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- **Revenue Growth**: Q3 revenue up 23% YoY to $1.46 billion, driven by engineering (36% growth) and real estate services (13% internal growth).
- **Engineering Expansion**: $1.7 billion annualized engineering revenue with 10,000 professionals, 7 acquisitions YTD.
- **Capital Markets Recovery**: Q4 expected to exceed 2024 levels, with U.S. industrial/office leasing up 14%.
- **Investment Management**: $108 billion AUM (10% YoY), $4.4 billion YTD fundraising, targeting $5-8 billion for 2025.
- **Strategic Integration**: Harrison Street unification causing 2-3 quarters of margin pressure, but long-term value from unified platform.

**【CEO Opening Remarks】**
- Colliers delivered Q3 revenue of $1.46 billion, up 23% YoY, driven by engineering and real estate services growth.
- Engineering segment now generates $1.7 billion annually, with 10,000 professionals globally, fueled by 7 acquisitions this year.
- Real estate services saw capital markets growth in U.K., Japan, and Canada, with leasing up 14% in the U.S. industrial and office sectors.
- Investment management AUM reached $108 billion, up 10% YoY, with $1 billion raised Q3 and $4.4 billion YTD.
- Emphasized long-term strategy to unify investment management under Harrison Street, despite short-term margin pressures.

**【CFO Financial Commentary】**
- Adjusted EBITDA: $191 million (24% YoY growth).
- Real estate services: 13% internal growth, 21% capital markets growth, 8% outsourcing growth.
- Engineering: 36% net revenue growth (6% organic), 15.2% net margin (down 20bps due to service mix).
- Investment management: 5% net revenue growth, 42.3% net margin (down due to integration costs).
- Fundraising: $1 billion Q3, $4.4 billion YTD, targeting $5-8 billion for 2025.
- Balance sheet: Leverage ratio 2.3x, expected to decline to <2.0x by year-end.

**【Q&A Highlights】**
- **Engineering Margins**: Christian Mayer noted 20-30bps margin decline due to service mix, but 8% YTD organic growth on track for mid-single-digit guidance.
- **IAM Integration Costs**: Jay Hennick confirmed 2-3 quarters of margin pressure, but long-term value from unifying under Harrison Street.
- **Capital Markets Recovery**: Christian Mayer expects Q4 to exceed 2024 levels, with broad-based global recovery.
- **Data Center Strategy**: Jay Hennick highlighted Colliers' full lifecycle involvement (design, construction, investment) vs peers' transactional focus.
- **Dry Powder Deployment**: $9 billion available for investment, with focus on deploying debt and open-ended funds over 3-6 months.
- **M&A Pipeline**: Jay Hennick noted active engineering M&A in U.S., Europe, and Australia, targeting fragmented infrastructure markets.

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