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GIC

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GIC is a global investment firm managing Singapore's foreign reserves.

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Also Known As

GIC Singapore, 新加坡政府投资公司, GIC, GIC Private Limited

founded date

22.05.1981

Number of employees

IPO status

Private

Description

With over 40 investments worldwide, GIC invests in various asset classes such as equities, fixed income, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure. They invest through funds and directly in companies, partnering with management teams to help businesses achieve their objectives. In the tech industry, GIC seeks to be a lifetime partner to the companies they invest in. They have 10 offices in key financial cities worldwide and employ over 1,700 people to achieve good long-term real returns on assets under their management.
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Sector

Technology Hardware and Equipment

Subsector

Electronic Office Equipment

Location

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Sector

Closed End Investments

Subsector

Closed End Investments

Keywords

Financial Services, Wealth Management, Finance

Location

Singapore

count Of Investments

3
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Local Amount - CAD 5.9B
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Sector

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Subsector

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Subsector

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Keywords

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People

Founders
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Chow Kiat Lim
Chow Kiat Lim

Chow Kiat Lim

Lim Chow Kiat was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2017. He was previously Group Chief Investment Officer of GIC and Deputy Group President. He joined GIC as a portfolio manager upon graduation in 1993 and subsequently rose to head the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Department. He was President, Europe in 2009, overseeing investments and relationships in Europe, Africa and the Middle East before his appointment as President of GIC Asset Management in 2011. Mr Lim is the Chairman of Wealth Management Institute and serves on the boards of Nanyang Technological University, National Research Foundation, Enterprise Singapore and FCLT Global. He is also a member of Agence France Trésor’s Strategic Committee and International Advisory Council of Mizuho Financial Group. Mr Lim holds a First Class Honours degree in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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GIC
GIC

Chow Kiat Lim

Employee Profiles
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Carsten Bleckwehl

Carsten Bleckwehl

Senior Vice President, Private Equity (Direct Investments)

Sara Tee

Assistant vice president, human resources business partner, technology group

Krish Parikh

Krish Parikh

Vice President

Igor Baskin

Igor Baskin

Vice President

Ben Drake

Ben Drake

Talent Acquisition

Lim Hock Tay

Lim Hock Tay

Deputy Group Chief Investment Officer, President (Europe)

Nic Tan

Cyber security strategic officer | vulnerability assessments manager

Bhavik Patel

Investment associate

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