Gaw Capital Partners, through its funds under management, and its consortium partners, acquired 29 Hong Kong-based community shopping centers and associated facilities in March 2018 and March 2019.
Gaw Capital Partners officially started to operate over 29 assets and facilities near the public estates and established “People’s Place”. “People” stands for the public and the residents, whereas “Place” here is an allusion to the idiomatic Chinese term for a location of virtue and tradition, as well as a well-governed community; “Place” also connotes the solidarity of the local neighborhood. All in all, “People’s Place” stands for a place rich in sentiments and compassion, bringing strangers together in constructing a vibrant, cozy living environment. People’s Place aspires to transform obsolete commercial facilities into vibrant community hubs by creatively utilizing its space and bringing brand new experiences to residents, tenants and community stakeholders. 
In partnership with experienced educators in China, Gaw Capital has invested in the development and operations of Stellart International School of Arts (SISA), an international arts education platform in China. The platform is initially seeded by a commercial site conveniently located in Sanshan New Town in Nanhai, Foshan, which has excellent connectivity nationally via the Guangzhou South Station. The site has a GFA of c.50,000 sqm in total. Operating under the SISA brand and developed by Gaw Capital Partners, the school houses up to 600 full-time high school students in its 6-storey tall academic block and 7-floor dormitory. 
Herbin Koh
Managing Director, Private Equity & Venture Capital
Herbin Koh is the Managing Director and Head of Gaw Capital’s Private Equity & Venture Capital Platform and most recently, added responsibility as Deputy Head of Infrastructure and Head of Energy Transition. Since joining the firm, Mr. Koh held a dual role of being responsible for PE capital markets activities and overseeing Investments as an IC Member. He focuses on building up new alternative solutions that are synergistic to Gaw Capital’s wider real asset business. In more recent time, Mr. Koh focuses on growing Gaw Capital’s Global South effort, opening up the GCC and SEA offices for the Private Equity verticals. Mr. Koh also represents Gaw Capital to sit on various portfolio companies as Board of Director, and serves as the advisor to multiple tech companies in the region.
True to his entrepreneurial roots, he is also the pioneer batch of Yale-NUS College, a JV between Yale University and Singapore’s NUS, holding a Bachelor of Arts (Honours Degree), with a major in Economics.
