Vickers Venture Partners (“Vickers”), a global venture capital firm focusing on venture capital investments in China, Southeast Asia and the US has selected DealCloud to manage its fundraising efforts, activity and centralize the firm’s knowledge. With a presence in Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, California and New York, the group manages 5 funds and proprietary capital to date. The firm just closed their $230 million Fund V in October 2017, its largest fundraising yet.
Their portfolio covers life sciences, technology, media, and telecommunications as well as consumer and financial services. The firm is managed by Dr. Finian Tan in Singapore and his 4 partners, Dr. Khalil Binebine in San Diego, Dr. Jeffrey Chi and Ms. Linda Li in Shanghai, and Dr. Damian Tan in Singapore.
“Vickers seeks to create long term value for our investors by investing in and building a stable of companies with large growth potential. With people on the ground trawling for deals, Vickers’ competitive advantage stems from its multi-nationality, its experience and knowledge of the markets, its network of government and industry leaders, and its track record in the region and beyond. Therefore, it became essential for us to have a platform that effortlessly centralized our institutional knowledge. DealCloud’s mobile app is perfect for our deal team as they are able to update deals on the go with no interruptions,” describes Chris Ho, Vice President at Vickers.
“It has been very exciting and an honor to work with Vickers, which has been ranked No. 4 in the world across all funds globally and is the most highly awarded Asian VC. Streamlining their fundraising efforts so that they are able to put their capital to work is a pleasure as Vickers cover such a wide range of industries across the globe,” states Ben Harrison, Co-Founder and CRO at DealCloud.
About Vickers Venture Partners:
Vickers Venture Partners has raised over US$400 million –across 5 funds to invest in start-ups around the world. Their $230M fifth fund is the largest private fund in Southeast Asia. Their current portfolio has an NAV of over US$2 billion, which includes San Diego-based restorative medicine company Samumed, which was last valued at $12 billion, and KPISOFT, an enterprise performance management company seeking a US listing early next year. Vickers partners have track records that include hits such as Baidu.com, Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU), Focus Media Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: FMCN), Kongzhong Corp (NASDAQ: KONG), Cambridge Real Estate Investment Trust (SGX: CREIT), Sunfun Info Co. (Gretai: 5278) and Asian Food Channel (trade sale).
For more information on Vickers Venture Partners, visit www.vickersventure.com.
About DealCloud:
DealCloud is a pioneer in M&A software. The Company was formed in 2010 by a team of former deal professionals with deep knowledge of the private capital markets. DealCloud has quickly emerged as a global leader in providing deal management, workflow, and technology solutions to all participants in the private capital markets, including private equity and growth capital firms, sell-side banks, publicly traded companies, and debt capital investors. DealCloud is well known for their client service and the team takes great pride in the delivery of the platform and the strength of their relationships with clients. DealCloud understands the pace of deal execution and is committed to working at the same cadence as their clients to deliver fast and accurate outcomes. The team is fully committed to the success of their clients.
For more information on DealCloud, visit www.intapp.com/dealcloud.