Real estate services firm has expanded its supply chain and logistics advisory platform with the acquisition of Vincia in France.
JLL acquired the French supply chain consulting business for an undisclosed sum and said the deal supports JLL鈥檚 plans to expand its industrial and logistics business and strengthen its supply chain platform by investing in markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
The deal will expand JLL鈥檚 supply chain and logistics platform which currently provides services to landlords, occupiers and developers with more than 250 dedicated experts across 18 locations in EMEA.
Established 20 years ago, Vincia specialises in helping clients in the manufacturing and distribution services sectors to enhance their performance in the areas of service, cost and quality.
The acquisition of Vincia strengthens JLL鈥檚 capabilities in the sector which follows the acquisition of logistics and supply chain firm GCL Europe in 2014.
Charles Boudet, managing director, JLL France, said: 鈥淎t a time of changing purchasing behaviour and the widespread introduction of omni-channel services, the logistics and supply chain market presents new opportunities for our clients.
鈥淭his acquisition strengthens our expertise in the sector and is key to enhancing our ambitions to grow our supply chain and logistics operations in France and beyond.鈥�
Laurent Vallas, regional director and industrial and logistics assets sponsor, JLL France, said: 鈥淭he acquisition of Vincia enables us to respond to the growing market demand for supply chain consulting services.
鈥淚t is an expansion of our capabilities in the sector which follows our acquisition of GCL Europe in 2014.鈥�
Fabrice Mattei and Pascal Querro, co-founders of Vincia, said: 鈥淲e have worked with JLL for a number of years on key projects.
鈥淭hese shared experiences have always delivered great value to our clients and have proven that we share the same principles and culture of excellence.鈥�
