Rob Speyer, 43 years old, worked as a reporter before ultimately joining the family business in 1995.

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In the second half of the year, it signed more than double that amount, 4.8 million, according to co-CEO Rob Speyer.

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"Brazil is developing so fast the existing stock is only now starting to meet the quality level that multi-national companies need and expect, " said Rob Speyer, president and co-chief executive of Tishman Speyer.

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