Avison Young has acquired Calgary-based property management firm Peregrin Inc., welcoming 12 new employees to its company and adding 1 million square feet of managed property to its global portfolio.

Kevin Ogle, president and chief executive officer of Peregrin, will now direct real estate management business units in Calgary and Edmonton as principal at Avison Young. Ogle will also expand business in Alberta and help develop the company’s asset and property management business throughout Canada.

“For 20 years, Peregrin has provided a full range of investment services to Canadian commercial real estate investors, owners and developers,” says Mark Rose, chair and chief executive officer of Avison Young. “Kevin and his team are the kind of exceptional people whom Avison Young requires to continue to provide the highest level of service to our clients.”

Also joining Avison Young from Peregrin are Charles Northup, Jordan Haber, Joe Nosella, Janelle Rowat, Terry Elliott, Veruska Predan, Adeana Bohnet, Bentley Heintz, Clarissa D’Castro, Gilles Gilbert and Chadi Ellahib.

This team will carry out similar roles as they transition to Avison Young, and new staff will be added.

“By joining Avison Young, my team and I have achieved one of our corporate goals of offering clients an international market footprint and differentiated culture,” says Ogle, adding, he’s enjoyed a professional relationship with Avison Young for decades.