SVCA is pleased to announce that the ASEAN Connect Committee has been further strengthened.

The ASEAN Connect Committee main objective is to develop an industry-wide eco-system across the ASEAN markets including Singapore, through engaging with country-level private capital associations and facilitating networking and onboarding of members from the region.

The Committee will seek to raise awareness and explore cross-pollination opportunities and collaboration, including business development, professional development, talent, mobility and other global issues. Other key areas of engagement include legal, tax, related cross-border issues as well as reference networks for other member firms.

The ASEAN Connect Committee who is Co-Chaired by Vishal Harnal, Managing Partner, 500 Global and Gabriel Ho, Partner, Dymon Asia Private Equity.

The Committee is further enhanced by Weiyu Tan, Managing Director, KKR, Ridwan Budijono, Partner, Capsquare Asia Partners, Raymond Rudianto, Senior Advisor, TVM Capital Healthcare / CEO (Singapore), PT. BANK NEGARA INDONESIA (Persero) Tbk., Jonathan Pflug, Head of Southeast Asia, the The Raine Group, Neil F., Managing Director, Burda Principal Investments, Saul Raccah, Managing Director, Pierfront Capital, Anisa Keeratiworanan, Director, Fullerton Fund Management and Erik Jan de Boer, Senior Vice-President, GLG

The Committee members have highly complementary areas of expertise and hope to further the development of the private capital ecosystem in the region and leverage on Singapore’s position as a hub for private capital fund management.