Building new business platforms and working with portfolio companies to create value through strategy development, M&A/partnerships, and performance improvement. Coverage includes healthcare, real estate, and consumer-related sectors.

Advisor to Private Equity Investors and Sovereign Wealth Funds on investment strategy, commercial due diligence, and portfolio company value creation:o Investment strategy: Strategy development for sector-focused platforms and opportunities for financial investors, including in healthcare, leisure/tourism, and foreign direct investment strategyo Commercial due diligence: Commercial due diligences for mid-to-large cap transactions across various industries, including consumer F&B, energy services, healthcare, hospitality, and e-commerce related sectors o Portfolio company value creation: Value creation planning/blueprinting for PE portfolio companies in areas including international expansion, growth adjacencies and performance improvementCorporate M&A advisor with expertise in corporate acquisitions and post-merger integrations:o Opportunity assessments: Sector opportunity scans as part of broader strategic review for corporate clients; industries include outsourced services, healthcare, and hospitality related sectorso Corporate acquisitions: M&A target screening and corporate due diligence as part of corporate growth strategy for large Singapore-based corporateso Post-merger integration: Cross-border merger integration for large corporates spanning multiple markets and product categories; addressing value capture, people/culture issues, and process management

Advised Minister for Defence and senior leadership of MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces on bilateral and multilateral defence policy issues that shaped strategic relationships with foreign defence establishments and armed forces:o Oversaw and directed defence engagement efforts with key Southeast Asian countrieso Established frameworks for multilateral security cooperation to address non-conventional security threatso Represented Singapore’s interests in bilateral negotiations and multilateral security forums