XIOCOM WIRELESS
Xiocom Wireless is a privately held, investor-backed company. Investors include Columbus Venture Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Richemont AG (Richemont), and Remgro Limited, both providing unparalleled international branding, communications and technology development expertise.
REMGRO LIMITED
(Cape Town, South Africa)
Remgro, a South African-based investment holding company established in April 2000, was created as part of the restructuring of the former Rembrandt Group. The restructuring created Remgro, Swiss-based luxury goods group Richemont, and Venfin Ltd, a group housing Rembrandt’s technology and communications interests.
Remgro invests in businesses that can deliver superior earnings and dividend growth over the long term. This involves the acquisition of meaningful interests in companies that have sound management, and the ability to generate strong cash returns and growth. Remgro forges strategic alliances on a partnership basis and endeavors to add value where possible. Its purpose is to ensure excellent returns to shareholders by way of dividend and capital growth.
www.remgro.com.
COLUMBUS VENTURE CAPITAL
(Geneva, Switzerland)
Columbus Venture Capital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Compagnie Financière Richemont AG (Richemont), the owner of leading international luxury brands including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger-LeCoultre, IWC, Alfred Dunhill and Mont Blanc.
Columbus Venture Capital focuses on opportunities presented by the convergence between global branded consumer goods markets, information technology and digital media. Columbus VC believes that the fast-growing luxury sector will benefit substantially from enabling technologies in electronic retailing, channel e-commerce, data security and authentication.
www.richemont.com



