Facility Management

In this Research Note, we examine Canadian startup FacilityOS and its recent strategic decision to rebrand from iLobby and acquire SCLogic, announced on 4th March 2025. FacilityOS Profile Founded in 2013 and based in North York, Ontario, Canada, iLobby started out as a visitor management platform that helped enterprise companies track, manage, and monitor visitors, […]

In this Research Note, we examine the smart building startup market in India. This analysis is part of our Startups in Smart Buildings Report, published in January 2025 in which we examined 30 APAC startups gaining traction. We assess the venture capital fundraising market in India, before highlighting 11 startups founded in India in the […]

In this Research Note, we explore JLL Workplace Management business, the reportable business segment providing a facilities management service offering for building occupiers. We focus on its organization within Work Dynamics, financial highlights, and acquisitions, based on their 2024 full-year results, 19th February 2025, and their latest 10K Report. JLL Profile For over 200 years, […]

The growth of IoT devices being deployed in commercial buildings remains strong in 2025, driven by declining hardware costs, enhanced wireless connectivity, increased demand for energy efficiency and operational automation, as well as the rising capabilities of edge computing. Data from our latest study indicates that the installed base of IoT devices in commercial buildings […]

This Research Note explores what’s behind the recent acquisition of Apleona, a German technical facility management business by Bain Capital, the European private equity firm. Our focus is on the strategic rationale of Bain Capital to acquire this firm, Apleona’s prior acquisitions in facility management, and its strategic investments in digital building services. Bain Capital […]

In this Research Note, we examine CBRE’s recent announcement of the creation of a new Building Operations & Experience business segment, in conjunction with the acquisition of Industrious, a US provider of flexible workplace solutions. We assess the changes to the former Global Workplace Solutions business and comment on the Industrious acquisition and the state […]

This Research Note explores what’s behind Yardi Systems’ recent acquisitions of Hubble and Deskpass in the coworking sector. We focus on Yardi’s strategic rationale for acquiring these two firms, the company’s prior acquisitions in the sector, and the current state of coworking in the office market. Yardi Profile Founded in 1984 by Anant Yardi and […]

This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of Cushman & Wakefield in the smart buildings space. They are a global commercial real estate services firm with 2023 revenues of $9.49 billion. We have mapped acquisitions, divestments, strategic partnerships, and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the business sector by categorizing the various […]