CapAsia focuses on private equity investing in the infrastructure sectors in Southeast Asia and Central Asia. Founded in 2006, CapAsia employs 8 investment professionals across offices in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Jakarta. The firm currently manages approximately $300 million in assets across three funds.
CapAsia’s management and investment teams are experienced in both the international private equity and principal investing disciplines. CapAsia’s founders believe that successful investment outcomes require local sources of insight and information, which is provided by local market offices. The firm operates as one firm across its various offices and management maintains a commitment to teamwork and collaboration.
CapAsia’s first fund, The South East Asian Strategic Assets Fund, was launched in 2006. In 2009, the Firm launched the Islamic Infrastructure Fund, and the third fund, The CapAsia Asean Infrastructure Fund III, was launched in 2012.*
CapAsia is majority owned by The Rohatyn Group (TRG), a private investment firm focused on investing in emerging markets. The CIMB Group is a significant minority shareholder.
The senior team members have extensive experience in private equity, project finance and principal investing in the infrastructure sectors of South East Asia, Central Asia and South Asia.
In addition, on behalf of the funds they manage, they seek to leverage the network of regional and international strategic investors and financiers in order to secure a range of financing facilities related to project financing, corporate financing and acquisition financing.
Consistently delivering and increasing value to investors, staff and shareholders through performance excellence, team work and professional integrity
1. Serving and protecting the interests of the investors in the funds managed by CapAsia
2. Protecting and growing CapAsia's core assets - people, reputation and capital
3. Striving for performance excellence and consistency in delivering value to investors, employees and shareholders
4. Attracting and retaining the best and brightest talent in the PE industry
5. Making the team and team work central to all operations and activities
6. Maintaining the highest standard of professionalism, intellectual integrity and ethical behaviour
7. Fostering an investment culture that encompasses the full investment cycle and balances professional discipline with responsiveness to opportunity; focus with entrepreneurship; and rigour with imagination