Spark Notes, featuring insights on our investment in PROBIS

Our recent investment in PROBIS emphasizes JLL’s commitment to CRE innovation, specifically in real estate development. JLL Spark Principal Sean Wright explains why PROBIS stands out among its competitors, embodying numerous advantages for JLL and its clients, including:

• Improved cost management
• Enhanced client services
• Data-driven decision making
• Global scalability

Read more in JLL Spark invests in PROBIS to drive real estate innovation.

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PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES
What’s new with our startups

Acreto partners with Venderity Capital, appoints Wes Johnson as Executive Chairman
The partnership will support the expansion of Acreto’s cybersecurity service offerings and global platform enhancements.

ALICE Technologies partners with Andrade Gutierrez (AG) to optimize industrial construction in Latin America
The collaboration will enable AG to leverage ALICE’s technology to optimize the planning and execution of its construction projects. 

Waypoint 2024 hosted by OpenSpaceA virtual summit to explore new, image-first workflows and AI-powered tools to simplify construction.
October 10, 2024 | 8:00 – 11:00 AM PT | Register in the link above

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IN THE PRESS
Insights in the media from JLL

JLL elevates client experience with leasing tech and brokerage acquisition
Raise strengthens JLL’s platform with market-leading technology for the full leasing lifecycle

CRE decision makers increasingly depending on FM software technology for efficiency
JLL’s State of Facilities Management Technology 2024 Report discusses how automation and technology drive efficiency and effectiveness amid understaffing and budget constraints.

Executive Roundtable: Innovation paths for energy efficient AI data centers
Sean Farney, JLL’s VP of Data Center Strategy for the Americas, and other data center industry leaders discuss AI data center infrastructure optimization for maximum clean energy utilization.

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PROPTECH EVENTS
Connect with our team at the following events

EXPO REAL
Munich, Germany | October 7-9, 2024
Sean Wright will moderate the panel “How corporates and VCs can work together to develop mutually beneficial innovation programs.”
Arnaud Bouzinac will attend.

CRETECH  New York
New York, NY USA | November 13-14, 2024
Raj Singh is a panelist in the session “The State of Global Climate Tech Investing in the Built World.”
Ajey Kaushal, Carolyn Trickett, Daniel Correa, and Laurent Grill will attend.

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INDUSTRY NEWS
Learn more about the current landscape of PropTech investing

CRE investors poised to deploy capital after 50 BP interest rate cut
commercialobserver.com | September 20, 2024

Microsoft AI needs so much power it’s tapping site of U.S. nuclear meltdown
bloomberg.com | September 20, 2024

More than 8 in 10 CEOs think hybrid work will be dead within 3 years
bisnow.com | September 24, 2024

The commercial-property market is coming back to life
bloomberg.com | September 24, 2024

Data centers at the heart of the AI and digital economy surge
forbes.com | September 25, 2024

Southern California’s hottest commercial real estate market is for tenants that aren’t human
latimes.com | September 27, 2024

Data centers are building upward to satisfy demand… could this be a lifeline for commercial real estate?
finance.yahoo.com | September 28, 2024

Office property slump makes climate upgrade costs even riskier
bloomberg.com | September 29, 2024