- CEO
- Inderbethal Singh Thakral
- Full Time Employees
- 393
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Electronics distributors
- Address
- No 03-06 The Riverwalk Singapore CE Singapore 058416
- IPO Date
- Dec 11, 1995
- Business
- Thakral Corporation Ltd is a Singapore-listed investment holding company that engages in real estate investments, brand management, and distribution of consumer products including drones and beauty devices; it develops and manages over-50s lifestyle resorts under the GemLife brand in Australia, owns commercial properties in Japan and Singapore, distributes DJI consumer, enterprise, and agricultural drones plus accessories across seven South Asian countries primarily through its Indian operations, markets leading beauty and fragrance brands such as Maison Margiela, Atelier Cologne, Ralph Lauren, Viktor & Rolf, Mugler, and Nespresso in Greater China, Southeast Asia, and India via retail stores and e-commerce, and pursues strategic investments in new economy ventures. Founded in 1905 and headquartered in Singapore where it listed on the SGX Mainboard in 1995, the company operates across Australia, Japan, Singapore, China including Hong Kong, India, and other parts of South and Southeast Asia, serving premium consumer markets and institutional investors through subsidiaries like Thakral Corporation (HK) Ltd and Bharat Skytech for drone components. Recent developments include GemLife's IPO on the ASX in July 2025 diluting Thakral's stake to 16.8% while crystallizing value and enabling debt repayment, an exclusive DJI distribution partnership expanded via a 2023 Indian acquisition adding 130 employees and upstream integration through Bharat Skytech plus a stake increase to 23% in Skylark Drones for software services in 2024, Nespresso distribution launch in India with an e-commerce platform in December 2024 and first boutique in March 2025, partial divestment of The Beauty Tech Group shares ahead of its potential London IPO yielding up to GBP8.09 million, a new dividend policy from FY2025 targeting the higher of 4.0 Singapore cents per share or 20% of net profit, active share buybacks including at S$1.40 in July 2025, and board changes with founder Kartar Singh Thakral's retirement and appointment of Lim Swe Guan as Independent Non-Executive Chairman in April 2025.