PropertyGuru, Southeast Asia’s Leading Digital Property Marketplace Group, Plans To Go Public In Partnership With Bridgetown 2
– PropertyGuru is Southeast Asia’s #1 digital property marketplace with leading positions in
Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand1
– Transaction proceeds will be used to further accelerate organic growth and pursue M&A
opportunities
– Transaction values PropertyGuru at an enterprise value of approximately US$1.35 billion and an
equity value of approximately US$1.78 billion
– Transaction includes a fully committed US$100 million PIPE with participation from Baillie Gifford, Naya, REA Group, Akaris Global Partners, and one of Malaysia’s largest asset managers; REA Group has also committed to an additional US$32 million investment
– PropertyGuru’s shareholders, including KKR, TPG Capital and REA Group, will retain over 70%
ownership2 of the listed company
PropertyGuru Pte. Ltd. (“PropertyGuru” or “the Company”), Southeast Asia’s leading property technology (“PropTech”) company1 , and Bridgetown 2 Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: BTNB) (“Bridgetown 2”), a special purpose acquisition company formed by Pacific Century Group (“Pacific Century”) and Thiel Capital LLC (“Thiel Capital”), announced today that they have entered into a business combination agreement. Upon closing, the combined company is expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Founded in 2007, PropertyGuru has grown to become Southeast Asia’s #1 digital property marketplace
with leading positions in Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand1. The Company currently hosts
more than 2.8 million monthly real estate listings and serves 37 million monthly property seekers and
49,000 active property agents across the five largest economies in Southeast Asia – Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
PropertyGuru provides digital property marketplaces to match buyers and tenants with sellers and landlords; digital marketing services for property agents and developers; SaaS-based sales process automation for property developers, a digital mortgage marketplace and brokerage, and property data consultancy services for banks, valuers and property developers. The Company’s PropTech business model leverages proprietary data and technology to drive greater transparency and efficiency in the market and deliver a trusted platform for agents, consumers, developers and banks.
PropertyGuru’s high growth business delivered an average annual revenue growth of approximately 25%3
in the four years preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, and its pro-forma revenue is expected to have a compounded annual growth rate of 29% between CY20A and CY25F.