For each tycoon-controlled group information is collected on the different activities of the business group, its ownership structure and the background of the tycoon. This information is collected from the latest publicly available annual reports and websites of the companies belonging to the group, company registers, media reports and previous studies. In each chapter covering a different business group, the collected information is summarized in short
sections on the activities of the business group and the tycoon. The ownership structure is represented in graphical form, showing the different (foreign) shell companies the tycoon uses to control the oil palm activities of the business groups.