CT Smith is backed by the strength of its institutional equity holders, CT Holdings Group and CITIC CLSA of Hong Kong.

CT Holdings is a large diversified Group listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange with interests in Food Retailing, Food and Beverage Manufacturing & Distribution, Restaurants, Real Estate, Entertainment and Banking and Financial Services.

CLSA Ltd., is a capital markets and investment group, headquartered in Hong Kong and is an award-winning institutional brokerage and investment group focused on alternative investment, asset management, corporate finance and capital markets, and wealth management for corporate and institutional clients.

China-focused, global investment bank, CITIC Securities acquired CLSA in July 2013 and became the first Chinese brokerage to purchase a global financial institution. CLSA is now a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Securities, China’s leading securities firm and largest underwriter of Chinese debt and equity. In 2014, CITIC CLSA invested in CT CLSA Holdings Ltd. (Now CT Smith Holdings Ltd)