Leslie Teo

GIC Pte Ltd. (Investment Management) (GIC-IM) is the investment management division of state-owned GIC Pte Ltd., a sovereign wealth fund headquartered in Singapore. The firm was founded in 1981 to manage Singapore’s foreign reserves. GIC-IM manages government funds and reports to their own Board of Directors. Under the Constitution of Singapore, the firm is designated as a Fifth Schedule company as they are responsible for managing government assets and the country’s reserves. They secure Singapore’s financial future by investing across a range of asset classes in the public and private markets.

GIC Pte Ltd. operates as non-commodity-based sovereign wealth fund. It invests in the unlisted public and private equity with a focus on health care, financial and business services. The company was founded by Goh Keng Swee in 1981 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Sofina SA is a traded investment company invest in both private and listed companies located in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe primarily in Western Europe, India, China and the United States. It targets companies operating in the fields of digital transformation, consumer & retail, education, healthcare, energy and services, e-commerce, consumer goods, digital, satellite operations, industry, finance companies, financial services, media, communications, insurance, property development and life sciences. It provides financing for early stage, later stage, buyout and growth capital requirements with an investment size of €5 to €300 million. It acts as a lead investor, considers co-investments and takes a minority interest.