Former JLL Apac CEO Anthony Couse joins Elevate Capital as partner
Manchharam additionally began his job at JLL. He spent over 12 years at the company, where he focused on investment deals and resources markets across Hong Kong, Singapore, and the larger region. In 2014, he departed JLL and subsequently founded real estate investment firm 8M Real Estate. In 2023, Manchharam exited 8M Real Estate, offering his share in the firm to Hong Kong-based Crane Capital for a confidential amount.
In August 2024, Elevate gotten Stamford Court, a commercial building on Hill Street in the Downtown Core, in a joint project with PGIM Real Estate for $132 million. Repositioning and asset improvement works are currently being performed at the property development, which is targeted to reopen in the first part of 2026.
The following year, he built Elevate. Based in Singapore, the boutique property financial investment and asset management corporation specialises in “lifestyle-centric real property investments”.
” Joining Elevate at this phase in its progress is a great opportunity to assist scale a firm with strong energy and a clear vision,” states Couse. “I look forward to partnering with Ashish and the group to grow our capitalist base, grow our portfolio, and develop lasting value.”
” Anthony and I have had the privilege of collaborating for many years, and I have always admired his capability to navigate intricate markets with clearness and firmness,” states Manchharam.
Elevate Capital Group has publicized the appointment of Anthony Couse as an associate. According to a Sept 8 news release, Couse, the past CEO for Asia Pacific (Apac) at JLL, will work with Elevate founder and regulating partner Ashish Manchharam to “increase the company’s expansion, with a purpose on scaling investor collaborations, increasing acquisitions, and improving asset management guidelines”.
Couse put in more than 35 years at JLL. His past function at the firm was as Apac CEO, a position he carried between 2016 and January 2025. Prior to that, he was regulating director for Eastern China and Shanghai for over a decade, and also alloted 12 years at JLL’s Hong Kong office.
