Gic

GIC Pte. Ltd. is a sovereign wealth fund established in 1981 to manage Singapore's foreign reserves. The firm aims to secure Singapore's financial future by investing across a diverse range of asset classes in both public and private markets. GIC's investment focus includes health care, financial and business services, natural resources, real estate, and fixed income. The fund also engages in alternative markets such as foreign exchange, commodities, and money markets. GIC provides seed capital via venture capital funds and invests in start-ups, growth companies, and pre- and post-listed entities, with a particular interest in the technology sector in China. The firm operates through its subsidiaries, including GIC Asset Management, GIC Real Estate, and GIC Special Investments, and maintains a global presence with offices in key financial centers worldwide.

Yoshitaka Arakaki

Vice President

Suresh Bala

Vice President

Stuart Baldwin

Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Group

Floortje Brouwers

Vice President Infrastructure

Sid Chandrasekaran

Associate

Candice Chiew

Assistant Vice President

Yong Cheen Choo

CIO, Private Equity

Madeleine Cosgrave

Managing Director, Regional Head, Europe

Deepa Devani

Vice President - Real Estate

Marcos Freitas

Assistant Vice President

Andrew Glass

Group CIO

Brooks Gong

Vice President

Kent Goodwin

MD, Real Estate

Alexander Greaves

Assistant Vice President

Yang He

Assistant Vice President, Private Equity and Infrastructure

Jennifer Lewis

Head, Communication

Matthew Lim

Senior Vice President

Lay Choon Mah

Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Communications

Clarissa Ong

Assistant Vice President

Krish Parikh

Vice President

Wolfgang Stepan Schwerdtle

Senior Vice President

Joyce Tan

Director of Investment Operations

Jonathan Thng

Assistant Vice President

Sunny Tsun

Senior Vice President

Gastao Valente

Senior Vice President

Lawrence Wong

Director

Wendy Wong

SVP

Denise Wu

Vice President

Eugene Yeo

Vice President, GIC Real Estate International

Josephine Yip

Vice President

Vicky Zhang

Vice President, Investment Management

Past deals in Leasing

Divvy Homes

Series D in 2021
Divvy Homes is a tech-enabled real estate platform based in San Francisco, California, that aims to make homeownership more accessible. Founded in 2017, the company operates in several cities, including San Francisco, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Seattle. Divvy Homes facilitates rent-to-own arrangements by purchasing residential properties on behalf of renters. Customers make down payments and rent the homes, allowing them to build savings toward eventual ownership. This innovative approach helps address the housing affordability gap by providing a transparent and straightforward path to homeownership for families.

Loft

Series D in 2021
Loft Holdings Ltd operates Loft, a digital platform designed to streamline the buying and selling of residential real estate in Brazil. Established in 2018 and headquartered in São Paulo, Loft serves as the country's first transactional marketplace for this sector. It enables users to sell their apartments, receive offers, exchange properties, and purchase from a curated selection of listings. The platform utilizes proprietary transaction data and a comprehensive digital workflow to modernize the homebuying experience, aligning it with contemporary e-commerce practices. Additionally, Loft collaborates with individuals, brokers, and publicly listed real estate investment trusts to facilitate transactions, while also integrating various related services to enhance customer experience.

Divvy Homes

Series B in 2019
Divvy Homes is a tech-enabled real estate platform based in San Francisco, California, that aims to make homeownership more accessible. Founded in 2017, the company operates in several cities, including San Francisco, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Seattle. Divvy Homes facilitates rent-to-own arrangements by purchasing residential properties on behalf of renters. Customers make down payments and rent the homes, allowing them to build savings toward eventual ownership. This innovative approach helps address the housing affordability gap by providing a transparent and straightforward path to homeownership for families.

Nordic Aviation Capital

Private Equity Round in 2018
Founded in Skive, Denmark in 1990 by Danish aviation entrepreneur Martin Møller, NAC is the world’s largest independently owned aircraft leasing company. NAC focuses mainly on the leasing of regional aircraft and currently have clients across the globe in Europe, North America, Asia, South America, Middle East, Russia, and Africa. Today, the Company has offices in the Denmark, Ireland, North America and Singapore. Additional representatives are located in London, Toulouse, and Berne. In the financial year ending 30 June 2015, NAC expects to generate a net profit in excess of USD 110 million, have an aircraft asset base of around USD 2.9 billion, net debt of USD 2.3 billion and shareholders’ equity of around USD 530 million.

BBAM

Private Equity Round in 2017
BBAM is the dedicated manager of investments in leased commercial jet aircraft providing over 200 airline customers in more than 50 countries with fleet and financing solutions over the last three decades. BBAM is the only manager in the aircraft leasing industry focused exclusively on generating investment returns for third-party investors. BBAM currently has more than 400 aircraft under management and employs over 120 professionals at its headquarters in San Francisco and in additional offices in New York, London, Tokyo, Singapore, Zurich, Dublin, and Santiago.

Yes Communities

Acquisition in 2016
YES! Communities was established in 2007 by a team of industry veterans that had a vision to operate manufactured home communities that were customer-driven, innovative and where the resident was truly hearing YES! to building a community all their own. This vision has manifested into a company that is providing customers with an affordable place to live and a culture that continues to say YES! to their residents. At YES! Communities our staff is committed to helping you enjoy the conveniences of an affordable, attractive home that fits your needs. Our innovative financing model looks at the whole individual and not just the score from a credit report. As a result, our lending partners can provide our customers opportunities for low hassle payment solutions whether they choose to rent or buy a home. We offer multiple approaches to financing, including: