Filed by Insignia Financial Group, Inc. Pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Subject Company: Insignia Financial Group, Inc. Commission File No.: 1-14373 SCHEDULE 14A (RULE 14A-101) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant [X] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check the appropriate box: [ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement [ ] Definitive Proxy Statement [ ] Definitive Additional Materials [X] Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12 [ ] Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) INSIGNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 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Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing. 1) Amount previously paid: 2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: 3) Filing Party: 4) Date Filed: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CB Richard Ellis February, 2003 Introductions 0 BRETT WHITE 0 STEVE SIEGEL 0 MITCH RUDIN 2 Rationale for the Deal 0 BROADENED GEOGRAPHIC REACH 0 MOST COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE OFFERINGS 0 ENHANCED POSITION IN WORLD'S LEADING BUSINESS CENTERS 0 CONSISTENT CLIENT-FOCUSED SERVICE QUALITY ON WORLDWIDE BASIS 3 Status Of Our Deal 0 DUE DILIGENCE COMPLETED 0 CONTRACT SIGNED 0 SEC APPROVAL REQUIRED (90-120 DAYS) 0 PREPARATION FOR FUTURE INTEGRATION - Run your business as usual - Communicate regularly with clients - Focus on client needs - Be people sensitive 4 CBRE's Corporate Objectives 0 CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ATTRACTS AND RETAINS THE BEST TALENT IN THE INDUSTRY 0 HAVE A MARKET LEADING PRESENCE IN THE TOP REAL ESTATE MARKETS WORLDWIDE 0 BUILD AND INVEST IN BUSINESS LINES THAT ARE SYNERGISTIC WITH THE OTHER BUSINESS LINES AT THE FIRM 0 CHANGE THE PERCEPTION OF OUR BRAND FROM 'TRANSACTION SPECIALISTS' TO 'ADVISOR' 0 CREATE A MORE ETHNICALLY AND GENDER DIVERSE COMPANY 5 CBRE Diversified Revenue Sources 2001 By Geography [Graphic Omitted] ASIA PACIFIC 7% EUROPE 13% AMERICAS 80% OPERATING IN 47 COUNTRIES IN OVER 250 OFFICES. 6 CBRE Diversified Revenue Sources 2001 By Transaction Type [Graphic Omitted] INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 4% / $47 MIL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 7% / $82 MIL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 3% / $35 MIL FINANCING 6% / $70 MIL VALUATION 7% / $82 MIL SALES 31% / $363 MIL LEASING 42% / $491 MIL 7 CBRE Client Service Model [Graphic Omitted] Investment Strategy 0 CBRE Investors 0 Brokerage 0 Research & Consulting Group Valuation 0 Valuation Group Acquisition 0 Investment Properties 0 Brokerage 0 Asset Services Financing 0 L.J. Melody Management 0 Asset Services 0 Facilities Management Leasing 0 Brokerage 0 Corporate Services 0 Asset Services Hold/Sell Strategy 0 Corporate Services 0 Financial Consulting Group 0 Torto Wheaton Research Asset Sale 0 Investment Properties 0 Brokerage 0 LJ Melody 0 Asset Services 8 CBRE Strengths - Pre-Merger 0 COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO OF INTEGRATED SERVICES 0 DIVERSE REVENUE SOURCES BY BUSINESS LINES & LOCATION 0 STABLE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN DOWN MARKETS 0 EBITDA MARGINS OF 11% ON REVENUE OF $1.2 BILLION IN 2002 - 2002 EBITDA growth of 13.7% 0 GLOBAL MARKET LEADER 9 Results for Revenue and EBITDA 2002 Results [Graphic Omitted] Revenue EBITDA Revenue EBITDA ------- ------ ------- ------ 0.0% 13.7% -8.5% -26.8% [Percent of Change] ----------------- ---------------------- CBRE Average for JLL/GBE 10 Insignia in the Global Marketplace - Pre-Merger 0 IN 2002, COMPLETED THE MOST TRANSACTIONS ON CRAIN'S NEW YORK BUSINESS ANNUAL LIST OF 50 LARGEST MANHATTAN TRANSACTIONS - THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT INSIGNIA HAS ATTAINED THE NUMBER ONE RANKING 0 #1 MARKET SHARE IN CENTRAL LONDON INVESTMENT/LEASING/ACQUISITION MARKET 0 PROVIDED MANAGEMENT AND LEASING SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 245 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WORLDWIDE IN 2002 0 COMPLETED WORLDWIDE COMMERCIAL SALES AND LEASING TRANSACTIONS VALUED AT MORE THAN $45 BILLION IN 2001 11 Post-Merger GLOBAL Leadership RAY WIRTA Chief Executive Officer BRETT WHITE President, CB Richard Ellis STEVE SIEGEL Chairman, Global Brokerage Services ALAN FROGGATT/MIKE STRONG Chief Executive Officer/Chairman, CB Richard Ellis Europe ROB BLAIN President, Asia/Pacific 12 Post-Merger NATIONAL Leadership CAL FRESE Chief Operating Officer / Americas WILLIAM CHILLINGWORTH President, Western Division JIM REID President, Eastern Division MITCH RUDIN President, U.S. Brokerage Services GREGORY VORWALLER President, CB Richard Ellis Investment Properties STEVE SWERDLOW President, Global Corporate Services JANA TURNER President, Management Services 13 CBRE in the Global Marketplace - Post-Merger 0 #1 IN TRANSACTION VALUE ($46 BILLION + $45 BILLION = $90 BILLION) 0 #1 IN INVESTMENT SALES ($16 BILLION + $9 BILLION = $25 BILLION) 0 #1 IN PROP./FACILITIES MGT. (600 MSF + 250 MSF = 850 MSF) 0 #2 IN FINANCING ($7.8 BILLION + $0.6 BILLION = $8.4 BILLION) 0 #1 IN VALUATION ($294 BILLION IN ASSET VALUE) 0 LEADER IN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ($10 BILLION UNDER MANAGEMENT) 14 Market Leadership CBRE I/ESG Combined ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK O O ------------------------------------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES O O ------------------------------------------------------------------- CHICAGO O O ------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSTON O (PROP. MGMT.) O (LEASING) O ------------------------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON, DC O O ------------------------------------------------------------------- LONDON O O ------------------------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA O (SALES) O (LEASING) O ------------------------------------------------------------------- TOKYO* O O ------------------------------------------------------------------- * JOINT VENTURE WITH IKOMA 15 2002 Post-Merger Estimated Worldwide Revenue ($m) CB Richard Ellis/Insignia 1,905 Jones Lang LaSalle 840 Cushman & Wakefield 774 Trammell Crow 770 Grubb & Ellis 340 SOURCE: INDUSTRY INFORMATION 16 CBRE + I/ESG --- The Combined Culture 0 HIGH INTELLIGENCE - Commitment to managed brokerage - Cross disciplinary approach - Intense focus on training at all levels 0 HIGH ENERGY - Continue to out-think and out-work our competition - Our timing is perfect for this phase of the market cycle 0 HIGH LEVEL OF TRUST - Collaboration 17 Our New Business FANTASTIC PLATFORM BRINGING TOGETHER THE BEST CLIENTS AND THE BEST PEOPLE 18 Initial Business Plans 0 FOCUS WILL BE ON: - PRESENTING, MARKETING AND DEVELOPING THE JOINT STRENGTH OF THE NEW ORGANIZATION - CONCENTRATE ON RETAINING CLIENTS AND PEOPLE - ACCOMMODATION STRATEGY - IT STRATEGY 19 Immediate Goals 0 RUN YOUR BUSINESS AS USUAL 0 COMMUNICATE REGULARLY WITH CLIENTS 0 FOCUS ON CLIENT NEEDS 0 BE PEOPLE SENSITIVE 20 Thank you for your attendance In connection with the merger, Insignia will be filing a proxy statement and other relevant documents concerning the transaction with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), STOCKHOLDERS OF INSIGNIA ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders can obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other documents when they become available by contacting Corporate Communications, Insignia Financial Group, Inc., 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166 (Telephone: (212) 984-6515). In addition, documents filed with the SEC by Insignia will be available free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Information regarding the identity of the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of stockholders of Insignia in connection with the transaction, and their interests in the solicitation, will be set forth in a proxy statement that will be filed by Insignia with the SEC. Certain items discussed in this presentation constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Companies to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements which make reference to the expectations or beliefs of the Companies or any of its management are such forward-looking statements, including statements concerning the performance of the Companies or any of its business units, and the business outlook for, and the Companies' expected performance in 2003. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Companies expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Companies' expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any such statement is based. 21