Adam L. Sherman lived in Hong Kong for 15 years from 2005 to 2020 as a real estate developer, investor, and partner in a single-family office. In 2020 with the onset of Covid, Mr. Sherman moved to Koh Samui, Thailand, where he currently resides. Mr. Sherman currently advises family offices on structuring and investments.
In addition to Mr. Sherman’s background in real estate investment, development, and family office advisory, he’s also very interested in health and wellness, and founded CellFend in 2020, which produces science-backed adjuvants & nutraceuticals, focusing on anti-aging and long-term cellular health.
Mr. Sherman was previously a Partner with Delta Developments, a multi-generational, single-family office with origins from Switzerland. While at Delta, he was responsible for originating, underwriting, analyzing, executing and managing direct real estate investments with the family’s principal capital. Over his 5 years with Delta, Mr. Sherman led their investment in 17 projects. These investments were spread throughout a global mandate, including countries such as the US, UK, Germany, Hong Kong, and Thailand. Delta’s broad scope of investment ranged from opportunistic projects in emerging markets to core assets in stable environments. Value-add investment strategies within their investment mandate include the repositioning of under-utilized assets in addition to greenfield site developments. Delta’s investment focus was to create value through strategically acquiring, redeveloping and repositioning all types of real estate, and finding innovative ways to unlock the maximum value of these investments. While at Delta, Mr. Sherman was committed to using only the best architects, contractors and consultants, as he believes that a project’s success is fundamentally rooted in the talent that develops it.
Before Delta, Mr. Sherman was with MacauLand, a luxury residential developer in Hong Kong and Macau. During his 5 years with MacauLand, they developed multiple notable residential projects, generating excellent returns for their institutional partners. Several of their developments included The Manhattan, in Taipa, Macau, which was the first luxury residential condominium project in Macau and set the benchmark. Another noteworthy deal was Aqua 33, in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, which was a low-rise, luxury residential condominium project.
Prior to Hong Kong, Mr. Sherman worked in real estate valuation and consultation in New York City. Mr. Sherman holds a B.A. in History from Brown University.
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