ROSEMONT, IL-McShane Cos. has launchedConor Commercial Real Estate, an entity gearedtoward offering commercial real estate services toinstitutional clients. Mark A. Saturno, McShane'sCOO, is heading up operations and strategic management of ConorCommercial.

The McShane Family of Cos., as it's known,consists of development and specialty entities, all of which areseparate companies with similar ownership. Conor Commercial isMcShane Cos.' next step in positioning itself to take advantage offuture opportunities, especially as the economy moves towardrecovery. The services offered include development, acquisition,financing, asset management and disposition, with emphasis in theindustrial, office, healthcare, multifamily and institutionalsectors of commercial real estate.

"As we break out of the recession, we're being called on toprovide a lot more services," explains McShane Cos. CEOJames A. McShane. "We really needed to come upwith a new entity that had a much broader array of real estateservices than development."