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BATTLE lines are being drawn in the father-son tussle for control at mainboard-listed real estate player City Developments Ltd (CDL), involving Singapore’s richest clan.

On one side stands 84-year-old executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng, whose name is synonymous with CDL. On the other side stands his son, Sherman Kwek, who is CDL’s group chief executive officer.

With father and son in conflict and the majority of the board backing Sherman Kwek, might Kwek Leng Beng’s position at CDL’s helm be in jeopardy?

Much could depend on where the rest of the family stands.

Some of the key players who could swing the tide of the battle include Kwek Leng Beng’s cousins Quek Leng Chan, Quek Leng Chye and Kwek Leng Kee, who have substantial holdings in Hong Leong group vehicles that control CDL.