UOL Group Limited (), is a

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an headquartered company focusing on investment, development and management of real estate across the Asia-Pacific region. The Wee Family, significant shareholders of

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are the largest shareholders of the company. The company is a constituent member of the

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History

The company was founded in 1963 as Faber Union Limited, a subsidiary of Faber Union (HK) Limited. It became a publicly traded company on the Singapore Exchange in 1964. In 1975, the company changed its name to United Overseas Land Limited after

Wee Cho Yaw Wee Cho Yaw (; 10 January 1929 – 3 February 2024) was a Singaporean banker, businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was chairman emeritus and honorary adviser of United Overseas Bank (UOB), and chairman of the UOL Group. Wee joined ...

and United Overseas Bank acquired a controlling interest in the company in 1973. In 2002, the company acquired Parkroyal, a hotel and property company. In 2006, the company was renamed to UOL Group Limited. In 2007, UOL Group Limited acquired

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from the

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, and renamed it to Pan Pacific Hotels Group. The company then merged Parkroyal with Pan Pacific for its hotel brand. In 2013, the company decided to delist Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts from the

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. In 2018, the company acquired Singapore Land Group Limited (SingLand).

Group structure

The company has the following business segments: * Property development – development of properties for sale * Property investments – leasing of commercial properties and serviced suites * Hotel operations – operation of owned hotels * Investments – investment in quoted and unquoted financial assets * Technology operations – the distribution of computers and related products * Management services – provision of hotel management services

Notable properties

Properties that the company currently owned or previously owned include: * Heron Plaza *

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* Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel *

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* Pan Pacific Suzhou * Parkroyal Collection Pickering *

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* The Plaza *

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