Aareon acquires stake in Dutch firm

Compliance is an ever-changing landscape. New legislation is regularly being introduced, threatening to overwhelm landlords and property managers. It can be confusing, time-consuming and demanding.

Coyote and control.IT have partnered to make a joint strategic investment in Proda, a startup which uses artificial intelligence to organise messy data for asset managers.

The big data startup has entered a strategic partnership with the two prominent tech firms and will see the platform integrated into both systems.

FenestraPro, a Dublin-based software company which provides software applications for the design of more energy efficient building façades, has announced a €1.2m funding round.

A popular survey and mortgage valuation app designed by software firm Landmark Valuation Services has been used to complete five million transactions in seven years, the company said.

US-based asset operation platform Aquicore has acquired Blackstone-backed Entic, an analytics solution that generates recommendations to improve facilities performance, through the use of Internet of Things technology.

Leeds Beckett University and Coventry University will work with the said on an automated solution to “tackle the challenges faced by the construction industry”.

Earning interest on the interest is one of the most tantalising of all financial teachings. Does the modern tech world open the possibility of recreating this famous multiplier effect in the buildings and property ventures we create?