The partners and staff of Censere wish our clients and friends our best wishes for the holiday season. Thank you for your support during 2020. This has been a challenging year for all and we look forward to 2021 and improved circumstances. We hope you all stay safe and hope to meet you in the new year.
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Phusjon Group is pleased to announce that we are one of four companies selected to be part of the initial launch of the Services Constellation Initiative by the Ministry of Science & Technology in Vietnam.
Brett Shadbolt, CEO of Censere , spoke to HKUST MSc students about Valuation of Minerals on 18th September. Brett shared insights and lessons on real life valuations in the Mineral Industry.
Censere is pleased to announce the opening of our first European office, in Frankfurt. We have seen increased cross-border investment between Europe and Asia in recent years and our new Frankfurt office is a means of both assisting European clients who are investing into Asia and assisting Asian clients in Europe. Accordingly, we have 2 directors based in Frankfurt; ...
Censere is pleased to announce the opening of our third office in Mainland China, with Shenzhen joining our offices in Beijing and Shanghai. Shenzhen is an ideal location for Censere, being both a finance and technology centre in China. We have a number of clients in Guangdong Province and now better placed to service them. Philip Chui, previously in our Shanghai office, h...
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority has issued guidance which indicates that offers of digital coins or crypto-currency is a regulated activity unless it is less than the NZ$2m threshold for crowd-funding or specific exemption is sought and granted. See the following article for more information: https://fma.govt.nz/compliance/cryptocurrencies/initial-coin-offers/
Censere would like to congratulate Sea Limited on their successful IPO on NYSE. Sea Limited successfully raised US$884m on NYSE and Censere is honoured to have been part of the team of professionals who assisted.
Censere's HK office has relocated to the following address: Unit 101, Shun Kwong Commercial Building, 8 Des Voeux Road West, Hong Kong Our phone and fax number remain the same: Tel. +852 2511 2011 Fax. +852 2511 2005
Censere is pleased to announce that Adie Gupta has been appointed to the role of Managing Director, effective immediately. Adie originally joined Censere in our Sydney office as a Director and has also been overseeing our KL office for the last 2+ years. His appointment to Managing Director reflects the regional role he has been playing and his ability to oversea complex c...
Following fast on the heels of CMOC's USD1.5 billion acquisition in Brazil, they have recently successfully completed the acquisition of Freeport's 56% interest in Tenke Fungurume Copper and Cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo for USD2.65 billion. We are honoured to have been part of the team of professionals who assisted CMOC in this acquis...
Censere would like to congratulate CMOC on the successful acquisition of Anglo American's Niobium and Phosphates business in Brazil for USD1.5 billion. We are honoured to have been part of the team of professionals who assisted CMOC in this acquisition and bring it to a successful conclusion.
The Association of High Potential Enterprises of Korea (AHPEK) hosted a cross-border M&A training session at the Dowon Building in Seoul on 16 June 2016. This event was attended by 30 venture capitalists, M&A specialists, and corporate executives responsible for strategy and planning. The Seminar was addressed by s peakers from ...
Stratiqa has won the AI Intellectual Property Award for "Best IP Consultancy Firm - Asia Pacific & Sustained Excellence in IP Valuations - Asia Pacific ". This comes only months after Censere and Stratiqa merged their respective IP practices, and is a testament to the quality work and client focus that Stratiqa has become known for. "We are proud of the recognition t...
Censere is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on the 24 March 2016. This is our first office in Vietnam, as we continue to extend the Censere network throughout Asia Pacific. The new office reflects Censere's strong growth as well as our commitment to clients in Vietnam. It brings the total offices in the Censere network to 19. The new offic...
Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) Central and ASEAN Centre for Entrepreneurship (ACE), both Malaysian Government funded agencies, organised an 'Open Day' event on 29 February 2016 at CyberJaya, Malaysia for entrepreneurs and start-ups to seek help and guidance from various Government Agencies and the partners of MaGIC and ACE.
30 Government Agencies and partners as well as 180 entrepreneurs and start-ups attended the Open Day making it a very successful event.
Censere participated as one of partners of ACE and provided information and guidance to a number of participants on valuation matters as well as funding options available to entrepreneurs and start-ups in Malaysia as well as in the Asia Pacific region. Tan Sri Dr. Irwan, Chairman of MaGIC and Secretary General of Treasury, Ministry of Finance (MOF) thanked Censere for its participation and guidance to the participants on the day.
The "One Belt and One Road" Initiative is a significant development strategy launched by China to promote economic cooperation among countries along the Belt and Road routes in three continents. It has been structured to enhance the free-flow of economic factors and to create a regional economic co-operation framework, benefiting all participants. An infrastructure fund wa...
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Stratiqa Inc. Merges with Censere Group
With immediate effect, Censere Group and Stratiqa Inc. have merged their respective businesses. The combined group will initially have 18 offices across three continents and will offer an expanded range of services to better serve clients. Brett Shadbolt, CEO of Censere and the combined group, stated "This is a significant development for Censere. Through Stratiqa we now have a dedicated premium service provider which complements Censere's existing valuation and advisory services. It significantly expands our capabilities in North America and we are sure our Asian clients will benefit from the expanded range of services.”
At the same time, Matthew Katzeff has joined Stratiqa Inc. as a Director. Matthew is based in Stratiqa's New York office and oversees Stratiqa's business in North America and beyond. Since beginning his career at the Blackstone Group, Matthew has developed a highly successful career predominantly focused upon Mergers & Acquisitions and strategic advisory, Fairness Opinions and Valuations. In addition, he has significant experience both in the US as well as Asia. Speaking of the merger, Matthew commented "I am very excited to be part of the expanded group. Many of Stratiqa's clients either have, or are contemplating, acquisitions or expansion in Asia. Censere's existing network of 13 offices across Asia and Oceania is the ideal platform to extend Stratiqa's reach into these markets, while also providing expanded coverage to Censere's clients in the US."
The seventh annual Quamnet Outstanding Enterprise Awards took place on the 14 January 2015 at the Hong Kong Bankers Club. The Quamnet Awards endeavors to identify and highlight Hong Kong companies who represent excellence and the best of Hong Kong's entrepreneurial business spirit in their respective industries. At the awards it was announced that, Censere had been awarded the Quamnet Outstanding Enterprise award for, "Outstanding Business Appraisal and Valuation Services. Censere Director, Daniel Martin stated, “this award highlights the depth and strength of our valuation offering across our 15 locations. We will look to build on this award in 2016 and to continue to offer quality, independent advice to our clients” On the evening, Dr. Simon Galpin, Director-General of InvestHK, HKSAR was on hand to present the Business Appraisal and Valuation Services Award to Daniel Martin, Director of Censere.
On 4th December 2015, Mr. Brett Shadbolt, CEO of Censere Group, presented a talk in Overseas Resources Development Symposium in JW Marriott Hotel in Seoul. In this event, organized by Energy & Mineral Resources Development Association, Mr. Shadbolt shared his views on the current trends in mining projects. The event was supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of Korea as well as Korea National Oil Corporation, Korea Gas Corporation, Korea Resources Corporation, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Seoul University IEPP, HanYang Univ, Korea Resources Engineering, The Geological Society of Korea, Energy & Mineral Resources Development Association.
Adie Gupta, Director of Censere Group's Malaysia office and the leader of Intellectual Property (IP)/ Intangible Assets team conducted a full day Leveraging IP workshop at Censere Training Academy's Kuala Lumpur facility on 19 November 2015. The workshop was attended by participants from government agencies, law firms as well as private equity/ venture capital firms. The Workshop covered a number of areas including, introduction to IP assets, commonly valued IP, methods of valuing IP as well as strategies for leveraging IP assets. The workshop also involved a number of case studies to provide the participants a better understanding of both technical and commercial aspects involved in IP valuations. Based on the feedback from the participants, Censere Training Academy will be conducting more varied workshops on IP, financial analysis and valuation related topics in the coming months.