CWK vs FOUR Comparison

Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm providing leasing, capital markets, property management, and project management to occupiers, owners, and investors across property types including office, industrial, retail, and data centers. The firm traces its roots back to 1917, when it was founded by brothers-in-law J. Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield, and grew into its current form largely through a transformative 2015 merger with DTZ, a firm backed by TPG, PAG Asia Capital, and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. As of early 2026, the firm operates across roughly 400 offices in 60 countries with approximately 53,000 people.

Shift4 Payments Inc is an independent provider of software and payment processing solutions in the U.S., expanding internationally. Its payments platform offers integrated products and services across in-store, online, mobile and tablet-based channels, including end-to-end payment processing, merchant acquiring services, a proprietary omni-channel gateway, eCommerce capabilities, and reporting tools. The company distributes its services through internal sales teams and partners, including independent software vendors (ISVs) and value-added resellers (VARs). Revenue is predominantly recurring, derived mainly from processing fees and subscription revenue from POS software, business intelligence tools and other technology solutions. The company derives maximum revenue from the United States.