Issue 8 2019

58 Acquisition International - Issue 8 2019 1810AI51 Africa’s Progressive Property People Broll Property Group provides value to countless investors and businesses throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Following the success of their CEO, Malcolm Horne, in the AI’s Global Excellence Awards, we profile Broll Property Group to find out more about how the firm accomplish their goals under award-winning leadership. ince their inception in 1975, Broll Property Group has grown rapidly into one of Africa’s leading commercial property services company with offices in major cities and towns in South Africa as well as operations in Cameroon, Ghana, Indian Ocean Islands and Kenya to name but a few, providing real estate services in other African countries. The firm offers a diverse range of services which includes property auctions and sales, facilities management, industrial, investment and office broking, occupier services (in affiliation to global real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield), property management, retail leasing and projects, research, shopping centre management, their own patented ‘Broll-Online’ property management software solution and a property search function with a vast database of properties across the territories in which they operate. As the largest independently owned Pan-African commercial property services company, providing employment for more than 2,000 employees, Broll offers high-performing solutions built around a culture of innovation, service excellence and trusted longstanding relationships – which is why they have earned their reputation as the industry’s ‘progressive property people’. Broll’s focus is providing value adding advice that comes from a deep understanding of local markets in 17 countries across Africa. Based on their service excellence and experience, they concluded over 6,000 leases in the last 12 months alone, with more than 30,000 tenants across all service lines, covering in excess of 2.2 million m 2 . The firm deliver integrated solutions to achieve measurable value and improved profitability to over 12 million sqm of managed facilities and manage a total space of 40.5 million m 2 , with a total value of ZAR 215 billion. Looking ahead to what the future holds for the firm, Broll hope to continue progressively expand their global presence and also the services they provide in the years to come. Company: Broll Property Group Web Address: www.broll.com S “Broll offers high-performing solutions built around a culture of innovation, service excellence and trusted longstanding relationships – which is why they have earned their reputation as the industry’s ‘progressive property people’.”