Category: Jardine Matheson Group

William Jardine and James Matheson, the firm's founders

The firm of Jardine, Matheson and Co. began in Canton, China on 1 July 1832 by Scottish doctor William Jardine and Edinburgh University graduate James Matheson.

After redomiciling to Bermuda in 1984 ahead of the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, in 1990 Jardine Matheson Holdings and four other listed group companies arranged primary share listings on the London Stock Exchange in addition to their Hong Kong listings.

The present Chairmain of Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. is Henry Keswick, the company's Tai-pan from 1970 ( aged 31 ) to 1975 and the 6th Keswick to be Tai-pan of the company.

As of June 2011, the directors of Jardine Matheson Holdings are:

From 1970 until 1998, Jardine Matheson operated a pan-Asian investment banking joint venture, Jardine Fleming, with Robert Fleming & Co., a London merchant bank controlled by the Fleming family.

In Taipan, Dirk Struan is loosely based on William Jardine while Robb Struan is loosely based on James Matheson.

The name of Yee Wo Street in Hong Kong's East Point and Causeway Bay Districts comes from Jardine's Chinese name " Ewo " whilst other locations associated with the company include Jardine's Bazaar, Jardine's Crescent, Jardine's Bridge, Jardine's Lookout, Yee Wo Street, Matheson Street, Jardine House and the Noon-day Gun.

* Alain Le Pichon, China Trade and Empire: Jardine, Matheson & Co. And the Origins of British Rule in Hong Kong, 1827-1843 ( Oxford ; New York: Published for The British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2006 ).

* 437. Jardine Matheson / Fortune Global 500

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He co-founded the Hong Kong conglomerate Jardine, Matheson and Company.

James Matheson joined him shortly after, and Magniac & Co. was reconstituted as Jardine, Matheson & Co in 1832.

It also owns 42 % of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group and has an investment ( 21 %) in Rothschilds Continuation Holdings, the merchant banking house.

The first decade of the new millennium saw Jardine Cycle & Carriage acquire an initial 31 % stake in Astra International, which has since been increased to just over 50 % and a 20 % shareholding in Rothschilds Continuation Holdings, which rekindled a relationship that began in 1838.

The present Chairman of Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. is Sir Henry Keswick, who is based in the UK, was the company's tai-pan from 1970 ( aged 31 ) to 1975 and was the 6th Keswick to be tai-pan of the company.

Dairy Farm International Holdings acquired the chain from Jardine Matheson Group in 1989.

Prominent examples include Bacardi Ltd., ACE Ltd., Intelsat Ltd., XL Capital Ltd., Bunge Ltd., Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd., Global Crossing Ltd., Foster Wheeler Ltd., and Royall Lyme Bermuda Ltd.

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* Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited

** Jardine Strategic Holdings

Struan's " Noble House " trading company of the novel is based on Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited, a major Scottish trading company that operates out of Hong Kong.

* Wellcome, a Hong Kong supermarket chain under Jardine Matheson Holdings

As of June 2011, Dairy Farm is 78 % owned by Jardine Matheson Holdings.

* Sir Henry Keswick, chairman of Jardine Matheson Holdings.

Apart from Shōgun and King Rat, all the books follow the dealings of the great trading company Struan's, the Noble House of Asia ( based on Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited ), its founder Dirk Struan, and his various descendants.

Struan and Company ( the " Noble House " trading company of the novel ) is based on Jardine Matheson Holdings, a massive Scottish trading company that continues to this day as an Asia-based trading company.

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* Jardine Matheson Holdings – a multinational Fortune Global 500 corporation based in Hong Kong

Hongkong Land became a Group subsidiary for the first time following a multi-year programme of steady open market purchases while Jardine Pacific raised its interest in Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited from 25 % to 42 %.

" Tokkie " Smith, Duncan McTavish ( HKRFC then captain ), Trevor J. Bedford OBE ( Chairman of Hong Kong Land, Jardine Matheson Limited, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and Director of HSBC ) and Ian Gow, a Rothmans ' Tobacco company executive.

On his retirement in 1898, Naorojee sold the company to The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, at that time owned by Jardine, Matheson & Co. and Sir Paul Chater.

Jardine Aviation Services Limited ; JASL, formed in 1980, is a joint venture of Jardine Matheson Group and China National Aviation Corporation ( CNAC ).

It provides aircraft ramp handling services, such as loading and unloading of baggage, cargo and mail through its subsidiary, Jardine Air Terminal Services Limited ( JATS ).

He was adviser to Standard Bank London Limited on general corporate finance and corporate lending transactions and advised the bank on its strategic acquisitions, including the acquisition of Jardine Fleming Bank in Hong Kong ( 2001 ).

The company was integrated into the Jardine Matheson Group by 2002 and is now named Jardine Cycle and Carriage Limited.

It is currently a major part of the Jardine Matheson Group and is known as Jardine Cycle and Carriage Limited.

Jardine Cycle and Carriage Limited (, ) was renamed from Cycle and Carriage following the integration into the Jardine Matheson Group in 2004.

Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited (,, ) is a large company that holds stock.

It is a part of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited, or Jardine's.