type public industry directory publishing founded 1967 headquarters singapore singapore products telephone directories internet directories services database marketing website http www.yellowpages.com.sg yellow pages singapore limited is singapore s largest directory publisher . the company s core activities are the publication of consumer and business directories and the sale of advertising in these directories . specialized directories published by the company include visitor s guide singapore and singapore infocomm directory . other services include on line directories internet yellow pages and database marketing . in june 2003 yellow pages was acquired by private equity companies jp morgan partners asia and cvc asia pacific from singtel for 220 million . the company was listed on the singapore exchange on 9 december 2004 . contents 1 singapore phone book evolution 2 history 3 references 4 see also 5 external links singapore phone book evolution edit 1962 as singapore telephone book telephone directory english chinese version first published as a combined volume bound white and yellow pages directory the issue date is july 1962 and published by general telephone directory company . 1965 the conversion from 2 to 4 column book . 1970 the white and yellow pages directories are separated into 2 books as a single volume bounded directories with the change of issue date from july to october 1970 and published by general telephone directory company singapore private limited . 1990 the yellow pages directory are no longer bounded in a single volume later the market segmented directories as yellow pages buying guide b and yellow pages commercial industrial guide c . the white pages directory are no longer bounded in a single volume later as white pages business listings and white pages residential listings central singapore east singapore north singapore north east singapore and west singapore 2009 as global yellow pages as yellow pages business yellow pages consumer and yellow pages hotel . history edit 24 september 2010 global yellow pages limited gyp seals an agreement with starhub singapore s integrated info communications provider to offer business solutions to small and medium enterprises smes over the latter s next gen nationwide broadband network to singapore s burgeoning sme market . it is a landmark partnership as it is the first time that gyp is offering bundled services which include info communications services crafted to meet the business needs of smes . 17 september 2010 global yellow pages gyp limited acquires efusion solutions pte. ltd a company which provides sales and marketing solutions for companies . efusion will contribute to gyp s multi platform business through its focus on the provision of call centres marketing and marketing related services which complements gyp s directories and database business . 9 july 2010 global yellow pages limited acquires controlling stakes in singapore s leading location based service provider shownearby pte ltd and companedia pte ltd a one stop web agency for local smes . the latter was rebranded global digital express pte. ltd on 5 august 2010 . 10 june 2010 global yellow pages limited enters an agreement with australia based qpay pty ltd to invest in a new company called qpay asia pte ltd. it will provide an online and or electronic payment system which allows for payments and money transfers to be made thought the internet mobile phones or other similar modes . 24 july 2009 following the approval of shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting the company s name has since changed to global yellow pages limited gyp with effect from 28 july 2009 . 4 march 2009 yellow pages singapore acquires singapore information services pte ltd insis a wholly owned subsidiary of ie singapore holdings pte ltd for approximately s 6 million . insis is one of singapore s leading trade directory publishers publishing business to business trade directories to promote singapore products and services worldwide . 9 december 2004 yellow pages singapore listed on sgx st. 30 june 2003 yellow pages singapore pte ltd a company equally owned by jp morgan partners asia and cvc asia pacific two leading private equity firms in asia acquired certain businesses assets and liabilities of singtel yellow pages pte ltd at 220 million with an additional 6 million paid to singtel yellow pages pte ltd as working capital adjustments relating to the acquisition . 1992 yellow pages singapore pte ltd was incorporated . 1991 integrated information pte ltd was renamed singtel yellow pages pte ltd now known as singtel interactive pte ltd . 1990 general telephone directory company singapore private limited was renamed integrated information pte ltd after telecommunications authority of singapore tas fully acquired the company . 1975 a joint venture company was incorporated under the name of general telephone directory company singapore private limited owned as to 60 % by telecommunications authority of singapore tas and 40 % by general telephone directory co. gtdc . 1974 telecommunications authority of singapore tas and general telephone directory company singapore private limited gtdc signed a joint venture agreement to incorporate a company to acquire the business of gtdc s singapore branch . references edit http www.yellowpages.com.sg see also edit list of yellow pages electronic yellow pages external links edit internet yellow pages website visitors.sg singapore tourism website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title yellow pages singapore & oldid 683763063 categories yellow pages navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated 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