Investments
335Portfolio Exits
94Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
3About GIC
GIC is an investment firm that manages a diversified portfolio of investments in private equity and venture capital funds, as well as direct investments and co-investments in private companies. Its investment team is based out of San Francisco, London, New York, Singapore, and Beijing. The company was established as the private equity investment arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Singapore.

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GIC Investments
335 Investments
GIC has made 335 investments. Their latest investment was in InterContinental Energy as part of their Unattributed - II on September 9, 2023.

GIC Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/27/2023 | Unattributed - II | InterContinental Energy | $115M | No | 1 | |
9/14/2023 | Series I | Databricks | $503.71M | No | 11 | |
9/7/2023 | Series C | H2 Green Steel | $1,607.88M | No | 3 | |
9/4/2023 | Series E - III | |||||
8/22/2023 | Convertible Note - III |
Date | 9/27/2023 | 9/14/2023 | 9/7/2023 | 9/4/2023 | 8/22/2023 |
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Round | Unattributed - II | Series I | Series C | Series E - III | Convertible Note - III |
Company | InterContinental Energy | Databricks | H2 Green Steel | ||
Amount | $115M | $503.71M | $1,607.88M | ||
New? | No | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 11 | 3 |
GIC Portfolio Exits
94 Portfolio Exits
GIC has 94 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Biotrop on September 07, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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9/7/2023 | Corporate Majority | 5 | |||
8/2/2023 | Corporate Majority - II | 1 | |||
8/2/2023 | IPO | Public | 2 | ||
Date | 9/7/2023 | 8/2/2023 | 8/2/2023 | ||
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Exit | Corporate Majority | Corporate Majority - II | IPO | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 5 | 1 | 2 |
GIC Acquisitions
52 Acquisitions
GIC acquired 52 companies. Their latest acquisition was INDUS Realty Trust on June 29, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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6/29/2023 | Take Private | 3 | ||||
5/4/2023 | Debt | Corporate Majority | 2 | |||
3/30/2023 | Acq - Fin | 2 | ||||
3/27/2023 | ||||||
2/3/2023 |
Date | 6/29/2023 | 5/4/2023 | 3/30/2023 | 3/27/2023 | 2/3/2023 |
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Investment Stage | Debt | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Take Private | Corporate Majority | Acq - Fin | ||
Sources | 3 | 2 | 2 |
GIC Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
GIC has 10 strategic partners and customers. GIC recently partnered with Neoenergia on April 4, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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4/26/2023 | Partner | Brazil | 1 | ||
11/3/2022 | Partner | France | GIC, ESR Set Up $600 Mn Joint Venture To Invest In Logistics Assets Jeffrey Shen and Stuart Gibson , ESR Group Co-founders and Co-CEOs said : `` Capital partner support has been key to the growth of ESR Group 's new economy real estate platform . | 1 | |
9/22/2022 | Vendor | Greece | Bernitsas Law Advises on GIC and Sani/Ikos Group Strategic Partnership `` The new partnership with GIC will further strengthen the resources available to the Sani/Ikos Group to deliver on its five-year investment plan of over EUR 900 million , contributing to the support of local economies and the creation of new jobs in the Mediterranean , '' the firm informed . | 2 | |
7/18/2022 | Partner | ||||
7/3/2022 | Partner |
Date | 4/26/2023 | 11/3/2022 | 9/22/2022 | 7/18/2022 | 7/3/2022 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Vendor | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Brazil | France | Greece | ||
News Snippet | GIC, ESR Set Up $600 Mn Joint Venture To Invest In Logistics Assets Jeffrey Shen and Stuart Gibson , ESR Group Co-founders and Co-CEOs said : `` Capital partner support has been key to the growth of ESR Group 's new economy real estate platform . | Bernitsas Law Advises on GIC and Sani/Ikos Group Strategic Partnership `` The new partnership with GIC will further strengthen the resources available to the Sani/Ikos Group to deliver on its five-year investment plan of over EUR 900 million , contributing to the support of local economies and the creation of new jobs in the Mediterranean , '' the firm informed . | |||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 2 |
GIC Service Providers
8 Service Providers
GIC has 8 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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PIPE | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor | |
Service Provider | |||
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Associated Rounds | PIPE | ||
Provider Type | Investment Bank | ||
Service Type | Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
GIC Team
35 Team Members
GIC has 35 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Chow Kiat Lim.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Chow Kiat Lim | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Chow Kiat Lim | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Status | Current |
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