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CHICAGO — South Korean-based investor Mirae Asset Global Investments has purchased 225 W. Wacker in Chicago from 225 West Wacker Acquisition Co. for $218 million. Mirae also borrowed $115 million in acquisition financing through Principal Real Estate Investors and Allianz Real Estate of America, which provided the five-year loan. The 650,812-square-foot property is currently 91 percent leased to tenants including Edwards Wildman Palmer, PPM America, Merrill Lynch, CBIZ, Booz & Co., True Partners Consulting and Apple. Bruce Miller, Jim Postweiler and Nooshin Felsenthal of Jones Lang LaSalle led the sales team, while Keith Largay, Dave Hendrickson and Ian Russell, also of Jones Lang LaSalle, led the financing efforts in the transaction.