About Butterworth International

Butterworth International, Ltd. is a real estate services company specializing in the sale of US properties to European investors. The company assists its clients in every aspect of a transaction.

Margreth Butterworth, President of Butterworth International, Ltd., has been active in real estate over 20 years. She started her career with Merrill Lynch and then joined Cushman & Wakefield's Financial Services Division in Hartford, Connecticut. The extensive knowledge and experience acquired during those years combined with an in-depth understanding of the German market and of the needs of European investors provided Ms. Butterworth with a sound footing for her successful business.

Real Estate Investments, Office Building
International Real Estate Investments

Ms. Butterworth was born and educated in Germany. Since its founding in 1991, her firm has closed transactions in excess of $200 million, all with internationally known investors. The tenant list of the single tenant/triple net properties sold includes:

  • Bayer Corporation
  • Bertelsmann
  • Bloomingdale's
  • Waterford/Wedgwood
  • Manufacturers Hanover Trust
  • Wella AG
  • NestlĂ© AG
  • and more.

Among those transactions were high-quality retail and office properties such as "The Walt Disney Building" at Union Square in San Francisco and a Joint Venture investment in an office building in the "Diamond District" of Manhattan.

Butterworth International, Ltd. has a close working relationship with associates in Munich as well as San Francisco. The latter enables Butterworth International, Ltd. to cover a large area of the US real estate market. The firm also has excellent contacts with well known developers, pension funds, insurance companies, banks and REITS (Real Estate Investment Trusts). In addition, BIL has the ability to offer properties that are not on the open market.

In Germany Butterworth International, Ltd. works with many of the renowned funds, open-ended funds as well as closed funds, banks and individual investors. References can be supplied upon request.

International Real Estate Investment Relationships
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