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Company type | Private | ||||||||||
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| Industry | Digital and Virtual Assets, Cultural Commerce | ||||||||||
| Founded | September 21, 2025; 8 months ago (2025年09月21日) in Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Founder | Adrian Cheng Chi-kong | ||||||||||
| Headquarters | |||||||||||
| ‹See RfD› | |||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 上合發展控股 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港上合发展[1] | ||||||||||
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| Website | almadgroup | ||||||||||
Almad Group, stylised in all caps as ALMAD Group, is an investment company based in Hong Kong. It was founded in September 2025 by businessman Adrian Cheng.[1] [2] .The firm has investments in digital assets and other projects in mainland China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East[3] [4] [5] .
History
[edit ]Adrian Cheng announced the establishment of the ALMAD Group on 21 September 2025[6] [7] . The group announced plans to invest in sectors such as entertainment, sport, media, healthcare, commercial management and cultural tourism in addition to digital assets[8] [9] across the Chinese mainland, ASEAN, and the Middle East[10] .
Activities
[edit ]Investment
[edit ]On 13 October 2025, ALMAD Group acquired approximately 24% stake of Crisp Momentum[11] [12] , a United States–listed short‐video production company[13] . Cheng was appointed the chairman of the company following the deal[14] [15] .
On 27 October 2025, the company's digital‐asset division A2Z[16] invested in CBCX, a London-based multi-asset brokerage[17] . The partnership covered trading services in gold, foreign exchange, and other instruments[18] .
Projects
[edit ]K11 by AC
ALMAD Group signed agreements for several commercial development projects through the K11 by AC brand[2] :
In May 2025, ALMAD Group announced plans to develop commercial buildings at Canglong Port in Pahang, Malaysia through a partnership of K11 by AC with its China division and a subsidiary of China Changkun Industry[19] [20] .
In September 2025, K11 by AC signed an agreement with the Qingdao West Coast New Area management committee and Changkun Group to build a mixed‐use complex in Qingdao, Shandong[21] [22] [23] .
In 2025, K11 by AC revisited the plan to develop K11 Select Xiamen, a shopping centre project in cooperation with Xiamen Metro[24] .
Experience 11
[edit ]The company operates Experience 11[25] , which hosted One Piece’s "The Great Era of Piracy" exhibition in Guangzhou in October 2025[26] [27]
Gentry Club
Gentry Club is the group's private members’ club brand[28] . The company has plans to bring Hong Kong and mainland Chinese consumer brands into the Middle East through a partnership with the Wafi Group from United Arab Emirates [29] [30]
External Links
[edit ]References
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