Macquarie Asset Management Launches Health Wave Partners, a Senior Housing Platform

By: Macquarie Asset Management via Business Wire

June 30, 2025 at 14:00 PM EDT

Health Wave Partners strategy will focus on compelling investment opportunities in the senior housing sector
Strategic partnership with Macquarie Asset Management enables investment in high-quality properties and partnerships with experienced operators in regions with strong demographic and economic fundamentals

Today, Macquarie Asset Management announced the launch of Health Wave Partners, a senior housing platform with a strategy aimed at targeting investments in modern senior housing assets alongside established operators.

The platform will be led by a management team that comprises:

John Cobb, Chief Executive Officer
Philip Kayden, Chief Investment Officer
Elliot Pessis, Chief Operating Officer
Sean O’Malley, Managing Director, Finance
Holden Torrens, Director of Investments

The management team collectively brings more than 75 years of experience in the senior housing sector and has collectively been involved in over $US50 billion worth of healthcare real estate transactions.

Health Wave Partners will aim to capitalize on the strength of Macquarie Asset Management’s extensive experience and demonstrated track record of growing and institutionalizing specialist operators by partnering with global institutions in an effort to seize this opportunity and deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns. Macquarie Asset Management’s real estate team believes the senior housing sector is poised for growth given a shift in demographics driving demand and a current undersupply. In the U.S., the aging baby boomer generation is set to expand the population aged 80+ at the fastest pace in history, materially outpacing new senior housing supply. This shift comes as higher interest rates and building costs have led to a rapid deceleration in construction.

“We have extensive experience in targeting sectors bolstered by structural tailwinds and selecting the optimal team within those sectors to partner with,” said Eric Wurtzebach, Head of Real Estate for Macquarie Asset Management. “We believe Health Wave Partners is uniquely positioned to access pipeline and mitigate execution risks.”

“Health Wave Partners will focus on investing in what it views to be high-quality properties and partner with experienced operators in regions with strong demographic and economic fundamentals,” said John Cobb, CEO of Health Wave Partners. “We believe our team’s expertise and strategic partnership with Macquarie Asset Management positions us for success and are excited to pursue what we believe is a strong opportunity in the market.”

Macquarie Asset Management has over 35 years of experience in the real estate sector and a current network of 15 specialist operator investments globally, offering clients access to a differentiated approach and local market expertise by investing in and partnering with specialist operators to create opportunities in hard-to-access sectors.

About Macquarie Asset Management

Macquarie Asset Management is a global asset manager, integrated across public and private markets. Trusted by institutions, governments, foundations and individuals to manage approximately $US588.1 billion in assets, we provide a diverse range of investment solutions including real assets, real estate, credit and equities & multi-asset.

Macquarie Asset Management is part of Macquarie Group, a diversified financial group providing clients with asset management, finance, banking, advisory, and risk and capital solutions across debt, equity and commodities. Founded in 1969, Macquarie Group employs over 20,000 people in 34 markets and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

All figures as of 31 March 2025.

About Health Wave Partners

Health Wave Partners is a Chicago-based housing platform, investing to deliver modern, best-in-class accommodation for seniors alongside experienced operators. It is supported in this goal through its strategic partnership with Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). MAM’s differentiated real estate strategy focuses on investing into specialist operating platforms. Through the partnership, Health Wave Partners is supported by access to MAM’s deep resources and expertise.

Health Wave Partners’ highly experienced team invests in high-quality properties and experienced operators in regions with strong demographic and economic fundamentals to deliver compelling risk-adjusted returns.