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The real estate giant has selected a white label flexible office provider to operate its 60,000 sq ft flex space at London’s Aldgate Tower.

Riding a wave of demand for location data in the wake of the pandemic, the analytics startup raised $100m in Series C funding, hitting a valuation of $1bn.

Real estate is “absolutely insufficiently prepared” for climate change risks, PropTech1 Ventures told PlaceTech as it closed its €50m inaugural fund with backing from an insurance investor.

The pandemic has triggered a surge in demand for workplace management tools, CBRE said as it snapped up tech services business Buildingi.

JLL wants to help clients save money and reduce energy consumption by tightening the belts of building management systems.

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