Bright Levant monogramInstitutional real estate management

Bright Levant connects asset, property and development management into one disciplined real-estate platform.

Bright Levant is the asset-manager. And together with Thabat, owns Hayyak (property management) and Rakesh (development management), ARPI is managed by Bright Levant and receives data from the banks, creating sell side pricing intelligence.

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Delivering investable real estate that facilitates access to capital markets through institutional development practices, operating excellence, and respected partners.

Asset ManagementListed clients, global development partners
Property and Development managementInstitutional grade real estate services
Market intelligenceCapital cost and sell side market intelligence
Core capabilities

Bright Levant delivers world class capability through knowledge and structure.

Bright Levant’s proposition is capability-led. Reinforced by ownership relationships, bank-backed institutional support, and a dedicated market-intelligence layer built around ARPI.

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Asset management

Bright Levant provides the strategic management layer that connects governance, reporting, oversight, capital access, and investment discipline in a compliant manner, sufficient to meet demanding regulatory requirements.

02

Property management

Through Hayyak, the platform connects asset performance to day-to-day property execution, occupier experience, operating control, and service consistency.

03

Development management

Through Rakesh, Bright Levant extends into development management, supporting project coordination, delivery discipline, and execution visibility from concept to completion.

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Market intelligence

Through ARPI, managed real-estate assets, and Hayyak brokerage, the ecosystem has deep market-intelligence capability, improving context around hospitality, commercial, residential, and retail performance, pricing, and analytical transparency.

Relationship diagram

Bright Levant ownership and operating model work together to provide and ensure institutional quality services across a broad range of disciplines.

Bright Levant and Thabat connect ownership, operating execution, and market intelligence. Hayyak and Rakesh sit within a 50/50 joint-ownership structure, while ARPI links Bright Levant management to bank-sourced market data.

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Lead entity
Bright Levant

Asset management, ARPI management, and 50% ownership in Hayyak and Rakesh.

Institutional base
Thabat

Owned by seven regional publicly listed banks and 50% owner in Hayyak and Rakesh.

50/50 operating entity
Hayyak

Property management, brokerage, and operating delivery.

50/50 operating entity
Rakesh

Development management, project coordination, and delivery discipline.

Data and market intelligence
ARPI
Bank data → pricing intelligence

Managed by Bright Levant and informed by data-compliant bank inputs to support sell-side pricing intelligence, market context, and investment decision support.

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Bright Levant
Asset management and ecosystem lead

The coordinating layer of the platform. Bright Levant leads asset management, manages ARPI, and jointly owns 50% of both Hayyak and Rakesh alongside Thabat.

02
Thabat
Institutional shareholder platform

Thabat is owned by seven regional publicly listed banks and jointly owns 50% of both Hayyak and Rakesh alongside Bright Levant, anchoring the ecosystem in a bank-backed institutional context.

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Hayyak
Property management joint venture

Hayyak is a full-service property manager offering brokerage, management, and advisory services. It provides the operating interface for property management, service delivery, and asset performance on the ground.

04
Rakesh
Development management joint venture

Rakesh provides development management, project coordination, and disciplined delivery across real-estate development activity of any size and complexity.

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ARPI
Property index and market intelligence

ARPI is managed by Bright Levant and receives data-compliant inputs from the banks, linking market intelligence to institutional information flows and sell-side pricing intelligence.

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SinoGulf
Knowledge and compliance partner

A related knowledge and compliance partner that strengthens institutional process, specialist context, and governance confidence within the broader ecosystem.

Ownership structure

Bright Levant and Thabat each own 50% of Hayyak and 50% of Rakesh.

Banking base

Thabat is owned by seven regional publicly listed banks, giving the platform a stronger institutional anchor.

ARPI data flow

ARPI is managed by Bright Levant and receives data-compliant inputs from the banks, linking market intelligence to institutional information flows.

Delivery logic

Aligning compliance, capability, operating execution, and institutional information to deliver investable results

01

Set the investment and governance agenda through Bright Levant and the Thabat-linked ownership base.

02

Translate strategy into property and development execution through jointly owned Hayyak and Rakesh.

03

Strengthen decisions through ARPI intelligence informed by bank data, Hayyak market knowledge, and supported by SinoGulf compliance input.

Strategic proposition

The Bright Levant model and ownership base provides institutional credibility across the real estate value chain, from design and planning and development to management, operational and disposal.

ObjectiveInvestable, institutionally legible, and better-managed real estate
Relationship advantageJoint ownership plus bank-linked data creates stronger coordination across the platform
Key staff

Bright Levant is led by personnel with regional and discipline-specific expertise and experience.

Staff retention and training are a core operational philosophy within Bright Levant with CFA and RICS training programs fully supported.

Leadership

Chris Orrell: CFA, MBA, BSc Eng and FT NED

Bright Levant co-founder and CEO

Chris has worked in real estate development and management, within the GCC and Levant, for over 20 years. Prior to joining SinoGulf he worked with PwC in Financial Services and HATCH as a Senior Engineer. He provides leadership in operations and execution.

Leadership

Hussain Al Awlaqi: BSc

Bright Levant co-founder and Chairman

Hussain has over 30 years of experience and is a leading figure in the Islamic Finance community across the GCC. He has held several senior executive roles and brings extensive expertise in Islamic investments, including capital arrangement, real estate securitization, IPOs, and mergers across the MENA region.

Experience

Cross-sector experience matters when shaping investable real estate.

Bright Levant has a wide range of real estate experience across all sectors including hospitality, residential, commercial and retail. The diverse experience facilitates investment planning and efficient operations. These together strengthen positioning across mixed-use and institutional mandates.

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Hospitality
Commercial
Retail
Residential
Brands and clients

Bright Levants clients and development / operational partners are world class

Brands worked with
Aman ResortsRadisson Hotel GroupRegus
Clients
Thabat — Asset management of real estate portfolio
Baptism Development Zone - feasibility study
Partners and clients provide an indication and reference to the nature and level of quality of the work undertaken and delivered by Bright Levant
Contact

Bright Levant

Bright Levant Asset and Property Management LLC

PO Box 925002

Amman 11190

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

+962 798247313

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Location

Located in the heart of Amman, Jordan

Suliman Al Nabulsi St 32, Amman, Jordan.