Wine Connection Thailand

Wine Connection: Founded in 1998, Wine
Connection has developed expertise in offering affordable, high quality and
exclusive wines from around the world through owned F&B outlets. The
Company targets the region?s growing middle class through a differentiated
offering focusing on affordable and quality western food and beverages. Wine Connection has grown to become the
leading wine retailer and wine-themed restaurant operator in SE Asia.

Wine Connection operates
77 Wine Stores and Restaurants in Thailand and Singapore. The business has a
mission of making wine drinking democratic by make it affordable, accessible
and simple to enjoy. The restaurants offer a casual dining experience rooted in
wine and European Food in an inviting ambience with friendly service

The business has been
catalyzed through investment from The Abraaj Group to rapidly expand across
Asia and Middle East.

The
Abraaj Group is a leading private equity manager
investing in global growth markets. Founded in 2002 by Arif Naqvi, the group
currently manages US$10 billion and has distributed c. US$6.3 billion to
investors.

Employing over 300 people including more than 180
professionals, the Group has 20+ country offices spread across five regional
hubs in Dubai, Istanbul, Mexico, Nairobi and Singapore. Local presence across
these markets provides the Group with unmatched expertise, know-how,
proprietary transactional access and the ability to grow partner businesses
across borders.

Abraaj completed the acquisition of Wine Connection in
April 2014 by taking a majority stake in the enterprise. For more information
please visit www.abraaj.com