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CapBridge
Singapore-based CapBridge has launched a product designed to make it easier for accredited individual and expert investors to put money into private equity for smaller ticket sizes than is normally the case.

The offering, called Preferred Access, is part of a trend towards a “democratisation” of access to alternative asset classes such as private equity seen in a number of markets around the world. In a world of low yields from conventional listed equities, the illiquidity premium paid on private equity is drawing in demand, even though there is over $1.0 trillion of money in the world’s private equity sector that hasn’t yet been put to work – aka “dry powder”.

CapBridge’s partnership with Wholesale Investor Pty gives access to markets across Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Australia. Wholesale Investor platform has more than 21,500 investors in its global network.

"In recent years, we have seen demand from individual accredited investors for private investment opportunities. However, these private equity investments are typically exclusive and only available for investing at a large quantum. With Preferred Access, we want to bring such opportunities to the discerning individual accredited investor, at a ticket size that suit individual allocation preferences,” Johnson Chen, founder and chief executive of CapBridge.

Wholesale Investor will collaborate with CapBridge on marketing, distribution, and outreach, as well as identify opportunities to further expand the private markets eco-system together. 
CapBridge has a Capital Markets Services License and is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.