Davian Sim

Partner at August Global Partners

Speaker

Davian is a Partner of AGP. Prior to this he was the Senior Principal of Investments at EDBI where he was responsible for originating, leading and negotiating investments in areas such as Manufacturing/Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare Services and Technology. Specifically, Davian successfully led several healthcare investment transactions in services and industrial manufacturing such as Dontia Alliance, a pan-Asian specialist focused dental services company; Meiban, an Asian based medtech manufacturer; and Esco Lifesciences, a global medical equipment and devices brand and manufacturer. Before EDBI, he was responsible for strategic investments and divestiture at Aalst-Wilmar, an associate company of Wilmar International focused on industrial chocolate and cocoa and prior to that, focused on growth and buyout transactions at BXR Group, an international private investment group. Davian started his investment career at Credence Partners (now known as Altara Ventures), a Southeast Asian small/mid cap focused private equity fund. Davian's overall deal experience ranges widely, from minority stake growth transactions and leveraged buyouts, to M&As and joint ventures. He began his career at PrimePartners Corporate Finance. He is a qualified CPA (Australia) and graduated with a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Commerce from The Australian National University.