Privately held global real estate investment manager founded in 1957, owning and operating $91.8 billion of assets across 255 cities in 27 countries through investment management, development and property management.
Hines is a privately held global real estate investment manager that owns and operates assets across property types on behalf of a diverse investor base. The firm reports $91.8 billion of assets owned and operated, with a footprint spanning 255 cities across 27 countries, including operations in more than 198 U.S. cities. Headquarters are in Houston, Texas, where Gerald D. Hines founded the firm in 1957.
The business is organised around three integrated capabilities: investment management, development and property management. Investment management deploys and holds real estate across property types on behalf of investors; development delivers projects drawing on local market expertise within a global platform; and property management operates the owned asset base. This vertical integration - sponsor, developer and operator under one ownership structure - supports asset-level control from acquisition through operations.
Governance is family-led and long-tenured: the firm is guided by generations of the Hines family and is currently run by Co-CEOs Jeff Hines and Laura Hines-Pierce. Private ownership since 1957 gives the platform continuity of capital strategy across cycles rather than quarterly reporting pressure. The stated orientation is the creation of lasting value for investors and communities, supported by a commitment to sustainable development practices.
Recognition includes being named one of U.S. News & World Report's Best Companies to Work For and, per Fast Company, one of the World's Most Innovative Companies.
