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.

WH Group history, profile and corporate video WH Group, formerly known as Shuanghui Group, is a publicly-traded Chinese multinational meat and food processing company headquartered in Hong Kong. It was established in 1958 as Luohe Cold Storage, which subsequently renamed as Henan Luohe Meat Products Processing United Factory in 1977. In 1989, the “Shuanghui” brand was lauched. In 2014, it was renamed from Shuanghui International to WH Group, though one of its subsidiaries, Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Company, retained the Shanghui brand.    Along with its long history, the company completed many acquisitions, including John Morrell…

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Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video    Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. is a Japanese real estate development company headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1949 as Izumi Real Estate Co., Ltd., which was the successor to the holding company of the Sumitomo zaibatsu following the breakup of the conglomerate.    In 1957, Izumi Real Estate Co., Ltd. changed its name to Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.    In 1963, the company merged with the holding company of the former Sumitomo zaibatsu during its liquidation.    The company operates through…

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Key Stats Serves approximately 4.6 million electric, natural gas, and water customers across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. New England’s largest energy delivery company with 10,680 employees as of 2024. Annual revenue of $11.90 billion for fiscal year 2024. Market capitalization of approximately $24.38 billion as of September 2025. Operates over 4,270 circuit miles of electric transmission lines and 72,000 pole miles of distribution lines. Eversource Energy operates as New England’s largest energy delivery system. The company transmits and distributes electricity, natural gas, and water services throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Headquartered in both Hartford, Connecticut, and Boston, Massachusetts,…

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Athene Holding Ltd. profile, history and corporate video    Athene Holding Ltd. is a holding company headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda. Alongside its subsidiaries (collectively, Athene), it is considered a retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products designed for individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs.    Athene’s operating subsidiaries issue, reinsure and acquires retirement savings products and similar liabilities through our four distribution channels: RetailFlow ReinsuranceInstitutional Products, including funding agreements and pension risk transfer transactionsMergers & Acquisitions and Block Reinsurance    The company was founded in May 2009 by James Belardi, former President of SunAmerica…

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Willis Towers Watson Plc (WTW) history, company profile (overview) and corporate video    Willis Towers Watson Plc (WTW) is an Anglo-American global advisory, broking and solutions company headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. HISTORY It was formed in 2016 as a merger of equals between Willis Group Holdings plc and Towers Watson & Co. Willis Group Holdings plc Willis Group Holdings plc was a London-based multinational risk advisor, insurance brokerage and reinsurance brokerage company. It was founded by Henry Willis as Henry Willis & Co. in London in 1828. Towers Watson & Co. Towers Watson & Co.…

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Key Stats $222.7B Total Assets (Q3 2025) $26.2B Market Cap (Jan 2026) ~17,300 Employees ~1,000 Branches 14 States Served Citizens Financial Group, Inc. stands as one of America’s oldest and largest financial institutions. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, the bank traces its origins to 1828 when High Street Bank opened its doors. Today, Citizens operates across 14 states and the District of Columbia. The company provides retail and commercial banking products through two primary segments: Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. Consumer services include deposits, mortgages, credit cards, wealth management, and student loans. Commercial offerings cover lending, treasury management, capital markets,…

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Orsted history, profile and corporate video    Ørsted A/S, formerly DONG Energy, is a Danish multinational renewable energy company headquartered in Fredericia, Denmark. It was established in 1973 as Dansk Olie & Naturgas A/S (Danish Oil and Natural Gas), also known as DONG, by the Danish State in order to become less dependent on oil from the Middle East and extract oil and natural gas from the North Sea instead.    In 2006, the company changed its name to DONG Energy, after merging with the Danish energy companies Elsam, Energi E2, Nesa, Københavns Energi, and Frederiksberg Forsyning. This merger marked…

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D.R. Horton, Inc. history, profile and corporate video D.R. Horton, Inc. is a national homebuilder company incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Arlington, Texas, U.S. It was founded in 1978 by Donald Ray Horton. Along with its long history, the company completed many acquisitions, including Continental Homes (1997), Cambridge Homes (1998), Century Title Agency (1999), Emerald Builders and Fortress Homes and Communities of Florida (2001), Schuler Homes (2002), Pacific Ridge Homes (2015), Wilson Parker Homes (2016), Terramor Homes, Classic Builders, and Westport Homes (2018). The company operates four major brands: D.R. Horton, Express Homes, Emerald Homes, and…

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MTR Corporation Limited history, profile and corporate video    MTR Corporation Limited is a public transport company headquartered in Hong Kong. It was established in 1975 as the Mass Transit Railway Corporation with the mission to construct and operate an urban metro system to help meet Hong Kong’s public transport needs. The sole shareholder of the company was the Hong Kong Government.    The Company was re-established as the MTR Corporation Limited in June 2000 after the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government sold 23% of its issued share capital to private investors in an Initial Public Offering.    On…

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Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. (Grupo ACS) history, profile and corporate video    ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. (Grupo ACS) is a Spanish company dedicated to the construction and services activities, with headquarters in Madrid, Spain. It was founded in 1997 through the merger of OCP Construcciones, S.A. and Ginés Navarro Construcciones, S.A.    The ACS Group operates through the following business segments: Infrastructure, Industrial Services, and Services. Infrastructure    The Infrastructure segment focuses on all types of Civil Works projects (development of infrastructures such as motorway, railway, maritime and airport works), Building (residential buildings, social infrastructure…

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