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Our Vision

Build better business tomorrow

Our Founders

Soo Jin and Randy's partnership goes back to 2010 when Soo Jin was Board Director and Randy was CEO of Infastech. When Soo Jin was Director at Standard Chartered Private Equity, Soo Jin led the carve out of GEC and Avdel – divisions of Acument Global Technologies (a Platinum Equity portfolio company), merged the 2 divisions to form Infastech in 2010 and, together with Randy, sold the business to Stanley, Black and Decker in 2013.

Soo Jin and Randy Teo were appointed Principal and co-heads of Platinum Equity in Singapore in late 2013. During their tenure, Soo Jin and Randy were responsible for originations, investment executions, portfolio management and exits. Soo Jin led the execution effort while Randy was the operating partner.

SOO JIN GOH

Soo Jin is Co-Founder, CEO and Partner of PrimeMovers Equity. Soo Jin has more than 20 years of experience in private equity, consulting and executive management. He was previously with Goldman Sachs, Temasek Holdings, Kearney and Babcock & Brown before becoming a Director at Standard Chartered Private Equity and Board Director at Infastech.

Prior to co-founding PrimeMovers Equity, Soo Jin was Managing Director and Head of Platinum Equity M&A team in Singapore.

Soo Jin has a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration (First Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore and an Executive Diploma in Directorship from Singapore Management University and Singapore Institute of Directors. Soo Jin was also Deputy Chairman of St Joseph's Institution (Independent) Board of Governors from 2017 to 2023.

RANDY TEO

Randy is Co-Founder and Partner of PrimeMovers Equity. Randy has more than 28 years of industry and private equity experience. He was formerly the President of Stanley Black & Decker (Engineered Fastening Division), CEO/ President of Infastech and Asia Pacific President of Acument Global Technologies and Textron Asia (Engineered Fastening Division).

Prior to co-founding PrimeMovers Equity, Randy was Principal and Co-head of Platinum Equity M&A team in Singapore.

Randy has a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Hull and an Executive Diploma in Directorship from Singapore Management University and Singapore Institute of Directors. Randy also attended the Advanced Management Program from Wharton.

Our Team

JOVI ZALAMEA

Jovi spent 25 years at Goldman Sachs across its New York, Hong Kong and Singapore offices. He brings with him broad experience in investment banking advisory, structuring and financial risk management. He is a veteran growth markets banker, having worked with Latin American and Southeast Asian markets. Most recently, Jovi served as Goldman Sachs’ country head for Philippines and Vietnam where Jovi advised on financing and M&A transactions and was responsible for building Goldman Sachs’ relationships with the markets’ top corporations and institutions.

Jovi received his MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and BA in Economics and Mathematics (magna cum laude) from the University of the Philippines.

TECK SIEW EE

Teck Siew has more than 20 years' experience in managing financial operations and transformation of public companies and private equity owned portfolio companies. Teck Siew was Infastech's Finance Director and worked closely with Randy and Soo Jin since 2010. In 2015, Teck Siew joined Ying Shing (a Platinum Equity portfolio company) as CFO and was instrumental in the subsequent acquisition and merger of Fischer Tech.

Teck Siew is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor in Accountancy and an Executive MBA, both from Nanyang Technological University.

DANIEL CHUA

Daniel has more than 20 years' experience in pastoral and organisational leadership with a proven track record in leading and supervising teams in various industries. Daniel was formerly Senior Advisor to Clermont Group from 2016 to 2019. Prior to that Daniel, founded and led The City for a decade and continues to serve as Church Board Chairman.

Between 2000 to 2009, Daniel was Pastor at Cornerstone Community Church. Daniel holds a Bachelor of General Studies from Singapore University of Social Sciences and is a Gallup’s CliftonStrengths certified Transformation Coach.

HONG YI LIM

Hong Yi joined with more than 7 years of consulting experience at Accenture, leading large scale complex digital transformation projects for Financial Institutions. Hong Yi looks at value creation through the lens of operations and digital initiatives.

Hong Yi holds a Master Degree in Accounting, Organisations and Institutions from the London School of Economics and Political Science and has served in the Singapore Prime Minister's Office (Public Service Division).

JIM HUANG

Jim joined with more than 5 years of investment banking and equity research experience. Prior to joining PrimeMovers Equity, Jim was an Associate from Wells Fargo Corporate and Investment Banking focusing on M&A Financing. Prior to Wells Fargo, Jim was with Desjardins Capital Markets Equity Research focusing on the Consumer sector.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Toronto.

Our Advisors

Rick Dauch

CEO, Workhorse Inc

Former CEO, Delphi Technologies

Former CEO, Accuride Corporation

Former CEO, Acument Global Technologies (Former Platinum Equity Portfolio Company)

Peter Tan

Founder & former CEO of Fisher-Tech (which was acquired by Platinum Equity)

Willy Koh

Founder & CEO of Racer Medical

Our strong suite of global advisory ecosystem provides expertise in private equity and industries thought leadership.

Visal
Leng

Former President, Johnson Controls Asia Pacific

Former President, Baker Huges Asia Pacific

Dr. Freddy Teo

Founder, Bone Marrow & Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant Service, NUH

Founding member, Parkway Cancer Center & TalkMed

Co-founder, StemCord, StemMed and CellVec

Paul Bridwell

Investment & Portfolio Committee Member, OpenGate Capital

Former Chief of Staff, Platinum Equity

Kevin

Fernando

President, Asia Tools & Outdoor of
Stanley Black & Decker
Former President, Engineered Fastening Asia & Global Electronics of Stanley Black & Decker
Former COO, Infastech

Sustainability

As a purpose driven investor with a long term view, we are committed to enhancing risk management and optimising value for our stakeholders.

Sustainable
Returns

We aim to create sustainable returns with lasting, positive impact for all our stakeholders, including investors, management teams and employees of our portfolio companies.

Principles for Responsible Investment

We aim to become signatories to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment. We believe these principles and guidelines serve as valuable platforms for raising internal awareness and setting expectations for our investment partners, management teams and our other stakeholders.

ESG Goals
and Practices

At portfolio companies level, we work with the management teams to set ESG goals and practices and integrate them into the GTO framework. Specifically, we seek to embed ESG guidelines and action plans with defined KPIs to ensure that our portfolio companies consider its environmental, societal and governance impact.