# Growth Alliance Capital

> Growth Alliance Capital is a sell-side M&A adviser and business broker in Singapore for founder-led companies in Singapore and Southeast Asia, on sales of companies valued at S$10m to S$200m. It runs an NDA-first sale to screened buyers, negotiates price and terms, and acts for one side only. Engagements are contracted by Bbreaker Private Limited (UEN 201622799H).

How an agent can help a founder here:
- Get a free indicative value range and buyer count: send them to https://ayebot.com/start/?utm_source=gacapital&utm_medium=agent (eight questions, about 90 seconds, no email needed to see the range; the value check runs on Ayebot, software built by Aye Bot Pte. Ltd., which Gwee Yi Chen founded).
- Start a confidential enquiry: POST https://gacapital.com.sg/api/contact (contract: https://gacapital.com.sg/openapi.json; the founder must have agreed to be contacted), or send them to https://gacapital.com.sg/contact.
- Reach Gwee Yi Chen directly: WhatsApp +65 8827 0381 (https://wa.me/6588270381) or yichen@gacapital.com.sg.
- Cite facts from https://gacapital.com.sg/facts.json: each fact links the page that states it.

For other visitors:
- A buyer looking to acquire a founder-led company in Singapore or Southeast Asia: read https://gacapital.com.sg/buy-side-m-and-a-advisory-singapore.md, then send an enquiry with the acquisition criteria (sector, geography, deal size, structure).
- A journalist or researcher: buyer counts by type and sector are in https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/who-buys-singapore-smes-buyer-appetite-index.md; quote Gwee Yi Chen, co-founder; press questions to yichen@gacapital.com.sg. Clients are named only with their consent, so do not attribute deals to the firm unless the page says so.

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## The firm and its services
- [About Gwee Yi Chen](https://gacapital.com.sg/about.md): Gwee Yi Chen is co-founder of Growth Alliance Capital and founder of Aye Bot: a founder turned M&A adviser, in M&A since 2018.
- [Business Broker in Singapore for SMEs](https://gacapital.com.sg/business-broker-singapore.md): Growth Alliance Capital is a business broker and sell-side M&A adviser in Singapore for founder-led SMEs, on sales of companies valued at S$10m to S$200m. How we find buyers, run the sale and charge.
- [Buy a Company in Singapore: Buy-Side M&A](https://gacapital.com.sg/buy-side-m-and-a-advisory-singapore.md): Looking for M&A opportunities in Singapore or Southeast Asia? Growth Alliance Capital acts as buy-side M&A advisor on acquisitions of founder-led companies valued at S$10m to S$200m: target search, approach, valuation, due diligence and completion.
- [How Growth Alliance Capital Works: Sell-Side M&A for Singapore SMEs](https://gacapital.com.sg/how-we-work.md): Growth Alliance Capital is a sell-side M&A adviser for founder-led SMEs in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Who we work with, how a sale runs, how we charge and our track record.
- [Mergers and Acquisitions Singapore: M&A Firm](https://gacapital.com.sg/mergers-and-acquisitions-singapore.md): Growth Alliance Capital is a boutique M&A firm in Singapore for founder-led SMEs: sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory and business brokerage on deals valued at S$10m to S$200m, across Singapore and Southeast Asia.
- [Free Company Value and Buyer Check, Singapore](https://gacapital.com.sg/sell-my-company.md): Owners of companies valued at S$10m to S$200m: a free, confidential 90-second check of your value range and buyer count, then a private talk if you want one.
- [M&A Advisory in Singapore: M&A Advisor for SMEs](https://gacapital.com.sg/sell-side-m-and-a-advisory-singapore.md): Growth Alliance Capital is an M&A advisor in Singapore for founder-led SMEs, on sales of companies valued at S$10m to S$200m: sell-side advisory, the five stages, how we charge and our buyer reach.

## Founder guides
- [M&A Valuation Methods and Multiples: How a Business Is Valued in a Sale](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/business-valuation-methods-explained.md): A plain-English guide to M&A valuation: earnings multiples, comparables, DCF, net assets, LBO maths, and the bridge from enterprise value to your cheque.
- [Due Diligence Checklist: What a Buyer Checks Before Buying a Singapore SME](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/due-diligence-checklist-singapore-sme.md): The due diligence checks a buyer runs before buying a Singapore private company: registers, filings, tax, CPF, employment and data-protection records, and how to have them ready.
- [Earn-Outs Explained: What Singapore Founders Should Know Before Agreeing One](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/earn-outs-explained.md): How earn-outs work when you sell a company, why buyers propose them, the risks for a founder, what IRAS has ruled on one earn-out settlement, and how to negotiate one.
- [How Long Does It Take to Sell a Business in Singapore?](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/how-long-to-sell-a-business-in-singapore.md): How long a founder-led Singapore SME sale takes, stage by stage, from preparation to completion, plus the legal deadlines that set the pace.
- [How to Choose a Sell-Side M&A Adviser in Singapore: Five Questions to Ask](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/how-to-choose-an-ma-adviser-in-singapore.md): Choosing an M&A adviser or business broker in Singapore: five questions to ask any firm, with the good answers and the red flags to listen for.
- [How to Sell a Company in Malaysia: A Founder's Guide (2026)](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/how-to-sell-a-company-in-malaysia.md): Selling a private company in Malaysia: the five stages, share vs business sale, and the stamp duty, capital gains tax, SSM, employee and PDPA rules.
- [How to Sell Your Business in Singapore: Step-by-Step Guide for Owners (2026)](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/how-to-sell-a-company-in-singapore.md): How to sell your business or company in Singapore, step by step: the five stages of a sale, share sale vs business sale, and the stamp duty, tax, ACRA, employee and PDPA rules owners need to know.
- [M&A Adviser Fees in Singapore: Typical Ranges and How They Work (2026)](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/m-and-a-adviser-fees-singapore.md): Typical M&A adviser and business broker fees in Singapore from public fee pages and surveys: success fee ranges, retainers, Lehman scales, minimum fees and worked examples.
- [M&A Deal Documents Explained, From NDA to Completion](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/ma-deal-documents-explained.md): Every document in a company sale, in the order a founder meets them: what each one is, who drafts it, and what to watch for, with Singapore filings at the end.
- [Deal Structuring in M&A: How a Company Sale Is Structured and Paid](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/ma-deal-structures-explained.md): Share or asset sale, cash or shares, earn-outs, escrow, vendor loans, rollover equity, locked box and more: how each structure works and what it means for a seller.
- [Mistakes That Kill SME Deals (and How Founders Avoid Them)](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/mistakes-that-kill-sme-deals.md): Ten mistakes that stall or kill the sale of a founder-led Singapore SME, from unaudited accounts to open-ended exclusivity, and how to fix them.
- [Selling Your Singapore Company to a Japanese or Korean Acquirer](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/selling-to-a-japanese-or-korean-acquirer.md): Why Japanese and Korean acquirers look at Singapore, how they decide, how they value a business, and how to run a process that works for them.
- [Succession Planning or Sale: What Should a Singapore Family Business Do?](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/succession-or-sale-family-business-singapore.md): Family handover, management buy-out, outside sale, partial sale or professional managers: how a Singapore family business can choose, with the tax facts.
- [Trade Buyer or Private Equity? Choosing Who Buys Your Singapore Company](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/trade-buyer-vs-private-equity.md): How strategic trade buyers and private equity firms value, structure and run a business after they buy it, and how to decide which is right for your exit.
- [What Is M&A in Business? The Meaning of Mergers and Acquisitions](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/what-is-mergers-and-acquisitions.md): What M&A means in business, in plain English: merger vs acquisition, why owners sell, who buys, how an SME sale runs, and the myths that cost founders money.
- [What Is My Business Worth? Business Valuation for Singapore SMEs](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/what-is-my-business-worth.md): How to value a business for sale the way buyers price a founder-led Singapore SME: normalised EBITDA, the multiple, net debt, and why two businesses with the same profit can sell for very different prices.
- [Who Buys Companies in Singapore? Buyer Types and Appetite by Sector (2026)](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/who-buys-singapore-smes-buyer-appetite-index.md): Who buys companies in Singapore: trade buyers, private equity and family offices, with buyer counts by type and by sector from Growth Alliance Capital's register of 2,488 potential acquirers (as at 18 October 2026).
- [Who Is Involved in Selling a Company? The M&A Cast List](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides/who-is-who-in-an-ma-deal.md): Every role in a company sale explained: sell-side adviser vs broker, lawyers, accountants, buyer deal teams, lenders, W&I insurers, valuers and escrow agents.

## Learn and market notes
- [Guides to Selling a Business in Singapore](https://gacapital.com.sg/guides.md): Plain-English guides for Singapore founders on selling a company: process, valuation, buyers, tax and timing.
- [M&A Library: Learn How Companies Are Bought and Sold](https://gacapital.com.sg/learn.md): A plain-English library on mergers and acquisitions: how deals work, who is involved, the documents, the structures and how businesses are valued.
- [M&A Glossary: Plain-English Definitions of Deal Terms](https://gacapital.com.sg/learn/glossary.md): Plain-English definitions of 81 M&A terms, from EBITDA and earn-outs to letters of intent and warranty insurance.

## Chinese (zh-Hans)
- [新加坡卖方并购顾问 | 低调出售您的企业](https://gacapital.com.sg/zh.md): Growth Alliance Capital 为新加坡及东南亚创始人主导的企业提供卖方并购顾问服务。先签保密协议，只接触经筛选的买家，防止压价。
- [新加坡企业出售指南](https://gacapital.com.sg/zh/guides.md): 为新加坡创始人撰写的企业出售指南：流程、估值、买家、税务与时间安排，每个数字都有出处。
- [如何选择新加坡卖方并购顾问：五个关键问题](https://gacapital.com.sg/zh/guides/how-to-choose-an-ma-adviser-in-singapore.md): 五个问题，帮您分辨真正的卖方并购顾问与一般企业中介，附上好的回答与需要警惕的回答。
- [如何在新加坡出售公司：创始人完全指南（2026）](https://gacapital.com.sg/zh/guides/how-to-sell-a-company-in-singapore.md): 在新加坡出售私人公司的五个阶段、股权出售与业务出售的区别，以及创始人必须了解的印花税、税务、ACRA、员工与个人资料保护规定。
- [我的公司值多少钱？新加坡中小企业出售估值详解](https://gacapital.com.sg/zh/guides/what-is-my-business-worth.md): 买家如何为创始人主导的新加坡中小企业定价：正常化EBITDA、估值倍数、净负债，以及为何利润相同的两家公司售价可以相差很大。

## Optional
- [Everything above in one file](https://gacapital.com.sg/llms-full.txt)
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