Jones Lang Tops in Tough Market

Jones Lang LaSalle: Numero Uno Corporate Real Estate Service Provider

Jones Lang LaSalle, Incorporated (JLL - Analyst Report), a leading full-service real estate firm providing corporate, financial, and investment management services, was recently adjudged the best overall corporate real estate service provider by the Watkins 2009 Survey of Corporate Real Estate Service Providers. The survey was conducted by the Watkins Research Group, Inc. in association with Flaspohler Research Group. Both are premier market research firms.

The 2009 edition of the survey, which is conducted every two years, interviewed 204 corporate real estate (CRE) decision-makers across 182 companies. This included 59 Fortune 500 companies, 37 Financial Times Global 500 companies and 8 government agencies.

JLL was ranked No. 1 among 19 contenders in the survey, which was evaluated by the largest users of CRE services in North America. The company was ranked the best in categories of on-time delivery of results, business savvy nature, pricing, reputation, financial strength, use of state-of-the-art technology, avoidance of conflicting interests, diversified presence across the globe, monitoring performance with metrics and adaptability of services.

JLL 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 JLL to operate as a single-source provider of real estate solutions. The company has approximately 180 offices worldwide in about 750 cities and 60 countries.

The recent recognition of JLL as numero uno in the survey prompts us to continue our relatively favorable long-term outlook of the company. We maintain our Hold rating.

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