Suite 500
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Professional Experience
Mike Ragland joined CBRE in 1999 and has devoted his career to providing superior strategic advisory and transaction implementation services to leading corporations and local business owners.
A native to Phoenix, Mike's extensive experience in tenant representation includes headquarter relocations, facilities consolidations, lease restructures and sale/leasebacks. He has completed more than 10 million square feet of assignments for clients, including many national and global Fortune 500 corporations.
A skilled negotiator and creative deal-maker, Mike ensures client satisfaction by thoroughly understanding his clients’ objectives and delivering superior service and knowledge to meet or exceed their goals. Mike's strengths include leadership, creativity, relationship building, and a unique ability to develop and implement successful financial and operational real estate strategies.
Services Include: Strategic Planning, Market Analysis, Site Selection, Transaction Management, Financial Consulting, Project Management and Lease Administration.
Professional Affiliations / Accreditations
- Active Member Executive Council Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix
- Active Chairman CBRE Annual Charity Golf Tournament, Grayhawk Golf Course
- Valley Big Brothers & Big Sisters
- University of Arizona Alumni Association
- Active Member National Association of Office & Industrial Properties
Education
- University of Arizona
- B.S. Degree, Finance
Significant Assignments
- American Express in "lease acquisition" and lease renewal negotiations; 594,000 SF.
- Fidelity National Financial in lease and build-to-suit negotiations; ±554,000 SF (±154,000 SF - Scottsdale, ±245,000 SF - Milwaukee, ±117,000 SF - Minneapolis, etc.).
- Pegasus in renewal, expansion and build-to-suit negotiations; ±305,000 SF.
- Capital Group (American Funds) in lease acquisition negotiations; ±225,000 SF.
- Banner Health in lease acquisition and lease renewal negotiations; ±199,000 SF.
- Bechtel in build-to-suit and lease negotiations; ±156,000 SF.
- Vital Processing (TSYS) in lease negotiations; ±139,000 SF.
- Orthologic, Inc. in build-to-suit negotiations; ±100,000 SF.
- Represent CIT-Finance Division in lease renewal negotiations; ±91,000 SF. and IBM in renewal negotiations; ±89,801 SF jointly.
- Horace Mann Insurance in negotiations; ±105,000 SF.
- Hypercom Corporation; ±105,000 SF headquarters sale, ±48,000 SF lease
Clients
Financial Services
- American Express
- CIT Group
- Compass Bank
- Equitable/AXA Advisors
- First Horizon
- Irwin Mortgage
- Johnson Bank
- Marsh
- Northwestern Mutual
- Principal Financial Group
- Sun Life Assurance
- US Bank
- Washington Mutual
- World Savings
- Bull Information Services
- Frontier Communications
- Hewlett Packard (EDS)
- Hypercom Corporation
- IBM
- Inter-Tel, Inc.
- MCI Worldcom
- MicroAge
- Motorola
- Pegasus Solutions
- Sonoran Quest Labs
- Stratus Technologies
Professional Services
- ADP
- Banner Health
- Bechtel Corporation
- CH2M Hill
- eFunds Corporation (Fidelity National Financial)
- Eli Lilly & Co.
- Excell Agent Services
- Fireman's Fund Insurance
- First American Title
- Horace Mann Insurance
- Schaller Anderson
Government
- Bureau of Land Management
- City of Phoenix
- GSA
- Maricopa County Administration
- Maricopa County Community Colleges