Southern Capital is a leading private equity firm that focuses on control buyouts of high growth middle market businesses in Southeast Asia. Southern Capital has a successful track record of acquiring and growing middle market businesses with enterprise values of between US$20 million to $200 million.
Operating from 2 offices across the region - Singapore and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), we specialise in leveraged buyouts of businesses that play to Asia's strength - a large and fast growing domestic consumer base and its competitive edge as a major manufacturing and services hub.
Working alongside management, entrepreneurs, families and shareholders, Southern Capital has considerable investment and operational expertise of the following industries: specialised financial services, value-added manufacturing, business process outsourcing, consumer products and services including food & beverage, healthcare and selected infrastructure.
Operating from 2 offices across the region - Singapore and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), we specialise in leveraged buyouts of businesses that play to Asia's strength - a large and fast growing domestic consumer base and its competitive edge as a major manufacturing and services hub.
Working alongside management, entrepreneurs, families and shareholders, Southern Capital has considerable investment and operational expertise of the following industries: specialised financial services, value-added manufacturing, business process outsourcing, consumer products and services including food & beverage, healthcare and selected infrastructure.
Organization & Investment Team
Southern Capital is managed by an experienced group of Asian business leaders and private equity professionals with strong relationships, operating skills and pan-Asian investing experience, thereby enabling the firm to deliver superior private equity returns on a repeatable basis. The investment team comprises of members who are local to the firm's target markets and is one of the most experienced private equity teams in Southeast Asia.
Investment Performance
Southern Capital aims to deliver consistent long term equity returns to its investors, which include leading financial institutions, public pension plans, endowments, family offices and charitable foundations. Southern Capital has delivered investment performance in excess of 25% p.a. on equity invested in its target area of Southeast Asia since its inception.
Southern Capital has been the lead or sole investor in all of its investments and believes that being the lead or sole investor allows the firm to be the main driver of key strategic decisions in order to add value to its portfolio companies. Southern Capital develops a tailored plan in conjunction with company management and stakeholders, which defines a set of critical initiatives to execute, over the lifetime of the investment. This focused and pre-identified set of initiatives may range from strategy, to recruiting to operations improvement – but all are designed to create material shareholder value.
Southern Capital has been the lead or sole investor in all of its investments and believes that being the lead or sole investor allows the firm to be the main driver of key strategic decisions in order to add value to its portfolio companies. Southern Capital develops a tailored plan in conjunction with company management and stakeholders, which defines a set of critical initiatives to execute, over the lifetime of the investment. This focused and pre-identified set of initiatives may range from strategy, to recruiting to operations improvement – but all are designed to create material shareholder value.
Our Competitive Advantages
Local team with deep experience and extensive networks in its markets
Research driven approach, combined with relevant local networks generates robust proprietary dealflow
Creative and customised approach to transaction structuring
Proven ability to work with Southeast Asian business owners, management teams and vendors
Active approach to creating value in portfolio companies
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