The Future Employee
The future is now. Well, in some cases, the future is past. The sci-fi movie Blade Runner, made in 1982 and 2017, set the future in 2019. It got some things right (or at least headed that way in terms of flying cars and “android” helpers) and some things wrong (like...
Philippines 4.0 Skills Conference | 20-21st Nov
In conjunction with Philippine Trade Training Center, Global MSME Academy, Thames International and accelebator, 2iB Partners will be speaking on Emerging Trends in Retail, HR Transformation and how to internationalize your business. Learn from 12 different...
Managing Director, Yang Yen Thaw awarded Enterprise Singapore recognized Registered Management Consultant (RMC)
9th May 2019 – In keeping with Singapore’s standard of quality and detail as well as increasing 2iB Partner’s value adding capabilities to clients, our Managing Director, Yang Yen Thaw has been passed and been awarded the Registered Management Consultant (RMC)...
Mergers & Acquisitions – simplified. Or, a practical guide
M&A process
1. Strategy
2. Identification
3. Preliminary Due Diligence
4. Expressions of Interest
5. Detailed Due Diligence
6. Definitive Documentation
7. Post M&A
1. Strategy:
M&A begins with an idea in a company that helps it increase market share and access, t
Is having a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program just a cost to your company?
Developing great companies that give back is more about devising a clear Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) program aligned with the company’s goals and values rather than forcefully integrating CSR with their business strategies and goals. Instead of passing it off as a short term marketing gimmick, CSR should be seen as a long term investment strategy.
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3 Key Notes Before Entering a New Market [Video & Transcript]
The above is a video taken during one of 2iB Partners master class where our advisor Mr. Richard Eu answers a question on “3 Key Notes Before Entering a New Market” by a business owner, Mr. Peh Zheng Yang. [Begin Transcript] Mr. Peh: You mentioned something like for...
Why is Instagram a Vital Part of your Marketing Strategy
Throw a stone and you will probably find someone who is taking a photo to post on Instagram. There has also been a strong push for consumer centric businesses to produce and develop products that are “Insta-worthy”. Whether it’s
2iB Partners goes to Silk Road Summit 2018 in Zhang Jia Jie, China
15th Oct, 2018 - 2iB Partners attended the Silk Road Summit Conference in Zhang Jia Jie, China along with some other Singapore delegates. The conference was attended by Delegates from more than 80 countries attended the Summit, including former...
2iB Partners welcomes Mr. Andrew Khng, Director of Tiong Seng Contractors Pte Ltd as Advisor
SINGAPORE – 30th Aug, 2018 – 2iB Partners proudly welcomes Andrew Khng as advisor and part of its team. Andrew brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the construction industry. His extensive regional construction experience and...
2iB Partners enters into partnership with Italian Corporate Finance and Advisory Firm, Zucconi & Co.
Partnership to increase and facilitate Europe - South Asia M&A To increase geographical reach Clients of both companies can now leverage on a more extensive global network to scale up and internationalize with increased trust, capabilities and network....
M&A – The Legal Angle
M&A - The Legal Angle The solution and problem in a merger or acquisition is regulatory in nature. In all cross-border deals, there is no go-around to regulations. Laws are enacted to essential protect life and property of its citizens. Therefore, it...
2iB Partners (Singapore) and TMA Group (US) agree on US-Asia Pacific Partnership
2iB Partners can now offer market access to clients into the US TMA Group can now offer market access to clients into Asia Pacific Partnership to increase and facilitate US-Southasia M&A 26th January, 2018 - 2iB Partners and TMA...
Why M&As Go Wrong
Acquisitions that are rushed can result in problems and challenges after closing in a transaction: Some of the reasons why M&As go wrong are: 1. Assumption Asymmetry Leaders and owners may over value a target by making assumptions including...
2iB Partners Welcomes Chairman of Eu Yan Sang International, Richard Eu as Adviser
SINGAPORE - 20th November, 2017 – 2iB Partners proudly welcomes Richard Eu as adviser and part of its team. Richard brings an invaluable wealth of experience having grown a small company into one of Asia’s largest Traditional Chinese Medicine groups today....
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[Video] 2iB Partners Speaks at Southeast Asian M&A and Corporate Investment Conference 2017
In the above video, Managing Director of 2iB Partners, Mr. Yang Yen Thaw delivers a 50 minute speech on Legal issues in cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and a new approach to M&A. 2iB Partners formed part of a repertoire of experts...
Panelist Commentary on Fintech in Healthcare: Partnerships & Regulatory Frameworks – 27 October 2017
A commentary by Yang Yen Thaw on his views in the panel discussion on Accelerating Innovation: Partnerships & Regulations on the topic "Fintech in Healthcare". The panelists were Yang Yen Thaw, Managing Director of 2iB Partners, Astrid S. Tuminez, Regional...
8 Points to consider for an IPO
In the previous parts, for Preparing your Company for a Liquidity Event, we covered: 8 Preparatory Steps 8 Considerations 8 Legal Points For the last installment of the series, we’d like to touch on a little on the supposed “holy grail” of companies – the...
8 Legal Points to note during a Liquidity Event
Representations and warranties in contract containing the liquidity events that could make or break a deal
Sometimes overlooked as standard clauses, a target is willing to give any…
8 Considerations when Preparing your Company for a Liquidity Event
Liquidity events are usually an exciting and most looked forward to event in the business cycle. For some it means injection of new growth capital, for others it means cashing out their multi-million dollar exits. While it is certainly an event to look...
2iB Partners to speak at ACCESS: Fintech For Health Conference 26-27 October, 2017
2iB continues to play an active role in advising on the various business ecosystems and how different sectors can engage with each other seamlessly.
As part of the panel of experts, Mr. Yang Yen Thaw, Managing Director of 2iB….
8 Steps to Preparing your Company for a Liquidity Event
This is usually an exciting and most looked forward to event in the business cycle. For some it means injection of new growth capital, for others it means cashing out their multi-million dollar exits. While it is certainly an event to look forward to, it is also something that should be planned towards.
Here are 8 steps that…
2iB Partners to join panel of experts to speak at Southeast Asia M&A Corporate Investment Conference 2017: 2-3 November
In this event, Managing Director, Yang Yen Thaw of 2iB Partners will join a panel of other experts to speak on cross-border M&A in South East Asia. 2iB continues to strengthen and develop it's presence and network in cross-border M&A through strong...
3 Tips on Protecting your Intellectual Property
Introduction Intellectual Property or IP used to be known as industrial property. With the inclusion of various other works such as art and trading names which involved 3 basic elements – time, effort and money, the term changed from industrial property to...
Trend of Trends
There are many trends around the world but I believe that most trends center around one key trend. In the past 10 years, what was this key trend that drove the economy and reaped in billions of dollars in revenue? There are some buzzwords; E-commerce, cloud computing,...
The 4th Industrial Revolution and what does the future look like for SMEs?
The Conglomerate The 1960s saw a plethora of conglomerates being used to raise finance with low interest due to their risk diversification and other factors. It was also glamorous to be seen owning diverse industries, like Woolies or Woolworths Group in UK. Free cash...
Is it the right time to expand your business?
Today's conquerors Expansion, empire building, conquest are hard in-grained into the champions of each era. In the times before, there was Qin Shi Huang, there was Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great. Today, there are entrepreneurs. Expansion into foreign markets is...
Transcending the conglomerate discount and turning it into a premium
The Conglomerate Discount In a conglomerate model, one entity buys out many disparate entities resulting in one top management/board that all companies report upwards to. In 1981, conglomerates had already gone out of fashion. Analysts were keen to...
Investing in the right instruments – Human Capital
Human Capital Human capital may be defined as a measure of the economic value of an employee (from a contractor to the CEO). Measured by his skills, contribution, value and cost to his company. But if it is only measured by economic value, then...
When Mergers & Acquisitions don’t work
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) aim for financial stability of a business and wealth maximization of shareholders. It provides a potentially bigger and diversified market share. In these days, it is the most commonly use methods for the...
ASEAN Outlook 2016
Introduction ASEAN is the Association of South East Asian Nations comprising the State/Government of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the...