CB Richard Ellis Arranges Largest Commercial Property Transaction in United Kingdom History; Firm Represents Abbey National in $2.2 Billion Sale to ING Unit

Business Wire, August 25, 2005

LOS ANGELES -- CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today announced that its London-based Capital Markets Group advised Abbey National PLC, a subsidiary of Spanish bank Grupo Santander, in the sale of its 128-property commercial portfolio in the United Kingdom to ING Real Estate Investment Management (UK Funds) Ltd. for approximately $2.2 billion. The sale marked the United Kingdom's largest commercial property transaction.

The 6.5-million-sq.-ft. portfolio, which is currently 85 percent leased, is comprised of retail, office, industrial and other mixed-use properties located throughout Great Britain. CB Richard Ellis completed the transaction through a coordinated effort involving multiple business lines.

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