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JLL provides global real estate and investment management services for corporations, governments, financial institutions, and property owners. It helps clients buy, sell, lease, and manage properties, while offering advisory work, property management, leasing, capital markets, workplace strategy, sustainability, and technology solutions; revenue comes from service fees, commissions, and management fees on assets under management. It differentiates itself as a large, integrated, globally operated platform with end-to-end coverage across property types and markets, plus a focus on ethical practices and sustainability. The goal is to help clients manage and invest in real estate more effectively through comprehensive advisory and execution services and by growing assets under management.
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JLL appoints Mikhail Jaura to head Asia Pacific research. Mon, 7th Sep 2026 (Today) JLL has appointed Mikhail Jaura Head of Data Centre Research for Asia Pacific. He will be based in Hong Kong. Jaura joins the property and investment services firm from IDC, where he led the Asia Pacific data centre research practice as Senior Research Analyst. In his new role, he will oversee research strategy across mature and emerging data centre markets in the region and work with operators, cloud providers, telecommunications groups, investors, government bodies and industry associations. The appointment comes as data centre investment continues to expand across Asia Pacific, driven by broader digital adoption, cloud computing growth and rising artificial intelligence workloads. JLL describes the global sector as being in the middle of a USD $3 trillion infrastructure investment cycle. According to JLL's market outlook and mid-year updates, global data centre capacity is projected to rise from 103 GW to 200 GW by 2030. That would represent a compound annual growth rate of 14% over the period, as hyperscale cloud services and AI deployment increase demand for new capacity. Jaura's remit includes developing research initiatives across the region and leading analysts and associates across business lines and markets. He will also help deepen JLL's data centre market intelligence offering as competition for capital and sites intensifies across Asia Pacific. Before joining JLL, Jaura worked on custom consulting assignments, advisory services and regional business development at IDC. He also launched IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Datacenter Facilities Tracker, which benchmarks hyperscale, colocation and enterprise footprints globally across capacity, emissions and non-IT capital expenditure. He has also authored white papers, case studies and market reports focused on deployment strategies for hyperscalers, colocation operators and original equipment manufacturers. JLL said that experience would support its research work with clients navigating a market shaped by rapid infrastructure expansion and shifting technical requirements. Regional focus Asia Pacific has become one of the most closely watched regions for data centre development, with activity spanning established hubs and newer markets competing for investment. Market participants are balancing demand growth against land constraints, power availability, planning hurdles and sustainability requirements. That has made research and advisory work more important for investors, developers and occupiers deciding where to deploy capital. The region includes some of the world's busiest cloud and colocation markets, while also offering newer locations where operators are seeking room to expand. Andrew Batson, Global Head of Data Centre Research & Strategy at JLL, linked the hire to that backdrop. "The Asia Pacific region continues to attract significant investment in data center infrastructure, driven by robust digital adoption, expanding cloud services, and growing AI workloads," he said. "In this diverse region, our clients demand world-class research to navigate this complex and rapidly evolving space. Mikhail brings deep sector expertise and a proven track record of delivering actionable intelligence to the industry's leading players." JLL is one of several real estate and advisory firms building specialist data centre teams as the asset class attracts more institutional capital. Data centres have moved further into the mainstream of commercial property and infrastructure investment as cloud providers and AI-related demand reshape requirements for scale, location and energy access. Jaura will also help build and maintain relationships with a broad set of industry stakeholders while guiding research teams across geographies. That cross-regional role reflects the fragmented nature of the Asia Pacific market, where regulatory structures, utility systems and customer demand differ widely by country. Market pressure Operators across the region are also under pressure to address emissions, efficiency and power sourcing as they add new facilities. Those issues have become more prominent as customers seek larger deployments and governments sharpen scrutiny of energy-intensive digital infrastructure. Jaura pointed to those changes in comments on his appointment. "The data center sector in Asia Pacific is at an inflection point, with AI workloads and sustainability imperatives reshaping infrastructure requirements across the region," he said. "I'm excited to join JLL at this pivotal moment and look forward to building on the firm's strong foundation to deliver the insights and analysis that will help clients make informed decisions in this dynamic market."
JLL appoints Mikhail Jaura to head Asia Pacific research. Mon, 7th Sep 2026 (Today) JLL has appointed Mikhail Jaura Head of Data Centre Research for Asia Pacific. He will be based in Hong Kong. Jaura joins the property and investment services firm from IDC, where he led the Asia Pacific data centre research practice as Senior Research Analyst. In his new role, he will oversee research strategy across mature and emerging data centre markets in the region and work with operators, cloud providers, telecommunications groups, investors, government bodies and industry associations. The appointment comes as data centre investment continues to expand across Asia Pacific, driven by broader digital adoption, cloud computing growth and rising artificial intelligence workloads. JLL describes the global sector as being in the middle of a USD $3 trillion infrastructure investment cycle. According to JLL's market outlook and mid-year updates, global data centre capacity is projected to rise from 103 GW to 200 GW by 2030. That would represent a compound annual growth rate of 14% over the period, as hyperscale cloud services and AI deployment increase demand for new capacity. Jaura's remit includes developing research initiatives across the region and leading analysts and associates across business lines and markets. He will also help deepen JLL's data centre market intelligence offering as competition for capital and sites intensifies across Asia Pacific. Before joining JLL, Jaura worked on custom consulting assignments, advisory services and regional business development at IDC. He also launched IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Datacenter Facilities Tracker, which benchmarks hyperscale, colocation and enterprise footprints globally across capacity, emissions and non-IT capital expenditure. He has also authored white papers, case studies and market reports focused on deployment strategies for hyperscalers, colocation operators and original equipment manufacturers. JLL said that experience would support its research work with clients navigating a market shaped by rapid infrastructure expansion and shifting technical requirements. Regional focus Asia Pacific has become one of the most closely watched regions for data centre development, with activity spanning established hubs and newer markets competing for investment. Market participants are balancing demand growth against land constraints, power availability, planning hurdles and sustainability requirements. That has made research and advisory work more important for investors, developers and occupiers deciding where to deploy capital. The region includes some of the world's busiest cloud and colocation markets, while also offering newer locations where operators are seeking room to expand. Andrew Batson, Global Head of Data Centre Research & Strategy at JLL, linked the hire to that backdrop. "The Asia Pacific region continues to attract significant investment in data center infrastructure, driven by robust digital adoption, expanding cloud services, and growing AI workloads," he said. "In this diverse region, our clients demand world-class research to navigate this complex and rapidly evolving space. Mikhail brings deep sector expertise and a proven track record of delivering actionable intelligence to the industry's leading players." JLL is one of several real estate and advisory firms building specialist data centre teams as the asset class attracts more institutional capital. Data centres have moved further into the mainstream of commercial property and infrastructure investment as cloud providers and AI-related demand reshape requirements for scale, location and energy access. Jaura will also help build and maintain relationships with a broad set of industry stakeholders while guiding research teams across geographies. That cross-regional role reflects the fragmented nature of the Asia Pacific market, where regulatory structures, utility systems and customer demand differ widely by country. Market pressure Operators across the region are also under pressure to address emissions, efficiency and power sourcing as they add new facilities. Those issues have become more prominent as customers seek larger deployments and governments sharpen scrutiny of energy-intensive digital infrastructure. Jaura pointed to those changes in comments on his appointment. "The data center sector in Asia Pacific is at an inflection point, with AI workloads and sustainability imperatives reshaping infrastructure requirements across the region," he said. "I'm excited to join JLL at this pivotal moment and look forward to building on the firm's strong foundation to deliver the insights and analysis that will help clients make informed decisions in this dynamic market."
Property People: Gibby joins Oktra from JLL; promotions at Cavendish estate agents. September 02 2026 Workplace design and build company, Oktra, has strengthened its northern team with the appointment of Nick Gibby as project development director, as the business continues to grow across the region The appointment comes four months after Philip Westwood joined as managing director of Oktra North. Gibby joins from JLL where he spent seven years as a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS), specialisin... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
Digital twin & AI 2026: startups trying to demolish construction silos. September 1st, 2026 Digital twin and AI startups are trying to redraw the technology map of the commercial building. For years, that map was drawn along clean lines: architects and engineers used one set of tools, contractors used another, facilities managers a third. Each phase had its own software vendors, its own data, its own logic, and the handover between them was where information went to die. That is changing. Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) software attracted 46 funding rounds in the first half of 2026, more than any other category Memoori track in commercial buildings. The companies writing the checks are no longer "staying in their lane". Digital twin platforms move downstream. A clear signal came in May, when Autodesk, a $7.2 billion AEC software giant whose products live in the design phase, agreed to pay $3.6 billion for MaintainX, a computerized maintenance management and enterprise asset management provider with over 14,000 clients. That is a design-and-construction company buying its way into building operations at the far end of the lifecycle. The strategic logic is explicit. Autodesk aims to converge design, make, and operate workflows so data flows through a continuous lifecycle rather than stopping at handover. It has gathered its operations capabilities, including the Tandem digital twin platform, Flexsim, Fusion Operations, and Factory Design Utilities, into a unified portfolio called Autodesk Operations Solutions. MaintainX slots in as the operations workflow layer. For well over a decade, the industry has talked about carrying building information modeling (BIM) data downstream into operations, and for just as long there have been remarkably few examples of owners actually doing it. Data gets created during design, then dies at handover. A digital twin is supposed to be the bridge across that gap, yet most stall at the point of turnover. An acquisition on this scale, tied to a unified operations platform, is the most serious attempt yet to break the silo. Autodesk is not alone. Otis, the elevator manufacturer, took a majority stake in French maintenance startup WeMaintain while allowing it to operate independently. Capital is flowing the other way too: JLL has invested in design platforms Acelab and qbiq, Tishman Speyer backed pre-construction startup Bobyard, and Suffolk Technologies has funded Neuron Factory, Speckle Systems and Thalo Labs. Real estate money moving upstream into design. AEC vendors moving downstream into operations. The competitive map every player carries in their head is out of date. 137 digital twin & AI startups, mapped across the lifecycle. Part 2 of its new report, Startups in Smart Buildings H1 2026, categorizes 137 digital twin and AI startups by the lifecycle stage they serve, architecture, engineering, pre-construction, construction, and building operations. Of these, 103 apply artificial intelligence across the AEC/O lifecycle, and 34 apply digital twin technology to the built environment. Memoori added 54 new companies to the listing after its January 2026 edition. New to this edition is a pre-construction category, the messy, expensive gap between a finished design and the first day on site, where estimating, scheduling, compliance checking, and documentation collide. It has become one of the most active areas for AI platforms, and Memoori expect it to dominate investment through the rest of 2026. Ten startups receive deeper profiles, including Arctis AI, Brickanta, Brickeye, Enlaye, Podium, PrimePoint and ProptechOS on the AI side, with Bisly, BizzTech and nhance among the digital twin specialists. Consolidation reaches the startups themselves. Consolidation isn't only something incumbents do to startups. It is happening between the startups themselves, and private equity is accelerating it. Memoori first tracked Facility Grid in August 2025, when the Massachusetts-based commissioning and operational readiness provider took a strategic investment from Nexa Equity. Twelve months later, it was the buyer when it acquired PingCx, rebranding it as FG Validate within a three-product platform spanning construction, validation and sustainability. What makes the deal instructive is how unusual it is. PingCx was founded in 2024 and has nine employees. Private equity-backed firms rarely buy two-year-old companies that small. They do it when the target owns something scarce, and PingCx is one of very few platforms that automates the startup, point-to-point checkout, and commissioning of building automation systems across new construction, retrofits, and ongoing operations alike. That points to the deeper pattern. Its research identified a proliferation of point solutions across the building lifecycle, each fixing a specific operational failure without addressing the larger challenge of digital transformation across the whole of it. What is changing is that AI is collapsing the boundaries between phases. Of the AEC/O startups mapped for this edition, 20 now span both design and building operations, the territory a true digital twin was always meant to occupy. Facility Grid and PingCx are exactly that: a construction-phase company and an operations-phase company, merged because the distinction is dissolving. What Memoori expect next. With rising labor costs and leaner teams, firms are prioritizing tools that do more with less and don't demand complex implementations. Winners will be AI-native and digital twin platforms built specifically for AEC and commercial real estate workflows, not generic enterprise software retrofitted for property. Memoori also expect funding to shift toward fewer deals, larger rounds and heavier strategic participation, mirroring the wider smart buildings market. For anyone building, backing or buying digital twin technology in this sector, the question is no longer which phase of the building lifecycle you serve. It's whether your platform can follow the building through all of them. Part 2 of its report includes the complete listing of all 137 digital twin and AI startups with lifecycle stage, plus ten in-depth company profiles and its full-year forecast. Part 1 covers H1 2026 funding and M&A across the wider smart buildings market.
Oxford Companies announces senior team promotions and new director of sales and leasing. Oxford Companies announced on Aug. 31 the promotion of three members of its leadership team and the addition of a new director to its brokerage division. Joe Mifsud has been named Chief Operating Officer, Katie Vohwinkle promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations, Mike Van Patten promoted to Senior Vice President of Asset Management, and Neal Warling has joined as Director of Sales and Leasing. The company said these changes reflect Oxford's ongoing growth strategy, with an emphasis on strengthening operations, developing talent, delivering client service, and positioning for future expansion. Jeff Hauptman, CEO of Oxford Companies, said in a statement, "Joe, Katie and Mike have each made a tremendous impact on Oxford through the results they've delivered and the teams, relationships and culture they've helped build. Their promotions recognize those contributions, while Neal brings decades of brokerage experience and deep knowledge of the Ann Arbor market. Together, they give Oxford an experienced, well-rounded team to guide the company as we continue to grow." Mifsud steps into his new role after serving as President since 2022. He has been with Oxford since 2016, with over 25 years in real estate management services. His responsibilities have included oversight for approximately 2.6 million square feet of commercial property along with more than 900 campus and multifamily beds. Vohwinkle's promotion follows a decade-long career at Oxford that began in property management roles before advancing through several leadership positions. She will now lead commercial and residential property management operations across business functions such as maintenance, customer service, operational strategy, portfolio performance, client experience initiatives, and system development. Van Patten joined Oxford in 2016; his new role involves overseeing more than 2.4 million square feet across Southeast Michigan as Senior Vice President of Asset Management. He is credited with developing asset management processes at Oxford while also focusing on employee development within the organization. Warling joins from JLL, where he spent sixteen years specializing in Ann Arbor market transactions; he brings over forty years' experience in commercial real estate brokerage, having completed more than one thousand transactions valued at over $2 billion during his career.