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Eugene Lai

Investor

Chairman at Heliconia Capital · Administrative Assistant, Lending Team at Bridgeway Capital

Singapore

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About

Chairman of the Heliconia board with extensive private equity, investment banking and business experience, including senior roles at Southern Capital Group, JP Morgan, The Ascott Group and Carlyle Group Asia. Holds law degrees from Harvard and LSE.

Experience

  1. Heliconia Capital ManagementChairmancurrent2022 — presentSingapore
  2. BoardRoom GroupChairmancurrent2022 — presentSingapore
  3. CSEChairmancurrent2025 — presentSingapore
  4. 65 Equity PartnersBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  5. CapitaLand Investment (CLI)Board Directorcurrent2025 — presentSingapore
  6. Paragon REIT ManagementBoard Director (Lead Independent Director)2022 — 2025Singapore
  7. Southern Capital GroupManaging Director & Co-Managing Partner2007 — 2022Singapore
  8. Perennial Real Estate Holdings LimitedBoard Director (Lead Independent Director)2014 — 2020Singapore
  9. AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REITBoard Director2010 — 2019Singapore
  10. J.P. MorganManaging Director & Senior Country Officer2004 — 2007Malaysia
  11. The Ascott LimitedChief Executive Officer2003 — 2004Singapore
  12. The Carlyle GroupManaging Director2001 — 2003Singapore
  13. Raffles Holdings LimitedBoard Director2001 — 2003Singapore
  14. Salomon Smith Barney/SchrodersManaging Director1997 — 2001Singapore
  15. Finance and Corporate LawLawyer1987 — 1997New York and Singapore

Colleagues at Heliconia Capital

Adrienne Teh
Board Member at Heliconia Capital
Celine Chua
Associate, Finance at Heliconia Capital
Chee Yen Gan
Board Member at Heliconia Capital
Cynthia Chia
Board Member & Chief Executive Officer at Heliconia Capital
Derrick Wu
Principal, Investments at Heliconia Capital
Francis Woo
Board Member at Heliconia Capital
Hong Mui Khoo
Assistant Finance Manager at Heliconia Capital
Jacinda Lim
HR Manager at Heliconia Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Eugene Lai?
Chairman of the Heliconia board with extensive private equity, investment banking and business experience, including senior roles at Southern Capital Group, JP Morgan, The Ascott Group and Carlyle Group Asia. Holds law degrees from Harvard and LSE.
Where does Eugene Lai work?
Eugene Lai is Chairman at Heliconia Capital.
Where did Eugene Lai go to school?
Eugene Lai studied at Biblical Graduate School of Theology (BGST) (Masters in Christian Studies, Theology/Theological Studies); Harvard Law School (Master of Laws, LLM); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Bachelor of Laws, LLB).

Same school

Also attended Harvard Law School280

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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,494

Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at BoardRoom Group2

Logan IrvineCommercial Finance Manager at Five V CapitalChristine LimFund Controller at MML UK Advisor

Also worked at CSE1

Ted TanOperating Partner at Heliconia Capital

Also worked at J.P. Morgan1,282

Cat WuInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shiftsFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures

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Also worked at The Carlyle Group146

Maria ScottVice President of Finance at RevolutionKate WilschutzChief Financial Officer, Revolution Funds at RevolutionKevin GasquePartner & Chief Operating Officer at GreycroftRobert CulpPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersCarolyn ExarhakisSenior Associate, Legal at JMI EquityBen HartheimerSenior Associate, Portfolio Operations at Northpond Ventures

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