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 Real Estate for $132 million. Repositioning and asset improvement works are currently being carried out at the development, that is targeted to reopen in the first part of 2026.
Elevate Capital Group has introduced the appointment of Anthony Couse as an affiliate. According to a Sept 8 news release, Couse, the former chief executive officer for Asia Pacific (Apac) at JLL, will collaborate with Elevate builder and handling associate Ashish Manchharam to “speed up the company’s expansion, with a focus on scaling investor partnerships, increasing procurements, and improving possession monitoring strategies”.
Couse spent over 35 years at JLL. His previous duty at the business was as Apac CEO, a position he kept in between 2016 and January 2025. Before that, he was supervising director for Eastern China and Shanghai for throughout a decade, and also employed 12 years at JLL’s Hong Kong office.
” Signing up with Elevate at this period in its development is a great chance to assist scale a business with strong energy and a certain vision,” says Couse. “I eagerly anticipate teaming up with Ashish and the team to grow our financier base, grow our profile, and create long-term value.”
Manchharam even started his career at JLL. He put in beyond 12 years at the company, where he paid attention to financial investment deals and capital markets across Hong Kong, Singapore, and the larger region. In 2014, he departed JLL and consequently started real estate investment company 8M Real Estate. In 2023, Manchharam left 8M Real Estate, selling his share in the business to Hong Kong-based Crane Capital for an undisclosed amount.
The next year, he opened Elevate. Based in Singapore, the boutique realty investment and property management business specialize in “lifestyle-centric realty investments”.
” Anthony and I have had the opportunity of collaborating throughout the years, and I have actually continually appreciated his ability to get through complicated markets with quality and conviction,” states Manchharam.
