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Subsidiaries

Some of the major firms it owns include:^[1]

• Dubai Media City
• Dubai Studio City
• Dubai Internet City
• Dubai Knowledge Village
• Dubai Energy
• Dubai Industrial City
• Dubai Healthcare City
• Dubai Properties
• Dubai International Capital (DIC)
• Dubai Investment Group
• Dubai Outsource Zone
• Dubailand
• Dubiotech
• eHosting
• Empower
• International Media Production Zone
• Jumeirah Group
• Sama Dubai
• Samacom
• Tatweer^[2]

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Major investments

Dubai Holding has major investments in many international firms. Primarily through its international investment arm: DIC, such as:-

• DaimlerChrysler (2%)^[3]
• EADS (3.12%)^[4]
• The Tussauds Group (100%)^[5]
• Dubai Bank (70%)^[6]
• Travelodge UK (100%)^[7]
• Emirates Towers (75%)
• Sunbelt rental apartments (21,000 apartments)

Many other unknown investments have been kept secret after the Dubai Ports World deal which put Dubai under the spotlight and opened it to criticism.^{[citation needed]}. DaimlerChrysler AG (ISIN: DE0007100000) is a German car corporation and the worlds fifth largest car manufacturer. ... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. (EADS) is a large European aerospace corporation, formed by the merger on July 10, 2000 of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain, and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany. ... The Tussauds Group is now a part of Merlin Entertainments, the worlds second largest leisure group, second only to Disney. ... Dubai Bank is a banking company, launched in September 2002, and part of the Dubai Holdings group. ... For the Travelodge brand in other countries see the main article: Travelodge Travelodge is the second largest budget hotel brand and third biggest hotel chain (by bedroom numbers - approximately 20,000) in the United Kingdom. ... The Emirates Towers; Left: Office Tower, Right: Hotel The Emirates Towers complex contains the Emirates Office Tower and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel skyscrapers, respectively the 12th (355 m, 1163 ft) and the 29th (309 m, 1014 ft) tallest currently-standing structures in the world[1], and a 9,000 m... DP World is a company owned by the government of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. ...

References

1. ^ Dubai Holding official website:Companies Directory
2. ^ Tatweer Dubai
3. ^ "Dubai Holding entity becomes third largest shareholder in DaimlerChrysler" , AMEInfo , 2005-01-30.
4. ^ John, Issac. "Dubai Int'l Capital buys 3.12pc stake in EADS" , Khaleej Times Online , 2007-07-06.
5. ^ "Dubai firm buy Tussauds", BBC News, 2005-03-23.
6. ^ "Dubai Holding 70% Dubai Bank stake", AMEInfo, 2005-12-29.
7. ^ "Dubai International Capital Completes Acquisition of Travelodge", Travelodge UK Official Website , 2006-09-07

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External links

• Dubai Holding - Official website