Sam, Founder and Managing Director, Kio Investment Management
Sam is the Founder and Managing Director of Kio Investment Management, an alternative investment manager and are experts across the Australian living sectors.
With Kio, Sam has raised capital, launched and successfully invested in both Build-to-Rent and Studio-Living strategies in Australia, creating a combined portfolio of assets totalling an end value of approximately A$1.3 billion.
Prior to founding Kio, Sam held senior roles across the region’s most prominent living and BTR sector specialists, leading their vision, direction and growing specialist teams in design, development, investment management and operations. Recent roles included, the Head of Living at Hines, where he established and built Hines living team, expertise and presence.
Kio Investment Management is an unique alternative investment manager creating and investing in high conviction scalable real asset strategies. Its efforts are focused on three pillars:
Strategy – considered and deliberate. Upfront, targeted strategy, focusing on carefully selected markets to create industry leading platforms and investments that outperformance.
Invest – focused investment based on a detailed strategy with the use granular data driven insights to manage risk and deliver returns.
Manage – a uniquely experienced team with complete, first-hand, in house experience across investment management, development management, and operations.
Past Mingtiandi Events
Singapore Forum 2025 — Panel: Australian Living Strategies
Tokyo Forum 2025 — Panel: Global Opportunities for Japanese Capital
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