What are some great and also good real estate firms that I should look into in southern California?

I'd love your input on some solid shops that hire straight out of undergrad down there. I'd love to be in acquisitions, but I'd also go into REIB or debt and equity placement.

I'm currently interning in asset management at a private equity firm that has revenues between 1 - 2 billion in the east coast, which is great experience but I'm much more of a transactions type. I'd transfer internally with the firm I'm at but they do not have an office in California which is where I'm from and all my family is still there.

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Companies Headquartered in SoCal: CIM Group Oaktree Kennedy Wilson Howard Hughes Corporation Douglas Emmett Kilroy Realty Hudson Pacific Properties Arden Realty Lowe Enterprises

Major brokerage shops (EX: JLL), banks (EX: JPM), and international institutional owners/developers (EX: Tishman) all have offices within the locale.

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I would also add Caruso to this list, they seem to be doing some good work. CBRE, JLL, Cushman, and NKF seem to have the largest presence in most markets. Colliers, MM, and Voit seem to be substantially less prominent for brokerage shops. Hines is another big one (based in Texas) that has presence in LA. Majestic Realty Co. is good for industrial and retail type stuff I think.

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