Businessuite Media Group International

11/08/2026

Business Insights Investments & Strategy

A Family Affair: The Inside Story of Agostini’s Takeover of Prestige Holdings

What made this deal immediately distinctive — and immediately controversial — was not the valuation arithmetic. It was the ownership architecture underneath it. Both Agostini and Prestige Holdings are majority-controlled by the same private holding company: Victor E. Mouttet Limited (VEML). VEML is 100 per cent owned by the Mouttet family. At the time of the offer, VEML held 48.5 per cent of Agostini and 52.9 per cent of Prestige Holdings. When connected companies GNM Properties and JNM Properties — linked to Christian Mouttet and his brother François Mouttet — are added, the Mouttet family’s effective ownership of Agostini reaches 57.8 per cent. Christian Mouttet was, at the time, Chairman of both AGL and PHL, and Chairman and CEO of VEML itself.

https://businessuiteonline.com/a-family-affair-the-inside-story-of-agostinis-takeover-of-prestige-holdings/

27/06/2026

27/06/2026

As Regional Programme Director, she will carry direct ownership of the full ELEVATE100 Leadership Series Architecture — six events running from March through May 2027, culminating in the Catalyst Awards Gala Finale in June — as well as the compilation and presentation of the Businessuite Women Power 100 State of Business Report, a flagship publication with direct relevance to development finance partner reporting, including to the Inter-American Development Bank and the European Union.

https://businessuiteonline.com/businessuite-women-appoints-ambassador-dr-anita-davis-defoe-as-regional-programme-director-of-elevate100-the-2027-catalyst-awards/

20/06/2026

The Caribbean’s Hidden Giants: Why Businessuite’s New Private Company Ranking Changes Everything

Many of the Caribbean’s most successful, innovative, fastest-growing and most entrepreneurial companies are privately held enterprises. They employ thousands of people, generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, expand across borders, create new industries and build family wealth across generations. Yet because they are private, they often remain invisible to the wider business community.

The result is a significant intelligence gap.

Investors cannot easily identify emerging market leaders.

Financial institutions lack systematic visibility into future growth companies.

Potential partners struggle to discover outstanding businesses operating beyond their own territories.

And perhaps most importantly, many exceptional Caribbean entrepreneurs never receive the recognition they deserve.

The launch of the Businessuite Top Caribbean Private Companies Ranking seeks to change that.

Permanently.

To learn more click this link
https://businessuiteonline.com/the-caribbeans-hidden-giants-why-businessuites-new-private-company-ranking-changes-everything/

17/06/2026

The Honourable Fayval Williams, Minister of Finance and the Public Service for Jamaica

First woman to hold Jamaica’s constitutional Finance Minister role; first to open the Budget Debate; Wharton MBA, CFA, Harvard BA; oversees J$1.26T budget; CFATF Chair; Hurricane Melissa reconstruction mandate. Scores at Tier 1 level — sits in Tier 2 due to public sector categorisation; her index score is the highest in this tier.

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https://businessuiteonline.com/businessuite-women-%c2%b7-2026-power-influence-100/

16/06/2026

Kamina Johnson Smith Minister of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade, Jamaica

Manages Jamaica’s diplomatic & trade relationships globally; multilateral forum participation; diaspora engagement; former CARICOM lead; one of the most internationally recognisable Jamaican political figures.

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16/06/2026

Olivia “Babsy” Grange Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sport

Portfolio encompasses Jamaica’s most globally recognised assets — music, sport, entertainment; CS score is highest in public sector tier; national cultural identity is directly shaped by her portfolio decisions. Maximum CS pillar score.

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https://businessuiteonline.com/businessuite-women-%c2%b7-2026-power-influence-100/

15/06/2026

Eva Lewis Country Officer / CCO & BCMA Head, Citi Jamaica

Connects Jamaica to Citi’s global network — sovereign relationships, multinational corporates, cross-border capital flows. Unique position as global-local bridge in capital markets.

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15/06/2026

Chorvelle Johnson Cunningham Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Bank Jamaica Limited

Commands critical subsidiary of Sagicor Group — one of the Caribbean’s largest financial conglomerates; digital banking transformation leadership; embedded within a pan-Caribbean capital ecosystem.

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