Author: Darius

I've spent over a decade researching and documenting the stories behind the world's most influential companies. What started as a personal fascination with how businesses evolve from small startups to global giants turned into CompaniesHistory.com—a platform dedicated to making corporate history accessible to everyone.

Energie Baden Wurttemberg AG history, profile and corporate video  Energie Baden Wurttemberg AG operates as a holding company, which manages the corporate functions of human relations, finance and liquidity, corporate communications, and group development of the EnBW Group. The Group is engaged in the supply, trade, transport, and marketing of electric and gas energy and the provision of environmental services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany.” “EnBW-Energie Baden History On 1 January 1997, EnBW was formed from the merger of two utilities companies from Baden-Württemberg, Badenwerk AG and Energieversorgung Schwaben AG (EVS). On 16 July 1999 two subsidiaries of the…

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Xcel Energy, Inc. history, profile and corporate video  Xcel Energy, Inc. is a holding company, which is engaged in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and natural gas business through its subsidiaries. It provides a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to customers in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. The company operates through the following segments: Regulated Electric Utility, Regulated Natural Gas Utility and All Others. The Regulated Electric Utility segment generates, transmits and distributes electricity. It also offers wholesale transmission services, commodity trading operations and sales for resale in the…

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Emirates NBD PJSC history, profile and history video  Emirates NBD PJSC is engaged in the provision of financial services in the Middle East. Its products include: personal, priority, private, business and corporate banking. It also offers treasury services and islamic banking products. The company was founded on October 16, 2007 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.” “About Emirates NBD Emirates NBD, the leading banking group in the region, was formed on 16th of October 2007 when the shares of Emirates NBD were officially listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The Emirates NBD 2007 merger between Emirates Bank International…

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$95.6B FY 2024 Revenue $87B Market Cap (Dec 2025) 120,000+ Employees Worldwide 44th Fortune 500 (2025) 1984 Dell Founded Dell EMC operates as the enterprise infrastructure division of Dell Technologies. The company sells data storage, servers, virtualization software, and cloud computing solutions to organizations worldwide. Dell Technologies formed in 2016 when Dell acquired EMC Corporation for $67 billion. The combined company serves 98% of Fortune 500 companies across 180 countries. Dell EMC leads the global market for enterprise storage systems, external RAID arrays, and purpose-built backup appliances. Dell Technologies ranks among the world’s largest technology companies by revenue. The company…

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Eli Lilly & Co. history, profile and corporate video  Eli Lilly & Co. discovers, develops, manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products. The company operates through two segments: Human Pharmaceutical Products and Animal health business segment. The Human Pharmaceutical products segment includes the discovery, development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of human pharmaceutical products worldwide in the following therapeutic areas: neuroscience, endocrinology, oncology, cardiovascular, and other. The Animal health business segment operating through the Elanco Animal Health division, develops, manufactures, and markets products for both food and companion animals. The Animal health products include Rumensin, Tylan, Posilac, Paylean and other products for livestock and…

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Edwards Lifesciences Corp. history, profile and history video  Edwards Lifesciences Corp. designs, develops, manufactures and markets products to treat late stage cardiovascular disease. Its technologies are categorized into four areas: Heart Valve Therapy, Critical Care, Cardiac Surgery Systems and Vascular. The Heart Valve Therapy manufactures tissue heart valves and repair products, which are used to replace defective heart valve. The company produces pericardial and porcine valves from biologically inert animal tissue sewn onto proprietary wire for stents. The Critical Care provides hemodynamic monitoring technologies used to measure a patient’s heart function in surgical and intensive care settings. Hemodynamic monitoring enables a clinician…

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EDP – Energias de Portugal SA profile and corporate video  EDP – Energias de Portugal SA is a holding company, which engages in the generation, supply, and distribution of electricity, as well as in the provision of telecommunication and information technology services. It operates through the following segments: Long Term Contracted Generation in Iberia, Iberian Distribution, Liberalised Activities in Iberia, Regulated Networks in Iberia, EDP Renováveis, and EDP in Brazil. The Long Term Contracted Generation in Iberia segment includes the electricity generation activity of plants in Portugal and Spain through EDP-Gestão da Produção de Energia, S.A. (CMEC and SRP generation), Energin, S.A.,…

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SMC Corp. profile and corporate video  SMC Corp. (Japan) engages in the manufacture, processing, and sale of automatic control equipment. It also manufacture and sells sintered filters and various types of filtration equipment. Its products include air preparation equipment, pressure control equipment, directional control valves, and actuators. The company was founded on April 27, 1959 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.” *Information from Forbes.com **Video published on YouTube by ” SMC Corporation of America”

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Sino Land Company Limited history, profile and corporate video  Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Ltd. operates as an investment holding company of Sino Land Company Limited and engages in the lease and selling of real estate properties and property development. It operates through the following business segments: Property, Property Management & Other Services, Hotel Operations, Investments in Securities, and Financing. The Property segment engages in the sale and rental of property. The Property Management & Other Services segment includes building cleaning, car park management, estate management, and security guard services. The Hotel Operations segment owns, develops, operates, and manages hotels. The…

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Key Stats Founded on June 29, 2007 as a spinoff from Tyco International Headquarters located in Dublin, Ireland Peak revenue of $11.6 billion in fiscal year 2011 Employed over 41,000 workers across 70 countries at peak operations Acquired by Medtronic for $42.9 billion on January 26, 2015 Covidien Plc was a global healthcare products company that developed, manufactured, and sold medical devices and supplies. The company operated three main business segments before its acquisition. These included Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, and Medical Supplies. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Covidien sold products in more than 150 countries worldwide. The company held leadership positions…

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