Alvin Yap

Alvin Yap is the Managing Director of EquitiesFirst. 

Alvin primarily focuses on origination and business development for capital deployment. He is responsible for developing and managing business relationships with corporates, institutions, family offices, intermediaries and high-net-worth individuals.

With over 25 years of experience in investment banking and finance, Alvin has built extensive networks and gained professional expertise in cross-border M&A, IPO, private equity, venture capital, and fundraising across Asia.

Prior to joining EquitiesFirst, Alvin held senior leadership positions at global investment bank China International Capital Corporation, Credit Suisse, Ernst & Young, Arthur Andersen and SGX-backed private capital raising platform CapBridge Financial. Alvin graduated from the University of Cambridge with a MPhil in Finance and was awarded First Class Honors in B.A. (Hons) Accounting & Financial Management at the University of Essex, United Kingdom. He is a scholar of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and the British Council.

Alvin is based in the Singapore office.