CWK

Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.

A global commercial real estate services firm that helps businesses and investors buy, sell, lease, and manage office, retail, and industrial properties. Founded in New York City in 1917 by brothers-in-law J. Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield, it got its start managing Manhattan's growing "vertical cities" of skyscrapers. Legend has it Cushman had planned to take over another firm, but after missing his train in a minor accident, he joined forces with his brother-in-law instead.