Former JLL Apac CEO Anthony Couse joins Elevate Capital as partner
Couse spent more than 35 years at JLL. His previous duty at the firm was as Apac CEO, a role he held between 2016 and January 2025. Before that, he was regulating supervisor for Eastern China and Shanghai for over a decade, and additionally employed 12 years at JLL’s Hong Kong workplace.
” Joining Elevate at this phase in its progress is a great possibility to assist scale a business with strong energy and a clear goal,” says Couse. “I look forward to teaming up with Ashish and the group to strengthen our capitalist base, grow our portfolio, and create long-term worth.”
Manchharam also began his career at JLL. He spent beyond 12 years at the firm, where he worked on investment offers and funding markets throughout Hong Kong, Singapore, and the larger area. In 2014, he departed JLL and consequently founded property investment company 8M Real Estate. In 2023, Manchharam exited 8M Real Estate, offering his stake in the firm to Hong Kong-based Crane Capital for an undisclosed sum.
Elevate Capital Group has really announced the appointment of Anthony Couse as an affiliate. According to a Sept 8 press release, Couse, the former chief executive officer for Asia Pacific (Apac) at JLL, will work with Elevate builder and handling affiliate Ashish Manchharam to “increase the firm’s expansion, with a focus on scaling investor collaborations, broadening acquisitions, and enhancing property monitoring plans”.
In August 2024, Elevate gotten 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 carried out at the development, that is targeted to resume in the first half of 2026.
” Anthony and I have had the opportunity of working together for many years, and I have actually continually admired his ability to get through complicated markets with quality and conviction,” states Manchharam.
The next year, he established Elevate. Based in Singapore, the boutique real estate financial investment and property management corporation specialize in “lifestyle-centric real property investments”.
