The Company was incorporated as Industrial Electronics & Engineering Ltd (IEE), a private limited company on 15 May 1969 and acquired public status on 1 April 1973. In 1979, the IEE group terminated its electronics manufacturing activities. It went into real estate development and investment after the restructuring of its capital and a change of name to Bonvests Hldgs Ltd in 1983. The Company is now an investment holding company.The Group's four core businesses are:• property development and investment• food and beverage ownership and management• hotel ownership and management• waste management and contract cleaning of buildingsIn Singapore, Bonvests owns and manages various prime commercial properties, including its flagship building, Liat Towers. The Group operated approximately 100 F&B outlets island-wide as of 31 December 2003 under the franchises from Burger King, Starbucks Coffee, Orange Julius and Dairy Queen, as well as under its own brand, Captain Cook. The Group's 5-star luxury hotels are located in Mauritius and Tunis (Tunisia), marketed under 'The Residence' brand name and in Singapore, Sheraton Towers Singapore.Bonvests also owns a 77.36 percent stake in Sesdaq-listed subsidiary, Colex Holdings Limited, one of Singapore's leading waste management and contract cleaning companies.The ultimate holding company is Goldvein Hldgs Pte Ltd which is incorporated in Singapore.