CT CLSA is backed by the strength of its institutional equity holders, CT Holdings Group and CITIC CLSA of Hong Kong.
CT Holdings is a large diversified Group listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange with interests in Food Retailing, Food and Beverage Manufacturing & Distribution, Restaurants, Real Estate, Entertainment and Banking and Financial Services.
CLSA Ltd., is a capital markets and investment group, headquartered in Hong Kong and is an award-winning institutional brokerage and investment group focused on alternative investment, asset management, corporate finance and capital markets, and wealth management for corporate and institutional clients.
China-focused, global investment bank, CITIC Securities acquired CLSA in July 2013 and became the first Chinese brokerage to purchase a global financial institution. CLSA is now a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Securities, China’s leading securities firm and largest underwriter of Chinese debt and equity. In 2014, CITIC CLSA invested in CT CLSA Holdings Ltd.