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East Meets West
A stronger and more diversified economy
Connecting Borders, Linking Economics, Generating Prosperity
XROSS Technology and XROSS Investment with C&Z GLOBAL Advisors, in the the infrastructure and energy space, for the Western U.S. Intermountain West, March 22-April 4, 2018 Lew Cramer, and Gian P. Zini, respectively President and CEO of C&Z GLOBAL Advisors, were honored to host in Salt Lake City from March 22 to April 4, 2018, Dr. Naim Al Jabbari, Founder & President of XROSS Technology and XROSS Investment, our international partners for the Gulf Region and the O&G segment in general. Mr. Cramer, Mr. Zini and Dr. Al Jabari had a series of successful meetings as regards the infrastructure and energy space in the Intermountain West, and the launching of the XROSS Investment online platform (see below). C&Z GLOBAL Advisors is XROSS Investment United States partner.
Dr. Naim Al Jabari Dr. Al Jabari holds PhD, from Heriot Watt University Petroleum Institute. He worked in varies companies holding different positions in research, business development, petrophysics and asset management. Dr. Al Jabari hold varies patents, technical awards and technical publications in different societies. He is an active member different societies SPE, EAGE and SPWLA where he chaired several workshops and conferences and in some hold director positions. He established XROSS Technology in January 2015 to provide real reservoir solutions to oil and service companies. He participated in starting new ventures in Oil field asset farming, agriculture, mining, water treatment and waste management. Backed by successful family business as local agents in UAE for over 20 years, Dr. Al Jabari has access to large business network both in UAE and other GCC countries to support companies penetrate GCC market mainly in Oil and Gas sector. The family business has represented American and European companies such as IHS, Baker Atlas, GearHeart, Camco, Infoterra, AEA, SAI and ASTM. Dr. Al Jabari, leadership, business development, communication skills coupled with deep technical knowledge makes him ideal strategic partner for companies lunching new innovative products and services in Middles East. Most Recently, he founded XROSS Investment which is by invitation online platform linking serious investors with double digit return physical opportunities. Xross Technology: www.xross-technology.com
based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, XROSS Technology specializes in the development of innovative real reservoir solutions products for both Oil & Gas Companies and Service Companies, covering full cycle of upstream, midstream and downstream from legal, technical, operational, procurement and management aspects allowing true asset management capabilities to address any client challenges. Our most recent success story was in Kuwait where the oldest asset in the country (Bahrah) was revived by the Xross Technology team redefining the project from abandonment to field development.
XROSS Technology applies management techniques and LEAN-Six Sigma standards to the technical domains to ensure the consistency, quality and efficiency of solution outcomes. XROSS Technology's mission is to act as a trusted partner to its clients, to help them operate more efficiently and increase their profits and market value. XROSS Technology's main differentiator is its focus on working together with a client, to identify areas where process improvements can be made, implement proposed recommendations and train national staff resources, all in-house every day. The XROSS Technology ‘Share in Success’ model provides the most cost-efficient platform to ensure the linking of cost to success. XROSS Technology and its alliance members have vast experience in mature field revitalization and related matters.
XROSS Investment is private by invitation online platform linking serious investors with real physical opportunities providing double digits returns. All posted opportunities are physical assets, such as real estate, oil fields, aircraft, companies, public government infrastructure projects...etc, classified as either private or government sector opportunities. XROSS Investment resolves two main issues facing investors and sellers which are time and authenticity of the deal. By linking only investors who have proof of funds to sellers who provided opportunities that is evaluated independently by internationally recognized evaluation companies, the acquisition time cycle is dramatically reduced. This allows investors to review larger number of real opportunities and seller to post their opportunities on platform that has only serious buyers. XROSS Investment differentiators are transparency by posting full detailed cost of the opportunity including management, operational, legal fees and true return of investment, global coverage by partnering with biggest brokers in different countries and diversity of opportunities that is not matched by any of our competitors. Target customers are Investment companies, family funds, government funds and sophisticated Investors.
InvestUTAH 2018
Every year, SelectUSA Investment Summit (www.selectusa.gov/2018-Investment-Summit) features selected spin-off events throughout the United States to showcase dynamic ecosystems, characterized by attractive investment opportunities. In addition to the State of Utah’s official participation to SelectUSA's 2018 Investment Summit, Utah is honored to host international investors at
an event conceptualized, organized and promoted by C&Z GLOBAL Advisors and Colliers International | Utah, with the participation and support, inter alia, of Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development, Utah Governor's Office of Energy Development, World Trade Center Utah, Utah Export Assistance Center - U.S. Commercial Service, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, and Ogden City.
InvestUTAH 2018, shall provide in depth contents as regards a broad range of topics and investment opportunities which are essential to FDI decision makers, showcasing the uniqueness of the full spectrum of Utah's diversified economy, rather than focusing on a specific industry cluster. The two-day event shall present accordingly Key Financial & Performance Indicators of Utah Economy, with regard to the most relevant industry clusters with a presence in Utah and the Intermountain West (Aerospace and defense, Advanced Material & Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Food, Convention Industry, Energy, Outdoor/Sport Products, Recreation and Tourism, Distribution & Logistics, E-Commerce, as well as Utah Information Technology & Software Development industries, from start-up to Unicorns, and related incubators and promoters); Key Financial & Performance Indicators of Utah Commercial Real Estate Markets and Asset classes for FDI purposes (Office, Industrial, Logistics): the Landscape of Utah Infrastructural Projects and Assets in the most relevant sectors, along with an outline of Utah Corporate Recruiting & Investment Incentives and Utah’s FDI Strategy & Opportunities. Foreign Financial Investors invested in and/or targeting Utah assets and industry clusters, as well as Foreign Companies operating manufacturing facilities shall descrive their Utah experience; representatives of banking and financial institutions shall present Utah Access to Capital & the Financial/Banking Industry, while representatives of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry shall present the investment environment and Utah M&A Utah Deal Flow, Highest representatives of Utah State and Economic Development Agencies shall describe Utah’s distinct character as a Business Friendly Environment with high-rated Government Accessibility, as well as plans designed to address our material growth so as to safeguard public health and quality of life by protecting and enhancing the environment. The program shall include two tracks of off-sites visits (to (i) top Utah Corporate Headquarters and Tech-Hubs for Utah Commercial Real Estate Market, and (ii) top Salt Lake County and Utah County sites, and areas under development). For additional information, pls. contact:
Lew Cramer, President, C&Z GLOBAL Advisors /
CEO, Colliers International | Utah |
lew.cramer@colliers.com - lew.Cramer@CZ-GlobalAdvisors.com
Gian P. Zini, CEO, C&Z GLOBAL Advisors
gp_zini@me.com - GianP.Zini@CZ-GlobalAdvisors.com
Asia Pacific Business Outlook (APBO) Conference
Our President, Lew Cramer, former Director of the U.S. Commercial Service, will be attending the 31st Asia/Pacific Business Outlook (APBO), North America’s premier event for business leaders who want to expand their trade and investment in the Asia/Pacific region. The USC Marshall School of Business and the U.S. Department of Commerce have been working together on APBO since 1988 to help exporters and investors take advantage of tremendous opportunities and overcome challenges in the constant changing economies of Asia. More than just a business conference, APBO is a comprehensive networking and learning experience designed to provide business leaders with the contacts and the latest, relevant and valuable information available–all focused, organized and distilled into two invaluable days.
The conference attracts a nationwide group of about 300 American managers who operate throughout the Asia/Pacific region. The conference provides a unique mixture of over 50 leading academic, business and government experts to advise a diverse audience of American firms on how to become more competitive in the dynamic Asia/Pacific marketplace, including private one-on-one appointments with senior commercial officers from American embassies and consulates in 18 economies.
Utah Transportation Commission Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT — April 13, 2018
Our President, Lew Cramer, will be attending the Utah Transportation Commission Meeting to discuss, inter alia, various construction and post-construction projects in the State of Utah, and related funding, as well as various property exchanges
National Association of Counties (NACo) board meeting
Indianapolis, IN — April 11-12, 2018
Our President, Lew Cramer, former Director of the U.S. Commercial Service, will be attending the meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Counties (NACo), the national organization based in Washington, D.C., that represents county governments in the United States, playing an essential role win the development and strategy of American Infrastructure
P3 Water Summit
San Diego, CA — April 3-4 2018
Our CEO, Gian P. Zini, has attended the P3 Summit in San Diego, one of the largest infrastructure focused events in the country and attracts water managers, public works leaders, city managers, and industry and P3 development experts. Attendees included over 600 public agency and water project owners, and agency decision markers representing water, wastewater, and stormwater systems across the nation, as well as infrastructure, finance and water professionals, including Senior leaders, business development managers, and directors representing water services providers; engineering, construction, and legal firms; infrastructure investment funds, financial and insurance companies, environmental consulting firms, and private water utilities, for 2 critical days on the latest modes of water infrastructure delivery. Public-private partnerships (P3s) are delivering critical infrastructure across the country. Today partnerships are providing communities new tools and ways to address their water system challenges. The P3 Water Summit focused on P3 education, financing, system management and operations, and networking for owners, system managers, developers, and industry leaders.
CBC Advisors, now Colliers International | Utah (“Colliers Utah”)
Toronto, ON/Salt Lake City, UT, April 3, 2018
Leading global commercial real estate services firm Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ and TSX: CIGI) today announced it has acquired the operations of CBC Advisors, which will be rebranded as Colliers International | Utah (“Colliers Utah”), in partnership with the senior leadership of the business. Mr. Brandon Fugal will retain position as Chairman and Mr. Lew Cramer as Chief Executive Officer.
Founded in 1998, Colliers Utah’s 200 professionals provide investment sales, lease brokerage, property management and consulting and advisory services to local, regional, national and global clients from offices throughout the region and is the dominant market player in commercial real estate services in the State.
“Our new partnership in Utah provides Colliers with another market-leading platform, this time in the fast-growing Intermountain Region,” said Marty Pupil, Colliers International President | U.S. Brokerage. “Adding this outstanding business and highly successful group of real estate professionals will enable Colliers to better serve our clients regionally, nationally and internationally.” “Our core principles and values align perfectly with the entrepreneurial culture and focus on service excellence exemplified by Colliers’ spirit of enterprise,” said Brandon D. Fugal, Chairman and lead partner of Colliers Utah. “As part of the Colliers International global brand and platform, we can leverage our collective scale, resources and international infrastructure to continue our growth, and accelerate the success of our clients and professionals.” “This addition is the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions that we have completed in the U.S., all of which have strengthened and diversified our operations to better serve our clients,” said Dylan Taylor, President and COO of Colliers International. “Our objective continues to be elevating the Colliers International platform as the global firm of choice for successful organizations anywhere they do business, and for professionals who thrive within an enterprising and entrepreneurial culture.”
About Colliers International Group Inc.
Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CIGI) (TSX: CIGI) is an industry-leading real estate services company with a global brand operating in 69 countries and a workforce of more than 12,000 skilled professionals serving clients in the world’s most important markets. Colliers is the fastest-growing publicly listed global real estate services company, with 2017 corporate revenues of $2.3 billion ($2.7 billion including affiliates). With an enterprising culture and significant employee ownership and control, Colliers professionals provide a full range of services to real estate occupiers, owners and investors worldwide. Services include strategic advice and execution for property sales, leasing and finance; global corporate solutions; property, facility and project management; workplace solutions; appraisal, valuation and tax consulting; customized research; and thought leadership consulting.
Colliers has been ranked among the top 100 global outsourcing firms by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals for 13 consecutive years, more than any other real estate services firm. Colliers has also been ranked the number one property manager in the world by Commercial Property Executive for two years in a row.
To learn more about Colliers, visit www.colliers.com
About CBC Advisors
Over the past 20 years, CBC Advisors has evolved significantly to become a staple of responsiveness, professionalism, integrity and experience in the commercial real estate services industry. With an operating platform of ~$5 billion in transactional value and ~20 million square feet in AUM (“Assets under Management”), CBC Advisors was named by Real Estate Forum, at the end of 2016, the fastest-growing mid-size commercial real estate services company, for the 2nd straight year, and the Top Performing Affiliate in the Coldwell Banker Commercial global brand (Coldwell Banker Commercial®) for the 14th straight year. Established in 1906, owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC., the Coldwell Banker Commercial®) global brand. An independently owned and managed company, CBC Advisors operated as a full-service professional firm, providing expertise and high levels of sales, leasing and marketing service that today’s educated CRE investors, sophisticated landlords and tenants require, spanning all facets of major Commercial Asset Classes, including Office; Industrial & Logistics; Infrastructure Real Estate; Data Centers; Retail; Hospital, Medical Facilities, Assisted Living; Senior Living and Student Housing; Hotels & Hospitality; Land & Mining, Investment & Specialty Properties, etc..
Effective April 3, 2018, CBC Advisors will continue to operate and be led by Brandon Fugal and Lew Cramer, under its new flagship-Colliers International, throughout the intermountain region.
Elevating Commercial Real Estate
Salt Lake City April 3, 2018
Our President, Lew Cramer, former Director of the U.S. Commercial Service and CEO of CBC Advisors, presided over Elevating Commercial Real Estate 2018 – CBC Advisors' annual premier commercial real estate event, a unique opportunity to network with top business executives and senior-level public sector leadership, learn from industry luminaries during focused breakout sessions and enjoy the world-class culinary service of The Grand America Hotel. CBC Advisors is the largest full-service commercial real estate brokerage in Utah. The firm has maintained its designation as a top-performing global company for 14 consecutive years and represents world-class industrial, multifamily, office and retail projects nationwide. Mr. Cramer moderated the panel ‘BUILDING AN INLAND PORT’, the latest high-scale infrastructure project of the State of Utah, a critical development to the state growing relevance in a global economy.
9th North American Infrastructure Leadership Forum
San Francisco, CA, October 25-27 2017
This past October 2017, 500+ executives, including Gian P. Zini, CEO of C&Z GLOBAL Advisors, gathered at the 9th North American Infrastructure Leadership Forum in San Francisco, California to discuss the 2018 Strategic 100 North American Infrastructure projects. The North American Forum was a dynamic 2.5 day event, focused on infrastructure development in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, while facilitating business and promoting projects across the region. Key features from the Leadership Forum included:
- Project Presentations: rapid project presentations of priority projects, allowing developers to make targeted presentations focused on their needs and business opportunities.
- Private Meetings: pre-scheduled private meetings system allows registrants to pre-schedule up to 10 meetings with project sponsors and Forum speakers, for the second day of the Forum.
- Workshops and Roundtables: thought leader discussions and debates on critical issues, fundamental for thinking about and building great infrastructure.
- Community Building: receptions, Special Breakfasts, and especially GlobalViP allow you to build strong relationships with project developers and sponsors, and experts throughout the global infrastructure community.
With its unique structure and focus on intelligent business development, the North American Leadership Forum offered a unique opportunity to survey the landscape in North America, while allowing attendees to build their network and develop relationships with the leaders of the Strategic Top 100 projects in the region.
