Shaman Chellaram

As Senior Director Valuation & Advisory Services Asia at Colliers, I leverage my 18-years of strategic and investment advisory experience to work closely with my clients to maximize the potential of their hotel and commercial real estate assets in Hong Kong and across key regional and international markets.  This includes acquitistion and disposal advisory,  asset repositioning,  market entry, portfolio diversification, operator selection, hotel and mixed-used development, hotel tokenisation, ESG, transaction advisory and M&A.   

Advising from both an operational and investment perspective,  my clients include hotel and resort investors, hotel operators, serviced apartment groups, co-living groups, developers, PERE funds, REITs, family offices,  private investment groups and UHNWIs. 

By understanding my clients' needs, I draw on our Colliers global platform and capaibilities to provide solutions and accelerate our clients' success, whether in Hong Kong or overseas.   

I have diverse experience across the hotel, commercial and luxury residential real estate sectors with an emphasis on European and Asian markets.  Having been based across Hong Kong, London and Spain,  my work has included hotel and investment sales, commercial and residential sales and leasing, acquisition and repositioning analysis and strategic partnership sourcing - including identifying hotel management, serviced apartment and residential branding opportunities.  

Key accomplishments include:

- Disposal of 5 Broadgate in London on behalf a Hong Kong owner for c. GBP 1.21 billion 

- Advisory for hotel investment groups and operators on strategic opportuinities across China and SE Asia.

- Acquisition of a c. GBP 220m+, 165,000+ sqft Grade A office buildng in London for private investors in Hong Kong 

- Divestment of a renovated office building in London's tech hub for a Hong Kong owner

- Securing a 5-star 330+ key hotel in China for a luxury hospitality group as part of a major mixed-use project

- Consulting for a major US developer and hotel group to explore hotel and residential branding / development opportunities in China and SE Asia

- Investment, acquisition and repositioning analysis for hotels and office buildings in Hong Kong, Thailand, London, Maldives, Madrid, Barcelona and Washington DC

Professional Certification in Hotel Real Estate Investments & Asset Management (Cornell University)

Estate Agents  (Individual) Licence - Hong Kong Estates Agents Authority (HK EAA) (2009-present)

BA Hons. in Managament Studies & Spanish - University of Nottingham (UK) & ICADE-Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid, Spain)

Eton College, UK

Vice Chairman, Real Estate Committee - British Chamber of Commerce (BritCham, Hong Kong)

China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong & International Chapter (CRECCHKI) (Executive Committee Member 2016-2018)

Member of ULI Hospitality Development Council (Urban Land Institute)

Vice-Chairman & member of the judging panel for the China Property Awards (2014-2015)

Moderator / Panellist: MIPIM Hong Kong, Global Real Estate Investor Conference (PERE, Hong Kong),  Private Investor Family Office Conference (PERE, Zurich) & Private Equity Real Estate Family Office Conference (PERE, Hong Kong)