Tishman Speyer was formed in 1978 by Jerry Speyer and his father-in-law Robert Tishman, of the prominent Tishman real-estate family.

WSJ: The Property Report: Tishman Cuts the 'Financial Engineering'

Real estate mogul Jerry Speyer is the ultimate New York City power player, but much of the firm's recent activity is in China, Brazil and Europe.

FORBES: Jerry Speyer

Jerry Speyer of Tishman Speyer Properties, for example, has seen his real estate empire spiral into default and spends much of his time these days locked in rooms with bankers, according to a recent New York Times article.

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