Co-founders Emilia Teo and Terence Teo have extensive experience in real estate development and investment in Asia having held Executive Director positions in Tong Eng Group through a combined 25 years with the Group. Tong Eng Group is a Singapore based developer with 70 years of history developing and investing in real estate. The Group has developed 200 acres of land in Singapore, encompassing office, retail, landed housing and apartments.
Recent notable developments with Tong Eng Group which the co-founders have had significant involvement with includes residential developments such as the Belgravia series of strata landed development comprising more than 800,000 sqft of land which is a part of the Group’s landbank in Singapore’s Ang Mo Kio district, and 350,000 sqft of commercial developments such as ARC380 and Centrium Square in the city fringe of Singapore. The co-founders were also instrumental in developing the Group’s Australia strategy and transacted c. A$800 million of residential and commercial transactions in Australia.
In 2019, Terence and Emilia initiated and co-founded TE Capital Partners a real estate investment and development management firm focusing on APAC markets. Key markets that the firm is invested in are Singapore, Australia and Japan.
The history of the founders sets the foundation for the future growth and success of TE Capital Partners as it seeks to leverage upon its experience in development, investment and asset management, its network and strong relationships in the real estate market forged over decades of operations.
MILESTONES
1940s
Establishment of Tong Eng Group
1950
Building land bank in the Singapore’s suburbs. Residential Property Development Business as Core.
1970s
First foray into commercial property with the development of Tong Eng
Building in the Singapore City Centre.
2014
Development of ARC 380, an office building in Singapore city fringe.
2015
Acquired 2 properties in Australia with capital partners. Marks first venture beyond Singapore.
2016
Development of Centrium Square, an office, medical and retail mixed development in Singapore city fringe.
2019
- Acquired retail property in central Tokyo with capital partners. Marks first venture into Japan.
- Establishment of TE Capital Partners, Singapore and Australia Office.
2021
- Established TE Japan Income Partners Series for multifamily acquisitions in Japan.
- Acquired Majority Stake in Japan Real Estate Manager, Tokyo Trust Capital.