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. 
Kenneth Gaw
President, Managing Principal, Member of Investment Committee and Co-Founder
Kenneth Gaw has been the Managing Principal and Co-Founder of Gaw Capital Partners since 2005, and is also a member of the investment committee of GCP. Mr. Gaw has over 25 years of real estate investment and management experience globally. Mr. Gaw has also served as an Executive Director of Pioneer Global Group (SEHK: 224) since 1994 and became the Managing Director since 1999. He has also served as Director of Hong Kong Thailand Business Council since 2003. Mr. Gaw was awarded “Outstanding Entrepreneur” by Capital Entrepreneur in 2017.
Mr. Gaw was a former director at Dusit Thani Public Company, a leading hotel company listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Home Inns & Hotel Management Inc., a leading budget hotel operator in China previously listed on NASDAQ, Wah Kwong Shipping Holding Ltd., a global shipping company previously listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and Siam Food Product Public Company, a leading food manufacturer and exporter previously listed on the stock exchange in Thailand. Mr. Gaw also worked in the Structured Finance Group at Goldman Sachs in New York and in Corporate Finance at Goldman Sachs in Asia.
Mr. Gaw holds a Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, in Applied Mathematics and Economics from the Brown University.
