JLL is a leading financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate services and investment management. With a workforce of over 58,000 employees across more than 1,000 locations in 80 countries, JLL addresses the diverse real estate needs of clients globally. The firm offers a wide range of services including capital markets, consulting, transaction management, lease administration, tenant representation, workplace strategy, energy and sustainability, and facilities management. JLL serves various sectors such as banking, hospitality, industrial, logistics, legal, life sciences, residential, retail, and technology. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and focuses on building strong client relationships through quality service and collaboration, while also leveraging technology to enhance the real estate experience.
Senior Managing Director Hotels and Hospitality Group
David Calverley
Senior Managing Director
John Cunningham
Executive Vice President
George Cushing
Managing Director
Ken Dayton
International Director
Mark Detmer
Senior Managing Director and Head of Industrial Capital Markets
Thomas E Didio
Senior Director
Eric Doyle
Managing Director
James Galbally
Senior Managing Director, Capital Markets
David Gerster
Vice President
Laurent Grill
Partner
Brian Halpern
Managing Director
Ryan Kadletz
Vice President
Ajey Kaushal
Investment Principal
James Koster II
President, Investor Services
William Krouch
CEO, Markets, Americas
Scott LaMontagne
Managing Director, Capital Markets Group
Joe Leon
Managing Director, Capital Markets Expertise on West Coast
Yishai Lerner
CEO
Marcus Lütgering
Managing Director and Head of Office Investment Germany
Dan McGillicuddy
Executive Managing Director
Scott Miller
Senior Managing Director, Capital Markets
Jorge Portela
Senior Director
Chris Pu
Managing Partner
Mihir Shah
CEO of JLL Technologies
Gannon Shepherd
Senior Vice President, Tenant Representation
Joe Smurdon
Executive Managing Director, Location Strategy
Richard Tucker
Senior Executive National Director Investment
Kelvin Walker
Vice President
Sean Wright
Investment Principal
Past deals in Real Estate
Javelin Capital
Acquisition in 2025
Javelin Capital is an investment banking firm established in 2017 and headquartered in New York City. It specializes in providing strategic and capital advisory services, including buy-side and sell-side advisory, mergers and acquisitions, and innovative venture services. The firm primarily serves pension funds, institutional investors, and high net worth individuals, focusing on sectors related to the low carbon economy such as renewable energy generation, transmission and storage, recycling, renewable fuels, green chemistry, sustainable agribusiness, timberland, and water. Javelin Capital collaborates with leading developers, investors, asset managers, and corporations to identify, structure, and raise capital for both asset-based and corporate finance objectives, aiming to deliver long-term strategic value and ensure alignment in each transaction.
qbiq
Seed Round in 2023
qbiq specializes in advanced technology for real estate layout planning, utilizing artificial intelligence and generative design to enhance efficiency in the commercial real estate sector. By streamlining the planning process, qbiq enables the creation of customized space designs, 3D virtual tours, and rendered images, significantly reducing the time required for decision-making from weeks to mere minutes. This innovative approach aims to transform the $30 trillion global commercial real estate market, providing brokers, landlords, tenants, and architects with tools that facilitate quicker and more informed deal-making. Through its cutting-edge solutions, qbiq is poised to bring substantial improvements to an industry traditionally characterized by lengthy and manual processes.
EliseAI
Series C in 2023
EliseAI is an artificial intelligence company specializing in a conversational platform designed for business automation, particularly within the real estate sector. Their virtual leasing assistant assists real estate management companies by managing inquiries, scheduling property viewings, and ensuring consistent follow-up with prospects to prevent lost leads. This platform enables apartment managers to enhance customer service, optimize revenue, and lower property management costs. By leveraging machine learning, EliseAI's solution streamlines operations for real estate professionals of all sizes, fostering improved engagement with prospective tenants and facilitating efficient management of leasing processes.
Bridge Industrial
Debt Financing in 2023
Bridge Industrial is a vertically integrated real estate operating company it focuses on the development and acquisition of industrial properties.
Infogrid
Series B in 2023
Infogrid is an AI technology company focused on automating and optimizing facilities management to create smart buildings. By integrating IoT sensors with artificial intelligence, Infogrid's platform provides actionable insights that improve energy efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance safety in building management. The sensors used are unobtrusive, low-cost, and can be implemented quickly, allowing for seamless integration into existing systems. Infogrid's end-to-end solution transforms raw data through proprietary algorithms and machine learning, enabling clients to manage their buildings more effectively and sustainably. The company's approach not only benefits real estate and facilities teams but also contributes to environmental sustainability.
ecoworks
Convertible Note in 2022
Ecoworks GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in climate-neutral renovations and modernizations for apartment buildings. The company focuses on the renewal of facades, roofs, windows, and basement insulation, utilizing industrial prefabrication and digital processes to efficiently modernize multi-family houses of up to four floors within a few weeks. Ecoworks also provides net-zero modernization services, enabling the generation of carbon dioxide-free heat and electricity through solar panels installed on roofs. Their offerings include planning, construction management, and the implementation of meters for electricity and heat, allowing property owners to meet tenants' energy needs while promoting environmental sustainability.
Re-Leased Software Company Ltd
Venture Round in 2022
Re-Leased Software Company Ltd specializes in developing cloud-based commercial property management software designed to streamline the management of various property types, including commercial properties, co-working spaces, residential units, multi-family housing, student accommodations, and block management. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Havelock North, New Zealand, the company also maintains offices in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The software aims to eliminate risks, enhance efficiency, reduce human errors, and provide users with access to information from any device. By adopting Re-Leased's solutions, clients can significantly decrease administrative time and operational risks, thereby reshaping the management of commercial real estate for improved outcomes.
Roofstock
Series E in 2022
Roofstock is an online marketplace for investing in leased single-family rental homes in a transparent and low-friction way. The company provides its clients with research, analytics, and insights to evaluate and purchase independently certified properties at set prices. It enables its investors to treat their real estate investments more like stock portfolios, focusing on asset allocation, rather than researching, and buying vacant homes that need to be repaired and leased. Founded in 2015, Roofstock gets its funding from Bain Capital, Ron Conway, Khosla Ventures, Marc Benioff, and other investment companies. It is headquartered in Oakland, California.
VergeSense
Series C in 2021
VergeSense Inc. is a technology company that specializes in workplace analytics, providing deep learning sensors that capture real-time occupancy data. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, VergeSense offers both wireless and wired sensors, alongside a software platform that translates data into actionable insights for enterprises. Its AI-driven solution allows businesses to optimize their office environments by measuring space usage, facilitating effective facility management, and integrating with hybrid work applications such as room and desk booking systems. By leveraging VergeSense's analytics, organizations can enhance their operational efficiency, reduce real estate costs, improve employee experience, and foster a dynamic workplace that meets modern employee needs.
LandTech
Series A in 2021
LandTech is a comprehensive workflow platform aimed at facilitating land development. The company offers a suite of tools designed to streamline the identification of off-market opportunities and manage the preparatory work needed for construction. By improving the efficiency of finding, assessing, and purchasing land, LandTech addresses the housing shortage and aids in building communities. Its platform enables clients to develop properties at significantly lower costs, thereby enhancing the overall property development process.
Jones
Series A in 2021
Jones is a software company that helps real estate and construction companies to remove insurance risk across every property, project, and application. We believe that real estate and construction managers in the built world can make smarter, faster decisions about risk transfer. To realize this vision, we provide our clients with software, data, and insights to unlock the intelligence for better decision making. We call it “Risk Intelligence”.
Hubble
Venture Round in 2021
Hubble operates an online marketplace designed to connect businesses seeking flexible office space with landlords and commercial space providers in London. The platform simplifies the process of renting office space by allowing users to search for various options, including co-working, shared offices, and private serviced offices. Hubble streamlines the entire transaction process, enabling clients to pay rent, sign contracts, and fulfill their office needs with just a few clicks. By reducing administrative burdens, Hubble adds value for both tenants and office providers, facilitating a quicker and more efficient match between those needing space and those offering it. This approach helps businesses find the right balance between office and remote work, supporting their operational needs and team productivity.
Infogrid
Series A in 2020
Infogrid is an AI technology company focused on automating and optimizing facilities management to create smart buildings. By integrating IoT sensors with artificial intelligence, Infogrid's platform provides actionable insights that improve energy efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance safety in building management. The sensors used are unobtrusive, low-cost, and can be implemented quickly, allowing for seamless integration into existing systems. Infogrid's end-to-end solution transforms raw data through proprietary algorithms and machine learning, enabling clients to manage their buildings more effectively and sustainably. The company's approach not only benefits real estate and facilities teams but also contributes to environmental sustainability.
VergeSense
Venture Round in 2020
VergeSense Inc. is a technology company that specializes in workplace analytics, providing deep learning sensors that capture real-time occupancy data. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, VergeSense offers both wireless and wired sensors, alongside a software platform that translates data into actionable insights for enterprises. Its AI-driven solution allows businesses to optimize their office environments by measuring space usage, facilitating effective facility management, and integrating with hybrid work applications such as room and desk booking systems. By leveraging VergeSense's analytics, organizations can enhance their operational efficiency, reduce real estate costs, improve employee experience, and foster a dynamic workplace that meets modern employee needs.
Eden
Series B in 2020
Eden provides flexible workplace software for modern companies. Investors include Y Combinator, SV Angel, Bessemer Venture Partners, S28 Capital, Fifth Wall, Quiet Capital, Reshape, JLL, ENIAC, Maven Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, and more.
Dealpath
Venture Round in 2020
Dealpath, Inc. is a cloud-based software provider specializing in data and collaboration solutions for real estate investment and capital markets. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in New York, the company offers a platform that facilitates pipeline tracking, deal analytics, and collaborative workflows. Its software is utilized by a diverse range of clients, including public real estate investment trusts and private equity real estate firms, which deploy capital for acquiring, developing, and financing various property types. Dealpath's solutions enhance investment management by providing data-driven insights and enabling efficient communication throughout the deal lifecycle. The platform has supported over $10 trillion in transactions and is recognized for its innovative approach within the real estate deal management industry.
LandTech
Venture Round in 2020
LandTech is a comprehensive workflow platform aimed at facilitating land development. The company offers a suite of tools designed to streamline the identification of off-market opportunities and manage the preparatory work needed for construction. By improving the efficiency of finding, assessing, and purchasing land, LandTech addresses the housing shortage and aids in building communities. Its platform enables clients to develop properties at significantly lower costs, thereby enhancing the overall property development process.
Jones
Seed Round in 2019
Jones is a software company that helps real estate and construction companies to remove insurance risk across every property, project, and application. We believe that real estate and construction managers in the built world can make smarter, faster decisions about risk transfer. To realize this vision, we provide our clients with software, data, and insights to unlock the intelligence for better decision making. We call it “Risk Intelligence”.
Qdesq
Venture Round in 2019
Qdesq operates a tech-enabled platform that facilitates the search and booking of flexible workspaces across various categories, including corporate offices, meeting rooms, and co-working spaces. Launched in November 2015, Qdesq aims to disrupt traditional office leasing by offering a streamlined, user-friendly experience free of brokerage fees. The platform allows workspace providers, such as landlords and office operators, to monetize their unused inventory, while catering to a diverse clientele that includes startups, freelancers, and established corporations. With over 1,600 venues and more than 5,400 listings, Qdesq handles over 220 transactions monthly and has experienced rapid growth, achieving a gross transaction volume of USD 6.2 million this year. The platform supports various client needs, ranging from budget-friendly shared offices to high-end serviced spaces, ensuring flexibility and transparency in the workspace rental process.
Orbital Witness
Seed Round in 2019
Orbital Witness Limited is a London-based company that specializes in providing property transaction advisory services to real estate lawyers. Founded in 2017, it combines geospatial, property, and legal data from various sources to offer a comprehensive view of the legal risks associated with properties. The company's innovative platform streamlines the legal due diligence process, presenting a more efficient and cost-effective alternative to traditional methods. By automating document review and identifying risks, it enhances the ability of legal professionals to assess and organize property information sourced from land registries and local authorities.
Livly
Seed Round in 2019
Livly, Inc. is a technology-driven company based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in residential management platforms for commercial and multi-family real estate owners and operators. Founded in 2017, Livly provides a comprehensive application that facilitates various property management tasks, such as managing community events, resident communications, maintenance requests, package deliveries, rent payments, and amenity reservations. The platform incorporates advanced features, including portfolio management, an AI-powered maintenance assistant, and analytics tools that help predict renewal scores and assess overall resident sentiment. By streamlining the rental process and enhancing operational efficiencies, Livly aims to improve resident satisfaction and redefine the multi-family rental experience for property owners and tenants alike.
Hubble
Series A in 2019
Hubble operates an online marketplace designed to connect businesses seeking flexible office space with landlords and commercial space providers in London. The platform simplifies the process of renting office space by allowing users to search for various options, including co-working, shared offices, and private serviced offices. Hubble streamlines the entire transaction process, enabling clients to pay rent, sign contracts, and fulfill their office needs with just a few clicks. By reducing administrative burdens, Hubble adds value for both tenants and office providers, facilitating a quicker and more efficient match between those needing space and those offering it. This approach helps businesses find the right balance between office and remote work, supporting their operational needs and team productivity.
VergeSense
Seed Round in 2018
VergeSense Inc. is a technology company that specializes in workplace analytics, providing deep learning sensors that capture real-time occupancy data. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, VergeSense offers both wireless and wired sensors, alongside a software platform that translates data into actionable insights for enterprises. Its AI-driven solution allows businesses to optimize their office environments by measuring space usage, facilitating effective facility management, and integrating with hybrid work applications such as room and desk booking systems. By leveraging VergeSense's analytics, organizations can enhance their operational efficiency, reduce real estate costs, improve employee experience, and foster a dynamic workplace that meets modern employee needs.
Dealpath
Corporate Round in 2018
Dealpath, Inc. is a cloud-based software provider specializing in data and collaboration solutions for real estate investment and capital markets. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in New York, the company offers a platform that facilitates pipeline tracking, deal analytics, and collaborative workflows. Its software is utilized by a diverse range of clients, including public real estate investment trusts and private equity real estate firms, which deploy capital for acquiring, developing, and financing various property types. Dealpath's solutions enhance investment management by providing data-driven insights and enabling efficient communication throughout the deal lifecycle. The platform has supported over $10 trillion in transactions and is recognized for its innovative approach within the real estate deal management industry.
Jones
Seed Round in 2018
Jones is a software company that helps real estate and construction companies to remove insurance risk across every property, project, and application. We believe that real estate and construction managers in the built world can make smarter, faster decisions about risk transfer. To realize this vision, we provide our clients with software, data, and insights to unlock the intelligence for better decision making. We call it “Risk Intelligence”.
Skyline AI
Seed Round in 2018
Skyline AI Ltd is a real estate technology company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based platform for the commercial real estate market. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York with an office in Tel Aviv-Yafo, the company focuses on streamlining and digitizing the real estate investment process for accredited investors globally. The platform utilizes live and historical data to predict future rent and disposition prices, identify market trends, and locate properties with optimal risk-reward ratios. By leveraging advanced technology for due diligence, the platform assists investors in accessing institutional-grade commercial real estate opportunities while simplifying legal, tax, and financial aspects. Skyline AI aims to enhance the investment experience by capturing market anomalies and facilitating ongoing management and monitoring of investments.
Stessa
Acquisition in 2018
Stessa is the essential tool for the millions of real estate investors with single-family rentals and multifamily buildings. Stessa offers a powerful new way to track, manage, and communicate the performance of real estate assets. Property owners can now see all their key metrics in one place with a visual dashboard, automate their income and expense tracking, and save time with tax-ready financial reports. And best of all, Stessa is FREE for individual investors! Stessa was founded in 2016 and acquired by the JLL Spark division of JLL in 2018. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.
Jones
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Jones is a software company that helps real estate and construction companies to remove insurance risk across every property, project, and application. We believe that real estate and construction managers in the built world can make smarter, faster decisions about risk transfer. To realize this vision, we provide our clients with software, data, and insights to unlock the intelligence for better decision making. We call it “Risk Intelligence”.
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