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CITIC Capital

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Investment management

Global alternative investment management and advisory company founded in 2002. Core businesses include Private Equity, Real Estate, Structured Investment and Finance, and Asset Management. Acquired Trilogy in 2018. CITIC Capital is 42.8% owned by China's largest conglomerate CITIC Group, 31% by China Investment Corporation (CIC) and 22% by Qatar Holdings. CITIC Group and CIC are both owned by the Chinese Government.

Company Ownership

CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd   HKG     website   email      
  Government of the People's Republic of China   
   owns 74% of CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd  
CHN     website         

Communist government

All power within the government of the People's Republic of China is divided among three bodies: the Chinese Communist Party, State Council, and the People's Liberation Army. In recent years China has been consolidating it's state-owned assets and inviting private investors to invest (often family members of high ranking government officials), however in most cases the government retains control and majority ownership. We have listed State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) simply as subsidiaries of China's government, although in reality company ownership is often more complex.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd
Business Ethics Part owned by CITIC Group, which has criticisms
This company is 42.8% owned by one of China's largest conglomerates, CITIC Group, which is owned by the Chinese Government.
Source: Shop Ethical (2018)
Government of the People's Republic of China
Environment Investing in single-use plastic waste
This company is the world's 2th largest equity owner of companies producing single-use plastic waste, according to Minderoo Foundation's 2021 Plastic Waste Makers Index. Institutional asset managers and global banks are providing billions of dollars to companies that produce polymers from fossil fuels, as much as 100 times more than they provide to companies trying to shift to a circular economy. Plastic pollution is one of the biggest, most urgent threats facing our planet and our health.
Source: Minderoo Foundation (2021)
Social Treatment of Uyghurs
Amnesty International's 2021 report 'Like We Were Enemies in a War', outlines how Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region face systematic state-organized mass imprisonment, torture and persecution amounting to crimes against humanity. Muslim ethnic groups are being forced to abandon their religious traditions, cultural practices and local languages.
Source: Amnesty Intl (2021)
Social Human rights abuse
According to Human Rights Watch: "China's one-party authoritarian state under the Chinese Communist Party systemically curbs fundamental rights. Under President Xi Jinping, in power since 2013, the government has deepened repression at home and sought to muzzle critics abroad. It has arbitrarily detained human rights defenders and lawyers, tightened control over civil society, media, and the internet, and deployed invasive mass surveillance technology. The government imposes particularly heavy-handed control in the ethnic minority regions of Xinjiang and Tibet. The government's cultural persecution and arbitrary detention of a million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims since 2017 constitute crimes against humanity. In Hong Kong, the government imposed draconian national security legislation in 2020 and systematically curbed the city's freedoms. The government initially covered up the Covid-19 outbreak and later hindered international efforts to investigate the virus's origin."
Source: Human Rights Watch (2021)
Social Human rights abuse
Amnesty International's 2020 report on China states "The year was marked by harsh crackdowns on human rights defenders and people perceived to be dissidents, as well as the systematic repression of ethnic minorities. The beginning of the year saw the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, which killed more than 4,600 people in China. People demanded freedom of expression and transparency after authorities reprimanded health professionals for warning about the virus. At the UN, China was strongly criticized and urged to allow immediate, meaningful and unfettered access to Xinjiang. Stringent restrictions on freedom of expression continued unabated. Foreign journalists faced detention and expulsion, as well as systematic delays to and refusals of visa renewals. Chinese and other tech firms operating outside China blocked what the government deemed politically sensitive content, extending its censorship standards internationally. China enacted its first Civil Code, which received thousands of submissions by the public calling for legalization of same-sex marriage. Hong Kong’s National Security Law led to a clampdown on freedom of expression." Follow the link for further details.
Source: Amnesty Intl (2021)
Information Wikipedia profile
Follow the link to see Wikipedia's article on the government of the People's Republic of China.
Source: Wikipedia (2021)

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Company Details

Type Private company
Employees 280 (2017)
Subsidiaries Trilogy International Ltd 

Personal care products

Operated primarily in New Zealand, but also Australia and over 25 countries around the world. Owner of the Trilogy, ECOYA and Goodness brands. ECOYA bought Trilogy in 2010 and in 2013 was renamed Trilogy International Ltd. Acquired by Hong Kong-based private equity firm, CITIC Capital in 2018.


  - Trilogy Natural Products Ltd 

Skin care products

Founded in 2002 by sisters Catherine de Groot and Sarah Gibbs. Acquired by ECOYA in 2010, which was renamed Trilogy International Ltd in 2013. Trilogy was acquired by Hong Kong-based private equity firm, CITIC Capital in 2018.


LifeStyles Healthcare Pte Ltd (40% owned) 

Condom manufacturer

Australian owned for 112 years until 2017 when Ansell sold its condom division to a Chinese consortium.

Contact Details

Address Hong Kong (China)
Email info@citiccapital.com
Website www.citiccapital.com

Products / Brands

Trilogy Natural Products
Trilogy Skin Care

LifeStyles (40% owned)
Ansell Condoms
Ansell Personal Lubricant
Lifestyles Condoms
Lifestyles Personal Lubricant
Skyn Condoms
Skyn Personal Lubricant
Zero Condoms


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