LOS ANGELES—Avison Young is ramping up its expansion efforts this year. Chris Cooper, a principal and managing director at Avison Young, says that the firm is continuing its international expansion, while the Southern California office has a specific focus on expanding in the growing South Bay markets. In addition to growing around the globe, the company is looking at expanding through M&A.

To find out more about the company's expansion goals, both internationally and here in Los Angeles, we sat down with Cooper for an exclusive interview. Here, he talks about where the company is headed over the next 12 months and what it is looking for in M&A brokerage.

LOS ANGELES—Avison Young is ramping up its expansion efforts this year. Chris Cooper, a principal and managing director at Avison Young, says that the firm is continuing its international expansion, while the Southern California office has a specific focus on expanding in the growing South Bay markets. In addition to growing around the globe, the company is looking at expanding through M&A.

To find out more about the company's expansion goals, both internationally and here in Los Angeles, we sat down with Cooper for an exclusive interview. Here, he talks about where the company is headed over the next 12 months and what it is looking for in M&A brokerage.