Mergermarket, ION Analytics, with Giovanni Amodeo

Chi Kit Chai, Chief Investment Officer at SeaTown, recently shared his insights with Giovanni Amodeo of ION Analytics /  Mergermarket.

With a shifting macro environment and the tailwinds from ultra-low interest rates behind us, improving the operations of our portfolio companies to drive successful investment outcomes becomes more important than ever before.

Chi Kit shared how SeaTown’s private equity team adds value to its portfolio companies by helping them access our broader ecosystem in Asia – facilitating relationships and driving opportunities for resilient growth and operational efficiency.

He also believes that a buy-and-build strategy is particularly effective in ASEAN. The region’s 70 million small and medium-sized businesses and fragmented industries present a compelling opportunity to build larger platform companies by integrating complementary businesses, generating cost efficiencies and benefitting from improved economics.

Other topics included SeaTown’s approach to sustainability and ESG, what effective investor engagement looks like, the growing investor demand for private credit in Asia Pacific, and the path forward for SeaTown.

Access the full version of the interview here: https://bit.ly/3B9xnfg