Founded in 1984 in Hong Kong, Coastal International Holdings ("CIH") has grown into a diversified investment conglomerate with a focus on "new economy" industries, and the pursuit of excellence alongside its stakeholders and customers has remained a core value at CIH over the past thirty years. Today, CIH's investment interests span industries from life sciences and biotechnology, financial and asset management services, property investment and development, energy and mining, healthcare, culture & eco-agriculture, and other private equity investments.

CIH has a strong management and operational track record in the Greater China region, operating across China's five core economic regions – Bohai Rim Region, Yangtze River Delta Region, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area,Central and Western region, as well as the West-Straits Economic Area.

CIH's property development arm, Coastal Greenland Limited("CGL"), was listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1997. In 2015, CGL was honored by the PRC's State Administration for Industry & Commerce with the title of "China Well-Known Trademark". Further, it was awarded the title of "China Top 10 Most Valuable Real Estate Companies" for fourteen consecutive years between 2004 and 2017, "China Top 100 Real Estate Companies" for thirteen consecutive years between 2005 and 2017, "China Top 50 Listed Real Estate Companies for Overall Competitiveness" for five consecutive years between 2012 and 2016, and "China Blue Chip Real Estate Company" for three consecutive years between 2007 and 2009.

CIH’s goal is to become a Top 500 company in the Greater China region.