About jardines
About us
Jardine Matheson is a diversified, Asia-focused investment company. Founded in China in 1832, Jardines’ long-term success has been driven by our adaptability and resilience.
Our aim is to deliver superior, long-term returns for Jardines’ shareholders from a portfolio of market-leading businesses, strategically positioned to capture growth opportunities driven by themes such as urbanisation and the expanding middle-income population across Asia.
Our role as an engaged investor:
- We ensure highly-qualified boards and leadership teams are in place, aligning incentives to drive shareholder value by building better, stronger businesses.
- We influence strategy and drive performance through representation on the boards of our portfolio companies, which have clear accountability for strategy, operational effectiveness, and delivering on sustainability commitments.
- At the Corporate level, we aim for decisive portfolio management built on disciplined capital allocation and investment expertise.
We underpin this with a longstanding reputation for integrity, comprehensive risk management, enduring relationships and a strong balance sheet, with excellent access to low-cost funding from banks and the capital markets.
We are proud to build value for shareholders while also making a positive contribution to the communities we serve.
Jardines and our portfolio companies primarily operate in China and Southeast Asia where we have been partnering with founders and management for nearly two centuries to build and grow successful businesses.
Jardine Matheson, the listed holding company of the Group, is an engaged investor of a portfolio of market-leading businesses.
As a long-term, engaged investor, Jardines supports our market-leading portfolio companies spanning across a wide range of sectors in Asia.
We ensure high calibre boards and leadership teams with in-depth industry knowledge and vast professional experience are in place to drive bigger, stronger businesses.
