Team
Former government officials, multilateral executives, and investment professionals. Twenty years closing deals across emerging markets.
Partners
Kelvin Tan
Managing Partner
Kelvin has 20+ years originating cross-border transactions across emerging markets. Founded The Straits42 Group—advisory, professional services, venture capital, real estate. US$3 billion+ in infrastructure deals. Multilateral financing. Private equity. Venture capital.
Former senior executive at Singapore Government (Ministry of Trade & Industry, Monetary Authority of Singapore - Central Bank) and IFC-World Bank Group.
At MAS, officer in charge for Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
At IFC, originated US$225 million Myanmar gas-fired power plant (300MW) coordinating Sembcorp, Clifford Capital, ADB, and AIIB.
US$2 billion Special Economic Zone. US$1 billion Infrastructure Fund. US$1 billion corporate carve-out.
Vice Chairman, Singapore Business Federation Africa Business Group.
Former: Enterprise Singapore Advisory Committees, Public Service Division (government leadership and strategy), MAS Capital Markets Committee, MAS Financial Centre Advisory Panel.
Education: ENPC Paris (French Eiffel Scholar). Harvard, Tsinghua, NUS executive programs. Singapore Government Scholar. Peking University (2008), Tsinghua University (2012).
Languages: English, French, Mandarin.
Expertise: Infrastructure project finance, special economic zones, multilateral financing, sovereign advisory, trade & supply chain finance, capital markets.
Geographies: Africa, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Europe, China.
Henry Wang
Partner (China)
15+ years in private investment and capital markets at Nomura and China International Capital Corporations (CICC).
At Nomura, deployed over US$1 billion into private credit transactions across APAC.
Bachelor of Science, Singapore Management University.
Advisory Council
Professor Wong Tai-Chee (Retired)
Urban Planning & Special Economic Zones
Former Dean & Professor, Southern University College. Distinguished Professor, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics (China). Visiting professor at multiple Chinese universities.
Executive Planner, Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority. World Bank consultant on transmigration projects, Indonesia.
PhD, Australian National University. Published extensively in Environment and Planning A, Land Use Policy.
Geographic Expertise: China, Malaysia, Singapore
Jasmin Johnson
Economic Development & Capacity Building
Executive Vice President, PEMANDU Associates. 15+ years in public policy, education, and human capital development across Asia and West Africa.
Former: Malaysia High Speed Rail Corporation, World Bank (MENA Education), United Nations Department of Management.
Master in Public Policy, Harvard University (Maxis Scholarship for Academic Excellence).
Geographic Expertise: Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Egypt, Pacific Islands