Gaw Capital Partners holds $1.2b first close

Gaw Capital Partners has held a first close for its seventh Asia Pacific real estate fund, Gateway Real Estate Fund VII, bringing the total equity raised for the fund to $1.2 billion to date.

Alongside Gateway Real Estate Fund VII, there is an additional $400 million raised for sidecar co-investment available. Gateway Real Estate Fund VII aims to raise $2.5 billion at its hard cap, making it Gaw Capital Partners' largest fund to date.

Following a similar opportunistic investment strategy as its predecessor Gateway funds, Fund VII will target real estate assets with favorable risk-return profiles mainly in Asia Pacific, with exposure in China, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore, Southeast Asia and Australia. Fund VII will also focus on life sciences and medical-related asset-backed platforms, data centers, logistics warehouses, thematic retail and outlet malls, and education-related assets to capture specific market trends and address particular needs.

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