Strategic Capital Introductions
About Ridge Vista
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We help our clients to successfully raise capital, sell assets and acquire targets by introducing the right partners across Asia-Pacific. Having worked in the Asia-Pacific region for over 20 years, our extensive network of institutional investors and family offices allows us to provide access to the right partners in each asset class.
We also provide bespoke advice to successfully close complex transactions. We can prepare, position and present your assets and business to maximise value. Our confidential and competitive sale process will get you the best price and terms available.
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Ridge Vista understands how investors will evaluate private equity, venture capital and real asset opportunities, as well as the various negotiating strategies they will use against you. With Ridge Vista on your side, you can now overcome these hurdles and avoid the pitfalls when dealing with sophisticated investors. Our complete alignment of interests ensures that you benefit from our network, knowledge and experience in Asia-Pacific.
We provide our clients with strategic capital introductions across Asia-Pacific
CAPITAL RAISE,
BUY & SELL
CLOSED ACROSS
ASSET CLASSES
REAL ESTATE
ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE
ASSETS
RENEWABLE POWER
ASSETS
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
- Benjamin Disraeli, former UK Prime Minister
OUR SERVICES
We will introduce the right partners and guide you to a successful close
Raise Capital
from APac
Leveraging our network of institutional investors and family offices across the Asia-Pacific region, we will introduce the right investors so that you can successfully access these deep pools of capital.
We will conduct an initial review of the relevant assets for sale or desired targets to acquire. We will identify and then introduce prospective partners to you. Ridge Vista can also advise on the best way of approaching those prospective partners.
Buy & Sell
Prepare
Ridge Vista can advise on the due diligence requirements sophisticated institutional prospects, and any debt finance providers, will require. We can also coordinate the preparation and production of sell side due diligence reports. We will ensure that these focus on the material value critical issues and meet institutional standards.
We can advise you on how to present, mitigate and respond, in a commercially effective manner, to the enquiries sophisticated investors will make. With Ridge Vista you can position and present your assets in a way that is attractive to sophisticated buyers and debt providers. You will therefore avoid buyers using their due diligence findings to drive the pricing down.
Position
& Present
Structure &
Documents
Ridge Vista can help you balance the competing commercial, financial, tax and legal perspectives. These optional enhancements can bring significant additional value to a transaction. We can review the legal documentation to make sure it accurately reflects the desired commercial outcomes, saving you considerable management time and legal costs.
By having a financing package in place for a buyer to rely on at closing, you will avoid having to grant any period of exclusivity that is damaging to your interests. Ridge Vista will negotiate and arrange a finance and security package for you, so you don't need to grant any exclusivity. This will maintain the competitive tension across all prospective buyers throughout the sale process.
Arrange Finance
Close the Transaction
We are focused on successfully closing each and every transaction. Where appropriate, we can conduct a private customized sale process that maintains confidentiality and enhances competitive tension, ensuring you get the best price and terms available.
Make every detail perfect,
and limit the number of details to perfect.
-Jack Dorsey, co-founder Twitter
LEADERSHIP
Tim Lewis - CEO
Tim has over 2 decades of investment, asset management and capital raising experience in Asia-Pacific. Prior to founding Ridge Vista, Tim worked at Brookfield in Singapore where he was Chairman of the Investment Committee for Asia. Tim has held senior roles at Deutsche Bank, RREEF and in the Hedge Fund industry, with responsibilities across the Asia-Pacific region (including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore) and Europe. He graduated from the London School of Economics and is a solicitor qualified in England, Wales and Ireland (currently non-practising).
Neil Olofsson - Senior Advisor
Neil has over 25 years of experience in the asset management and finance industries. He previously worked for HSBC in Hong Kong where he was responsible for maintaining institutional relationships for all divisions of the bank across Asia and Australia. He was also the Company Secretary for HSBC. Neil spent over a decade in various roles at Brookfield in Australia, including as Company Secretary where he advised investors in the funds management business. He graduated in London with a law degree and is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.
Edmund Tang – Senior Advisor
Edmund has over 18 years of experience in financial services at HSBC in Hong Kong and London. He worked in the Investment Banking, Private Banking and Asset Management divisions of HSBC, where he was the Global CFO for Private Banking, co-head of Private Banking for North Asia and most recently Global CFO for Asset Management. After graduating with a degree in Accounting and Economics, he qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse. Edmund serves as Honorary Treasurer for the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, where he chairs the finance committee.
Damir Petrovic - Senior Advisor
Damir has 18 years of private equity, real estate, infrastructure, mining and construction expertise. He worked at Brookfield for 9 years, where he held various responsibilities across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East for M&A due diligence, finance, asset integration and risk. Damir started his professional career at KPMG where he focussed on the natural resources and energy sectors, after which he worked for Newmont Mining the world's largest gold miner. Damir graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce, has a Masters in Finance (Banking and Corporate Finance) and a Postgraduate degree in Energy (Oil & Gas).
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Dzingira Matenga - Senior Advisor
Dzingira has over 20 years of strategic consulting and investment promotion experience. He was formerly a Partner & Managing Director at leading global management consulting firms, including McKinsey & Company. Whilst based in the UK, the US and in Africa, Dzingira has worked on investments in the power, mining, oil & gas, manufacturing and logistics sectors. Dzingira graduated with a first-class degree in Accounting and Finance before qualifying as a chartered accountant. He is a member of the BRICS Business Council (South Africa) and serves on various boards as a Non-Executive Director.
Yasin Ali - Senior Advisor
Yasin has over 25 years of experience in the energy and petrochemical sectors. Yasin worked at INEOS for over a decade where he was Chairman of the Group Functions Executive Committee and held responsibilities for Group M&A. Prior to this, he worked at BP plc and in BP’s Exploration & Production businesses. After graduating from Sussex University with a Law degree, Yasin started his career at KPMG.
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Adam Coonan - Senior Advisor
Adam is a major projects advisor with over 20 years of international experience. He provides advice to boards and c-suites of public and private sector clients, guiding strategic decision making and transaction execution. Adam specialises in the formulation and delivery of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) driven transactions, and their impact on business. Adam was formerly a Partner at Ernst & Young (EY) and held senior executive positions in the Australian public service (NSW Treasury) and at Westpac. He graduated from the University of Sydney and has an MBA from UNSW’s Australian Graduate School of Management.
Nikki Dungog - Associate
Nikki has been involved in the asset management and real estate industries for 9 years. She has worked as an Accountant, and gained valuable experience as an Executive in operational roles acquiring, managing and disposing of various real estate assets. Nikki is a graduate with a BSc in Accounting.
Jean Barbon - Analyst
Jean has 7 years of industry experience with a particular focus on client relations. She graduated with a BSc in Accounting in 2016.
