Ackman-Ziff | 12,484 followers on LinkedIn. Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group ("AZ") is the industry's preeminent boutique real estate capital advisory firm. | Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group (“AZ”) is the industry’s preeminent boutique real estate capital advisory firm. AZ offers a wide variety of cutting-edge commercial real estate capital markets financing solutions, including debt and mezzanine financing, preferred and joint venture equity, sponsor equity, and investment sales. In business for over 90 years, the privately held company is headquartered in New York City with offices in Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Boston.