Garman Biesecker is a full-service commercial real estate firmthat represents properties for sale or lease valued at more than$23 million. The company also manages about 250,000 sf ofcommercial industrial space. In 2000, Garman Biesecker completedmore than 140 sales, consulting and lease transactions representingmore than $21 million in transactional volume, according to thecompany. Thalhimer's transactional volume in 2000 was more than$300 million in more than 1,000 sale and lease transactions.

Richmond-based Insignia Thalhimer has 37 commercial sales andleasing associates in Richmond and 11 in a Hampton Road office.Thalhimer could not be reached for comment.

Thalhimer is retaining some of Garman Biesecker's employees.Emily Cloud will continue as a property manager and ChristineDeSimone, Biesecker's former marketing director, will be a realestate associate.