WE SPEAK TO ALEX TILLEY , DIRECTOR – DATA CENTRES AT JLL , ABOUT THE VAST IMPACT HIS EXPERT ADVISORY TEAM HAS HAD ON THE COMPANY ’ S EUROPEAN OPERATIONS

As one of the biggest names in real estate , JLL ’ s footprint can be found all over the world , and its striking ability to retain – and develop – its status as an industry leader is illustrated by an incredibly strong global team .

Alex Tilley is a Director in JLL ’ s EMEA Data Centres team , which he jointly leads . Educated in Land Management at the University of Reading , Tilley started his career as a Graduate at Lambert Smith Hampton before qualifying as a Chartered Surveyor and moving to CBRE in 2011 , where he entered the data centre sector completely by chance . After four years he started his own business – Alpha Real Technology – a private equitybacked organisation which advised private and institutional investors looking to enter the data centre sector , either by real estate or corporate investment . It is at Alpha Real Technology where Tilley structured a joint venture with JLL .

The latter outsourced its data centre work to Alpha Real Technology , and his expertise led to Tilley being asked to join JLL . Dissolving Alpha Real Technology , he co-founded JLL ’ s European Data Centre Advisory Team ,

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WE SPEAK TO ALEX TILLEY , DIRECTOR – DATA CENTRES AT JLL , ABOUT THE VAST IMPACT HIS EXPERT ADVISORY TEAM HAS HAD ON THE COMPANY ’ S EUROPEAN OPERATIONS

As one of the biggest names in real estate , JLL ’ s footprint can be found all over the world , and its striking ability to retain – and develop – its status as an industry leader is illustrated by an incredibly strong global team .