Gene King, Chief Investment Officer, BW Industrial
Originally from Taiwan, Mr. King is full-time based in BW’s HCMC headquarter to oversee equity capital market strategies including capital raising, JV partnership, and fund management.
Mr. King has 19 years of experience in cross-border property development, PERE asset management, M&As deal structuring, and syndicated finance. He began stationing in HCMC since 2016 with strong presence and active market engagement, which built him profound industry relationships in the region.
Before joining BW, he was Managing Director of Ally Logistic Property Vietnam (ALP Vietnam), a Taiwanese industrial property powerhouse. His role covered market entry and business development in Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. He was also the Principal of Cathay Private Equity’s SEA Logistics Infrastructure Partnership in the tenure.
Prior to Vietnam, he had been Senior Investment Manager at Fubon Financial, spearheaded the very early overseas property investments of Taiwanese insurance fund in New York, Paris, London, and HCMC.
Mr. King has M.S in Real Estate Development (MSRED) from Columbia University, M.Arch from Tunghai University, and B.A in Land Economics from National Taipei University.
BW is Vietnam’s leading logistics and industrial real estate platform with over 9 million square meters of industrial land in prime locations under control across 51 projects in 12 key provinces in Vietnam. BW has been focused on developing modern warehouses and light industrial to capture the outsized growth opportunities of manufacturing, increasing domestic consumption, and the rapid growth of e-commerce. As of Q4 2023, BW has secured equity commitments of more than US$1 billion from its investors and partners and has formed strategic partnerships with leading global manufacturers, e-commerce, and logistics players to serve one of the fastest-growing markets in Asia.
Past Mingtiandi Events
Singapore Forum 2024 — Southeast Asia Industrial Outlook
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