Prime Partners

What Prime Partners does

PrimePartners is a Singapore-headquartered corporate finance advisory firm that provides financial advisory, capital raising, merger and acquisition, and continuing sponsorship services to private and public-listed companies, primarily in Singapore and Southeast Asia. The firm is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and approved as a Full Sponsor by Singapore Exchange, which underwrites its IPO sponsorship and ongoing Catalist continuing-sponsor work. Its service menu spans five core areas — Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Solutions, Continuing Sponsorship, and Digital Assets — supplemented by Fairness Opinions and Public Listings advisory. The firm claims 23 years of operating history (founded 2003), over 70 successful listings, S$52.5 billion in cumulative market capitalisation contribution, over S$5.0 billion raised for clients, over 270 advisory engagements, and over 40 continuing sponsorship clients.

The firm monetises through three revenue streams: transaction-based advisory and capital-raising fees, project-based M&A and fairness opinion fees, and recurring continuing-sponsorship retainers for Catalist-listed issuers. Distribution is direct via enterprise field sales to corporate clients, supported by a global partnership network for cross-border deal flow and a LinkedIn corporate presence for brand visibility. PrimePartners operates with 11-50 employees and is privately held with no disclosed parent, institutional investor, or funding rounds. There is no evidence of proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, or data assets; the firm's product is human advisory delivered under regulatory licence.

Strategically, the firm is sustaining a stable, licence-anchored boutique model with incremental product-line extension (notably Digital Assets), and has not pursued M&A, public listing, or external funding. The principal moats are the MAS licence and SGX Full Sponsor approval (regulatory), the 23-year transaction track record (intangible assets), and the contractually embedded continuing-sponsorship book (switching costs). Customer concentration is moderate due to episodic deal-based revenue, and growth trajectory is best characterised as moderate given absence of explicit acceleration or hiring signals in the input data.

Name

Prime Partners

Legal name

PrimePartners

Website

https://primepartners.com.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PrimePartners is a Singapore-based corporate finance advisory firm, MAS-licensed and SGX-approved as Full Sponsor, offering IPO sponsorship, M&A, capital raising, continuing sponsorship, and digital assets advisory to private and public-listed companies in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Finance Advisory: Financial advisory fees earned from assisting private and public companies with value creation in growth opportunities, including advisory engagements and transaction facilitation.
2. Capital Raising: Fees and commissions from capital raising activities including IPOs, secondary offerings, and other equity/debt financing transactions.
3. Sponsorship Services: Continuing sponsorship fees from maintaining sponsor relationships with listed companies on Singapore Exchange, providing ongoing compliance and governance support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

PrimePartners is a Singapore-based corporate finance advisory firm that delivers financial advisory, capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and continuing sponsorship services to private and public-listed companies. The firm is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and approved by the Singapore Exchange as a Full Sponsor, and it leverages global partnerships to deliver expertise across key financial markets. It supports clients across IPOs, secondary offerings, M&A transactions, and ongoing Catalist Board compliance mandates.

Product overview

PrimePartners is a corporate finance advisory firm offering a multi-faceted suite of financial services. The firm operates as a unified service platform organized around five core service areas: Corporate Finance (financial advisory and capital raising), Merger and Acquisitions (transaction advisory), Capital Solutions (structured financing), Continuing Sponsorship (Catalist Board compliance services), and Digital Assets (blockchain/digital asset advisory). These services are delivered to private and public-listed companies seeking growth opportunities, with the firm leveraging global partnerships to deliver expertise across key financial markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Finance Financial advisory services including IPO guidance, capital raising, and strategic financial counsel for private and public companies.
• Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory services for merger, acquisition, and divestiture transactions, including valuation, due diligence support, and deal execution for private and public companies.
• Capital Solutions Capital-raising solutions and financial instruments to support company growth and strategic initiatives, including equity and debt financing transactions.
• Continuing Sponsorship Ongoing sponsorship services for listed companies on the Singapore Exchange Catalist Board, ensuring compliance and governance standards under the firm's SGX Full Sponsor approval.
• Digital Assets Advisory and financial services related to digital asset offerings and blockchain-based financial instruments.
• Public Listings (Initial Public Offerings) Guidance and support for companies seeking to list on public exchanges, including IPO execution and regulatory compliance.
• Fairness Opinions Independent valuation opinions for transactions to ensure fair treatment of shareholders in M&A deals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70 successful IPOs and listings
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Global Partnerships NetworkcoreOthersPrimePartners maintains global partnerships that enable delivery of expertise and opportunities to clients across key financial markets. The firm leverages international partnerships to extend its reach beyond Singapore.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SAC Capital: Singapore-based corporate finance advisory firm offering IPO advisory, M&A, and continuing sponsorship services — a direct competitor to PrimePartners in the same niche with a comparable service stack.
• KGI Securities (Singapore): Singapore securities and investment banking arm of KGI Group, providing ECM advisory, IPO sponsorship, and M&A services — directly competing with PrimePartners for Singapore listings and corporate finance mandates.

Broad incumbents

• CIMB Investment Bank: Regional investment bank with a strong Singapore presence offering full-service ECM, DCM, M&A, and IPO sponsorship — a broader incumbent that overlaps with PrimePartners' mandate set but at significantly greater scale.
• Maybank Investment Bank: Malaysian-headquartered regional investment bank with active Singapore corporate finance, IPO, and M&A coverage — competes for the same ASEAN deal flow as PrimePartners but with broader regional footprint.
• RHB Investment Bank: Regional Malaysian investment bank providing ECM, M&A, and advisory services in Singapore — overlapping service lines with PrimePartners, particularly in cross-border ASEAN IPO and M&A mandates.
• UOB Kay Hian: Singapore-headquartered securities and advisory group offering ECM, brokerage, and corporate finance services — a broader incumbent competing with PrimePartners for Singapore mid-market advisory and sponsorship work.
• Phillip Securities: Singapore-based financial services group providing securities, ECM advisory, and IPO services — overlaps with PrimePartners on Singapore listings advisory while operating a broader retail and institutional platform.
• CGS-CIMB Securities: Joint venture securities and investment banking platform in Singapore offering ECM, M&A, and IPO sponsorship — a major incumbent in Singapore listings competing directly for mandates PrimePartners targets.

Regional players

• Daiwa Capital Markets Singapore: Singapore branch of Japanese investment bank Daiwa, active in ASEAN ECM, IPO advisory, and M&A — a foreign incumbent competing with PrimePartners for cross-border mandates involving Singapore-listed issuers.
• Nomura Singapore: Singapore operations of Japanese global investment bank Nomura, providing ECM, M&A, and advisory services in ASEAN — competes for larger cross-border mandates where PrimePartners also pursues business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/primepartners-corporate-finance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments3 records

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