US Multifamily Specialist Opens First Regional Office in HK
US Multifamily Specialist Opens First Regional Office in HK
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US multifamily specialist CP Capital has picked Hong Kong to open its first office in Asia-Pacific as it looks to raise
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capital from the region’s private wealth investors.
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The office will operate under the brand CP Capital Advisory Asia, which runs in parallel with its parent company CP
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Capital US. The firm has hired Murphy Mok to be a vice-president based in the Hong Kong office, leading the capital
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raising activities in the region for the firm’s flagship funds and separately managed accounts. Prior to joining CP
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Capital, Mok worked at a listed Hong Kong real estate company and developer Rykadan Capital.
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The firm chose Hong Kong to be its first regional office due to its “strategic geographic location in Asia with a direct
link to mainland China,” according to Mok. He noted the city’s tax regime, ease of doing business, and legal system
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continue to make it attractive as a regional headquarters. “With the pandemic subsiding and all the borders having re-
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opened since early 2023, we see this as good timing to establish our footprint in this city to connect investors from the
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The US multifamily manager will start by targeting regional family offices and high-net-worth individuals. During this
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high interest rate and high inflation environment, many Asian private wealth investors are looking at multifamily
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investments as way to help preserve their capital while providing a consistent risk-adjusted return, according to Mok.
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CP Capital manages $15.3 billion in assets, including $3.5 billion in separately managed accounts and $11.8 billion in
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funds. Since it was established in 1989, the firm has generated a net internal rate of return of 16 percent via 234 realized
investments. Currently, it is in the market with its latest fund, RECAP Multifamily Opportunity Fund IV. With a target
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of $300 million, the fund has garnered $217 million and acquired six multifamily development projects to date.
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