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. 
SHANGHAI,
March 2, 2016 — Gaw Capital Partners was awarded by PERE, a
leading publication for the world’s private real estate markets, as “Asia
Firm of the Year”, “China Firm of the Year” and Goodwin Gaw
“Industry Figure of the Year” in its 2015 awards. Gaw Capital
Partners has been consistently recognized in the Global PERE Awards since 2013.
The Global
PERE Awards recognize significant highlights in the global real estate industry
and is highly venerated in the real estate private equity industry. The Global
PERE Awards are renowned as the only industry awards to recognize the efforts
and achievements of the “needle movers” in the real
estate private equity investment market.
2015 was
another recording-breaking year for Gaw Capital Partners. It raised USD$ 1.8
billion, transacted 39 deals with acquisitions in 30 cities, exits in six
cities and a transaction volume of US$ 6.2 billion globally. Some of the
additional highlights for 2015 include:
· Raised Vietnam Fund and acquired Vietnamese Property Portfolio for USD$
106M
· Raised and closed GC US Fund at more than USD$ 315 million of equity
commitment
· Entered the China Logistics real estate market and brought along
additional USD$ 300 million of co-investment into the platform
· Acquisition of 123-151 Buckingham Palace Road was the biggest commercial
property transaction in downtown London in the past two years (USD$ 774M)
· Acquisition of Columbia Center, the tallest skyscraper in the downtown
Seattle, was one of the biggest real-estate transactions in the region’s history (USD$ 712M)
· Acquisition of Hong Kong InterContinental Hotel was a record of hotel
transactions in Hong Kong either by total selling price or per-key price (USD$
938M)
Goodwin Gaw,
Managing Principal and Founder, welcomed these three awards: “We are deeply
honored and thankful for these three awards from PERE. These awards really
reflect the work done by our amazing and talented team and also underscore our
DNA: Passion, Responsibility and Creativity as everything we do stems from this
DNA.”
“We are extremely grateful
for the support from our global LPs,” said
Christina Gaw, Managing Principal and Head of Capital Markets. “We offer our
warmest gratitude to our investors, partners, and, of course, to PERE, a
wonderful media outlet.” she said.
Gaw Capital Partners is a uniquely
positioned real estate private equity fund management company connecting
culture and talent across East and West. The firm currently manages three real
estate funds targeting the Greater China and Asia Pacific region. Additionally,
the firm manages funds in Vietnam and the US, and also provides services for
separate account direct investment in the US and UK markets.
Since its
inception in 2005, Gaw Capital Partners has raised equity of USD$ 5.84 billion and commands assets of USD$ 11.37 billion
under management as of the end of 2015.
For more details,
please view: www.gawcapital.com