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Cullen Investments

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NZL
Rating
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Private investment company

Founded in 1988 by executive chairman Eric Watson. Market sectors invested in include fashion retail, financial services, agriculture, real estate, and sports and entertainment.

Cullen Investments Ltd   NZL     website   email      

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Cullen Investments Ltd
Business Ethics Watson Foundation
The Watson Foundation is a charitable trust set up by Cullen Investments. The main objectives of the Watson Foundation are to enrich the lives of underprivileged children and young people; and assist with their needs, including care, support, protection, health and education. It does this by making grants and donations to small charities which cater for the needs of underprivileged children and young people in particular.
Source: company website (2012)

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Company Details

Type Private company
Subsidiaries Bendon Ltd (20% owned) 

Lingerie

One of the world's largest intimate apparel companies, founded over 60 years ago. Operations in US, UK, Australia and New Zealand. Bendon closed its New Zealand manufacturing operations in 1999 to move production offshore. Merged with Australian lingerie company, Pleasure State, in 2011.


  - Pleasure State Pty Ltd 

Lingerie

Founded in Sydney in 2004 by Kay Cohen. Merged with Bendon in 2011. Eric Watson's Cullen Investments retains a significant stake.

Contact Details

Address Auckland, New Zealand
Email info@culleninvestments.com
Website www.culleninvestments.com

Products / Brands

Bendon (20% owned)
Bendon Underwear/Socks/Sleepwear
Bendon Intimate Apparel
Davenport Underwear/Socks/Sleepwear
Evollove Intimate Apparel
Fayreform Intimate Apparel
Heidi Klum Intimates Intimate Apparel
Hey Sister Intimate Apparel
Hickory Intimate Apparel
HK Man Underwear/Socks/Sleepwear
Kissed by Lovable Intimate Apparel
Lovable Intimate Apparel
Pleasure State Intimate Apparel
Stella McCartney Intimate Apparel


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