Strategy and business model

A holding company dedicated to generating long-term shareholder value through engaged portfolio management.

UIE is a holding company dedicated to generating long-term shareholder value through engaged portfolio management and investments in established and emerging businesses.

The Company focuses on the agro-industrial, industrial and technology sectors, investing in businesses with the potential to achieve and maintain leading positions in their markets.

Our portfolio includes United Plantations, a long-established agro-industrial investment; the Schörling Group, a long-standing partner since 2004 with a focus on industrial and technology businesses; and Greenbridge, a diversified technology investment platform.

Five focus areas in our strategy

We focus on long-term profitability and growth to create value for our shareholders. Our business model rests on five principles.

Sustainable growth

Long-term investor

An engaged long-term investor in the agro-industrial sector and other industries where we can use our experience and network.

Active ownership

We exercise our influence through Board representation and close dialogue with the management of each company.

Sustainability

We invest in companies with environmentally and socially conscious business practices.

Innovation

We focus on people and companies that embrace change and drive innovation.

Leading positions

We invest in companies with the potential to hold or gain a leading position in their market.

In a period of macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, UIE remains committed to long-term value creation through active ownership and continued investment in businesses that evolve and maintain strong market positions.

UIE Board of Directorson UIE's strategy

Key commitments

UIE believes that sustainable business practices are fundamental to long-term value creation and maintains a strong capital structure that supports future growth opportunities while limiting reliance on debt.

In the agro-industrial sector, UIE considers responsibly cultivated oil palm to be an important global food crop due to its unrivalled productivity and wide range of applications. Through United Plantations, the company remains committed to advancing sustainability and innovation across its plantation operations.