Colliers strengthens its position

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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC. $158 is a buy for aggressive investors. This company (Toronto symbol CIGI; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 48.7 million; Market cap: $7.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 0.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.colliers.com) offers a range of services, including helping clients buy and sell commercial real estate, arranging financing, and assessing properties for tax purposes. The company recently sold 2.5 million subordinate voting shares to a group of underwriters at $121.00 a share for gross proceeds of $300.0 million (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). It will use the cash to pay down its long-term debt of $1.5 billion (as of December 31, 2023), which is equal to 26% of its market cap. The cash will also let Colliers keep making acquisitions. It cuts the risk of this strategy by buying on smaller businesses that expand its market share and geographic reach. Colliers is a buy. buy. …