The Instant Group, the largest global marketplace for flexible workspace, has delivered office space in Manila for MA Financial Group, a global alternative asset manager in private credit, real estate and hospitality, with its Managed Office product.
The Instant Group, the largest global marketplace for flexible workspace, has delivered office space in Manila for MA Financial Group, a global alternative asset manager in private credit, real estate and hospitality, with its Managed Office product.
The Managed Office product affords companies a unique way to procure and deliver space - on time and on budget – incorporating a tenant’s brand and office specifications while Instant assumes both the lease and management of the space. Globally, The Instant Group has delivered over five million square feet of Managed Office space for large multinational companies including Jaguar, Land Rover and GSK.
About MA Financial Group’s new Manila office
Located within BGC CC#02 within Bonifacio Global City and delivered in early February, MA Financial Group’s office space is situated across one floor spanning 15,268 sq ft of flexible workspace. The office solution delivered by Instant met several critical client requirements including;
- The need for a high quality, ergonomically focused office that drives employee engagement and efficiency.
- The provision of more than 200 work positions utilising electronic sit to stand desks, augmented by an array of AV enabled meeting spaces, a centrally located collaboration cafe and rest and relaxation room.
- Timely delivery. MA Financial Group’s office was delivered and occupied within three months of signing the letter of offer, responding positively to MAFG’s growth in the Philippines.
“We are thrilled with the outcome for MA Financial Group on this project. Instant’s Managed Office product offers clients a seamless and flexible corporate real estate solution that is aligned with their organisational goals and employee needs, all delivered quickly with full overview and choice.” said Sean Lynch, Chief Client Officer APAC & EMEA.
Leading Instant’s team for this project was Project Delivery Director of APAC, Bill Knight, who arranged and oversaw the delivery of this corporate real estate office.
Demand for offices like MA Financial Group rise as Philippine businesses and employees lean into flex
Philippine businesses and employees are increasingly adopting hybrid work models and flexible workspaces, recognising them as the ideal balance between strict return-to-office mandates and the option of fully remote work.
Instant’s proprietary data shows that demand for flex was up by 204% in 2024 compared to 2019. Demand for Metro Manila’s flexible workspaces also grew by an impressive 89% across the same period, with the average contract term length increasing by 144% in Metro Manila last year compared to pre pandemic levels (2019). Following suit with demand and contract lengths, the average monthly desk rate sat at 355 USD in 2024, an increase of 8% compared to pre-pandemic levels. These figures reflect growing confidence in flexible office space as a long-term workspace solution. As businesses embrace evolving work models, flex offers adaptability, cost-efficiency, and employee centric health and well-being that’s needed to stay competitive and future-ready.
