Lenovo Group Ltd. history, profile and history video Lenovo Group Ltd. is engaged in the provision of advanced information technology products and services. Its products include laptops, tablets, desktops and all-in-ones, workstations, servers, accessories and upgrades. The company was founded by Liu Chuan Zhi in 1984 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.” “Lenovo Group History 1980s 1981 IBM PCD introduces its first personal computer, the IBM PC 1984 IBM PCD introduces its first portable computer, the IBM Portable PC, weighing 30 pounds. With an initial capital outlay of only RMB200,000, (US$25,000) Lenovo’s founding chairman Liu Chuanzhi, together with 10 like-minded colleagues,…
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Founded: 1958 in Sydney, Australia Headquarters: Barangaroo, Sydney, New South Wales Employees: Approximately 10,000 globally Market Cap: A$3.88 billion (2025) FY2024 Revenue: A$9.37 billion Lendlease Corporation Limited stands as one of Australia’s largest multinational construction and real estate companies. The company operates across three core segments: Investments, Development, and Construction. Dick Dusseldorp founded the company in 1958 to provide financing for construction projects. Today, Lendlease delivers residential developments, commercial assets, and major infrastructure projects across Australia, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1962 and has grown into a global property and infrastructure…
Legal & General Group Plc history, profile and corporate video Legal & General Group Plc provides risk, savings and investment management products and services. It operates through five reporting segments: Risk, Savings, Investment Management, International, and Group Capital and Financing. The Risk segment comprises individual and group protection, individual and bulk purchase annuities, and longevity and general insurance together with estate agencies and the housing related business conducted through its regulated mortgage network. The Savings segment offers non profit investment bonds, non profit pensions, individual savings accounts, retail unit trusts, retail platform businesses, and all with-profits products. The Investment Management segment comprises…
Laurentian Bank of Canada history, profile and history video Laurentian Bank of Canada is a banking institution that offers diversified financial services across Canada. The bank also offers its products to a wide network of independent financial intermediaries through B2B Trust, as well as full-service brokerage solutions through Laurentian Bank Securities. It operates through five business segments: Retail & SME Quebec, Real Estate & Commercial, B2B Bank, Laurentian Bank Securities and Capital Markets, and Other. The Retail & SME-Quebec segment provides a full range of savings, investment and financing products, and transactional products and services offered through its direct distribution network, which…
Founded: 1938 in Mumbai, India FY 2025 Revenue: ₹2.60 trillion ($30.5 billion USD) Employees: 54,596 (as of March 2025) Market Cap: $56.15 billion (January 2026) Order Book: ₹7,332 billion (Q3 FY26) Larsen & Toubro Ltd. ranks among India’s largest engineering and construction conglomerates. The company operates across multiple sectors including infrastructure projects, energy, hi-tech manufacturing, IT services, and financial services. Two Danish engineers founded L&T in Mumbai. Today the company executes projects in over 50 countries. Its infrastructure segment generates the largest share of revenue. L&T also runs defence manufacturing operations and recently entered the space technology sector. Larsen &…
Lanxess AG history, profile and corporate video Lanxess AG is engaged in the production and sale of chemicals. It operates through the following segments: Performance Polymers, Advanced Intermediates and Performance Chemicals. The Performance Polymers segment offers polymer activities and comprises the butyl rubber, performance butadiene rubbers, technical rubber products and semi-crystalline products business units. The Advanced Intermediates segment produces basic and fine chemicals. The Performance Chemicals segment offers seven application-oriented business units in the field of process and functional chemicals: material protection products, inorganic pigments, functional chemicals, leather, rhein chemie, rubber chemicals and Ion exchange resins. The company was founded in 2004…
€12.8B 2014 Revenue (Final Year) 1833 Year Founded 62 Countries of Operation 221Mt Annual Cement Capacity 2015 Merged with Holcim Lafarge SA was a French multinational corporation that produced cement, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete. The company operated as the world’s largest cement manufacturer before merging with Holcim in 2015. Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge founded the company in 1833 in Le Teil, France. He started by exploiting a limestone quarry in Mont Saint-Victor. The quarry produced high-quality hydraulic lime that became the foundation for a global building materials empire. At its peak, Lafarge operated 113 cement plants and 42 grinding plants…
Michelin employs 121,610 people globally as of 2025 Revenue reached $29.4 billion in 2024 Market capitalization stands at $23.9 billion as of November 2025 Founded in 1889 in Clermont-Ferrand, France Operates manufacturing facilities in over 26 countries worldwide Michelin stands as one of the world’s leading tire manufacturers. The French company produces tires for passenger vehicles, trucks, aircraft, bicycles, motorcycles, and specialized industrial equipment. Beyond tire manufacturing, the company operates in high-tech materials and services. The organization segments its operations into three main divisions. Automotive and two-wheel products form the largest segment. Road transportation handles commercial vehicle tires and related…
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. profile and history video Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. engages in the design and distribution of sportswear, accessories, footwear and apparel. The company’s product portfolio includes: handbags, small leather goods, eye wear, jewellery, and watches. It offers three collections, namely, Michael Kors, MICHAEL Michael Kors, and KORS Michael Kors. The Michael Kors collection provides accessories which include handbags and small leather goods, and footwear and apparel which provides ready-to-wear womenswear and menswear. The MICHAEL Michael Kors collection offers handbags, small leather goods such as, clutches and wallets, women’s footwear, and womens wear such as dresses, tops, and jeans. The…
Mexichem SAB profile and corporate video Mexichem SAB de CV is a Mexico-based company primarily engaged in the transformation of chemicals and petrochemicals into products and solutions used in the construction, agriculture and industrial sectors. Its activities are structured in three production chains: Chlorine-Vinyl Chain, involved in the extraction of chlorine for the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and caustic soda aimed at the manufacture of soaps, shampoos and detergents; Fluorine Chain, focused on the extraction of fluorspar and its transformation into acid grade, metallurgical grade and hydrofluoric acid; and Integral Solutions, specialized in the production of PVC pipe systems, connections and…