East African Asians, the Wahindi

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Ja Ja Jatania!

The Sunday Times ( April 30th 2006) reported that Unilever, the multinational, “ is close to selling two of its US haircare brands to the Jatania brothers for between £70m and £82m."

The Jatanias are reported to have an ‘ estimated £850m fortune’ and were said to be in talks to add Finesse and Aqua Net to their growing stable of brands. Reports published today, 10th May, suggest that the Jatanias' company Lornamead has now completed these deals.

This is big business at work. The Jatanias continue to attract interest in the media. This blog hopes to bring further information and news relating to the background of the Jatanias as a former East African family. I am interested in writing more about the 'human side' of the Jatania family.

The blog also hopes to feature other former East African Asians involved in running big business in the UK and abroad. Their work and achievements should be an inspiration to many and their response to what may be seen by some of them as a constant erosion of privacy may also be interesting for this blog. However, we cannot repeat the mistakes that the mainstream Press tends to make! I wish I had not thrown away my copy of the Sunday Times Rich List but I will be working hard to trace Asian families included in the List from now onwards.

Besides, there are many East African achievers who have not made it to the list. Their experiences are also important.

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