Former JLL Apac CEO Anthony Couse joins Elevate Capital as partner
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, are going to work with Elevate establisher and handling affiliate Ashish Manchharam to “increase the company’s development, with a focus on scaling investor partnerships, expanding purchases, and boosting possession management strategies”.
Manchharam also began his career at JLL. He spent over 12 years at the company, where he focused on investment deals and resources markets throughout Hong Kong, Singapore, and the wider area. In 2014, he left JLL and consequently started real estate investment company 8M Real Estate. In 2023, Manchharam exited 8M Real Estate, offering his stake in the business to Hong Kong-based Crane Capital for a confidential figure.
The following year, he founded Elevate. Based in Singapore, the boutique realty financial investment and property management company specialize in “lifestyle-centric real estate investments”.
” Anthony and I have had the privilege of working together over the years, and I have indeed continually appreciated his capability to get through complex markets with quality and conviction,” says Manchharam.
” Signing up with Elevate at this phase in its development is a great opportunity to help scale a business with strong momentum and a certain vision,” says Couse. “I anticipate partnering with Ashish and the team to deepen our capitalist base, grow our profile, and develop prolonged worth.”
Couse spent over 35 years at JLL. His last function at the firm was as Apac CEO, a position he carried between 2016 and January 2025. Prior to that, he was regulating supervisor for Eastern China and Shanghai for more than a decade, and also alloted 12 years at JLL’s Hong Kong office.
In August 2024, Elevate obtained 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 accomplished at the development, which is targeted to resume in the very first half of 2026.
