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website www.engelvoelkers.com engel & v lkers ag is a privately owned german company that via a series of franchised offices provides services related to real estate transactions . 2 3 engel & v lkers was founded under the name engel & cie in 1977 in hamburg germany . 1 the company expanded through a franchise system and since 2013 through the metropolitan market center concept . the firm has around 520 residential property offices and 49 commercial offices brokering retail office and industrial space investment properties multi purpose apartment and office blocks and property portfolios . 1 contents 1 history 2 present 3 references 4 external links history edit typical engel & v lkers property shop 1977 founding of the company engel & cie by dirk c. engel . 4 1981 christian v lkers becomes managing partner of engel & cie 1987 renaming of the company from engel & cie to engel & v lkers gmbh 1988 expansion of the residential division begins 1990 opening of the first engel & v lkers office outside of germany in palma mallorca 1996 founding of the real estate academy 1999 founding of engel & v lkers ag 2002 introduction of the master licence concept 2008 founding of the new division yachting 2009 opening of the 400th office worldwide 2011 three franchises sue engel & voelkers in us 2012 now represented with 500 shops and offices worldwide 2013 establishment of the metropolitan market center concept 2014 expansion into canada 2015 aviation division founded 5 present edit engel & v lkers shop in lima peru presently engel & v lkers operates in 39 countries on 6 continents 6 with a workforce of more than 7 000 people across more than 500 luxury real estate brokerages and 49 commercial offices brokering retail office and industrial space investment properties multi purpose apartment and office blocks and property portfolios offer both private and institutional clients . 7 the company s headquarters is situated in hamburg germany and regional headquarters are located in new york city and hong kong . 8 engel & v lkers private office specialises in serving private clients operating similar to a family office . from its headquarters in london and with the utmost discretion the engel & v lkers private office provides personal support to clients interested in selling or buying global luxury property . 9 the company has expanded in recent years into the world of yachting . 10 in 2013 the company established the metropolitan market center mmc concept in barcelona spain . the licence for an mmc covers the entire geographical region of a metropolis . this means that its transaction volume is equivalent to that of between ten and 20 traditional engel & v lkers shops and offices . nowadays there are several of them such as madrid paris dubai rome new york city . 11 references edit a b c about engel & v lkers . engel & v lkers . retrieved 2015 06 13 . franchisetoown . franchisetoown.com . retrieved 2015 06 13 . private office engel & v lkers . engel & v lkers . 1 archived december 13 2010 at the wayback machine . http www.engelvoelkers.com blog 2015 engel voelkers adds private jets portfolio 3 2 archived july 10 2010 at the wayback machine . engel & volkers makes great strides in the us . . thefreelibrary.com . retrieved 2015 06 13 . the most remarkable shop image & design property agent award engel & v lkers mid levels square foot . squarefoot.com.hk . retrieved 2015 06 13 . private office engel & v lkers . engel & v lkers . retrieved 2015 06 13 . engel & volkers yachting germany & equisea yacht management monaco form partnership . charterworld.com . retrieved 2015 06 13 . engel & v lkers opens metropolitan market center in barcelona engel & v lkers . engel & v lkers . retrieved 2015 06 13 . external links edit official website california department of corporations ufoc document e & v faces new suits from u.s. brokers . the real deal . 15 june 2011 . retrieved 16 january 2016 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title engel % 26 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