CB Richard Ellis, one of the world's largest providers of real estate consulting services, which last week withdrew the licence of the company that operated under franchise on the domestic market, is likely to take over Eurisko, the second-largest domesti

The shortlist of bidders for Eurisko also includes Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), market sources told ZF.

Eurisko boasts a market value of more than 15 million euros.

The representatives of LaSalle, a company that returned to the domestic market at the beginning of this year, denied being interested in taking over Eurisko, stating that last year the firm considered the possibility of entering the market through an acquisition, but then gave up this option.

At the same time, the representatives of CB Richard Ellis stated they "would not comment on market rumours and speculations". After the announcement on the licence withdrawal, the company's representatives stated they were "considering several options with a view to providing customers with the best services in the future," without specifying the options under consideration.

Ionut Dumitrescu, a shareholder of Eurisko, could not be contacted for details, as he was on leave, according to the company's representatives.

Radu Lucianu, managing partner of Eurisko, neither confirmed, nor denied the information on the possible sale of the company.

"For ten years since it was set up, there have been various bids for Eurisko, but there has never been a concrete outcome. I do not know how CB Richard Ellis could make a comeback on the market, but this is their problem," stated Radu Lucianu.

Lucianu also specified that Eurisko was on target after the first half of this year, when, just like in the past years, the company estimated it would double its turnover. Last year, the company generated turnover worth 5.7 million eur