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First Pacific
First Pacific Company Limited () is a Hong Kong-based investment management and holding company with operations located in Asia. It involves telecommunications, consumer food products and infrastructure. History * 1981: First Pacific Finance Limited was founded as a financial services provider in Hong Kong. (deposit-taking company or aka finance house). Start-up capital was HK$7 million (US$0.9 million) with a total staff of six (6) in a 500 square feet (50 square meters) office in Central, Hong Kong. Original name was Overseas Union Finance Limited (OUF) * 1982–1987: Acquired Hibernia Bank in San Francisco, a controlling interest in Hagemeyer, the Netherlands, invested in Berli Jucker in Thailand, First Pacific Davies in Hong Kong, United Savings Bank in California, Hong Nin Bank in Hong Kong and founded Metro Pacific Corporation in the Philippines * 1988: First Pacific Holdings and First Pacific International merged to form the currently listed First Pacific Company. (usi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Company
A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange ( listed company), which facilitates the trade of shares, or not (unlisted public company). In some jurisdictions, public companies over a certain size must be listed on an exchange. In most cases, public companies are ''private'' enterprises in the ''private'' sector, and "public" emphasizes their reporting and trading on the public markets. Public companies are formed within the legal systems of particular states, and therefore have associations and formal designations which are distinct and separate in the polity in which they reside. In the United States, for example, a public company is usually a type of corporation (though a corporation need not be a public company), in the United Kingdom it is usually a public limited company (plc), in F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indofood
PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk is a major Indonesian company involved in the food industry. The company's headquarters are located in South Jakarta, Jakarta. History Indofood was founded in 1968 as Lambang Insan Makmur, an instant noodles business, with its brand Indomie launching in 1972. The company restructured on 14 August 1990 as PT Panganjaya Intikusuma. In 1994, the company was renamed to PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, and was listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange on 14 July 1994. It is one of the companies owned by the family of Sudono Salim under the Salim Group. In January 2013, as part of a filing for the Indonesia Stock Exchange, Indofood said it is planning to buy 50% of Brazilian sugar-cane processor ''Companhia Mineira de Açúcar e Álcool Participações'', (CMAA) for $72 million. On 17 February 2021, Indofood CBP has officially purchased all of the shares owned by Fritolay Netherlands Holding B.V., an affiliate of PepsiCo at PT Indofood Fritolay Makmur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companies Listed On The Hong Kong Stock Exchange
This is a list of companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx), ordered numerically by stock code. The names of the companies appear exactly as they do on the stock exchange listing. This is not an exhaustive list, but reflects the list that appears on HKEx's ''Hyperlink Directory''. An exhaustive but un-linked list appears below the partial list. 0001 - 0099 0100 - 0198 0200 - 0299 0300 - 0395 0402 - 0498 0500 - 0599 0601 - 0699 0700 - 0778 0800 - 0897 0900 - 0999 1001 - 1099 1100 - 1199 1200–1999 2000–2299 2300 - 2398 2600–2799 ETF funds 2866–2899 3000–3999 4000–4999 NASDAQ Shares 6000 - 6200 Hong Kong Depositary Receipts 6800 - 6899 8000 – 8999 9000 – 9999 References {{reflist Stock Exchange Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim Group
The Salim Group is Indonesia's biggest conglomerate and refers to companies where the Salim family held majority ownership. Its assets include Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world's largest instant noodle producer; Indomobil Group, one of Indonesia's largest car manufacturers; Indomaret, Indonesia's largest convenience store chain; and Bogasari, a large flour-milling operation. The group was founded in October 1972 by Sudono Salim and his junior partner Sutanto Djuhar (Lin Wenjing). The current CEO is Anthoni Salim, a son of Sudono Salim. The Salim Group also owns major oil palm plantations (about 1,000 km2) and logging concessions. Salim Group has been involved in property development and the leisure industry for around 30 years. Its businesses include hotel and resort development, golf courses, and commercial real estate. History The Salim Group was closely tied to Indonesian politician and dictator Suharto, who ruled Indonesia for 31 years and was Sudono Salim's "f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Of East Asia
The Bank of East Asia Limited, often abbreviated to BEA, is a Hong Kong banking and financial services company, headquartered in Central, Hong Kong. It is currently the largest independent local Hong Kong bank, and one of two remaining family-run Hong Kong banks, with the other being Dah Sing Bank. It continues to be run by 3rd and 4th generation of the Li family. It was incorporated as a publicly-listed bank in Hong Kong on 14 November 1918, and officially opened for business on 4 January 1919, by a group of local Hong Kong Chinese businessmen who "not only understood modern banking, but the needs of modern Chinese business." Essentially, it aimed to serve local Hong Kong citizens and businesses who were currently underserved by the large British banks and small, unorganized, and often unincorporated local Hong Kong moneylenders. By the 1930s, BEA was considered the most influential local Hong Kong bank in the city. History Origins, and until 2008 BEA was co-founded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Pacific Bank
First Pacific Bank Limited was a bank based in Hong Kong. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of the investment holding company FPB Bank Holding Company Limited (FPB Bank Holdco). Its headquarters were in the First Pacific Bank Centre in Wan Chai.Company Profile " First Pacific Bank. 22 November 2000. . " First Pacific Bank Limited. 17 June 2000. "Principal Office: 22/F, First Pacific Bank Centre 56 Gloucester Road Hong Kong" The company's major shareholders were First Pacific Company Limited (FP Company) and MIMET FOTIC Investment Limited (MIMET FOTIC). The company was incorporated in |
Security Pacific Bank
Security Pacific National Bank (SPNB) was a large U.S. bank headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was acquired by Bank of America in 1992. History On September 1, 1868, Hellman, Temple and Co. opened their first bank branch in Los Angeles. The banking firm was the predecessor of Farmers and Merchants Bank (1870), which was the predecessor of Security First National Bank. The bank earned a reputation for aggressive business practices and benefited from economic and population growth in the Western United States. By the mid-20th century it had an international presence, and was ranked the fifth-largest bank in the United States and third-largest in California in terms of deposits. In 1967, Security First National Bank bought Pacific National Bank of San Francisco and became Security Pacific National Bank. In 1971, SPNB Security Pacific National Bank (SPNB) bought 69% of Bank of Canton. In 1975, Security Pacific Bank constructed a 55-story tower in downtown Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibernia Bank (San Francisco)
The Hibernia Bank, headquartered in San Francisco, California, was founded in April 1859 as the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society. In 1892, the company built a Beaux-Arts headquarters at 1 Jones Street at the corner of McAllister and Market Streets, designed by Albert Pissis. Slightly damaged in the 1906 earthquake and fire, it re-opened again just five weeks after the calamity; Pissis designed an addition to the building in 1908. The bank left the building in 1985, and, after a brief period in which it was used by the San Francisco Police Department, the building was vacant for decades, until it was restored and renovated in 2016. As of 2017, the building, re-branded as "The Hibernia", is being subdivided for leasing to tenants who need less than the building's overall of space. The Hibernia Bank Building is a designated San Francisco landmark. Early history The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society was founded in a small office at the corner of Jackson and Montgomery Streets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Telecom
HKT Limited (), also known as Hong Kong Telecom (), is one of the largest telecommunications companies of Hong Kong. It has a dominant position in fixed-line, mobile, IDD and broadband services in Hong Kong. HKT Group is a subsidiary of PCCW since 2000, after it was acquired from Cable & Wireless plc. The company, along with HKT Trust (), is a pair of listed corporations in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which the two corporations were bundled as one single stapled security. Corporate identities The former holding company of the group was Cable & Wireless HKT Limited (; former ticker symbol: 8), it was a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless plc. It was taken over and privatised by PCCW in 2000. PCCW also started to use the ticker symbol "8" after the takeover. Cable & Wireless HKT Limited was formerly known as Hong Kong Telecommunications Limited (), which was incorporated in 1987; it was renamed to Cable & Wireless HKT Limited in 1999, but renamed again to PCCW-HKT Limited in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hagemeyer
Hagemeyer is a business-to-business (B2B) distribution services group focusing on the markets for electrical materials, safety and other maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. It was based in the Netherlands and acquired by French rival Rexel in 2008, with its units in certain countries subsequently being divested to Sonepar. Following the purchase, the Hagemeyer brand disappeared in some countries but remained in others. History In January 2004, Hagemeyer sold Elektro Fröschl electronic, its wholesale division, to Media-Saturn, thus reinforcing its focus on retail. On 23 November 2007, the board of Hagemeyer agreed to a €3.1 billion takeover offer from larger French rival Rexel. Upon completion of the bid, some of Hagemeyer's units were then sold on to Sonepar, a privately held French company in the same sector. Sonepar had previously had its own lower bid for Hagemeyer rejected. Hagemeyer was removed from the AE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tech Pacific
Tech Pacific functioned as an Asian-Pacific IT wholesale distributor with offices throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India and Hong Kong. Jim Kennedy founded Tech Pacific in Melbourne, Australia in 1985. The organisation started as a boutique distributor of information technology. Imagineering Australia acquired a 50% shareholding in late 1986. In 1987, Kennedy, who had returned to the US, sold his 50% shareholding to Imagineering. Tech Pacific was kept as a separate trading entity as Jodee Rich, founder of Imagineering, wanted a vehicle to exclusively distribute product lines that competed with the product lines carried by Imagineering Australia. In 1990 First Pacific acquired Imagineering Australia and Jodee Rich left the company. At this time Imagineering Australia, Australia's largest IT distributor, experienced financial difficulties as a result of competition introduced by the entry of an American IT distributor, Micro America, under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PacificLight
PacificLight is a Singapore-based power generator and electricity retailer. It runs an 800MW plant, operated by PacificLight Power Pte Ltd, which uses Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as its primary fuel. In 2015, PacificLight generated 9% of Singapore’s total electricity needs. PacificLight Energy Pte Ltd sells electricity to eligible consumers in Singapore, which includes manufacturing companies, shopping malls, SMEs, and small businesses such as coffee shops or retail outlets. Under the current government regulations, only non-residential customers with an average monthly electricity consumption of less than 2,000kWh are eligible. However, in 2018, the threshold will be reduced such that all Singapore electricity customers will be eligible to purchase electricity from a licensed retailer such as PacificLight Energy. Description The S$1.2 billion Power Generation Facility located on Jurong Island, an established industrial area in the south-west area of Singapore, commenced operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
