The investment objective of the company is to provide shareholders with strong capital growth by taping on the existing opportunities in the retail, office and residential sectors in partnership with leading developers and operators. A key initial part of DUPD's strategy has been aggregation of land plots adjacent to urbanised areas. The managers seek re-zoning upon which substantial further development can then be embarked upon. Having raised US$ 208 million at US$2 per share, DUPD‘s ordinary shares were admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange on 1 June 2007.