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JLL adds VIPA Digital as data-centre demand reshapes property advice
JLL has bought London-based data-centre consultancy VIPA Digital, folding its specialists into the Work Dynamics business. Terms were not disclosed.
JLL said on 29 October 2026 that it has concluded the purchase of VIPA Digital Limited, a London-headquartered independent data-centre consultancy founded in 2018 by Vijay Mistry and Paul Cranfield. Financial terms were not disclosed.
According to JLL, VIPA's consultants will join JLL Work Dynamics, with Mistry and Cranfield reporting to Sue Asprey Price, CEO of EMEA Work Dynamics and Global Head of Portfolio Services. JLL presents the deal as extending its services across the full data-centre lifecycle and says VIPA's upstream advisory work should connect with its capital markets, project and development, and facilities management teams.
JLL's release also cites its own research on projected growth in data-centre demand and infrastructure spending.
Why it matters
Large advisers are buying specialist technical teams because data centres combine property, power and engineering questions that generalist advice handles poorly. For owners and operators, the practical question is whether integrated advice reduces friction between site selection, delivery and operation — or concentrates potential conflicts across stages that were previously advised independently.
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