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Sperry Van Ness Franchise Still Active, Hiring in Irvine

Orange County Business Journal
By MARK MUELLER - 6/22/2009
Orange County Business Journal Staff

Sperry Van Ness still has an active Orange County presence and is looking to hire, according to the Irvine-based brokerage’s founders.

In the May 25 issue of the Business Journal, I wrote how a number of Sperry brokers had moved on to
competing local commercial brokerages in the past few months.

The moves came after Portland-based Guardian Management LLC, Sperry’s largest franchisee owner, opted earlier this year to consolidate five Southern California offices, including its franchise in Irvine, into its West Los Angeles office.

Guardian acquired the franchises last year, as part of a portfolio of Sperry offices in California and Arizona.

Not all of Sperry’s existing operations and personnel in Irvine were affected by Guardian’s decision, said
company cofounder Rand Sperry, who started the business in 1987.

Sperry Van Ness has a separate franchise in Irvine that’s not tied to Guardian, and that line of business is
still going strong, Sperry said. The company’s investment offshoot, SVN Equities LLC, also was unaffected
by Guardian’s decision to consolidate operations.

“We’re alive and well,” Sperry said.

The remaining company’s been on a bit of its own hiring spree, according to Sperry. The office has added
about a dozen brokers who had all been part of the Guardian-side of the business in Irvine. It’s also
looking to hire additional leasing and investment sales brokers from outside the company.

Sperry’s remaining operations in OC now count about 50 people in leasing, sales and property
management roles who are handling both commercial and apartment buildings, according to the company.


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