JLL history

James Winstanley eventually inherited full control over the business, operating it as a sole proprietor until he formed a partnership with James Jones in 1840.

1860: The London business moves from Paternoster Row to King Street and eventually becomes known as Frederick Jones and Co.

When Frederick Jones retired in 1872, his partner, C.A. Lang, became sole proprietor of the business, renaming it Jones Lang and Co.

In 1958, the company established offices in Sydney and Melbourne, embarking on its involvement in buying, selling, and in the investment management of real estate assets.

An office was opened in Brussels in 1965, paving the way for expansion into Holland, France, and Germany.

William Sanders founded real estate company International Development Corp in 1966 in El Paso, Texas.

The company was founded in 1968 as IDC Real Estate, a small El Paso, Texas-based firm that grew quickly.

The company soon exhausted the opportunities available to it in commercial real estate and investment transactions in El Paso, prompting its founders to relocate to Chicago in 1972.

1975 JLW opens its first US office in New York.

By 1976, Jones Lang Wootton expanded into the United States real estate market in New York City.

In 1977, the company changed its name to LaSalle Partners.

1978 LaSalle Partners forms an investment management subsidiary in Chicago and names it LaSalle Advisors.

1980 LaSalle Advisors establishes its first commingled fund: LaSalle Street Fund.

1981 LaSalle Advisors wins first US separate account mandate.

1987 Jones Lang Wootton Fund Management incorporates in London to conduct all of Jones Lang LaSalle's fund management services.

1993 LaSalle Advisors publishes the first Investment Strategy Annual.

LaSalle Partners made an initial public offering in 1996.

In its last major transaction before its merger with Jones Lang Wootton, LaSalle Partners acquired the United States retail property management business of Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Inc., completing the deal in October 1998.

Although not created in name until 1999, JLL enjoyed a rich history stretching back to the 18th century.

2000 LaSalle expands into Canada.

In January 2002, Christopher Peacock succeeded Scott as chief executive officer, leaving Scott to concentrate exclusively on his role as JLL's chairman.

2004 LaSalle expands into Mexico.

JLL purchased The Staubach Company in 2008.

2010 LaSalle is granted a license to launch a regulated investment management company Kapitalanlagegesellschaft (KAG) for Immobilienfonds.

The combined business, with 2,700 employees and 43 offices, created the largest property agent in the UK, as reported by The Telegraph in 2011.

2012 LaSalle acquires JER European fund management business.

2013 LaSalle named one of the 'Best Places to Work in Money Management' by Pensions & Investments.

2014 LaSalle raises a record $8.9 billion of net equity commitments.

2015 LaSalle's sister company, JLL, named to the Fortune 500 list after reporting a record-high gross revenue of $5.4 billion.

LaSalle Investment Management, a subsidiary of JLL, managed $58 billion in real estate investments for institutional and retail clients, as of 2016.

The company expanded from commercial real estate services to include property technology or "proptech", with the 2017 launch of its JLL Spark division.

2018 LaSalle named one of the 'Best Place to Work in Money Management' by Pensions & Investments for the third consecutive year.

JLL announced the acquisition of HFF in a deal worth $2 billion in March 2019.