Join us for an engaging session that demystifies the private equity landscape, offering a comprehensive overview of the private markets ecosystem. From understanding the roles of LPs, GPs, and advisors, to seeing how these players collaborate, this session provides a practical foundation for anyone interested in the field.
Through real-life case studies and leveraged buyout deal examples, Joseph will walk through the key stages of a typical PE deal cycle, highlighting the most critical areas to evaluate when assessing investment opportunities.
Drawing from his experience as a hiring manager for the Associate Program at Partners Group, Joseph will also share insider perspectives on the recruitment process across private equity platforms. Attendees will gain insight into the attributes PE firms prioritize when hiring investment professionals and what it truly takes to build a successful, long-term career in this competitive industry.
Prof Joel Goh, Director of the JY Pillay Comparative Asia Research Centre, and Professor in the Department of Analytics and Operations, will moderate this event.
Hosted by JY Pillay Comparative Asia Research Centre X NUS Business School Strategic Relations
Supported by the NUS MBA Finance Club
The JY Pillay Comparative Asia Research Centre (CARC) was set up in 2012 under the Global Asia Institute (NUS GAI) to pursue comparative research into key development issues facing Asia, in particular its three giants – India, China, and Indonesia. The Centre focuses specifically on cross-national comparative studies within Asia and is named in honour of Professor J.Y. Pillay, renowned Singaporean policy maker and corporate leader.
Please RSVP by 13 November 2025, Thursday, 1200hrs.
| Date: |
| Friday, 14 November 2025 |
| Time: |
| 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
| Venue: |
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Shaw Foundation Alumni House SFAH Coriander Room Level 2 11 Kent Ridge Drive Singapore 119244 (Map) |
| Dress Code: |
| Business attire |
Speakers
Joseph Khoo
Partner, State Square Capital,
Prior to this, he was a Managing Director at Quadria Capital looking at healthcare investments across the region and Board Member for Straits Orthopaedics, a global orthopaedics-focused contract manufacturer based in Penang, Malaysia. His investment into Straits Orthopaedics won the Singapore Venture Capital Association (“SVCA”) Deal of the Year in 2023.
Before Quadria Capital, Joseph spent more than ten years with Partners Group, a Swiss-based global private equity player, in the Southeast Asia team and was Board Member for the Trimco Group, a global trims and labels provider for sportswear and fast-fashion retailers.
Joseph started his career with Bank of America and has spent time in several investment banking and corporate finance roles including with KPMG Corporate Finance and the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group’s Mergers and Acquisitions team.
Joseph graduated from Nanyang Business School with a Bachelor of Accountancy.
Prof Joel Goh (Moderator)
Director of the JY Pillay Comparative Asia Research Centre, and Professor in the Department of Analytics and Operations,
His research interests are in the domains of Healthcare Analytics and Supply Chain Management. In the first domain, he is interested in understanding how mathematical models can be applied to real-world problems in healthcare in order to inform, improve, and enhance medical decision-making and health policy. In the second domain, he is interested in understanding how new business models, enabled by digital technology, can be harnessed to unlock hidden efficiencies in supply chains. He also has methodological interests in optimization theory. He is the co-creator of Robust Optimization Made Easy (ROME), a software package for modeling robust optimization problems.
He received his PhD in business administration from Stanford GSB. Prior to joining NUS, he was a faculty member at Harvard Business School as an assistant professor of business administration.
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