GL Limited

Ron Brierley established Brierley Investments in 1961, and it was first listed on the Australian, English, and New Zealand stock exchanges in 1985. In the 1980s, it expanded to become one of the largest and, for a time, most prosperous and fashionable enterprises. At its height, Brierley Investments had roughly 150,000 New Zealanders as shareholders.

In Australia and Britain in the 1980s, Brierley Investments was a notorious corporate raider. Nevertheless, the company struggled after the 1987 stock market fall, and Brierley was ultimately removed in a boardroom coup. The company made subpar investments in the 1990s, mismanaged its foreign exchange risk, and suffered as a result on its balance sheet. The company relocated its headquarters to Singapore in 1999 and went public on the Singapore Exchange. BI was delisted in July 2002.

Founded: 1961
Headquarters: Singapore
Website: www.gl-grp.com