Hines is a global real estate investment, development, and management firm founded in 1957 by Gerald D. Hines in Houston. The firm operates as a privately held partnership with $91.7 billion in assets under management as of December 2025. Hines conducts business across 30 countries with 4,638 employees and maintains a presence in 384 cities worldwide. The firm manages 837 properties totaling over 299 million square feet and has 151 developments currently underway. Historically, Hines has developed, redeveloped, or acquired 2,068 properties comprising over 732 million square feet. The firm's investment strategy spans the full risk spectrum across multiple asset classes, including office, industrial and logistics, retail, multifamily, mixed-use, data centers, and life sciences. Hines executes through 65 strategic investment vehicles sponsored since 1993. Leadership transitioned to the third generation in 2022 when Laura Hines-Pierce became co-CEO alongside her father Jeffrey C. Hines, who also serves as chairman. The firm provides third-party property-level services for 107.2 million square feet across 409 properties. Hines has expanded its geographic footprint to include major gateway cities in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific, with notable concentrations in Houston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, and Hong Kong.