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Xuan Yong Soh
Managing Director of Tower Capital Asia Pte. Ltd.Xuan Yong is Managing Director and Member of the Investment Committee at Tower Capital. Before joining Tower Capital in 2018, he was Investment Director at ICG, where he led deals across Asia Pacific. Prior to this, he was with 3i and global hedge funds based in Hong Kong, New York and Singapore. Xuan Yong began his career at Merrill Lynch in investment banking.
Xuan Yong sits on the boards of the following selected investment portfolio:
✓ Poh Tiong Choon Logistics (3rd party logistics provider previously listed and privatised from the Singapore Stock
Exchange at a market cap of S$280 million)
✓ I Can Read (leading regional English enrichment provider serving over 20,000 students across Asia Pacific and
Middle East)
✓ PTC Logistics Hub LLP (JV with ESR-REIT that owns/manages industrial assets valued at over S$225 million)
✓ Ectivate (education platform that invests into vertical education companies in Southeast Asia serving learners across
their entire learning journey)
✓ Edspaze (edtech start-up focused on providing an integrated platform solution for operators and end-users)
In August 2021, Xuan Yong led the buyout and privatisation of Boardroom (leading corporate services provider) at an offer price of S$312 million. Xuan Yong has a Bachelor of Arts (Distinction) from Cornell University with a triple major in Computer Science, Economics and Independent Major (College Scholar Program). He holds the CFA and FRM charters and sits on the Professional Development committee of the Singapore Venture & Private Equity Association (SVCA).
Alex Boulton
Partner at Bain & Company S.E. Asia Inc.Alex has been working with Bain for 12 years, across regions but primarily focused on Southeast Asia. He is leader of Bain’s healthcare private equity vertical across APAC, and member of Bain’s SEA private equity practice. He has led more than 80 commercial due diligence engagements and supported financial investor clients across a range of topics from fund/investment strategy through to portfolio value creation and exit value maximization.
David He
Partner at Gunderson Dettmer Singapore, LLPDavid He is a partner in the Singapore office of Gunderson Dettmer, a Silicon Valley-headquartered international law firm with an exclusive focus on the innovation economy. David has spent nearly a decade working with startups and VCs throughout the U.S., China, India, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Based in New York, Silicon Valley and Singapore during this period, David has led negotiations on more than 500 successful venture financing transactions and advised on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, commercial contracts and public listing preparations for a number of venture-backed startups.
David has been recognized by The Legal 500 as the only “Next Generation Partner” in the Start-Up and Venture Capital - Foreign Firms in Singapore category. He is also recognized by Chambers and Partners and India Business Law Journal, and was listed as one of Asia’s 40 Under 40 Lawyers for 2022 by Asian Legal Business, a Thomson Reuters publication, which recognizes the top young lawyers from international and domestic firms across Greater China, South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia and India.
Jiunn Yih Hoo
Director, Deals and Strategy of DeloitteJiunn Yih is a Valuation & Modelling Services Director with over 17 years of collective experience in valuation, mergers and acquisitions and audit experience serving private equity, multinationals and local listed companies.
He has completed numerous engagements on acquisition and divestiture pricing, purchase price allocation, litigation support, and intellectual property. His experience spans across various industries which include Real Estate and Hospitality, Manufacturing, Retail / Consumer Business, Media & Telecommunications, and Technology.
As part of Deloitte’s Financial Advisory division, Jiunn Yih has considerable experience in buy-side financial due diligence as well as corporate valuation services that comprise valuation supporting acquisitions, litigation, RTOs and IPOs.
He was also the engagement manager on the valuation of Singapore’s first successful loan application case using intellectual property as collateral by Masai Group International under iPOS’ IP Financing Scheme (“IPFS”).
As per his duties, he is responsible for annual portfolio valuation for private equity clients, coverage of property valuations review and Deloitte outreach efforts in valuation seminars.
Joshua Heng
Supervising Associate at Simmons & Simmons JWS Pte. Ltd.Joshua regularly advises fund managers and their investment funds (both offshore and onshore), including hedge funds, fund of funds, digital assets funds, venture capital funds, private equity funds, ETFs and real estate funds on all aspects of formation and restructuring. He also regularly acts for institutional and private clients in relation to their investments into funds. Joshua has experience in advising on regulatory matters for investment funds and fund managers, including the licensing and registration of fund managers, exemptions from fund management licensing requirements, marketing arrangements, offering rules, conduct of business obligations and regulatory reporting requirements.
Joshua is recognised as a "Rising Star" for Investment Funds in Singapore in the Expert Guides – LMG Rising Stars 2022.
Dennis Le
Vice President at Openspace Ventures Pte LtdDennis is currently a Vice President at Openspace Ventures where he covers seed-to-growth stage investment opportunities in Vietnam and Singapore. Dennis also sits on the Investment Committee of Ocular - Openspace's crypto-focused VC fund.
He was previously a Consultant at Roland Berger and Analysys Mason, where he focused on strategy development, operational improvement and transaction support in the TMT sector.
Dennis holds a CEMS Masters’ in International Management from the London School of Economics and HEC Paris, as well as a BBA (First Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore.
Vorapol Supanusonti
Co-Founder, Managing Director & Thailand Country Head of Asia Partners Fund Management Pte. Ltd.Brook is the Co-Founder, Managing Director & Thailand Country Head of Asia Partners.
He was previously with Sea (NYSE:SE), one of the leading consumer internet companies in Southeast Asia, as a senior member of its corporate development team. At Sea, Mr. Supanusonti oversaw Sea’s investment program, focusing on Seed & Series A technology companies in Southeast Asia. He was part of the core team that led the company’s landmark initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2017, raising approximately US$1Bn in primary capital.
Prior to Sea, Mr. Supanusonti spent approximately a decade as a private equity investor focusing on Southeast Asia with TPG (2016-2017), General Atlantic (2013-2016), and Temasek Holdings (2009-2013). He played an active role in over US$2.4Bn worth of transactions in Southeast Asia in sectors spanning from technology, consumer, logistics, and education, to real estate.
Mr. Supanusonti earned a B.B.A in Finance and a B.Sc. in Economics from Singapore Management University where he was a Lee Kong Chian Scholar and graduated summa cum laude.
Praneeth Yendamuri
Partner at Bain & CompanyPraneeth has over 20 years of experience in P&L management, Strategy, Performance Improvement, Sales and relationship Management with extensive experience in the ASEAN region.
Praneeth rejoined Bain as Partner around 4 years ago in the Consumer Products and Private Equity Practice heading up client relationships across the region. He also leads the Marketing Excellence Group at Bain for APAC and is the client lead for Bain’s digital marketing initiatives in South East Asia.
Praneeth was the Managing Director for Kimberly-Clark’s ASEAN & Hong Kong, where he delivered double-digit profitable sales growth for Huggies, Kotex, Depend and Kleenex brands. Prior to this role, Praneeth was Managing Director for Kimberly-Clark’s Vietnam and Indochina business.
Prior to his time at Kimberly-Clark, Praneeth held the position of Principal at Bain & Company in South East Asia. During his tenure, he successfully facilitated numerous mergers and acquisitions, in addition to leading project delivery across various sectors, including Consumer Goods, Agri-commodities, and Telco. Praneeth consistently delivered exceptional value to his clients through his expertise and strategic guidance.
Praneeth has also held positions with Michelin, Diageo and the International Finance Corporation.
A Chartered Accountant and an alumnus of INSEAD, Praneeth is now based in Singapore with his wife and two sons. Outside of work, he loves practicing Reiki and try his hand at cooking.
Priscilla Yee
Senior Manager at Bain & CompanyPriscilla is a Senior Manager with Bain’s Private Equity practice in SEA where she leads commercial due diligences andpost-acquisition value creation work for financial investors. She has a particular focus on B2B software companies,but has also advised clients on assets across industrials, consumer product, retail, healthcare and B2C interneteconomy platforms.
Before joining Bain, Priscilla worked in Economics and Strategy Consulting where she advised clients from both theprivate and public sectors on economic development strategies.