Pang Yee Ean (Founder)
Mr. Pang Yee Ean is the founder of Urbina Capital Pte Ltd (Urbina). Yee Ean possesses extensive leadership experience in both public and private investment platforms. Previously, he was the CEO of Surbana Jurong Capital and oversaw the development of a $800 million portfolio in real estate development projects in the South East Asia region.
Yee Ean was also the Director General of Investments for Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). He and his team opened new markets, invested and managed a portfolio of infrastructure investments of USD 4 billion. He also played key roles in the fund and asset management capabilities of (formerly) Ascendas Group (now part of Capitaland Group) in Singapore and India, including but not limited to, the setting up of offices in various parts of India, the co-leading of the SGX listing of a $700 million Ascendas Hospitality Trust as well as being the Asset Manager of Ascendas REIT (Singapore’s first and largest business space and industrial REIT).
Urbina based out of Singapore, is a newly minted infrastructure fund manager dedicated to mobilising investments into the development of social and economic infrastructure that will improve the quality of lives of people.
Our Vision
While there is an increasing emphasis on environmental sustainability, there is a huge neglect on social sustainability. Urbina’s strategic focus is to establish Urban & Infrastructure Alliances with the promising infrastructure promoters and communities in Asia to bridge the financing gap between investors and impactful infrastructure that would enhance social sustainability and improve daily living activities of the masses.
Urbina’s primary sectors of interest includes healthcare, food security, water sustainability, education, and affordable housing for the middle income. Urbina’s philosophy also encompasses a responsibility to groom promising infrastructure companies in the region aspiring to become leaders in their respective fields. This shall ensure sustainable management of existing assets and promotes continuous growth of quality infrastructure.
Our Commitment
Drawing on its core competencies to suss out quality projects at seeding stages, Urbina seeks to match market investment resources with rigorously curated and managed infrastructure projects, generating long-term sustainable returns for the investment community.