Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle, Incorporated (JLL) is a leading full-service real estate firm that provides corporate, financial, and investment management services. The company caters to corporations and other real estate owners, users, and investors worldwide. A broad real estate product and service range, and extensive knowledge of domestic and international real estate markets, enable Jones to operate as a single-source provider of real estate solutions. The company has approximately 160 offices worldwide in about 450 cities and 50 countries.

The company divides its business into two primary segments: Investor and Occupier Services (IOS), and Investment Management (IM). The IOS segment is sub-divided into three geographic regions, the Americas (30% of IOS revenue), EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), (34%) and Asia Pacific (36%). The IOS division contributed approximately 87% of total revenue in the 3rd quarter of 2007. These units collectively manage owned or leased real estate in international locations, represent tenants for the acquisition and disposition of properties, provide leasing to agencies, service corporate properties, manage property, and provide valuation services.

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