CHICAGO (AP) _ Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $145.6 million.

The Chicago-based company said it had net income of $2.86 per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and non-recurring costs, came to $3.47 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.05 per share.

The financial and professional services company posted revenue of $4.8 billion in the period.

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