Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (M&C) was founded in 1989, on the vision of its Chairman, Mr Kwek Leng Beng, who leads Singapore`s Hong Leong Group and Singapore-listed global real estate company City Developments (CDL).CDL acquires Copthorne Hotels from Aer Lingus for £219 million, and launches its new global hotel brand, Millennium Hotels And Resorts. Around this time, the Group becomes New Zealand`s largest hotel owne