets and liabilities and maintaining cash positions in foreign currencies only at levels necessary for operating purposes. We routinely monitor our exposure to currency exchange rate changes in connection with transactions and sometimes enter into foreign currency exchange swap, option and forward contracts to limit our exposure to such transactions, as appropriate. In the normal course of business, we also sometimes utilize derivative financial instruments in the form of foreign currency exchange contracts to mitigate foreign currency exchange exposure resulting from inter-company loans, expected cash flow and earnings. We apply Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended, when accounting for any such contracts. In all cases, we view derivative financial instruments as a risk management tool and, accordingly, do not engage in any speculative activities with respect to foreign currency.

        On December 22, 2008, we entered into a foreign currency exchange swap contract with an aggregate notional amount of 39.5 million British pounds sterling, which expired on February 18, 2009, at which time we entered into another contract with similar terms that was settled on April 6, 2009. On May 12, 2009, we entered into an option agreement to sell a notional amount of 25.0 million of Euros, which expires on December 29, 2009. On June 26, 2009, we entered into two option agreements, including one to sell a notional amount of 5.5 million of British pounds sterling and one to sell 10.0 million of British pounds sterling, which expire on September 28, 2009 and December 29, 2009, respectively. Included in the consolidated statements of operations were charges of $1.4 million and $2.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, resulting from net losses on foreign currency exchange option and swap contracts.

        We also enter into loan commitments that relate to the origination or acquisition of commercial mortgage loans that will be held for resale. SFAS No. 133, as amended, requires that these commitments be recorded at their relative fair values as derivatives. The net impact on our financial position or earnings resulting from these derivatives contracts has not been significant.

        Based upon valuations from third-party banks, the estimated fair value of our senior secured term loans was approximately $1.6 billion. Based on dealers' quotes at June 30, 2009, the estimated fair value of our 11.625% senior subordinated notes was $426.2 million.

        On February 26, 2007, we entered into two interest rate swap agreements with a total notional amount of $1.4 billion and a maturity date of December 31, 2009. The purpose of these interest rate swap agreements is to hedge potential changes to our cash flows due to the variable interest nature of our senior secured term loan facilities. On March 20, 2007, these interest rate swaps were designated as cash flow hedges under SFAS No. 133. We incurred a loss on these interest rate swaps from the date we entered into the swaps up to the designation date of approximately $3.9 million. There was no hedge ineffectiveness for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. On March 20, 2008, the total notional amount of the interest rate swap agreements was reduced to $950.0 million and on March 20, 2009, was reduced further to $410.0 million. As of June 30, 2009, the fair value of the interest rate

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swap agreements was reflected as an $8.7 million liability and was included in other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        We utilize sensitivity analyses to assess the potential effect of our variable rate debt. If interest rates were to increase by 54 basis points, which would comprise approximately 10% of the weighted average interest rates of our outstanding variable rate debt, excluding notes payable on real estate, at June 30, 2009, the net impact would be an increase of $5.3 million on pre-tax loss and cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009.

        We also have $572.2 million of notes payable on real estate as of June 30, 2009. Interest costs relating to notes payable on real estate include both interest that is expensed and interest that is capitalized as part of the cost of real estate. If interest rates were to increase by 10%, our total estimated interest cost related to notes payable would increase by approximately $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. From time to time, we enter into interest rate swap and cap agreements in order to limit our interest expense related to our notes payable on real estate. If any of these agreements are not designated as effective hedges under SFAS No. 133, then they are marked to market each period with the change in fair market value recognized in current period earnings. There was no significant net impact on our earnings resulting from gains and/or losses on interest rate swap and cap agreements associated with notes payable on real estate for the six months ended June 30, 2009.

ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

        Our policy for disclosure controls and procedures provides guidance on the evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures and is designed to ensure that all corporate disclosure is complete and accurate in all material respects and that all information required to be disclosed in the periodic reports submitted by us under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods and in the manner specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Our Disclosure Committee consisting of the principal accounting officer, general counsel, chief communication officer, senior officers of each significant business line and other select employees assisted the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer in this evaluation. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as required by the Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(c) as of the end of the period covered by this report.

        No changes in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART II.      OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.       LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

        We are a party to a number of pending or threatened lawsuits arising out of, or incident to, our ordinary course of business. Our management believes that any liability imposed on us that may result from disposition of these lawsuits will not have a material effect on our business, consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations.

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ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

        There have been no material changes to our risk factors as previously disclosed in our Form 10-K for the annual period ended December 31, 2008.

ITEM 4.    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Name
  For   Withheld  

Richard C. Blum

    241,793,498     4,111,195  

Patrice M. Daniels

    241,925,557     3,980,027  

Curtis F. Feeny

    241,937,146     3,967,615  

Bradford M. Freeman

    238,560,597     7,349,986  

Michael Kantor

    241,844,980     4,065,655  

Frederic V. Malek

    237,687,517     8,223,393  

Jane J. Su

    238,348,515     7,562,368  

Brett White

    242,052,136     3,843,317  

Gary L. Wilson

    241,915,885     3,994,559  

Ray Wirta

    241,647,686     4,264,792  

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ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number
  Description
  3.1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. filed on June 16, 2004, as amended by the Certificate of Amendment filed on June 4, 2009*

 

3.2

 

Amended and Restated By-laws of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 5, 2008)

 

4.2(a)

 

Securityholders' Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2001 ("Securityholders' Agreement"), by and among, CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., Blum Strategic Partners, L.P., Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P., Blum Strategic Partners II GmbH & Co. KG, FS Equity Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners International, L.P., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, DLJ Investment Funding,  Inc., The Koll Holding Company, Frederic V. Malek, the management investors named therein and the other persons from time to time party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25 to Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 13D with respect to CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. filed with the SEC on July 25, 2001)

 

4.2(b)

 

Amendment and Waiver to Securityholders' Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2004, by and among, CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. and the other parties to the Securityholders' Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2(b) of the CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC (No. 333-112867) on April 30, 2004)

 

4.2(c)

 

Second Amendment and Waiver to Securityholders' Agreement, dated as of November 24, 2004, by and among CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. and certain of the other parties to the Securityholders' Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2(c) of the CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC (No. 333-120445) on November 24, 2004)

 

4.2(d)

 

Third Amendment and Waiver to Securityholders' Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2005, by and among CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 2, 2005)

 

4.3

 

Indenture, dated as of June 18, 2009, among CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association for 11.625% Senior Subordinated Notes Due June 15, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 23, 2009)

 

4.4

 

Form of Exchange Note (included in Exhibit 4.3)

 

4.5

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 15, 2009, among CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto, and Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the initial purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 23, 2009)

 

11

 

Statement concerning Computation of Per Share Earnings (filed as Note 15 of the Consolidated Financial Statements)

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Exhibit
Number
  Description
  31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

 

32

 

Certifications by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

*
Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

Date: August 10, 2009

 

/s/ ROBERT E. SULENTIC

Robert E. Sulentic
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)

Date: August 10, 2009

 

/s/ GIL BOROK

Gil Borok
Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer)

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