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. 
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— the Hong Kong-based real estate private equity firm, Gaw Capital
Partners has been recognized by Preqin in its 2015 Global Real Estate Report as
a consistently performing private real estate fund manager – three years in a
row.
According to Preqin, in a crowded and competitive fundraising market,
fund managers with a long and consistently successful track record are often
the most able to stand out from the crowd – a consistent track record
demonstrates to the investor community that a fund manager has been able to outdo
its peers in both good and bad markets.
Goodwin Gaw, Managing Principal and Chairman of Gaw Capital Partners,
said: “Our top quartile returns can be
attributed to our value and opportunistic investment model. We believe this
recognition from Preqin aligns with what we hear from our fund investors – that
we are consistent performers who deliver ROI.”
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