Corey Hamabata

Rockpool Capital, an integrated wealth management firm and multi-family office, has appointed ex-JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group Senior Vice President, Corey Hamabata, to lead its real estate investment practice and to build out a specialized hospitality real estate investment platform in Asia Pacific.

Based in Hong Kong, Corey will be responsible for leading the identification, underwriting, execution and asset management of real estate investments with a focus on hospitality and the expected increase in opportunities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. His remit will include investing funds through Rockpool Capital's family office in partnership with institutional investors to renovate and reconfigure underutilized properties to meet domestic and international market demands.

Hamabata joins Rockpool Capital from JLL where he worked for the past ten and a half years, most recently as Senior Vice President in Hong Kong, while previously being based in Singapore and Los Angeles. Prior to JLL, he was at a boutique hotel real estate investment and development company based in Chicago covering Acquisitions and Development.