Founder/ Director

Hogi founded Abacus Capital in 1995 and is currently the Managing Director overseeing all investment and advisory activities. Abacus Capital is an investment, asset management and advisory group headquartered in Singapore with operations in Indonesia and affiliates in Southeast Asia. Prior to Abacus Capital, Hogi was the Managing Director of Bankers Trust Company in Singapore where he established and managed its corporate finance, risk management and investment management businesses for Southeast Asia. 

While in Singapore, Hogi conceived and ran the Bankers Trust Regional Currency Funds and Global Guaranteed Funds. Before moving to Singapore, Hogi was based in Bankers Trust Company's offices in New York, London and Hong Kong, where he established its Capital Markets Division for Southeast Asia. Hogi has been a member of the Investment Panel of The Enterprise Challenge, a venture fund backed by the Singapore Prime Minister's Office; a member of the Board of Directors of the Singapore Civil Service College; and a member of the Board of Directors of the Singapore National Library Board.

Hogi graduated Magna cum laude from Yale University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies. He studied at the Beijing Foreign Languages Institute and Fudan University in Shanghai.  He holds a Grand Diplôme from La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in Paris and the Diplôme Universitaire d'Aptitude à la Dégustation des vins in oenology from the University of Bordeaux.
 

Director

Casey is responsible for managing investments in Asian fixed income and distressed assets. Casey was a former a Director at CIBC-CEF responsible for marketing interest rate, foreign exchange and equity risk management instruments to corporate and financial institutions in Southeast Asia. Prior to joining CIBC-CEF, Casey was a Vice President at Bankers Trust Company, where he worked in various areas including equity research, corporate finance, risk management and investment management. 
 

Casey started his career in 1989 as an equity analyst at Morgan Grenfell where he specialized in researching Singapore property and hotel companies and participated in the development of a stock index performance measure.​ Casey received his Bachelor of Science degree in Estate Management from the National University of Singapore in 1989.

Director

Candace is responsible for supporting the growth and development in our asset management and family office funds management business. Prior to joining Abacus, Candace had previously worked as a Business Development Manager at Navigator, an integrated portfolio management platform by Singlife (formerly known as Aviva Ltd) where she was principally in charge of the sales and business development of the investment platform.  Candace holds a Bachelor of Science Degree, majoring in Banking and Finance from the University of London.

Associate Director

Arief is responsible for supporting the asset management and financial advisory businesses in Indonesia. Arief had previously worked as a Finance Manager & Controller at Kilang Rintai S.A. Sdn Bhd. where he was principally in charge of the supervision of the day-to-day operations of the finance department.  Prior to this, Arief worked as a Securities Analyst at Daiwa Indonesia Securities where his main focus was the banking, financial and agricultural sectors.  Arief holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and Management Information System from Iowa State University.  He is a member of the university’s Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for the School of Business and the Golden Key National Honor Society.​

Associate

Ravena is an Associate at Abacus Capital, specializing in M&A and corporate advisory. Before joining Abacus, Ravena established a strong foundation in accounting and finance through her work as a Senior Associate at KPMG (Assurance), focusing on energy and technology companies in APAC and USA. Prior to this, Ravena was an Associate at PwC (Assurance) under various industries such as pharmaceutical and technology. Ravena is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants England Wales.

Analyst
Latika is an Associate at Abacus Capital, specializing in M&A and corporate advisory. Prior to joining Abacus Capital, Latika developed rich experience in M&A, financial analysis, and deal structuring, working at Oakwood & Drehem Capital and FWD Group. Her previous experiences also include Arthayan Advisory where she worked on startup-assessment, investor relations, and valuation reports. Latika graduated from Singapore Management University with a Masters in Applied Finance.

Analyst

Celine covers M&A and capital raising transactions at Abacus Capital. Celine was awarded as the Valedictorian and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in Financial Management and Business Intelligence & Information Systems from James Cook University Singapore.

Analyst

Nico is an Analyst focusing on corporate advisory transaction at Abacus Capital. Prior to joining Abacus, Nico was an Accounts Officer at Toll Group in Australia, where he managed many different accounts to ensure high turnover rate in invoice processing. Nico graduated from The University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in Accounting and Finance.

Property Development Manager

Gressa covers the real estate market and focuses on Abacus Capital’s property development projects. Prior to this, she worked at Lippo Group, Agung Podomoro Land, and Artha Graha Group. Her previous projects include the reclamation and development of Pluit City, mixed-use development Kiara Artha Park, golf township Emeralda, industrial park, apartment towers, cluster housing development, school buildings, and various interior projects.  Gressa is an architect by training and graduated the top of her class at Pelita Harapan University’s Architecture Program, earning her the Merit Award.​