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JLL Targets 3.5x Data Center Growth With VIPA Digital Deal
This Research Note examines the acquisition of VIPA Digital, a London, UK-headquartered, independent data center consultancy, announced by JLL on 29th October 2026. We explore the strategic rationale of the acquisition and comment on JLL’s broader data center strategy since 2024. This article updates our previous coverage of JLL in June 2026. Strategic Rationale This acquisition […]
HVAC Optimization 2026: The ROI Lever Building Owners Should Be Pulling
For years, most of the innovation in HVAC optimization came from small software firms selling to the few building owners willing to experiment. That is changing quickly. In less than two years, the companies that make the chillers, air handlers, and controls inside commercial buildings have bought their way into the software category. Investors have […]
Ideal Networks Acquired: £14.6M Powerful Signal for 2026
This Research Note examines the acquisition of UK smart buildings integrator, Ideal Networks, by Telelink Business Service Group, a listed Bulgarian IT/OT technology infrastructure provider, now rebranded as Enlayer. We explore the transaction details and the strategic rationale of the acquirer before commenting on the role of IT managed service firms in the smart buildings […]
CPower 2026: NRG Deal Fuels Big Data Center Push
This Research Note examines CPower Energy Management, a US provider of building-to-grid technology for commercial buildings that offers peak demand management and behind-the-meter distributed energy resource (DER) services to building owners and operators. We review their acquisition by NRG Energy and partnerships with infrastructure providers, before assessing the competitive market for demand response and grid […]
FIN Intelligence Claims 80% Faster Tagging: J2’s Gen AI
This Research Note examines the Siemens subsidiary J2 Innovations and its flagship offering FIN Framework before exploring their recently launched generative AI software, FIN Intelligence. It also provides a Memoori assessment of the firm’s competition and their strategy. J2 Innovations Acquired by Siemens Smart Infrastructure in 2018 as a strategic investment, the company’s value to […]
Johnson Controls 2026: Security Exits Accelerate as Data Centers Surge
This Research Note examines Johnson Controls, a global provider in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, based on its Q4 report and earnings call, & year ending 30th September 2026. We evaluate their strategy in data centers in the last 12 months before highlighting their OpenBlue platform enhancements and recent physical […]
Distech Controls Expands Data Center Offering with $675M Buy
This Research Note examines Acuity’s agreement to acquire Parameter Technologies. We explore the transaction details and strategic rationale before commenting on the fit within Distech Controls and Acuity Intelligent Spaces. Parameter Technologies Parameter Technologies (Parameter) was formed by the merger of RLE Technologies and NDSL in December 2024, as a platform company of May River Capital. […]
CBRE $610M Onnec Buy Supercharges Data Center Strategy
This Research Note examines the proposed acquisition of Onnec Group Ltd, a UK-headquartered provider of IT infrastructure solutions, announced by CBRE on 20th October 2026. We explore the transaction details and strategic rationale before providing a Memoori view of the Onnec brand, its repositioning as a data center technical systems integrator and the reshaping of […]
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