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 project with PGIM Realty for $132 million. Repositioning and asset improvement works are currently being carried out at the development, that is targeted to reopen in the first half of 2026.
Elevate Capital Group has really publicized the appointment of Anthony Couse as an associate. According to a Sept 8 press release, Couse, the former CEO for Asia Pacific (Apac) at JLL, will work with Elevate builder and regulating associate Ashish Manchharam to “increase the firm’s growth, with a focus on scaling investor partnerships, broadening procurements, and improving asset monitoring plans”.
” Anthony and I have had the benefit of working together over the years, and I have actually continually admired his capability to get through complicated markets with clarity and conviction,” states Manchharam.
Manchharam additionally began his profession at JLL. He put in over 12 years at the firm, where he paid attention to investment offers and funding markets throughout Hong Kong, Singapore, and the wider region. In 2014, he departed JLL and subsequently started property investment company 8M Real Estate. In 2023, Manchharam exited 8M Real Estate, selling his share in the firm to Hong Kong-based Crane Capital for a concealed figure.
The following year, he built Elevate. Based in Singapore, the boutique real estate investment and asset management firm specialize in “lifestyle-centric real property investments”.
” Joining Elevate at this stage in its buildup is a wonderful opportunity to assist scale a business with strong momentum and a certain outlook,” says Couse. “I look forward to teaming up with Ashish and the group to deepen our investor base, grow our profile, and develop long-term value.”
Couse put in over 35 years at JLL. His last function at the firm was as Apac chief executive officer, a role he carried in between 2016 and January 2025. Before that, he was regulating supervisor for Eastern China and Shanghai for over a decade, and also put in 12 years at JLL’s Hong Kong office.
