7 Acquisitions of Companies in Singapore

January 15, 2023
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M&A activity has seen a steady increase across the globe over the past decade, especially in Singapore. Startups and technology companies have become very popular with private equity firms, strategic buyers and even family offices.

In this blog post, we are taking a closer look at 7 acquisitions that took place in Singapore .

Amos International (S) Pte Ltd acquired by Gaylin Holdings Ltd.

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$2,682,133

Announcement:

26 March 2018

Details about the company:

Professional Procurement & Logistics Management Services are offered by Amos International (S) Pte Ltd to the Marine & Offshore Industries.

Headquarter:

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Where to find them:

Industry:

Logistics, Marine Technology, Marine Transportation

Details about the buyer:

Gaylin Holdings is one of the world's leading suppliers of rigging and lifting solutions to the oil and gas ("O&G") sector.

Headquarter:

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Where to find them:

Northwest Executive Education acquired by Great Learning

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$100,000,000

Announcement:

10 May 2022

Details about the company:

Northwest is an organization that specializes in executive education for adult learners.

Headquarter:

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Where to find them:

Industry:

Continuing Education, Corporate Training, E-Learning, EdTech, Education, Higher Education

Details about the buyer:

Great Learning is an ed-tech company that provides extensive, business-relevant programs for professional and higher education.

Headquarter:

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Where to find them:

Optymyze acquired by Elverta Capital

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$13,350,000

Announcement:

24 December 2014

Details about the company:

Optymyze Pte Ltd offers a corporate cloud data and analytics processing automation platform that is unified, no-code, and infinite in scale.

Headquarter:

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Where to find them:

Industry:

Software

Details about the buyer:

Elverta makes investments in no-code platform technologies, no-code data operations, no-code corporate automation, and defense of civil liberties.

Headquarter:

London, England, United Kingdom

Where to find them:

Schola acquired by BrightChamps

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$15,000,000

Announcement:

24 August 2022

Details about the company:

An EdTech startup called Schola offers a range of courses and activities that are especially tailored for youngsters.

Headquarter:

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Where to find them:

Industry:

E-Learning, EdTech, Education, Language Learning, Training

Details about the buyer:

BrightChamps is a business that offers learning and education services.

Headquarter:

Palo Alto, California, United States

Where to find them:

Sunlight Electrical acquired by Chint Electrics

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$2,545,109

Announcement:

18 May 2017

Details about the company:

Switchboards, distribution systems, and control panels with a worldwide standard go by the name SUNLIGHT.

Headquarter:

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Where to find them:

Industry:

Electrical Distribution, Manufacturing

Details about the buyer:

Low voltage electric appliances are produced by Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co., Ltd.

Headquarter:

Yueqing, Zhejiang, China

Where to find them:

TABS Suite - Diligence-as-a-Service acquired by PreIPO

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$20,800,000

Announcement:

19 May 2022

Details about the company:

A firm offering "Diligence as a Service" (DaaS) offers comprehensive risk assessments to businesses through the use of machine learning.

Headquarter:

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Where to find them:

Industry:

Big Data, Machine Learning, Software

Details about the buyer:

PreIPO is a distributed platform that makes it possible to buy assets from the private market through both primary and secondary offerings.

Headquarter:

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Where to find them:

Tookitaki acquired by Thunes

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$20,000,000

Announcement:

18 April 2022

Details about the company:

Regtech business Tookitaki provides financial crime detection and prevention to some of the top banks and fintech companies in the globe.

Headquarter:

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Where to find them:

Industry:

Compliance, Finance, FinTech, Predictive Analytics, SaaS, Software

Details about the buyer:

Thunes provides a worldwide cross-border payment network that enables quick money transfers in 60 different currencies to 100 different countries.

Headquarter:

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Where to find them: