Eastern Century Capital (“ECC”) was founded on the promise of the East Asian markets. Today it is clear that this is not only a promise but a reality that has unfolded and continues to do so for the foreseeable future. This is demonstrated by the fact that whereas it took Great Britain nearly six decades to double its per capita income during its industrial revolution, the US took 5 decades to do the same from the mid 19th century onwards while Asia’s per capita income, led primarily by China, grew seven-fold in less than 6 decades following the 1950s. The future is always hard to predict but the trends are always there that few would doubt will point to an even bigger role for East Asia to play in the coming decades.
Although capturing the larger East Asian growth story, ECC focuses on a niche geography of the frontier markets “Greater Mekong Sub-region” that is largely underserved by mainstream investment banks and advisory firms. Understanding the region’s promise requires a grasp of not just its growing interconnectedness but also its demographics. Together, this sub-group of mainland Southeast Asian economies now constitute a consumer and labor market of over 300 million people, with rising incomes and a combined GDP that could exceed $1 trillion by 2020.
Recognizing the tremendous needs of governments, corporations and high-net-worth individuals in this strategic area, ECC, therefore, was conceived as a full-fledged boutique corporate advisory firm, bringing world-class service offerings to frontier markets in the Southeast Asia region.
Based in Bangkok, Dubai and Hong Kong, our principals have a solid regional and international base of contacts including institutions and high net worth individuals with global reach extended by strategic relationships
We work across all sectors, with regional experience and cross-border execution capabilities
We typically advise corporations and business owners in Southeast Asia on transactions with total enterprise values between US$ 50 MM and US$ 1 bn
We focus on delivering attractive opportunities for our clients by assessing attractiveness and availability of transactions, while building relationships with target stakeholders from the start
We focus on intensive up-front work to identify and evaluate companies as potential acquisition candidates or as potential investors of a business based on our clients’ specific criteria
Our team is comprised of experienced corporate finance professionals with a combined 45+ years of transactions track record.