COMPANYHISTORIES
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How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

387companies1649–2003founding years375still active12no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedFiskars Corporation
1649
FoundedHeidelberger Zement AG
1873
FoundedAllianz AG
1890
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedFortune Brands, Inc.
1904
FoundedThe Lane Co., Inc.
1912
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedCondé Nast Publications, Inc.
1922
FoundedCisneros Group of Companies
1929
FoundedGrupo Casa Saba, S.A. de C.V.
1937
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
FoundedEmpresas ICA Sociedad Controladora, S.A. de C.V.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedRoularta Media Group NV
1954
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
FoundedLancaster Colony Corporation
1961
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedAEON Co., Ltd.
1969
FoundedThe Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
1973
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
FoundedESPN, Inc.
1978
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedBellSouth Corporation
1983
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedFortis, Inc.
1987
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedNTL Inc.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
FoundedRoyal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc
1996
1997
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Compagnie Financière Richemont AG →
Active · Switzerland
Created as a holding company for the Rupert family's international interests, Compagnie Financière Richemont AG…
Haci Omer Sabanci Holdings A.S. →
Active · Turkey
Haci Omer Sabanci Holdings A.S.
Old Mutual PLC →
Active · United Kingdom
Old Mutual PLC has shrugged off nearly 150 years as an almost exclusively South African financial services business,…
Fiskars Corporation →
Active · founded 1649 · Finland
Fiskars Corporation, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, is one of the oldest companies in the western world, having…
Georg Fischer AG Schaffhausen →
Active · founded 1802 · Switzerland
Switzerland's Georg Fischer AG Schaffhausen is a world-leading industrial engineering group engaged in four primary…
Taylor & Francis Group plc →
Active · founded 1804 · United Kingdom
The Taylor & Francis Group plc is a fast-growing and leading publisher of scholarly journals, textbooks, and books.
Invensys PLC →
Defunct · founded 1819 · United Kingdom
Invensys PLC grew out of the merger in 1999 of Britain's Siebe PLC and the British manufacturing conglomerate BTR PLC.
Wienerberger AG →
Active · founded 1819 · Austria
Wienerberger AG is the world's leading manufacturer of bricks, including hollow bricks and facing bricks.
Guardian Media Group plc →
Active · founded 1821 · United Kingdom
Guardian Media Group plc (GMG) is an anomaly in the British media market.
Société du Figaro S.A. →
Active · founded 1826 · France
One of France's oldest newspaper groups, Société du Figaro S.A.
Bonnier AB →
Active · founded 1837 · Sweden
Bonnier AB is one of the Nordic region's leading media groups, losing out the top spot to Finland's SanomaWSOY in 2001.
The Economist Group Ltd. →
Active · founded 1843 · United Kingdom
The Economist Group Ltd.
Boatmen's Bancshares Inc. →
Active · founded 1847
Boatmen's Bancshares Inc.
The Associated Press →
Active · founded 1848
The Associated Press (AP) describes itself as the largest newsgathering organization in the world.
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA →
Active · founded 1854 · France
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, created through a $4 billion merger in 1987, is the world's leading luxury goods…
Société du Louvre →
Defunct · founded 1855 · France
Société du Louvre does not run that Paris museum, but its properties are almost as distinguished.
Matussière et Forest SA →
Active · founded 1858 · France
Group Matussière & Forest SA (MF) is one of France's leading makers of "communications paper," which includes newsprint…
Julius Meinl International AG →
Active · founded 1862 · Austria
With a history spanning nearly 150 years, Julius Meinl International AG has pulled an about-face for the new century.
Nestlé S.A. →
Active · founded 1866 · Switzerland
Nestlé S.A.
Swire Pacific Limited →
Active · founded 1866 · Hong Kong
Swire Pacific Limited, which came to prominence as one of the 19th-century British-owned trading houses based in Hong…
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company →
Active · founded 1867
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is a prominent regional and specialty beer brewer.
Deli Universal NV →
Active · founded 1869 · Netherlands
Netherlands-based Deli Universal NV is the wholesaling and distribution arm of Universal Corporation, alongside sister…
Bayard SA →
Active · founded 1873 · France
One of France's oldest publishing groups, Bayard SA is also one of the country's largest, particularly in its three…
Carl Allers Etablissement A/S →
Active · founded 1873 · Denmark
Carl Allers Etablissement A/S is one of the Scandinavian region's leading media groups.
Heidelberger Zement AG →
Active · founded 1873 · Germany
Heidelberger Zement AG is one of the world's five largest producers of construction materials.
Schindler Holding AG →
Active · founded 1874 · Switzerland
Through its numerous subsidiaries, Schindler Holding AG is Europe's top supplier of elevators and escalators and ranks…
Henkel KGaA →
Active · founded 1876 · Germany
Based in Germany, Henkel KGaA is one of the world's largest chemical companies.
Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1877 · Italy
One of the world's largest food marketers, Barilla G.
Linde AG →
Active · founded 1879 · Germany
Linde AG, an international technology company, operates in two business segments: Gas and Engineering and Materials…
Millea Holdings Inc. →
Active · founded 1879 · Japan
Millea Holdings Inc.
Cia Hering →
Active · founded 1880 · Brazil
Cia Hering is a Brazilian holding company whose units are engaged in the production and sale of textiles and…
Watts of Lydney Group Ltd. →
Active · founded 1880 · United Kingdom
Watts of Lydney Group Ltd.
FLSmidth & Co. A/S →
Active · founded 1882 · Denmark
FLSmidth & Co.
The Chubb Corporation →
Active · founded 1882
s: 52321 Security and Commodity Exchanges; 524113 Direct Life Insurance Carriers; 52413 Reinsurance Carriers; 524114…
Fraser & Neave Ltd. →
Active · founded 1883 · Singapore
One of the largest publicly listed companies in Singapore, Fraser & Neave Ltd.
Lanoga Corporation →
Active · founded 1883
Lanoga Corporation is one of the largest retailers of lumber and building materials in the United States, with about…
Vorwerk & Co. →
Active · founded 1883 · Germany
For more than 100 years, Vorwerk & Co.
C.H. Boehringer Sohn →
Active · founded 1885 · Germany
C.H.
Koninklijke Vendex KBB N.V. (Royal Vendex KBB N.V.) →
Active · founded 1887 · Netherlands
Koninklijke Vendex KBB N.V., or Royal Vendex KBB N.V., is the leading non-food retailer in the Netherlands.
UnumProvident Corporation →
Active · founded 1887
UnumProvident Corporation is a holding company for a group of companies that collectively are the leading disability…
Wolseley plc →
Active · founded 1887 · United Kingdom
Wolseley plc has quietly built itself an empire as the world's leading distributor of building materials to…
National Geographic Society →
Active · founded 1888
Founded as a club of distinguished gentlemen devoted to promoting the study of geography, the National Geographic…
Quilmes Industrial (QUINSA) S.A. →
Active · founded 1888 · Argentina
Quilmes Industrial (QUINSA) S.A.
Avista Corporation →
Active · founded 1889
Avista Corporation operates as a generator, transmitter, and distributor of energy, providing electricity and natural…
Acorn Products, Inc. →
Active · founded 1890
Toolmaker Acorn Products, Inc.
Allianz AG →
Active · founded 1890 · Germany
Once known primarily as a German insurance company, Allianz AG has grown to become one of the world's leading financial…
The E.W. Scripps Company →
Active · founded 1890
The E.W.
Babcock International Group PLC →
Active · founded 1891 · United Kingdom
Babcock International Group PLC is one of the world's leading support services groups.
Keramik Holding AG Laufen →
Active · founded 1892 · Switzerland
Keramik Holding AG Laufen is one of the world's leading producers of sanitary ware--toilets, bathtubs, sinks, and other…
Courier Corporation →
Active · founded 1894
Courier Corporation is the largest book manufacturer in the Northeast, the fifth largest in the nation, and a…
SABMiller plc →
Active · founded 1895 · United Kingdom
SABMiller plc ranks as the world's second largest brewer in terms of volume, trailing only Anheuser-Busch Companies,…
SHV Holdings N.V. →
Active · founded 1896 · The Netherlands
SHV Holdings N.V.
Wisconsin Energy Corporation →
Active · founded 1896
Early 1920s:North American forms Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCo); Lakeside Power Plant is built.
The Christian Science Publishing Society →
Active · founded 1897
The Christian Science Publishing Society is the nonprofit, independently run media arm of The First Church of Christ,…
Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. →
Active · founded 1898 · France
Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A., or Groupe Casino, is one of France's largest retailers--battling it out with Carrefour…
Herman Goelitz, Inc. →
Active · founded 1898
Herman Goelitz, Inc.
AK Steel Holding Corporation →
Active · founded 1899
AK Steel Holding Corporation is the controlling body for numerous steel production companies throughout the United…
W.R. Grace & Company →
Active · founded 1899
W.R.
Moody's Corporation →
Active · founded 1900
While almost everyone in the world has heard of Moody's Investors Service and its ratings and research reports, fewer…
ISS A/S →
Active · founded 1901 · Denmark
ISS A/S runs the largest cleaning business in the world.
Iberdrola, S.A. →
Active · founded 1901 · Spain
Bilbao-based Iberdrola, S.A., with more than nine million customers worldwide, is the second largest electric utility…
Dr. August Oetker KG →
Active · founded 1902 · Germany
Dr.
Exelon Corporation →
Active · founded 1902
Exelon Corporation was formed from the 2000 merger of PECO Energy Company and Unicom Corporation.
M & F Worldwide Corp. →
Active · founded 1902
M & F Worldwide Corp.
Wegener NV →
Active · founded 1903 · The Netherlands
Wegener NV is one of the Netherlands' leading newspaper publishing groups.
A.P. Møller - Maersk A/S →
Active · founded 1904 · Denmark
A.P.
Cristalerias de Chile S.A. →
Active · founded 1904 · Chile
Cristalerias de Chile S.A., or Cristalchile, is that country's leading producer of glass and plastic containers and…
Fortune Brands, Inc. →
Active · founded 1904
Fortune Brands, Inc., is a widely diversified conglomerate with principal businesses in distilled spirits, home…
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. →
Active · founded 1904
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
The King Arthur Flour Company →
Active · founded 1904
The King Arthur Flour Company celebrates its 210th anniversary in the year 2000.
Foot Locker, Inc. →
Active · founded 1905
Top athletic shoe retailer Foot Locker, Inc., was known until 1998 as the Woolworth Corporation and until 2001 as…
Landmark Communications, Inc. →
Active · founded 1905
Landmark Communications, Inc.
American Electric Power Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1906
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
CEMEX S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1906 · Mexico
CEMEX S.A.
Fiat SpA →
Active · founded 1906 · Italy
Fiat SpA, one of Europe's largest companies, is perhaps best known as a manufacturer of automobiles.
Kirin Brewery Company, Limited →
Active · founded 1907 · Japan
Longtime leader of the Japanese beer market, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited in the early 2000s was overtaken by its…
Unicom Corporation →
Active · founded 1907
Unicom Corporation was created in 1994 as a holding company for The Commonwealth Edison Co., Inc.
Edison International →
Active · founded 1909
Edison International, formerly known as SCEcorp, acts as a holding company for Southern California Edison, one of the…
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1909
Vitro Corporativo S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1909 · Mexico
Vitro Corporativo S.A.
Blue Diamond Growers →
Active · founded 1910
Blue Diamond Growers is the world's largest tree nut marketer and also ranks as one of the largest agricultural…
PennWell Corporation →
Active · founded 1910
For most of the 20th century, PennWell Corporation's principal publication was the Oil & Gas Journal.
Hartmarx Corporation →
Active · founded 1911
Hartmarx Corporation is a holding company for a number of clothing companies, including its flagship brands of men's…
Éditions Gallimard →
Active · founded 1911 · France
Éditions Gallimard is the third-largest publishing group in France.
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1912 · Italy
Late 1980s:Battle for control of Mondadori begins between De Benedetti and Berlusconi.
Granaria Holdings B.V. →
Active · founded 1912 · The Netherlands
Publicity-shy Granaria Holdings B.V.
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. →
Active · founded 1912 · The Netherlands
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Liberty Mutual Holding Company →
Active · founded 1912
Changes in the insurance industry during the 1990s began to have an impact on Liberty Mutual.
The Lane Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1912
The Lane Co., Inc.
F&W Publications, Inc. →
Active · founded 1913
F&W Publications, Inc.
Gristede's Foods Inc. →
Active · founded 1913
Gristede's Foods, Inc., owns and operates 46 supermarkets in the New York City metropolitan area.
Koninklijke Wessanen nv →
Active · founded 1913 · The Netherlands
Early 20th Century:Company exits from the cheese, seed, and grain trades and begins focusing on processed products.
Schott Brothers, Inc. →
Active · founded 1913
Schott Brothers, Inc.
The Siam Cement Public Company Limited →
Active · founded 1913 · Thailand
One of Thailand's largest companies, The Siam Cement Public Company Limited is a diversified conglomerate with…
ITOCHU Corporation →
Active · founded 1914 · Japan
ITOCHU Corporation is the third largest of Japan's general trading companies--which are known as sogo shosha-trailing…
Naspers Ltd. →
Active · founded 1915 · South Africa
Naspers Ltd.
Inco Limited →
Active · founded 1916 · Canada
Inco Limited is one of the world's top producers of nickel.
Investor AB →
Active · founded 1916 · Sweden
Investor AB is the flagship of the Wallenberg financial empire--the family has long dominated northern Europe's…
The Professional Golfers' Association of America →
Active · founded 1916
The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) of America is an organization that trains, certifies, and advocates for…
Lutheran Brotherhood →
Active · founded 1917
Lutheran Brotherhood is the second-largest fraternal benefit society in the United States.
Attica Enterprises S.A. →
Active · founded 1918 · Greece
Greece's Attica Enterprises S.A.
United Business Media plc →
Active · founded 1918 · United Kingdom
Early 1980s:United Newspapers makes its first major U.S.
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. →
Active · founded 1919 · Switzerland
Founded in 1896 in Basel, Switzerland, F.
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1919 · Japan
Shionogi & Co., Ltd., ranks among Japan's leading developers, producers, and exporters of pharmaceuticals.
Occidental Petroleum Corporation →
Active · founded 1920
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, an oil and gas and chemicals company, conducts its business through two major…
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation →
Active · founded 1920
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation is a Phoenix-based holding company with consolidated assets of $8 billion and…
Scholastic Corporation →
Active · founded 1920
The Scholastic Corporation is one of the leading publishers and distributors of books, magazines, and other educational…
HMV Group plc →
Active · founded 1921 · United Kingdom
Following the public offering, HMV began entertaining buyout offers for its Waterstone's chain, including a leveraged…
Barnes Group Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
Barnes Group Inc.
Condé Nast Publications, Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
Condé Nast Publications, Inc.
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Zatarain's, Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
Zatarain's, Inc., is a leading producer of rice mixes.
Bodycote International PLC →
Active · founded 1923 · United Kingdom
The United Kingdom's Bodycote International PLC is the world's leading provider of metallurgical services to the steel,…
Old Republic International Corporation →
Active · founded 1923
Old Republic International Corporation, one of the 50 largest publicly held insurance organizations in the United…
Advance Publications Inc. →
Active · founded 1924
Family owned and operated, Advance Publications Inc.
Rallye SA →
Active · founded 1924 · France
Rallye SA is one of France's--and the world's--top retail groups.
Weis Markets, Inc. →
Active · founded 1924
Weis Markets, Inc.
Bang & Olufsen Holding A/S →
Active · founded 1925 · Denmark
Bang & Olufsen Holding A/S (B & O) is a leading consumer electronics firm, manufacturing a complete line of…
Etablissements Franz Colruyt N.V. →
Active · founded 1925 · Belgium
Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV is one of Belgium's top three supermarket and retail companies.
Lebhar-Friedman, Inc. →
Active · founded 1925
Lebhar-Friedman, Inc.
Power Corporation of Canada →
Active · founded 1925 · Canada
Early 1950s:Company begins to diversify its interests away from the utility industry.
Takara Holdings Inc. →
Active · founded 1925 · Japan
Takara Holdings Inc.
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company →
Active · founded 1925
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company runs the largest grocery chain in the New England area of the United States; with…
Tomkins plc →
Active · founded 1925 · United Kingdom
Tomkins plc is a multinational engineering and manufacturing group, overseeing three major business groups: Air Systems…
Fila Holding S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1926 · Italy
Early 1980s:[fsps*2.5]SNIA BPD S.p.A.
Greyhound Lines, Inc. →
Active · founded 1926
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Rayonier Inc. →
Active · founded 1926
Rayonier Inc.
The Connell Company →
Active · founded 1926
Originally and perhaps best known as a major broker of rice, The Connell Company has grown to become one of the largest…
Iscor Limited →
Active · founded 1927 · South Africa
Iscor Limited has surprised the worldwide steel industry by shedding its valuable mining assets--spun off as publicly…
Northeast Utilities →
Active · founded 1927
Northeast Utilities (NU) is New England's largest utility company.
National Service Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1928
A much more diversified conglomerate prior to 2001, National Service Industries, Inc.
Cisneros Group of Companies →
Active · founded 1929 · Venezuela
With more than 70 companies located in 39 countries, Cisneros Group of Companies is a privately held business based in…
Consolidated Freightways Corporation →
Active · founded 1929
Consolidated Freightways Corporation ranks third among North America's leading long-haul, less-than-truckload (LTL)…
Torchmark Corporation →
Active · founded 1929
Torchmark Corporation is an insurance and diversified financial services holding company.
Triarc Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1929
Triarc Companies, Inc.
AMETEK, Inc. →
Active · founded 1930
AMETEK, Inc.
Dow Jones & Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1930
Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Rodale, Inc. →
Active · founded 1930
Rodale, Inc.
Porsche AG →
Active · founded 1931 · Germany
Porsche AG is legendary for its innovative and beautiful automobile designs.
Value Line, Inc. →
Active · founded 1931
Value Line, Inc.
Alaska Air Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1932
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
Morrison Knudsen Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1932
Morrison Knudsen Corporation (MK) has long stood as one of the world's largest engineering and construction…
Weetabix Limited →
Active · founded 1932 · United Kingdom
Privately held, family-controlled (and some say ultra-secretive) Weetabix Limited is one of the United Kingdom's…
Besnier SA →
Active · founded 1933 · France
Besnier SA is France's largest dairy products producer and one of the largest dairy products producers in Europe.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1933 · Japan
Early 1940s:During World War II, the company makes military trucks and engines for airplanes and torpedo boats.
Tamedia AG →
Active · founded 1933 · Switzerland
Tamedia AG is Switzerland's second largest media and publishing group.
Jefferson Smurfit Group plc →
Defunct · founded 1934 · Ireland
Jefferson Smurfit Group plc has expanded from its origins in the Irish packaging industry to become one of the world's…
Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited →
Active · founded 1934 · United Kingdom
Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited is the world's leading producer of ejection seats.
Strauss-Elite Group →
Active · founded 1934 · Israel
Merging two of Israel's oldest and largest food companies in 2004, the Strauss-Elite Group has become that country's…
General Nutrition Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1935
General Nutrition Companies, Inc., is the largest specialty retailer of vitamin, mineral, and sports nutrition…
Consolidated Edison, Inc. →
Active · founded 1936
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Dobson Communications Corporation →
Active · founded 1936
Dobson Communications Corporation is the ninth largest provider of wireless services in the United States, serving 1.6…
Grupo Casa Saba, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1937 · Mexico
Grupo Casa Saba, S.A.
Vance Publishing Corporation →
Active · founded 1937
Vance Publishing Corporation has been producing specialized trade magazines since 1937.
Arriva PLC →
Active · founded 1938 · United Kingdom
Arriva PLC is one of Europe's leading and fastest-growing publicly traded transportation companies.
The Walt Disney Company →
Active · founded 1938
A colossal force in the entertainment industry, The Walt Disney Company (Disney) is best known for bringing decades of…
Archie Comics Publications, Inc. →
Active · founded 1939
Everyone knows Archie, the flagship creation of Archie Comics Publications, Inc., even though they might not know his…
World's Finest Chocolate Inc. →
Active · founded 1939
World's Finest Chocolate Inc.
Arden Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1940
The Arden Group, Inc.
DS Smith Plc →
Active · founded 1940 · United Kingdom
DS Smith Plc has wrapped up leading European positions in its two primary lines of business: packaging (paper-based and…
Industrie Zignago Santa Margherita S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1940 · Italy
Mini-conglomerate Industrie Zignago Santa Margherita S.p.A.
Grupo Dragados SA →
Active · founded 1941 · Spain
Grupo Dragados SA is Spain's second-largest construction and engineering company; pending a merger with rival ACS…
Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1942
Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., is the world's largest African American-owned publishing company.
Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. →
Active · founded 1942 · Japan
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Vebego International BV →
Active · founded 1943 · The Netherlands
Vebego International BV is a private, family-owned holding company specializing in the services industry.
Grupo Cydsa, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1945 · Mexico
Grupo Cydsa, S.A.
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Jos.
Kaman Corp. →
Active · founded 1945
Kaman Corp.
Sub-Zero Freezer Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1945
Sub-Zero Freezer Co., Inc., is the leading manufacturer of built-in refrigerators, which can be fronted with cabinetry…
Christian Dior S.A. →
Active · founded 1946 · France
Christian Dior S.A.
Iams Company →
Active · founded 1946
Iams Company is a manufacturer of premium dog and cat foods which are distributed only through veterinarians, animal…
Cumberland Packing Corporation →
Active · founded 1947
Cumberland Packing Corporation is a relatively small, family-run business, yet it has been a major player in the…
Dal-Tile International Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Dal-Tile International Inc.
Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1947 · Mexico
Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora, S.A.
Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A. →
Active · founded 1947 · Argentina
Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A.
The Topps Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
The Topps Company, Inc.
Waterford Wedgwood plc →
Defunct · founded 1947 · Ireland
Waterford Wedgwood plc is a holding company for two of the world's most highly respected names in tableware: Waterford…
APi Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
APi Group, Inc., is a private holding company for about 27 subsidiaries that provide various construction, specialty…
Johnston Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Although it got its start selling auto replacement parts, Johnston Industries, Inc.
PPB Group Berhad →
Active · founded 1948 · Malaysia
One of Malaysia's largest companies, and one of the largest conglomerates in the ASEAN market region, PPB Group Berhad…
Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH →
Active · founded 1948 · Germany
Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH is the holding company for Germany's fourth largest publishing and media…
Blount International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Blount International, Inc.
Entergy Corporation →
Active · founded 1949
Entergy Corporation is a holding company for utilities that supply electrical energy to over 2.5 million customers in…
Northern Foods plc →
Active · founded 1949 · United Kingdom
Northern Foods plc is one of the United Kingdom's leading manufacturers of high-quality fresh foods, supplying the…
Flanders Corporation →
Active · founded 1950
Flanders Corporation designs and manufactures air filters that are used in residences, commercial office buildings, and…
Freedom Communications, Inc. →
Active · founded 1950
Freedom Communications, Inc.
Grupo Elektra, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1950 · Mexico
Grupo Elektra, S.A.
Consorcio G Grupo Dina, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1951 · Mexico
Consorcio G Grupo Dina , S.A.
Bayer A.G. →
Active · founded 1952 · Germany
Bayer A.G., along with BASF and Hoechst, is heir to the German chemical cartel known as I.G.
Grupo Portucel Soporcel →
Active · founded 1952 · www.portucelsoporcel.com
The addition of Soporcel also allowed the company to shift away from its reliance on the pulp market, which had come…
Industrias Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1952 · Mexico
Industrias Bachoco, S.A.
Southern Peru Copper Corporation →
Active · founded 1952 · Peru
Southern Peru Copper Corporation, a holding company, is Peru's largest privately owned concern.
Hanwha Group →
Active · founded 1953 · South Korea
Hanwha Group is one of South Korea's top ten chaebols--or conglomerates--with diversified holdings stretching from…
The Marmon Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1953
The Marmon Group, Inc., one of the largest privately owned organizations in the United States, is in essence a holding…
WD-40 Company →
Active · founded 1953
Since the 1950s, the San Diego-based WD-40 Company has dominated the U.S.
Roularta Media Group NV →
Active · founded 1954 · Belgium
Roularta Media Group NV is a Belgian-based media conglomerate.
Southwest Water Company →
Active · founded 1954
Southwest Water Company owns and operates water and wastewater treatment systems, manages and operates water and…
Dover Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Dover Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturing holding company composed of about 50 subsidiaries with…
Renault Argentina S.A. →
Active · founded 1955 · Argentina
Of Argentina's ten automakers, almost all are closely held subsidiaries or affiliates of their American, European, or…
Sol Meliá S.A. →
Active · founded 1956 · Spain
Sol Meliá S.A.
The Progressive Corporation →
Active · founded 1956
By practically any measure, The Progressive Corporation ranks among the United States' most successful property and…
Controladora Comercial Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. →
Defunct · founded 1957 · Mexico
Controladora Comercial Mexicana, S.A.
R.B. Pamplin Corp. →
Active · founded 1957
R.B.
Royal Ten Cate N.V. →
Active · founded 1957 · The Netherlands
Royal (Koninklijke in Dutch) Ten Cate N.V.
Grupo TMM, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1958 · Mexico
Grupo TMM, S.A.
Inchcape PLC →
Active · founded 1958 · United Kingdom
Inchcape PLC, a company with more than a 150-year history--starting as a shipping and trading firm and evolving into a…
Sime Darby Berhad →
Active · founded 1958 · Malaysia
Sime Darby Berhad is the largest conglomerate in Malaysia and one of the largest in southeast Asia.
The Anschutz Corporation →
Active · founded 1958
The Anschutz Corporation and its affiliates, including Anschutz Company and Anschutz Investment Company, are the…
Torstar Corporation →
Active · founded 1958 · www.torstar.com
The Torstar Corporation is a diversified publisher based in Toronto, with three major business segments: newspapers,…
Alticor Inc. →
Active · founded 1959
Alticor Inc.
Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1959
Flanigan operated his business under three names during the 1990s.
Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1960
Through its four divisions, Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc., publishes music in print, owns and administers…
Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. →
Active · founded 1960
The "airline's airline," Evergreen International Airlines, Inc.
Sanrio Company, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1960 · Japan
Japan's Sanrio Company, Ltd.
Allied Domecq PLC →
Defunct · founded 1961 · United Kingdom
Allied Domecq PLC is the second largest distiller of wine and spirits in the world, second only to industry leader…
Bobit Publishing Company →
Active · founded 1961
Bobit Publishing Company is a privately-held publisher of more than 20 business-to-business periodicals.
Lancaster Colony Corporation →
Active · founded 1961
Lancaster Colony Corporation's subsidiaries manufacture a wide variety of products, including automotive floor mats,…
Sideco Americana S.A. →
Active · founded 1961 · Argentina
Sideco Americana S.A.
The Jim Pattison Group →
Active · founded 1961 · Canada
The Jim Pattison Group is Canada's third-largest privately owned company, a multinational conglomerate with interests…
Pantone Inc. →
Active · founded 1962
Pantone, Inc., with its corporate headquarters in Carlstadt, New Jersey, is a private company that over the last four…
The TJX Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1962
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1963 · Italy
Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A.
Industria de Diseño Textil S.A. →
Active · founded 1963 · Spain
Industria de Diseño Textil S.A., also known as The Inditex Group, is one of the world's leading and fastest-growing…
Koç Holding A.S. →
Active · founded 1963 · Turkey
Koç (pronounced "coach") is a name immediately recognized in Turkey, but virtually unknown elsewhere.
Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery, Inc. →
Active · founded 1964
Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery, Inc.
National Picture & Frame Company →
Active · founded 1964
National Picture & Frame Company is a major designer, manufacturer, and marketer of a wide variety of low-priced…
Genting Bhd. →
Active · founded 1965 · Malaysia
Genting Bhd.
Quebecor Inc. →
Active · founded 1965 · Canada
Quebecor Inc.
Ruth's Chris Steak House →
Active · founded 1965
Ruth's Chris Steak House is an international chain of upscale restaurants.
Triple Five Group Ltd. →
Active · founded 1965 · Canada
Triple Five Group Ltd.
Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. →
Active · founded 1966
Founded in Berkeley, California, in the mid-1960s, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc.
Robert Mondavi Corporation →
Active · founded 1966
Robert Mondavi Corporation, with its family of Robert Mondavi wineries, is one of the United States' premier winemakers…
A.G. Edwards, Inc. →
Active · founded 1967
A.G.
American International Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1967
American International Group, Inc.
Ceradyne, Inc. →
Active · founded 1967
Ceradyne, Inc.
PCA International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1967
PCA International, Inc.
Wenner Media, Inc. →
Active · founded 1967
Wenner Media, Inc.
AEON Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1969 · Japan
Formerly known as JUSCO AEON Co., Ltd.
Dallah Albaraka Group →
Active · founded 1969 · Saudi Arabia
The Dallah Albaraka Group is one of the leading, privately held conglomerates in Saudi Arabia.
Loews Corporation →
Active · founded 1969
Loews Corporation is a holding company with diversified interests in insurance, tobacco, offshore drilling, hotels, and…
National Journal Group Inc. →
Active · founded 1969
National Journal Group Inc.
Offshore Logistics, Inc. →
Active · founded 1969
Offshore Logistics, Inc., with headquarters in Lafayette, Louisiana, provides a variety of services to the petroleum…
Raymond James Financial Inc. →
Active · founded 1969
Raymond James Financial Inc., a diversified financial services company, earned national recognition from a mixture of…
Union Pacific Corporation →
Active · founded 1969
Union Pacific Corporation (UP) is a holding company whose principal operating subsidiary is Union Pacific Railroad…
Hoenig Group Inc. →
Active · founded 1970
Hoenig Group Inc., through its brokerage subsidiaries, provides global securities brokerage, marketing and distribution…
Morris Communications Corporation →
Active · founded 1970
Morris Communications Corporation (MCC) is a mid-sized media company with holdings in diverse media.
PCM Uitgevers NV →
Active · founded 1970 · The Netherlands
PCM Uitgevers NV is one of the Netherland's leading newspaper and publishing groups.
Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P. →
Active · founded 1971
Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P., a publicly traded limited partnership, holds about 30 percent ownership of…
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1971
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.'s (Ambac) primary operating subsidiary, the AAA-rated Ambac Assurance Corporation, was the…
Cardinal Health, Inc. →
Active · founded 1971
Named for Ohio's crimson state bird, Cardinal Health, Inc., ranks among America's top wholesale drug distributors, with…
Gruma, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1971 · Mexico
Gruma, S.A.
Organización Soriana, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1971 · Mexico
Organización Soriana, S.A.
Sealaska Corporation →
Active · founded 1971
A Native-owned corporation with more than 16,500 shareholders, Sealaska Corporation is the largest private landholder…
The Ziegler Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1971
The Ziegler Companies, Inc.
Grupo Televisa, S.A. →
Active · founded 1972 · Mexico
Grupo Televisa, S.A.
M. Shanken Communications, Inc. →
Active · founded 1972
M.
Dennis Publishing Ltd. →
Active · founded 1973 · United Kingdom
Dennis Publishing Ltd.
Desc, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1973 · Mexico
Desc, S.A.
Empresas Almacenes Paris S.A. →
Active · founded 1973 · Chile
Empresas Almacenes Paris S.A.
The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1973
The Yankee Candle Company Inc.
Virgin Group →
Active · founded 1973 · United Kingdom
Virgin Group is a diversified grouping of more than 200 privately held companies.
Mandalay Resort Group →
Active · founded 1974
Mandalay Resort Group is one of the leading hotel-casino companies in the United States, and is the largest such…
The Summit Bancorporation →
Active · founded 1974
The Summit Bancorporation is the holding company for Summit Bank, New Jersey's fourth largest bank.
Ameritrade Holding Corporation →
Active · founded 1975
Ameritrade Holding Corporation is a discount broker-dealer that operates through four subsidiaries: Ameritrade,…
Grupo Industrial Durango, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1975 · Mexico
Grupo Industrial Durango, S.A.
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. →
Active · founded 1975
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
Simula, Inc. →
Active · founded 1975
Simula, Inc.
Viscofan S.A. →
Active · founded 1975 · Spain
Viscofan S.A.
Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile →
Active · founded 1976 · Chile
: 212234 Copper Ore & Nickel Ore Mining; 331411 Primary Smelting & Refining of Copper Ore The state-owned Corporacion…
Electricidade de Portugal, S.A. →
Active · founded 1976 · Portugal
Electricidade de Portugal, S.A.
Henderson Land Development Company Ltd. →
Active · founded 1976 · Hong Kong
Henderson Land Development Company Ltd.
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) →
Active · founded 1976 · Saudi Arabia
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, or SABIC, is one of the world's leading petrochemicals companies.
Bufete Industrial, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1977 · Mexico
Bufete (or Grupo Bufete) Industrial, S.A.
Comair Holdings, Inc. →
Defunct · founded 1977
Wholly owned by Delta Air Lines, Inc.
DriveTime Automotive Group Inc. →
Active · founded 1977
DriveTime Automotive Group Inc.
Health Communications, Inc. →
Active · founded 1977
Health Communications, Inc.
Hutchison Whampoa Limited →
Active · founded 1977 · Hong Kong
Mid-1970s:Hongkong & Shanghai Bank steps in to rescue the faltering Hutchison, taking a stake in excess of 20 percent.
The Really Useful Group →
Active · founded 1977 · United Kingdom
The Really Useful Group is the umbrella corporation over a welter of entertainment and leisure companies that operate…
The Thomson Corporation →
Active · founded 1977 · Canada
As it prepares to enter the 21st century, The Thomson Corporation is completing its transformation from a media,…
Datek Online Holdings Corp. →
Defunct · founded 1978
Datek Online Holdings Corp.
ESPN, Inc. →
Active · founded 1978
ESPN, Inc.
Internacional de Ceramica, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1978 · Mexico
Internacional de Ceramica, S.A.
World Publications, LLC →
Active · founded 1978
World Publications, LLC is a leading publisher of water sports and leisure-oriented magazines, and also operates web…
Conseco, Inc. →
Active · founded 1979
Conseco, Inc.
Editorial Television, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1979 · Mexico
Editorial Television, S.A.
Larry H. Miller Group →
Active · founded 1979
The Larry H.
Emmis Communications Corporation →
Active · founded 1980
Emmis Communications Corporation is a diversified media company with interests in radio, television, and publishing.
Norfolk Southern Corporation →
Active · founded 1980
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) is a holding company that owns and operates one of the nation's biggest railroad…
Riklis Family Corp. →
Active · founded 1980
Riklis Family Corp.
SCP Pool Corporation →
Active · founded 1980
SCP Pool Corporation, headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, is the world's largest independent distributer of swimming…
America's Car-Mart, Inc. →
Active · founded 1981
America's Car-Mart, Inc., operates a chain of more than 70 used-car dealerships.
CIGNA Corporation →
Active · founded 1981
CIGNA Corporation is an insurance and financial services organization focusing on employee benefits, with its…
Horsehead Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1981
Horsehead Industries, Inc.
Hotel Properties Ltd. →
Active · founded 1981 · Singapore
Singapore's Hotel Properties Ltd.
Legg Mason, Inc. →
Active · founded 1981
Legg Mason, Inc.
Microsoft Corporation →
Active · founded 1981
With annual revenues of more than $32 billion, Microsoft Corporation is more than the largest software company in the…
National Discount Brokers Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1981
National Discount Brokers Group, Inc.
Softbank Corp. →
Active · founded 1981 · Japan
Softbank Corp.
Investcorp SA →
Active · founded 1982 · Bahrain
Investcorp SA is a globally operating investment group with offices in Bahrain, London, and New York.
Nimbus CD International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1982
In the mid-1990s Nimbus CD International, Inc.
APL Limited →
Active · founded 1983
APL Limited, formerly called the American President Companies Ltd., operates container shipping services by container…
BellSouth Corporation →
Active · founded 1983
BellSouth Corporation is one of the world's largest communications companies, serving close to 34 million customers in…
Grameen Bank →
Active · founded 1983 · Bangladesh
Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus pioneered the concept of 'micro-credit'--minuscule loans to the very poor.
Grupo Gigante, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1983 · Mexico
Grupo Gigante, S.A.
A & E Television Networks →
Active · founded 1984
A & E Television Networks began modestly in 1984 with one cable channel, The Arts & Entertainment Network, which…
Altera Corporation →
Active · founded 1984
Founded in 1983, Altera Corporation is a leading maker of high-density programmable logic devices (PLDs), based on…
BT Group plc →
Active · founded 1984 · United Kingdom
BT Group plc was formed in 2001 to serve as the holding company for British Telecommunications plc.
Fidelity National Financial Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
Fidelity National Financial Inc., the nation's top title insurance company, found early success by concentrating on the…
Lifetime Entertainment Services →
Active · founded 1984
Lifetime Entertainment Services is a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company and The Hearst Corporation.
MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
Morningstar Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
Based in Chicago, Morningstar Inc.
Novellus Systems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
Based in San Jose, California, Novellus Systems, Inc.
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Onex Corporation →
Active · founded 1984 · Canada
Onex Corporation, one of Canada's largest companies, operates on a global level.
Unitil Corporation →
Active · founded 1984
Unitil Corporation is a public utility holding company system.
Wal-Mart de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1984 · Mexico
Wal-Mart de Mexico, S.A.
American Classic Voyages Company →
Active · founded 1985
American Classic Voyages Company is parent company to two pleasure cruise companies, the Delta Queen Steamboat Company,…
Cardo AB →
Active · founded 1985 · Sweden
Cardo AB has focused its efforts on building two world-leading companies: Cardo Door and Cardo Pump.
American Girl, Inc. →
Active · founded 1986
American Girl, Inc.
Bon Appetit Holding AG →
Active · founded 1986 · Switzerland
Bon Appetit Holding AG is the leading publicly listed food trade company in Switzerland.
Chelsfield PLC →
Active · founded 1986 · United Kingdom
Chelsfield PLC is one of the United Kingdom's major property development groups.
Goodman Fielder Ltd. →
Active · founded 1986 · Australia
Goodman Fielder Ltd.
Advanstar Communications, Inc. →
Active · founded 1987
Advanstar Communications, Inc.
Fortis, Inc. →
Active · founded 1987 · Canada
Fortis, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading distributor of electricity in the Province of Newfoundland and…
RHI AG →
Active · founded 1987 · Austria
RHI AG is the world's top manufacturer of heat-resistant refractory products, with a global market share of some 15…
STMicroelectronics NV →
Active · founded 1987 · Switzerland
STMicroelectronics NV is one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturing companies.
Trader Classified Media N.V. →
Active · founded 1987 · The Netherlands
Trader Classified Media N.V.
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1988
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
The Source Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1988
The Source Enterprises, Inc.
Aztar Corporation →
Active · founded 1989
Aztar Corporation, a spinoff from the late 1980s restructuring of Ramada Inc., is a mid-tier U.S.
Brightpoint, Inc. →
Active · founded 1989
Brightpoint, Inc.
Glotel plc →
Active · founded 1989 · United Kingdom
Glotel plc provides a full range of recruitment services, meeting temporary and permanent staffing requirements, as…
Hawk Corporation →
Active · founded 1989
Despite challenging economic conditions, Hawk continued to record improved levels of revenues in 2000, up 7.8 percent…
Severn Trent PLC →
Active · founded 1989 · United Kingdom
As the fourth largest non-government-owned water company in the world, Severn Trent PLC supplies water and sewerage…
Berjaya Group Bhd. →
Active · founded 1990 · Malaysia
Berjaya Group Bhd.
Journal Register Company →
Active · founded 1990
The Journal Register Company (JRC) owns and operates 24 daily newspapers and 185 nondaily publications in seven…
Rooms To Go Inc. →
Active · founded 1990
Rooms To Go Inc., a low- to mid-priced furniture store chain, has rapidly expanded to more than 60 stores since opening…
Toymax International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1990
Toymax International, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaries and divisions, makes children's toys, leisure…
Vermont Pure Holdings, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1990
Vermont Pure Holdings, Ltd.
PMP Ltd. →
Active · founded 1991 · Australia
PMP Ltd.
Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc. →
Active · founded 1991
Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc.
Affinity Group Holding Inc. →
Active · founded 1992
Affinity Group Holding Company is the parent company of several businesses, including Affinity Group, Inc.
Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc., founded in 1993, is the world's technology and market leader in thermal management.
Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1993
Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation is one of the largest privately held gaming companies in the United States.
NTL Inc. →
Active · founded 1993 · United Kingdom
NTL Inc., based in London but registered in the United States and listed on the NASDAQ, has survived the global telecom…
TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1993 · Mexico
TV Azteca, S.A.
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1994
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
Guidant Corporation →
Active · founded 1994
Guidant Corporation is a leading designer and developer of cardiovascular medical products, marketing a variety of…
Inter Link Foods PLC →
Active · founded 1994 · United Kingdom
Inter Link Foods PLC is the rising star of the British baking industry.
Nutreco Holding N.V. →
Active · founded 1994 · The Netherlands
Netherlands-based Nutreco Holding N.V.
Portugal Telecom SGPS S.A. →
Active · founded 1994 · Portugal
Portugal Telecom SGPS S.A.
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited →
Defunct · founded 1994 · Australia
One of the largest corporations in Australia, Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) has built its empire through…
Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc. →
Active · founded 1994
Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc.
Western Wireless Corporation →
Active · founded 1994
Western Wireless Corporation is a leading operator of wireless cellular telephone systems, marketing its service under…
Allmerica Financial Corporation →
Active · founded 1995
Allmerica Financial Corporation is a holding company for a group of financial services companies.
First Aviation Services Inc. →
Active · founded 1995
First Aviation Services Inc.
Modern Times Group AB →
Active · founded 1995 · Sweden
Sweden's Modern Times Group AB (MTG) is one of the Scandinavian market's leading media companies, with interests…
The Major Automotive Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1995
The Major Automotive Companies, Inc.
Aquarius Platinum Ltd. →
Active · founded 1996 · Australia
A minnow compared with the big fish in the PGM (platinum group metals) mining market, Aquarius Platinum Ltd.
Cygnus Business Media, Inc. →
Active · founded 1996
As of mid-2003, Cygnus Business Media, Inc.
Fimalac S.A. →
Active · founded 1996 · France
French holding company Fimalac S.A.
Footstar, Incorporated →
Active · founded 1996
Footstar, Incorporated is a holding company whose two subsidiaries, Footaction and Meldisco, are leading shoe retailers…
Information Holdings Inc. →
Active · founded 1996
Information Holdings Inc.
Metro AG →
Active · founded 1996 · Germany
One of the largest retailers in the world, Metro AG is a Düsseldorf-based holding company formed through the 1996…
Prada Holding B.V. →
Active · founded 1996 · The Netherlands
Prada Holding B.V.
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc →
Active · founded 1996 · United Kingdom
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc (RSA) is one of the largest insurance companies based in the United Kingdom.
Swissport International Ltd. →
Active · founded 1996 · Switzerland
Swissport International Ltd.
AMVESCAP PLC →
Active · founded 1997 · United Kingdom
AMVESCAP PLC is one of the largest independent investment managers in the world, a global player.
Continuum Health Partners, Inc. →
Active · founded 1997
In spite of its money problems, Continuum established an institute for neurology and neurology, expanded efforts in…
Hanson Building Materials America Inc. →
Active · founded 1997
Hanson Building Materials America Inc.
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1997
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., through its L-3 Communications Corp.
Miller Publishing Group, LLC →
Active · founded 1997
Miller Publishing Group, LLC owns Tennis magazine and nearly four dozen city-specific monthly travel guides published…
Grupo Aeropuerto del Sureste, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1998 · Mexico
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A.
Hudson River Bancorp, Inc. →
Active · founded 1998
s: 522120 Savings Institutions; 551112 Offices of Other Holding Companies Hudson River Bancorp, Inc.
Informa Group plc →
Active · founded 1998 · United Kingdom
Informa Group plc assembles and sells specialized information in six broad business sectors: finance and insurance;…
Janus Capital Group Inc. →
Active · founded 1998
Janus Capital Group Inc.
Pennzoil-Quaker State Company →
Active · founded 1998
The Pennzoil-Quaker State Company is a leading worldwide automotive consumer products company formed in 1998, through…
Weatherford International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1998
Houston-based Weatherford International, Inc.
Grupo Clarín S.A. →
Active · founded 1999 · Argentina
Grupo Clarín S.A., a privately owned Argentine holding company, is the leading media group in the Spanish-speaking…
LaBranche & Co. Inc. →
Active · founded 1999
LaBranche & Co.
Next Media Ltd. →
Active · founded 1999 · Hong Kong
One of Hong Kong's leading newspaper and magazine publishers, Next Media Ltd.
SanomaWSOY Corporation →
Active · founded 1999 · Finland
Finland's SanomaWSOY Corporation leapt onto the broader European media scene with the 2001 acquisition of VNU's…
Companhia de Bebidas das Américas →
Active · founded 2000 · Brazil
AmBev, more formally known as Companhia de Bebidas das Américas, is the world's fifth largest brewer.
Ziff Davis Media Inc. →
Active · founded 2000
Ziff Davis Media Inc.
AOL Time Warner Inc. →
Defunct · founded 2001
Global media powerhouse AOL Time Warner Inc.
Reading International Inc. →
Active · founded 2001
Reading International Inc., is focused on the ownership and development of real estate assets, concentrating its…
Rinker Group Ltd. →
Active · founded 2003 · Australia
Rinker Group Ltd.
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