[TOKYO, January 16, 2025] – Agility Asset Advisers Inc. (“the Company”), a leading player in domestic real estate management for institutional investors, announces a transformative change in its shareholder structure. Founded in January 2005 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Agility Holdings Inc. (AH), the Company has been an integral member of the PhillipCapital Group (PhillipCapital) since January 2016. Today, the Company embarks on a new chapter with the formation of a strategic partnership with Gaw Capital Partners (Gaw Capital), a renowned real estate fund management firm co-headquartered in Hong Kong and Singapore.

This development follows a comprehensive organisational restructuring completed on October 29, 2024. Under the new structure, Vanda Property Holding Limited (VPH), a related company of PhillipCapital, and an affiliate company of Gaw Capital, each hold a 45 per cent stake in the Company. The remaining 10 per cent is held by Mutual Links Corporation (ML), whose majority shareholder is the Company’s founding president. The restructured ownership is a testament to the strategic alignment and shared vision between PhillipCapital and Gaw Capital to foster innovation and accelerate growth.

Strategic Synergy for Global Leadership

The collaboration between PhillipCapital, a comprehensive financial group based in Singapore, and Gaw Capital, a globally recognised real estate investment powerhouse, marks a pivotal moment for the Company. This partnership combines the financial strength, global reach, and expertise of PhillipCapital with Gaw Capital’s proven track record of adding strategic value to real estate investments. Together, the shareholders aim to enhance the Company’s capabilities, providing unparalleled investment opportunities and management services to institutional investors worldwide.

This strategic alliance empowers the Company to:

• Leverage Expertise: Harness the financial acumen and market insights of PhillipCapital to expand its global footprint.
• Drive Innovation: Utilise Gaw Capital’s expertise in redesigning and repositioning under-utilized real estate assets to unlock new value.
• Expand Opportunities: Strengthen its offerings to institutional investors by delivering cutting-edge real estate investment solutions.

Building on a Strong Foundation

In addition to this partnership, AH assumes responsibility for planning and promoting the overseas business and REIT initiatives previously managed by the Company. This strategic realignment allows AH to focus on broader operational development while maintaining seamless collaboration with the Company through shared information and aligned objectives.

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About PhillipCapital Group

Since its inception as a stockbroker in 1975, PhillipCapital has grown into an integrated Asian financial house with a global presence and offers a full range of quality and innovative services to retail and high net worth individuals, family offices, as well as corporate and institutional customers.  

PhillipCapital offers a comprehensive suite of financial products and services includes broking in securities, futures, foreign exchange, bonds, precious metals and commodities, unit trusts, contracts for difference, exchange traded funds; fund management, managed accounts, insurance planning, regular savings plan, investment research, equity financing and property consultancy. Institutions can also benefit from our corporate finance and advisory services as well as information technology solutions. Today, the company headquartered in Singapore, operates in the financial hubs of 15 countries, including offices in Australia, Cambodia, China (and Hong Kong SAR), India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, UK, UAE, USA and Vietnam, serving over 1 million clients with Assets Under Management of total more than USD 50 Billion.

About Gaw Capital Partners

Gaw Capital Partners is a uniquely positioned private equity fund management company focusing on real estate markets in Asia Pacific and other high barrier-to-entry markets globally. Specializing in adding strategic value to under-utilized real estate through redesign and re-positioning, the firm’s investments span the entire spectrum of real estate sectors, including residential development, commercial offices, retail malls, hospitality, logistics warehouses and IDC projects.

Since its inception in 2005, Gaw Capital has raised seven commingled funds targeting Asia Pacific regions. The firm also manages value-add/opportunistic funds in the US, a Pan-Asia hospitality fund, a European Hospitality Fund, a Growth Equity Fund, and it also provides services for credit investments and separate account direct investments globally. Gaw Capital has raised equity of US$22.9 billion since 2005 and commanded assets of US$35.8 billion under management as of Q3 2024.

Contact:
Agility Asset Advisers, Inc
Yotaro Takahara
Tel: 81-3-6845-9590
Email: ytakahara@aaa-inc.jp

Business operation announcement due to Coronavirus
April 1, 2020

Dear Valued Customers,
Due to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in accordance with
mandates from national and local governments, Agility Asset Advisers Inc. have decided to change
business structure. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and would like to ask for
your patience and consent.
(1) Change of business structure
In principle, our company employee will be working from home. Therefore, if you have
any inquiries, please contact each employee 's e-mail or mobile phone.
(2) Change of business hours
Small number of essential employees who may come into office, business hours will be
changed from 10am to 4pm. Staffs who are working from home will be as usual from
9:30am to 6pm.
(3) Others
This business structure will be scheduled from April 1 to May 1, although it may change
due to administrative authorities and social circumstances.
Further details will be announced on our website.
HP: http: //www.aaa-inc.jp
For inquiries about this matter, please contact the following e-mail or telephone.
Email: aaa@aaa-inc.jp
Phone: 03-3552-8878

Kinji Kaiho
President
Agility Asset Advisers Inc.

Agility Asset Advisers Group (“AAA Group”) will establish Agility Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (“AAM”), a new company for conducting the real estate-related investment advisory business, real estate securitization and the fund business-related business in the region centered on Southeast Asia and China, on January 31, 2019 jointly with Agility Partners Pte, Ltd. (“Agility Partners”), a subsidiary of Phillip Capital Group, a business partner of Agility Asset Advisers Inc. (“the Company”), and AAM will commence business operations on the same day.

Since July 2016, AAA Group has been developing businesses centered on the inbound investment management business in real estate in Japan with Phillip Capital Group as a business partner and, following the major recent trend of Japanese companies of developing the real estate-related investment business in Asia, particularly Southeast Asia, conducting business to support the development of this business. To provide full-scale support for the development of the investment business of Japanese companies in Asia and develop our business jointly with these Japanese companies, we have decided to establish AAM at this time as an outlet for this business in Singapore, which is a hub in Asia.

After commencing business operations, we will establish a liaison office in Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok in the first fiscal year with Vietnam and Thailand, which is enjoying remarkable economic growth, as areas of focus. From fiscal 2020, we will expand the range of activities in other Asian regions. With respect to the capital structure of the new company, Agility Holdings Inc., a holding company of AAA Group, will commence a new structure by underwriting capital increase through private placement of 50% of shares of AAM (Agility Partners currently has a 100% stake currently).

 

Kinji Kaiho
Representative Director
Agility Asset Advisers Inc.

 
 

 

(About Phillip Capital Group)

Phillip Capital Group is a financial group with Phillip Securities Pte. Ltd., a securities company established in Singapore in 1975, as its core. It has now established bases in 17 countries around the world to develop securities, trust, banking, insurance, financial futures and financial IT businesses.
AAA Group formed a capital alliance with Phillip Capital Group in July 2016 and plays a role as a platform for the real estate securitization and asset management of Phillip Capital Group in Japan.

 

(About Agility Partners Pte. Ltd.)

Agility Partners Pte, Ltd. is a company that was established by Phillip Capital Group in Singapore in 2016. It has CKS Consulting Pts. Ltd., a real estate appraisal company with a history of nearly 100 years in Singapore, under its umbrella. It has now organized Agility Asian, a network of real estate appraisal companies with local leading companies, mainly in Southeast Asia and also engages in businesses such as real estate fund investment and real estate brokerage.

 
 

Overview of the New Company

Name	Agility Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Address	250 North Bridge Road, #06-00, Raffles City Tower, Singapore
Capital	250,000 Singapore dollars
Shareholders	Agility Holdings Inc.: 50% Agility Partners Pte. Ltd.: 50%
Directors	Kinji Kaiho Lee Tang Keat Teo Hock Hoe
Main businesses	(1) Real estate asset management business outside Japan (2) Real estate investment advisory in the region centered on Southeast Asia (3) Local partner introduction business in the region centered on Southeast Asia (4) Real estate investment fund-related business mainly in Southeast Asia (5) Other related businesses
Commencement of business operations	End of January 2019 (planned)