Former JLL Apac CEO Anthony Couse joins Elevate Capital as partner
In August 2024, Elevate acquired Stamford Court, a commercial structure on Hill Street in the Downtown Core, in a joint venture with PGIM Real Estate for $132 million. Repositioning and asset improvement works are currently being performed at the development, that is targeted to resume in the first half of 2026.
Elevate Capital Group has publicized the appointment of Anthony Couse as an affiliate. According to a Sept 8 news release, Couse, the previous chief executive officer for Asia Pacific (Apac) at JLL, will collaborate with Elevate founder and regulating partner Ashish Manchharam to “increase the firm’s expansion, with a purpose on scaling investor collaborations, broadening purchases, and boosting asset supervision guidelines”.
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Couse put in over 35 years at JLL. His previous duty at the firm was as Apac CEO, a spot he carried in between 2016 and January 2025. Prior to that, he was supervising supervisor for Eastern China and Shanghai for throughout a decade, and additionally alloted 12 years at JLL’s Hong Kong workplace.
” Anthony and I have had the advantage of interacting throughout the years, and I have always admired his ability to browse intricate markets with clarity and firmness,” says Manchharam.
” Signing up with Elevate at this phase in its progress is a wonderful possibility to help scale a firm with strong energy and a certain outlook,” states Couse. “I anticipate partnering with Ashish and the group to deepen our financier base, grow our profile, and develop lasting value.”
Manchharam additionally started his occupation at JLL. He put in beyond 12 years at the company, where he worked on investment deals and resources markets across Hong Kong, Singapore, and the wider area. In 2014, he left JLL and subsequently founded property investment firm 8M Real Estate. In 2023, Manchharam left 8M Real Estate, selling his share in the firm to Hong Kong-based Crane Capital for a concealed amount.
The next year, he founded Elevate. Based in Singapore, the boutique realty investment and asset management company specialize in “lifestyle-centric real estate investments”.
