JLL

JLL, known in Chinese as 仲量联行, is one of the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment management firms. The company traces its roots to Jones Lang Wootton, a London-based surveying and property firm founded in the late 18th century, and to LaSalle Partners, a Chicago-based real estate investment and advisory business. The two organizations merged in 1999 to form Jones Lang LaSalle, which later rebranded globally as JLL while retaining the Chinese name 仲量联行. JLL operates across the full commercial property value chain. Its services include tenant representation and leasing, capital markets and investment sales, property and facility management, project and development services, valuation and advisory, and workplace strategy. Through JLL Capital Markets and its investment management arm, the firm also advises institutional investors and manages real estate assets. Its client base spans occupiers, investors, developers, and public-sector organizations. JLL is organized around geographic and service-line segments covering the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific. The Asia Pacific business, including Greater China, has been a major growth engine, with 仲量联行 becoming a widely recognized brand among institutional landlords, multinational occupiers, and developers in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. JLL is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker JLL and is a component of major market indices. The firm competes with other global real estate services providers such as CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers, and Savills. Its brand positioning emphasizes research-driven advice, technology-enabled property services, and sustainability consulting for the built environment.

JLL's history combines two distinct lineages. Jones Lang Wootton was founded in London in 1783 as a firm of surveyors and auctioneers, and over the following two centuries grew into a leading UK and international property advisory business. LaSalle Partners, based in Chicago, developed as a real estate investment and corporate services firm in the United States. In 1999, Jones Lang Wootton and LaSalle Partners merged to create Jones Lang LaSalle, a combined global platform spanning leasing, property management, capital markets, and investment management. The merged company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and expanded internationally through organic growth and acquisitions. During the 2000s and 2010s, the firm broadened its service lines into facilities management, project management, workplace strategy, and technology-enabled property services, and it built a substantial research capability that became central to its brand. It also expanded its presence in Asia Pacific, including Greater China, where the 仲量联行 name became established among institutional clients. The company later simplified its global brand to JLL while retaining 仲量联行 as its Chinese name. Today JLL operates as a global commercial real estate services and investment management firm, competing with other international property services groups and advising occupiers, investors, and developers across major markets.

• 1999

  Jones Lang Wootton and LaSalle Partners merge to form Jones Lang LaSalle.

• 1783

  Jones Lang Wootton founded in London.

Global, research-led commercial real estate services and investment management brand serving occupiers, investors, and developers.

• Leasing and tenant representation

• Capital markets advisory

• Property and facility management

• Valuation and advisory

• 2026.08.25

  Reported2026.08.25

  JLL launches AI Ruidа office market data platform in China[2]仲量联行推出AI睿答中国办公楼市场数据平台finance.sina.com.cn

  JLL officially launched its self-developed "AI Ruidа", an AI-driven one-stop intelligent data analysis platform for China's office market, covering more than 230 cities and over 21,000 quality office buildings.

• 2026.08.18

  Reported2026.08.18

  JLL launches new Shanghai Grade-A office building evaluation system and white paper[3]仲量联行发布全新办公楼评价体系及白皮书prnasia.com

  JLL released a white paper proposing a new "3+5" comprehensive evaluation system for office buildings and redefining "super Grade-A office buildings" in Shanghai, saying projects meeting the new standard have led the market's rent stabilization and recovery.

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1. 1JLL official websitejll.com
2. 2仲量联行推出AI睿答中国办公楼市场数据平台finance.sina.com.cn
3. 3仲量联行发布全新办公楼评价体系及白皮书prnasia.com