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Jeff Ubben's activist firm ValueAct Capital has filed a Form 4 with the SEC regarding their position in CBRE Group (CBG).

Per the filing, ValueAct was buying shares on August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd at prices around $28.40.  In total, they bought 1,502,200 shares.  After these purchases, they now own over 34.43 million shares of CBG.

You can view other recent portfolio activity from ValueAct here.

Per Google Finance, CBRE Group is "a holding company that conducts all of its operations through its subsidiaries. The Company is a commercial real estate services and investment company. The Company operates through the segments: The Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Asia Pacific; Global Investment Management, and Development Services. It offers services to occupiers, owners, lenders and investors in office, retail, industrial, multifamily and other types of commercial real estate. It offers commercial real estate services under the CBRE brand name, investment management services under the CBRE Global Investors brand name and development services under the Trammell Crow Company brand name. It is focused on several competencies, including commercial property, corporate facilities, project and transaction management, tenant/occupier and property/agency leasing, capital markets solutions, real estate investment management, valuation, development services and proprietary research."