1997
- PrimePartners and Banque Nationale de Paris established BNP-PrimeEast (name was later changed to BNP Prime Peregrine)
- Buys Peregrine Group’s Greater China team
1999
- PrimePartners sells BNP Prime Peregrine stake to BNP
- Launched Prime Enterprises II, a private equity fund raising US$180million
2003
- Formed PrimePartners Corporate Finance Pte. Ltd
- Acquired PFA Group
- PPCF entered into management agreement on Corporate Finance with K&N Kenanga
2004
- PPCF Holdings opened Grant Thornton PrimePartners in Thailand (“GTPP Thailand)
- GTPP Thailand entered into management agreement with Phillips Securities Thailand
2005
- PPAM launched PrimePartners Merchant Capital, a pilot mezzanine investment company
- PrimePartners acquired 51% OakTree Advisers
2006
- PPCF Holdings opened a JV office, GTPP Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City
- PPCF raised US$450 million in a series of public share placements and private fund raising
2007
- Brought PPAM, PPCF Holdings and OakTree Advisers together into PrimePartners Group to create a broader based financial and business services grouping to provide more specialized and value added services to the business community in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
- PPAM launches PrimePartners Asia Merchant Capital to expand mezzanine investment activities
- PPCF announces joint venture with fast growing UK broker – Seymour Pierce to bring Asian Companies to IPO on London’s Alternate Investment Market (AIM)
2008
- PPCF approved as the pioneer batch of Full Sponsors on Catalist, the sponsor-supervised board of the Singapore Exchange
