Category: General business

Transaction Advisory Specialists

Should you invest during this Covid-19 pandemic?

It’s been a painful/exciting crash over the month of march. For those who have been following my updates, I’ve generally accumulated cash across the last 2 quarters (2019 Q4 and 2020 Q1), on growing uncertainties and (imo) an over-valued market. I’ve also taken action on my investing plan as follows: 1. Divided my investable sum…
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Same same but different – some different terms used in fundraising in Southeast Asia

The startup and fundraising scene in Southeast Asia has been burgeoning in the last century, with venture capital firms raising a total of close to US$4 billion in the region as of 2019. While a number of “best practices” and structures are similar to that as found other countries who have had a longer history…
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Three more complex and overlooked issues in startup funding (especially in South-east Asia)

Fundraising – always a “fun” activity whether you are doling out cash (making a wise investment) or receiving those doles of cash (channeling it for the growth of the company). Active participants in the fundraising scene more or less know the key terms to look out for in an investment. Valuation, anti-dilution, rights of first…
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Three rights to really think about in investment deals

By Nathanael LimFebruary 2020 Rights of first offer or rights of first refusal? With rights of over-subscription? Drag-along or tag-along threshold amounts? Broad-based or narrow-based anti-dilution rights? There are a variety of investment terms that can sometimes over-complicate the fund-raising process for investors and founders. We always want to be practical in every transaction, so…
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