Uni-Asia Finance Corporation

Milestones

2010
  • Increased equity interest in Capital Advisers to 96.9%
2009
  • Issued 52,199,200 new shares and placed to Yamasa Co., Ltd. The paid-up capital was increased from US$41,759.360 comprising 260,996,000 shares to US$50,111,232 comprising 313,195,200 shares
2008
  • Increased equity interest in Capital Advisers to 92.7%
  • Increased equity interest in Uni Ships and Management Limited to 100%
2007
  • Made a direct investment into office units in Guangzhou
  • Launched our first Singapore ship investment fund under MFI scheme-Akebono Fund
  • Company was listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited
2006
  • Wholly-owned subsidiary, Uni-Asia Capital (Singapore) Limited, was granted Approved Ship Investment Manager status by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore under Maritime Finance incentive("MFI") Scheme
2005
  • Launched container vessel fund, specialising in investment of container vessels
2004
  • Launched private ship investment fund Searex 1 & II
  • Established GCAP Fund, which is managed by Grosvenor Capital Advisers Fund Management Co. Ltd, 50% JV between Grosvenor Asia and Capital Advisers
2003
  • Capital Advisers issued new shares to third parties. Our equity interest in Capital Advisers was diluted to 44.8%
  • Launched AAA Series II
2001
  • Launched Asian distressed assets investment fund AAA Series I
2000
  • Capital Advisers was established as a 100% subsidiary of the company
  • Established an investment partnership with Grosvenor Asia to invest in residential properties in Tokyo, through Capital Advisers
1998
  • Expanded into investment in alternative assets, such as distressed assets
  • Reported as the top arranger of structured finance for the transportation sector in Taiwan, and ranked 4th in the category of Taiwan foreign currency loan and bond arrangement by basis point (a financial magazine)
1997
  • Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands with business presence in Hong Kong. Our focus is on finance arrangement for companies in the transportation sector