OUR MISSION
Founded in 2019, Shore Capital Partners Limited is an Investment Management and Advisory Firm pursuing value-enhancement investments primarily in the Real Estate, Credit, Value-Add and/or Opportunistic sectors with an Asia mandate.
We capitalize on our team of experienced professionals in Real Estate Fund management, asset underwriting, deal structuring, and market and transaction analyses, while we are also highly competitive in sourcing, developing and managing the growth sectors where value can be added (predominantly in commercial real estate developments and industrial real estate developments).
Our niche approach assesses clients’ needs across the whole deal structure – to come up with the most suitable and tailored solutions which lead to a substantial creation of value over an attractive risk-adjusted investment horizon.
Our mission is not only to achieve superior capital appreciation but also to create a positive and constructive impact on the environment, society and governance.
CORE VALUES:
Excellence
We aim for excellence in everything we do. We invest and manage to achieve superior returns, SCP aims always to deliver performance beyond our clients' expectations.
Loyalty
One Firm, One Team. Our success depends on a long-lasting relationship with all our stakeholders. Principled and dependable with a collective dedication to outstanding service.
Entrepreneurship
At SCP, we prize entrepreneurship, We live by entrepreneurial values where we step up to challenges and empower full potential - both ours and others.
OUR TEAM
Meet our Strong Interest Alignment between SCP and Partners.
JIREH TSAI
Managing Partner
Mr. Tsai is the Managing Partner responsible for SCP’s investments decision and its general management of the firm. Prior to SCP, he was at a global investment group where he focused on real estate and diversified opportunistic funds. Later, he joined a Real Estate Fund, focusing on Value-add Investments in Japan, where he undertook the firm’s investment advisory engagements, investment structuring and financial modelling.
With a unique experience of cross- border M&A and investments in the Real estate market, Mr. Tsai has founded and managed the investment firm – Shore Capital Partners Limited in 2019, involved in Opportunistic Real Estate and Credit investments.
LESLIE CHOU, MRICS
Managing Partner
Leslie is the Managing Partner in charge of SCP’s real estate investment consultancy and structuring services. Prior to SCP, Leslie was a Senior Director of the Capital Markets at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) for more than 10 years where he spearhead the business of Capital Markets and worked closely with local and regional commercial markets teams handling accounts and delivering transactional and related services on behalf of clients across Asia Pacific.
With more than 24 years of extensive commercial real estate experience in Taiwan, Leslie has advised many Global top institutional investors and developers as well as top multinational corporations in its investments in Taiwan.
To date, he has pioneered transactions with a total asset value exceeding NT$85 billion and investments across the Asia-Pacific region.
DERRICK LIN
Managing Partner
Derrick is currently participating in a cross-border real estate fund in Taiwan and Vietnam, focusing on industrial projects including industrial land and logistics centre development.
Prior to SCP, he executed multi-strategy real estate projects that reached an asset size at a total value of US$450 million in Taiwan and Vietnam while working for Success Capital Taiwan, LM Capital Vietnam, and JLL Taiwan.
During his career at AIG Taiwan, he was responsible for the management of over US$400 million in commercial and industrial properties.
WALTER CHAO
Managing Partner & CSO
Mr. Chao is the Chief Strategy Officer and the Partner in charge of SCP’s strategic planning and investment structuring. He began his career in Formosa semiconductor business group, later acting as Co-Founder and CFO of Winstek Semiconductor.
Prior to SCP, he was the Vice President of Tripod Technology Corp., and the Co-Founder, Managing Director and Spokesman for GMI Technology, he later acted as the MD for Ace Medical Technology Co., Ltd. which focuses on the areas of specialization in medical testing IVDs & ODEP system development.
With his extensive experience in financial and tech fields, he brings his diverse and innovative views to the team. He also is a Taiwan (R.O.C.) Certified Public Accountant.
OLIVER CHOU
Partner
With his dual background as an academic and investment practitioner, Mr. CHOU has extensive experience in cross-border M&A, primary / secondary market investments and pre-IPO deals, with an emphasis on private equity / venture capital deal sourcing and structuring.
Concurrently, Mr. CHOU serves as a senior investment officer for a global investment firm with strong footholds and interests in diverse industries including property development and oversea real-estate investments across Asia.
STEVEN LIN
CFO
Mr. Lin is the Chief Financial Officer of SCP, responsible for finance, accounting and investor reporting functions. He began his career as an auditor in PwC in Taiwan (R.O.C.), serving both privately held and publicly listed clients in the real estate, finance, and investment industry.
During his employment at PwC Taiwan, he focused on the real estate, tech, manufacturing and finance field with specialization of M&A, tax planning and investment advisory, He later founded WinProfessions & Co., CPAs to exercise private wealth management for high net worth individuals.
He also is a Taiwan (R.O.C.) Certified Public Accountant.
MICHAEL MCGAUGHY, CAIA
Senior Advisor
Michael McGaughy is an award-winning analyst with a diverse financial background spanning buy- and sell-side equity research, and listed and private equity fund management.
He first came to Asia in 1985 and has been involved with the region ever since, having worked for different companies including HSBC, and StoneWater Capital. He’s a responsible officer for type 4 (advice) & 9 (fund management) activities in Hong Kong.
Mike manages a global equity fund that researches and invests in companies that are managed/owned by good people, have a structure that aligns minority and majority shareholder interests and can be bought at low valuations. He's branded the research process and fund 'Research Alpha'.