HONOLULU, Hawaii (July 24, 2009)—Chaney Brooks & Company announced today that it has partnered with the Maruka Group, a major Tokyo-based real estate, import and manufacturing company, to open NAI ChaneyBrooks Japan Ltd.. The newly formed Japan organization was licensed by NAI Global, the premier network of independent commercial real estate firms and one of the largest commercial real estate service providers worldwide, and granted the sole and exclusive market rights for the country of Japan.

At a star-studded launching event at the Ritz Carlton Tokyo, featuring football legends Lou Holtz, Tim Brown and Chris Zorich, Chaney Brooks & Company president and owner, Steve Sombrero, announced the official entry of the 50-year-old Hawaii firm into the Japan market by offering a prayer for Japan. Sombrero commented, "typically, opening events in Hawaii are kicked-off by a Hawaiian Chant. I am not a Kumu but I can certainly pray for all of us." Joining him at the gala were NAI Global CEO, Jeff Finn, from the company headquarters in New Jersey and Managing Director of NAI-Asia Pacific, Steve Atherton, from Singapore. Lou Holts, who presented the keynote message compared business and economics to the game of football. In his booming voice, Holts challenged everyone that "times are tough, the economy is tough but you have to believe in yourself to rise above the circumstances because that is the only way you will win the game."

NAI ChaneyBrooks joined the worldwide network of NAI Global in November 2007. With the firm’s recent assignment to represent more than 120 AEON Shopping Centers across Asia, NAI ChaneyBrooks decided to expand with a direct presence in the Japan market. NAI ChaneyBrooks Japan will offer brokerage services, including office, retail, logistics and corporate residential leasing and sales, property management, and will extend to clients NAI Global service offerings like Market Analytics, corporate services and NAI ReStore, the retail services arm for NAI Global.

Sombrero stated, “When we joined NAI Global, our plans for a Pacific Rim expansion were already well under way. With Hawaii, Guam and Micronesia already under our belt, our expansion to Japan remained the most strategic and logical play in assuring our Pacific sphere of influence. That is why our official designation as the Japan licensee for NAI Global is nothing short of our organization’s defining moment to manifest our company’s destiny to be the primary facilitator of cross-border transactions.”

The Maruka Group of companies is closely held by the Kagami family of Tokyo, Japan. “Partnering with NAI ChaneyBrooks is a natural extension of the services we offer our clients here in Japan, and will provide our team with access to the global best practices, solutions and resources of NAI Global,” said Yasuaki Kagami, President of the newly formed NAI ChaneyBrooks Japan.

“We have worked hard to build a strong platform to support our corporate and investor clients with interests in the Pacific Rim,” added NAI Global President & CEO Jeffrey M. Finn. “The joint venture of these strong partners greatly enhances our coverage in Japan as well as the entire Asia-Pacific region.”