Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) history, profile and history video Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, also known as NYK Line, is a shipping company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. HISTORY Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) was founded in 1885 by the merger of Mitsubishi Mail Steamship Company and Kyodo Unyu Kaisha. The company inaugurated its operations with a fleet of 58 steamships. Mitsubishi Mail Steamship Company Mitsubishi Mail Steamship Company traces its history back to 1870 when the Tosa clan founded the shipping company Tsukumo Shokai. Tsukumo Shokai was renamed Mitsubishi Shokai in 1873 after Yataro took an active…
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Compagnie de l’Odet SE history, profile and history video Compagnie de l’Odet SE (formerly Financière de l’Odet SE) is a holding company headquartered in Puteaux, France. It is listed on the Euronext exchange in Paris, and the Bolloré family retains majority control of the company. The company’s origins date back to 1822 when Nicolas Le Marié founded the paper manufacturer Papeteries d’Odet. Beginning in 1863, the company was directed by Jean-René Bolloré, a nephew by marriage. Since then, the company remained controlled by the Bolloré family. Compagnie de l’Odet is the majority owner of the French…
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. (BEHL) history, profile and corporate video Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. (BEHL) is a holding company headquartered in Hong Kong. Since its founding in 1997, BEHL became an integrated public utility company with its core business covering city gas, water treatment and solid waste treatment. It also engages in the investment business, which comprises mainly the ownership of Yanjing Beer, one of the largest beer conglomerates in China and one of the largest breweries in Asia. BEHL owns overseas assets, including water treatment projects in Malaysia and Portugal, and energy from waste projects in…
Realty Income Corporation history, company profile (overview) and history video Realty Income Corporation is a real estate investment trust (REIT) engaged in acquiring and managing freestanding commercial properties that generate rental revenue under long-term, net lease agreements. It is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States. The company is dedicated to providing stockholders with dependable monthly income, supported by the revenue generated from net-leased real estate assets. It has also registered the trademark “The Monthly Dividend Company”. HISTORY Realty Income Corp. was founded in 1969 by William E. Clark and Evelyn J. Clark to provide investors with…
Credicorp Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Credicorp Ltd. is a financial services holding company headquartered in Peru. It has commercial banking, investment banking, insurance, and pension fund operations. HISTORY Credicorp Ltd. was established in 1995 as a holding company comprising BCP, Grupo Pacifico and Atlantic Security Bank. BCP initiated operations in 1889 under the name Banco Italiano, being renamed Banco de Credito del Peru in 1942. In 2002, Banco Santander Central Hispano Peru was purchased. In 2005, Prima AFP was founded. In 2006, Prima AFP acquired AFP Union Vida through a merger. In…
Mediobanca S.p.A. history, profile and history video Mediobanca S.p.A. is a diverse financial company headquartered in Milan, Italy. As a financial group, the Mediobanca Group offers Wealth Management, Consumer Banking and Corporate & Investment Banking services HISTORY Mediobanca was founded in 1946 at the initiative of Raffaele Mattioli (then Chairman of Banca Commerciale Italiana – BCI) and Enrico Cuccia to support the reconstruction, development and international expansion of Italy’s industry in the wake of World War II. Its three founding banks were Banca Commerciale Italiana, Credito Italiano and Banco di Roma – all subsidiaries of IRI, Italy’s former…
Founded: 1998 (merger of Scottish Hydro-Electric and Southern Electric) FY 2024 Revenue: £10.46 billion Employees: Approximately 15,000 Market Cap: Approximately £26 billion (January 2026) FTSE 100 Index constituent listed on the London Stock Exchange SSE Plc is a multinational energy company headquartered in Perth, Scotland. The company develops, owns and operates low-carbon infrastructure including onshore and offshore wind farms, hydropower facilities, electricity transmission and distribution grids, and gas-fired generation plants. SSE operates across Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and several European countries including Japan, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, and Poland. The company has become one of the UK’s…
Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd. (EMC) history, company profile (overview) and history video Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd. (長榮海運) is an international shipping company headquartered in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Its activities include shipping, construction of containers and ships, management of ports, engineering, and real estate development. EMC provides liner services through Asia, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Australia, Africa, and the Mediterranean. It covers more than 110 countries with its shipping network. EMC provides services from Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean. EMC’s containerships link Asia with…
BDO Unibank, Inc. history, profile and history video BDO Unibank, Inc., also known as Banco de Oro (BDO), is a full-service universal bank headquartered in Mandaluyong, Philippines. It has international offices (including full-service branches in Hong Kong and Singapore) spread across Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East. BDO provides its products and services to the retail and corporate markets, including corporate and consumer lending, deposit-taking, foreign exchange, brokering, trust and investments, credit cards, corporate cash management, and remittances. Through its subsidiaries, BDO offers leasing and financing, investment banking, private banking, rural banking, life insurance, insurance…
China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Limited history, company profile (overview) and history video China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Limited (CHN Energy) is a power producer company focusing on the development and operation of new energy. It is headquartered in Beijing, China. The company’s main businesses include Wind Power Generation, Solar Power Generation, Thermal Power Generation, Geothermal Power Generation, Tidal Power Generation, and Biomass Power Generation. HISTORY China Longyuan Power Group was established in 1993 as Longyuan Electric Power Technology Development and was initially subordinate to the Ministry of Energy of the People’s Republic of China, mainly engaged…