Among the commercial real estate industry’s best-known executives, Mr. Mainguy moves to Partners after nearly a decade at CBRE; will accelerate growth for all of Partners’ Services business lines across Texas in a regional executive role
Partners Real Estate (“Partners”), a full-service commercial real estate firm with an integrated investment and development platform, today announced that Peter Mainguy has joined the organization as an Equity Partner and Executive Managing Director, Services, Texas Region.
Mr. Mainguy, a veteran executive, will lead Partners’ aggressive expansion of its Services business across Texas. He will be based in the company’s Houston headquarters.
In one of the most significant endorsements of the company’s unique business model to date, Mr. Mainguy transitions from CBRE to leading Partners’ aggressive expansion of its Services business across Texas. He will be based in the company’s Houston headquarters.
As Executive Managing Director, Mr. Mainguy will oversee the growth and management of Partners’ Brokerage, Property Management, Valuation & Advisory, and Project Management services throughout the state. He will work closely with the firm’s Texas Managing Directors and services leaders.
Mr. Mainguy brings a wealth of expertise to Partners, having most recently served as Senior Managing Director of CBRE’s Houston and Louisiana markets, where he led a team of over 1,100 professionals. His leadership drove strategy across Advisory & Transaction Services, Asset Services, Valuation & Advisory Services, and Project Management. Prior to CBRE, Mr. Mainguy served as head of global real estate for Sysco Corporation, managing a 46-million-sq.-ft. portfolio across North America, Europe, and Asia. His earlier career as a successful industrial and land broker at CBRE further underscores his deep industry knowledge and client-focused approach.
“Peter’s appointment is a transformative moment for Partners as we continue to expand our footprint across Texas and further build our brand out at the national level,” said Jon Silberman, CEO of Partners. “He understands and appreciates that our partnership structure puts the client at the center of everything we do— dramatically increasing collaboration and significantly reducing silos, which are so prevalent in the traditional commercial real estate services model. Peter will work with former Cushman & Wakefield executive, John O’Neill, who leads the firm’s Southeast Region. We are incredibly excited and fortunate to have two highly experienced and regarded leaders dedicated to supporting the growth and success of our firm.”
“I am incredibly excited to join Partners at this pivotal time in its growth,” said Mr. Mainguy. “The firm is clearly disrupting the industry with its partnership model and client-centric approach. I’m a firm believer that alignment produces better client outcomes. I look forward to collaborating with the talented teams in Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and beyond to deliver exceptional value to our clients.”
Mr. Mainguy’s arrival signals Partners’ commitment to strengthening its position as a leading commercial real estate firm in Texas, in the Southeast, and across the country. His leadership is expected to accelerate the firm’s growth trajectory and enhance its reputation for delivering strategic, multidisciplinary solutions.
Professionals joining Partners appreciate that the company’s services platform is fully integrated with its investments and development businesses, and enables its brokers to participate in those opportunities.
Similar to the highly-regarded septet of Chip Colvill, Michael Anderson, Win Haggard, Damon Thames, Brad Beasley, Diana Bridger, and Connor Saxe joining Partners’ Office Agency Leasing practice in Houston from Cushman & Wakefield last spring, Mr. Mainguy’s decision to come to Partners represents another significant win for Partners and further demonstrates the significant drawing power of Partners’ distinctive business model, platform, and structure.
This announcement also builds on continued overall momentous growth for Partners, underscored by several high-profile announcements, including the sale of a 14-acre parcel housing Tesla’s 183,340-sq.-ft. industrial building and lease by Compal of the entirety of the remaining 366,000-sq.-ft. cross-dock spec building with Class 1 Rail Service at TaylorPort Rail Park—the most unique industrial park in Texas, developed by Partners Development; prominent Atlanta-based firm Seven Oaks joining the firm; arranging a 60,530-sq.-ft. lease for Mercedes-Benz R&D in Atlanta; winning the exclusive Office Agency Leasing assignment for one of downtown Houston’s most prominent buildings in 801 Travis St; arranging a massive pre-lease for a 420,510-sq.-ft. cross-dock distribution facility at TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park; being named the exclusive leasing agent for Atlanta’s next-generation trophy tower, 1072 West Peachtree; and earning the #1 Best Place to Work among Large Companies by The Houston Business Journal for an unprecedented third year in a row, with the historic three-peat making Partners the first firm in the award’s 25-year history to rank #1 for three consecutive years.
About Partners
Partners is one of the largest privately-held and independently-owned commercial real estate firms in the U.S. with three key operating segments: 1) Full-service Occupier & Investor business; 2) Partners Capital, an investment management platform specializing in the acquisition and disposition of industrial, retail, healthcare, hospitality, land and office properties via multiple investment funds: which includes Partners Finance, a registered broker-dealer and FINRA / SIPC member engaged in offering real estate investment funds and individual investment opportunities to qualified individual investors, family offices and institutions; 3) Partners Development, which creates first-class development projects for our clients & investors. www.partnersrealestate.com.
