KeyCorp history, profile and corporate video KeyCorp operates as a bank holding company for its primary subsidiary KeyBank, which is a regional bank headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. It was formed in 1994 through the merger of Society Corporation of Cleveland (“Society Bank”) and KeyCorp (“Old KeyCorp”) of Albany, New York. The company’s roots trace back to the founding of Commercial Bank of Albany, in New York in 1825 and Cleveland’s Society for Savings, founded in 1849. The company operates through the following business segments: Personal, Small Business, Wealth Management, and Business & Institutions. Personal The…
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NetEase, Inc. history, profile and corporate video NetEase, Inc. is a Chinese internet technology company with main domestic offices concentrated in Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. It was founded in June 1997 by Chinese entrepreneur Ding Lei. The company provides online services centered around innovative and diverse content, community, communication, and commerce. It develops and operates some of China’s most popular mobile and PC-client games. In addition to its self-developed game content, NetEase partners with other leading game developers, such as Blizzard Entertainment and Mojang AB (a Microsoft subsidiary), to operate globally renowned games in China. NetEase’s…
Allergan Plc history, profile and corporate video Allergan Plc is an American pharmaceutical company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. It was formed in March 2015 through the merger of Irish-based Actavis Plc and U.S.-based Allergan, Inc. Allergan, Inc. The predecessor of the current company traces its roots back to 1948 when the pharmacist Gavin S. Herbert founded Allergan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In 1991, Allergan acquired the company Oculinum, which manufactured products for eye muscle disorders. Following the acquisition, the product was renamed Botox. Actavis Plc The other predecessor of the current company traces its roots back to 1983…
Key Stats Moderna expected 2025 revenue range of $1.5 to $2.2 billion with majority concentrated in second half of year Cash and investments position of $8.4 billion as of March 31, 2025 Market capitalization approximately $10.44 billion as of October 2025 Company advancing up to 10 products toward approval including multiple oncology candidates Moderna RSV vaccine approved in approximately 40 countries with FDA approval for expanded age group 18-59 Moderna Inc is an American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company focuses on developing messenger RNA-based vaccines and therapeutics across infectious diseases, oncology, rare diseases, and autoimmune…
Lincoln National Corporation (LNC) history, profile and corporate video Lincoln National Corporation (LNC) is an American holding company headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, U.S. It was organized under the laws of the state of Indiana in 1968, but it traces its roots to its earliest predecessor, Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, founded on June 12, 1905, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The name “Lincoln” was suggested by Perry Randall, a Fort Wayne attorney and entrepreneur, arguing that Abraham Lincoln’s name would powerfully convey a spirit of integrity. From 1998, the company started using the Lincoln Financial Group as the…
RELX Plc history, profile and corporate video RELX Plc, previously known as Reed Elsevier, is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools with headquarters in London, U.K. and Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was established as Reed Elsevier in 1992 through the merger of Reed International, a British trade book and magazine publisher, and Elsevier, a Netherlands-based scientific publisher. In February 2015, the company re-branded itself as RELX. Reed International Limited Reed International was founded in 1895 when Albert E. Reed established a newsprint manufacturing operation at Tovil Mill near Maidstone, Kent, England. Elsevier NV Elsevier…
Exor N.V. history, company profile (overview) and history video Exor N.V. is a holding company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and it is controlled by the Italian Agnelli family through the privately held company Giovanni Agnelli B.V. It has a history of investments running over a century, which include auto and truck manufacturers Stellantis, Ferrari and CNH Industrial, the global reinsurer PartnerRe, the football team Juventus F.C., the international newspaper The Economist, and the Italian media group GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. The company’s origins date back to the end of the 19th century when Giovanni Agnelli founded Fabbrica Italiana…
PPL Corp. history, profile and history video PPL Corp. is an energy company headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. It was originally founded as Pennsylvania Power & Light on June 4, 1920, following a merger of eight utility companies. In 1995, it reorganized as a holding company, PP&L Resources, which changed its name to the current PPL Corporation in 2000. PPL is the parent company to seven regulated utility companies and delivers through its utility subsidiaries electricity to customers in the U.K., Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Virginia. It is also the parent company to Safari Energy, LLC, a provider of…
Loews Corporation history, profile and corporate video Loews Corporation is an American diversified company headquartered in New York City, United States. It traces its roots back to 1946 when Laurence Tisch persuaded his parents to buy a resort hotel in Lakewood, New Jersey, for $125,000. Laurence’s brother Robert Tisch joined the business, and the two brothers began to invest their profits in expanding the hotel business. By 1956, they built their first hotel, the Americana in Bal Harbour, Florida, for $17 million in cash. In 1959, the brothers purchased a controlling interest in Loew’s Theatres from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer…
Grupo México S.A.B. de C.V. histoy, profile and corporate video Grupo México S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican conglomerate headquartered in Mexico City, México. It can can trace its roots back to 1890 when Asarco started operations in México. In 1936, México Compañía Constructora, whose first project is the Southeast Railway, began to operate. In 1952, Southern Peru Copper Corporation (SPCC) was incorporated in the state of Delaware. In 1959, Perforadora México started its operations. In 1999, Grupo México acquires Asarco and its majority ownership of Southern Peru. In 2000, Grupo México S. A.…