SovGEM

Company profile

SovGEM company profile

SovGEM is a private equity firm that provides liquidity to small and medium sized companies. As of June 15, 2009, SovGEM Limited was acquired by Hanson Westhouse Holdings Limited in a reverse merger transaction. The firm specialized in making equity and debt investments such as convertible loan note. It invests across all industries within China servicing domestic demand. It invests in companies based in China and other emerging markets which are looking either to list or move from an illiquid exchange or market to a more liquid senior market. It invests between £0.25 million ($0.37 million) and £1.25 million ($1.87 million) in companies with enterprise values between £10 million ($14.93 million) and £25 million ($37.32 million). The firm prefers to exit its portfolio companies within six months and 18 months. It typically takes an exposure of less than five per cent in its portfolio companies. The firm makes balance sheet investments.