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Expert networks: the matchmakers behind mega-investment deals

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Published Mon, Mar 22, 2021 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    HOW do institutional investors justify the multimillion price tag on deals they bet on?

    Consider Singapore's Sealed Network, an elite matchmaker of sorts between investors and industry informants to help with due diligence. The sales pitch is simple: investors speak to those on the ground to get the whole picture; and insiders in Sealed's network are paid handsomely.

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