Ryan Phua
Principal at Tangent
Ryan Phua
Principal at Tangent
Singapore
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2024 - Current
Investment Associate
2023 - 2024
GoldenTree is an employee-owned, global asset management firm that specializes in opportunities across the credit universe.
Junior Partner
2021 - 2022
Dragonfly Capital Partners is investing in and supporting the promising opportunities in the cryptoasset class.
GIC Scholar
2018 - 2021
Private Equity Analyst
2020 - 2020
Received a full-time offer to join GIC Private Equity in 2021 / 2022. Interned concurrently within two teams: (i) Secondaries and (ii) Global Investments, Strategy and Risk. 1. Secondaries • Assisted the team on live deals by analyzing GPs and conducting valuation analyses on underlying portfolio companies. • Separately, as part of an individual internship project, sourced for continuation fund opportunities. Created a set of screening criteria through which a selection of funds was passed. Culminated in the bottom-up analysis of a target fund and an investment recommendation. 2. Global Investments, Strategy and Risk • Assisted the team in maintaining the database for monitoring performance of positions in the private equity portfolio. • Scrutinized deals in the capacity of a GISR Officer; identified key attractions and risks in reports which contained investment recommendations to the Investment Committee.
Co-Founder
2019 - 2021
Summer Intern: Global Transaction Services - Digital Channels
2019 - 2019
• Drove discussions in the project to overhaul the corporate banking mobile app for improved user-experience. Worked with design and technology team to build the foundation of the new mobile app. • Studied user data collected from corporate banking mobile app and provided constructive feedback to team. • Created proposals for budget to improve mobile and online platform by developing new digital functions on mobile app and public webpage. • Market research on wearables- and mobile-banking trends.
Real Estate Analyst
2018 - 2018
• Singapore, Jul – Aug 2018 Specialized in portfolio divestment. Performed due diligence on potential buyers, negotiating with brokers. Created a company database of trusted brokers and potential clients.
Real Estate Analyst
2018 - 2018
• Manhattan, New York, May – Jul 2018 Specialized in portfolio expansion. Executed investment analyses on prime Manhattan townhouses, considering factors such as location, cashflow, market sentiment, potential competitors. Negotiated with brokers, sellers, and potential buyers. Supported portfolio manager in over 50 potential deals.
Columbia Partners is an investment management and advisory firm.
8th Singapore Infantry Regiment
2016 - 2018
Investment Analyst
2016 - 2016
• Covered China’s internet sector with high focus on industry giants Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent. • Performed investment analyses and bottom-up company valuations. • Conducted due diligence via channels like conference calls with sell-side analysts.