Private investment office · Singapore

Acquiring small businesses
from owners ready
to retire.

Saeera buys profitable, established companies and holds them for the long run. We work with founders and owners on a path that fits their plans for retirement.

STAGE

Mature

Holdings

6 companies

Geography

Singapore & abroad

Horizon

Long‑term

FIG. 01 Singapore — base of operations.

— On the name

Saeera means hope, and also the traveller. A reminder that the companies we back are never finished — they keep moving and evolving through the years.

§ 01 — Approach

A simple
arrangement.

Most private equity is built around a fund's clock. We are not. Saeera is structured to be a permanent home for businesses whose owners are ready to pass them on.

01

We buy.

We acquire small and mid-sized businesses outright, usually from owners moving toward retirement.
02

We hold.

Saeera is not a fund. There is no clock, no LP base, no pressure to exit. We plan to own these companies for a long time.
03

We invest our own capital.

Decisions are made directly. No committees, no approvals chain. The person you meet is the person who signs.
04

We work in Singapore and abroad.

Our base is Singapore. We will look at good businesses anywhere we can credibly be involved.

FIG. 02 The Port of Singapore. Most of our portfolio companies serve operators here in some way.

§ 02 — Working with the owner

Three ways
to hand it over.

Every owner's situation is different. Depending on how dependent the company is on you, and how much you want to keep doing, one of these usually fits. We are open to variations.

Path A

Full exit

You want out. We acquire 100% of the business; you hand over at completion. We agree on a short transition window for introductions to staff, customers and suppliers.

— 3–6 month handover

Path B

Phased step-back

You want to slow down without disappearing. We acquire a controlling stake; you stay on as Chair, Senior Advisor or part-time MD for a fixed period while a successor is brought in.

— 12–24 months

Path C

Continuing partner

You'd like liquidity but don't want to leave. We acquire a majority; you keep meaningful equity, stay operating, and we work on the next chapter together.

— Roll-over equity

§ 03 — Portfolio

What we
own today.

Six companies acquired so far. Each one came from an owner who had built the business themselves and was ready to move on.

Pest control work in Singapore — Fogging operation — Verminator / Focus Pest

Container terminal cranes — Container terminal — Fumichem, Asiapac, Chemifume

Company	Sector	Geography	Note
Verminator	Pest control	Singapore	Leading pest control serving government agencies
Ideal Connection	Commercial Property Management	Singapore	Events and long-term space leasing
Fumichem	Pest Control / Logistics	Singapore	Specialist port & cargo fumigation
Focus Pest Management	Pest Control / Logistics	Singapore	Specialist commercial fumigation
Asiapac Envirocare	Pest Control / Logistics	Singapore	Specialist port & cargo fumigation
Chemifume	Pest Control / Logistics	Singapore	Specialist port & cargo fumigation

Companies acquired

100%

From retiring owners

Open

For the next one

§ 04 — Criteria

What we look for
in a business.

We are sector-agnostic. The business can be in any industry, in Singapore or abroad. What matters is the shape of it.

A track record

Profitable for years, not months. Ideally through a downturn or two.

Stability

Recurring customers, a steady team, predictable cash flow.

A secret sauce

A licence, a reputation, a relationship, a know-how — something a competitor cannot replicate quickly.

An owner ready

Someone who actually wants to step back, not just to test the market.

If your company looks like this and you're starting to think about your next step, get in touch. Conversations are private and there is no obligation on either side.

§ 05 — About me

Who's
behind this.

Saeera is a one-person investment office. The person you talk to is the person who owns the decision and signs the papers. There are no analysts, associates or committees in between.

I started buying small businesses in Singapore a few years ago, beginning with the pest control and fumigation sector. I now own and oversee six companies in that space, all acquired from owners who were ready to retire.

We always work alongside the existing team, with deep respect for the company's culture and the legacy the owner has built. The aim is continuity, not reinvention.

Saeera is the next chapter of that work. The intent is the same: buy good, profitable companies from owners moving on, and run them properly for the long term. I'm now looking for the next one, in any sector, in Singapore or abroad.

If that sounds like a conversation worth having, the contact details are below. I read every message myself.

— Milan Delaporte

Founder & Principal

Based in

Singapore

Education

M.Eng, Icam Lille · MBA, INSEAD Singapore

Currently owns

6 companies

Connect on LinkedIn

Fuel storage facility — FIG. 03 The kind of business we like — unglamorous, essential, decades old.

§ 06 — Contact

Have a quiet
conversation.

If you own a business and you are starting to think about what comes next, we'd be glad to talk. No broker, no committee, no obligation.

WhatsApp +65 8655 8522

Office Singapore — by appointment

Acquiring small businesses from owners ready to retire.

A simplearrangement.

Three waysto hand it over.