Investment Opportunity: Profitable Indian IT Company for SALE

Apache Advisors is acting for a privately-owned, India-based, global information technology services and consulting business. The business provides web application development, web designing, SEO, product engineering & re-engineering and remote database/ infrastructure management services. The Company has expertise in proprietary technologies such as .NET, C, C++ etc. as well as Open Source technologies such as PHP, Ruby on Rails etc.

It has a global client base extending from the USA, Middle East, Europe, Asia and ANZ, and client types include both end-user businesses as well as other technology firms which outsource their client work to the Company. Its clientele includes major players in travel industry, financial institutions, educational institutions, and resellers

The business has a profitable operating history of over 2 years, employs 70 staff (including senior management, project managers and engineers), and has 25 clients on monthly retainer contracts together with a good pipeline of potential business. The turnover of the business last year was USD $1.3 million and this will increase to USD $2 million for the current based on existing contracted clients and prospects.

The proprietors of the Company now wish to offer for sale a meaningful equity stake in the Company. They would, however, also consider selling the entire business to a more substantial organization in a similar industry in which the existing client relationships could be maintained.

If you are interested in investing, please get in touch with me directly. My contact details are below.

With kind regards

Felix Sim
Managing Director

APACHE ADVISORS
Office: +971 (4) 305 0635
Mobile: +971 55 887 6168
Email: felix.sim@apacheadvisors.com
Skype: felixs.im
Website: www.apacheadvisors.com

August 8, 2010 Posted Under: Opportunities   Read More

New Consultancy Practice to provide bespoke consulting services in and from the Middle East

Two highly experienced investment industry practitioners, Paul Forsyth and Felix Sim, have partnered to form APACHE ADVISORS, a new, unique and independent consultancy practice. Based in Dubai, the new firm will provide strategic advisory services to governments, investment managers, banks and private offices on business strategy, product development, distribution & marketing. The emphasis will be on the Middle East region.
APACHE ADVISORS will work primarily with companies involved in the finance and investment industries drawing on the wealth of experience that its principals have acquired over the years. The Apache team has carried out multiple projects in areas such as cross-border initiatives, global distribution strategy, market segmentation, product development for some of the world’s leading investment businesses.
Paul Forsyth commented “we talk to local firms who want to cast their net wider. Many look to the Indian subcontinent and into Asia which they perceive to be the new economic engines. Being so close, they want to be part of this exciting growth story. We can help these companies deliver their plans effectively. We can help them avoid the pitfalls and maximise the opportunities. This can involve a fairly radical rethink of how they do business, reflecting both commercial and cultural issues.”
Felix Sim added “we have recognised for some time that incoming investors do find it difficult to establish meaningful businesses in the Gulf. Setting up the business can itself be very challenging but that is only the beginning. Doing business successfully in this region is all about building relationships and that is where we can help.“
“A growing number of investment institutions around the world are looking to develop and grow their business relationships in the Gulf. Hedge funds and other alternative investment managers in particular show the most interest to be present in the region as investors begin to look for investment opportunities that will give them uncorrelated, superior risk-adjusted returns,” observed Felix Sim.
Both Paul Forsyth and Felix have Sim established solid connections in the Gulf. This, coupled with their extensive range of contacts with financial industry professionals around the world, means that APACHE ADVISORS can offer real added value – both to local clients who are seeking international expansion and to overseas clients who aim to build a business of substance in the Gulf region.
Apache Advisors’ website can be found at http://www.apacheadvisors.com.
May 2, 2010 Posted Under: Uncategorized   Read More

Seatown Holdings launches with USD$3 billion in Singapore

Singapore investment fund Temasek Holdings has set up a new investment company called Seatown Holdings. According to the statement, Temasek’s senior managing director and chief strategist Charles Ong will be the chief executive of the new company. Mr Ong said Seatown is a global investment company, wholly-owned by Temasek Holdings. It is not immediately clear how Seatown’s mandate will be different from Temasek’s own investment role. Remember, Temasek’s investment mandate is to protect the monies of Singapore, including the pension monies (CPF) of its residents. Temasek set up Fullerton Fund Management a few years ago to manage 3rd party money. I suppose the real question to ask is how different would Seatown be from Fullerton Fund Management’s mandate. Or even, how different is it from GIC’s mandate? Some news reports say that in addition to investing the city-state’s own assets, Seatown will eventually open its doors to Singapore’s citizens, allowing them to co-invest with the sovereign fund.

I did some research and found a flowchart from this blog, where the author interpreted the money flow within this organisation. See the chart below (click on it for a larger version).


A spokesman said he had no further details beyond the statement. Temasek said it has seconded a small core team and is still in the process of building up the Seatown team. Earlier, Dow Jones reported that the new company will have an investment capital of around US$3 billion and would focus on investments in emerging markets with an emphasis on Asia.

February 10, 2010 Posted Under: Hedge Funds, Opportunities   Read More

$30mm FOF launched in Asia

South Korea’s Woori Investment & Securities Co Ltd has released a statement which says it is set to launch a $30 million fund-of-hedge-funds with Temasek’s Fullerton Fund Management, as part of a restructuring of its hedge funds business. Restructuring, after some reading, means closing down a $60m hedge fund and redeploying half of that money into a Fund of Funds product, which will be managed by Woori but investment advisory will be provided by Fullerton.

If you’re in the Asian (inc. Japan) equities long/short business, there’s probably $1mm to $2mm for you from this new FOF so go ahead, send your pitch books now!

February 5, 2010 Posted Under: Hedge Funds   Read More

What Bernie Madoff could not steal from me (a video)

Not exactly what you were expecting, but this video is pretty interesting. Enjoy.

February 1, 2010 Posted Under: Reality Check   Read More
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