Gaw Capital Reputation
Know that Gaw Capital is a powerhouse in Asia but any thoughts on its presence in the US? How does it stack up against the major US players?
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I think it is viewed as a highly respected Asian based real estate firm. I wouldn't hesitate going to work there in the US, not sure if they plan on growing here or even what they currently have, but it is totally respected. I know a few people there (in the Hong Kong office) who love it. I have met Gaw people at conferences in the US.
In sum, their US reputation is as foreign investor, but that is not a negative thing in anyway.
Any other thoughts?
I'll add a general comment about foreign firms operating in the US (I think this is might be true for Gaw, but I am really just speculating on what I know of them)..
Many try actively to "hide" their US activities and holding by always co-investing with a US based firm who acts as the GP, leaving the foreign firm as LP. This has a lot to do with US taxation and control issues (go look up FIRPTA, sucks for true FX owners), but some see it as a risk/disadvantage to have it be known that a building is owned with Chinese or other foreign money. So they let the US partner get all the credit even if they effectively own 99% of of the asset. I know many SWFs do this as standard practice, especially the Middle Eastern ones, but I've seen the Asian ones behave in the same way.
So, Gaw may be way bigger in the US than common wisdom suggests, worth investigating.
When a FX firm really wants to land in the US, they will often start a whole US business that just happens to be FX owned or controlled (without adding detail, I know this structure well as it basically what my firm does). But this is a major commitment, is really expensive, and takes on new levels of risk. Asian firms (especially if they have Chinese money which I'm sure Gaw does) and Middle Eastern firms really see the US political risk as a threat (for good reason, as today's world shows) and don't want to invite attention.
Catchy name, rolls right off the tongue.
Any idea on their associate pay?
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