Kwek Leng Beng

TAKING HEART

CDL, Kwek Leng Beng donate S$24 million to SIT

With a matching grant from the government, the total endowment contribution amounts to S$60 million

Hong Leong Group executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng (left) with Shanghai party secretary Chen Jining on Sep 9.

Hong Leong has ‘abundant opportunities’ for greater Shanghai, China collaboration: Kwek Leng Beng

These can include participating in the city’s government funds, with proceeds disbursed to companies in the high-tech innovation space or with global consumer connections

CDL's recent hotel launches include the July opening of M Social Penang in Malaysia. Executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng (third from left) says the group has grown its global portfolio through "strategic hotel management contracts and partnerships".

CDL’s Kwek Leng Beng aims to treble the group’s hotel numbers to 500

‘Developing a strong and reputable brand is my priority,’ says the property veteran

After exiting CDL’s board, Yeo will remain on the board of 20 other companies, including IndoFood Agri Resources, QAF and Sunway.

Philip Yeo to step down from CDL board

Departure comes three months after CDL’s annual general meeting, when he rallied shareholders against ‘bullying’ by majority directors

Maritim runs more than 30 hotels, primarily in Europe, including 25 in Germany.

Millennium Hotels and Resorts ties up with German hotelier Maritim in cross-brand loyalty deal

As part of the partnership, both companies will jointly participate in major trade shows and roadshows

The complex includes retail space, a 34-storey office tower and a 45-storey building housing JW Marriott Hotel Singapore.

CDL selling its 50.1% South Beach stake to its Malaysian partner IOI for S$834 million, yielding S$465 million gain

Deal values Norman Foster-designed complex at S$2.75 billion; proceeds will help CDL trim debt, recycle capital

The IOI Central Boulevard Towers are part of IOI Property Group's investment portfolio in Singapore
BT EXPLAINS

Who is behind Malaysia’s IOI Properties Group?

The property arm of IOI Corporation is already a major player in Singapore’s real estate space, with residential, hotel and office assets

CDL believes its share price takes a relatively bigger hit compared to its peers in the face of adverse developments for the sector because it is often considered the “barometer of Singapore’s residential market”.

CDL answers shareholders’ concerns on NAV-share price gap, board cohesion, Sherman Kwek’s strategy

The board cites macroeconomic challenges, omission from MSCI index for disproportionate share price drop

Potentially, Hong Leong Finance can better serve local SMEs that want to grow in Malaysia by being part of Malaysia's Hong Leong Financial Group.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Should Hong Leong Finance join Quek Leng Chan’s financial empire to boost its prospects?

Deepening the relationship between Hong Leong Finance and Malaysia’s Hong Leong Financial Group can help deliver long-term value for stakeholders from both sides in an increasingly complex environment

The senior figures who mediated between billionaire Kwek Leng Beng and his son Sherman Kwek are neutral parties who have kept in contact with the two men.

Senior establishment figures mediated between CDL’s Kwek Leng Beng and son Sherman, sources say

[SINGAPORE] Trusted family friends and senior establishment figures in Singapore intervened and mediated a truce which put a halt to an acrimonious boardroom fight between billionaire Kwek Leng Beng a...