US private equity fund manager Searchlight Capital has taken a minority stake in Singapore-based third-party ship manager Synergy Marine, where founder Rajesh Unni retains a controlling position.
At the same time, an unspecified number of Synergy employees have received shares in their company.
Unni, Synergy’s chief executive officer, was travelling at the time of the Friday announcement and unavailable for comment.
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