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Orange S.A. history, company profile (overview) and history video Orange S.A. (formerly France Télécom S.A.) is a French multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Paris, France. The company’s history derives from the history of the Orange brand and the history of France Télécom S.A. HISTORY Orange brand Orange’s origins date back to 1994 when Hutchison Whampoa acquired a controlling stake in Microtel Communications Ltd. and renamed it Orange Personal Communications Services Ltd. In April 1994, the Orange brand was launched in the UK. In 1999, Mannesmann AG acquired Orange. In February 2000, Vodafone acquired Mannesmann AG and…

Key Stats Market capitalization of approximately $26 billion as of late 2024 Annual revenue of HKD 281.35 billion in 2024 Operates 53 ports across 24 countries with 87.5 million TEUs handled in 2024 Employs over 300,000 people worldwide in more than 50 countries Retail division operates 17,000+ stores across 31 markets globally CK Hutchison Holdings Limited is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Hong Kong that operates across four core business segments. The company was formed in 2015 through the merger of Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa. This restructuring separated property and non-property businesses into distinct entities. CK Hutchison Holdings…

HDFC Bank Limited history, company profile (overview) and history video HDFC Bank Ltd. is a banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. HISTORY The company’s origins date back to 1994 when the Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) became one of the first financial institutions in India to receive an “in principle” approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a bank in the private sector. HDFC Bank Limited was incorporated in August 1994 and received its banking license in January 1995. In May 1995, HDFC Bank was listed on…

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) history, company profile (overview) and history video Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is a global biopharmaceutical company headquartered in New York, United States. It focuses on discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines in different therapeutic areas, including oncology and hematology, immunology and cardiovascular disease, fibrotic diseases, and neuroscience. HISTORY Bristol Myers Squibb was formed in 1989 through the merger between Bristol-Myers and Squibb. Bristol-Myers Bristol-Myers was established in 1887 when William McLaren Bristol and John Ripley Myers purchased the Clinton Pharmaceutical Company. In 1899, Bristol and Myers renamed their business the Bristol, Myers…

Itochu Corporation history, company profile (overview) and history video Itochu Corporation (伊藤忠商事株式会社/ Itōchū Shōji Kabushiki-gaisha) is a general trading company with headquarters in Osaka, Japan and Tokyo, Japan. It is engaged in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, general products, realty, information and communications technology, and finance, as well as business investment in Japan and overseas. HISTORY Itochu Corporation’s origins date back to 1858 when ITOCHU’s founder Chubei Itoh began door-to-door wholesaling of linen. In 1872, Chubei Itoh established the “Benichu” drapery shop in Osaka.…

Bayer AG history, profile and history video    Bayer AG is a German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany. Its core competencies are in the life science fields of healthcare and nutrition. HISTORY Bayer’s history started with a friendship and two kitchen stoves. Businessman Friedrich Bayer and dyer Johann Friedrich Weskott conducted experiments and eventually discovered how to make the dye fuchsine. Bayer was founded in 1863 as the “Friedr. Bayer et. comp.” company in Wuppertal-Barmen, by dye salesman Friedrich Bayer and master dyer Johann Friedrich Weskott. Initially, the company focused on the manufacturing…

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) history, company profile (overview) and history video LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE is a multinational conglomerate (a multi-industry company) specializing in luxury products, headquartered in Paris, France. HISTORY LVMH was formed in 1987 through the merger of Moët Hennessy and Louis Vuitton. Moët Henessy Moët Hennessy was formed in 1971 through the merger of champagne producer Moët & Chandon (founded in 1743) with the cognac producer Hennessy (founded in 1765). Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton is a French luxury fashion house founded by Louis Vuitton in 1854. LVMH’S BRANDS & SUBSIDIARIES…

Raytheon Technologies Corp. history, profile (overview) and history video Raytheon Technologies Corporation is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. HISTORY Raytheon Technologies was formed in 2020 through the merger of the Raytheon Company with United Technologies Corporation (UTC). Raytheon Company The Raytheon Company was founded in 1922 by Laurence K. Marshall, Vannevar Bush, and Charles G. Smith as the American Appliance Company. United Technologies Corporation United Technologies Corporation was formed in 1934 as United Aircraft Corporation, from the portions of United Aircraft and Transport east of the Mississippi River (Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, Vought,…

Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabian Oil Company) history, company profile (overview) and history video Saudi Arabian Oil Company (formerly Arabian American Oil Company), known to do their business as Saudi Aramco, is a multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The company’s operations include exploration and production of oil and natural gas, as well as downstream activities that consist primarily of refining and petrochemical manufacturing. Other activities include base oils, lubricants and power generation. The company also provides its products through its supply and trading, distribution and retail operations. Saudi Aramco is represented in…

The People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited (PICC) history, company profile (overview) and history video The People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited (中国人民保险（集团）公司), known as PICC Group or just PICC, is an insurance and financial group headquartered in Beijing, China. HISTORY PICC’s origins date back to 1949 when The People’s Insurance Company of China (PICC) was founded as a subsidiary of the People’s Bank of China, with the approval of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China. In 1983, PICC was separated from the People’s Bank of China as a separate entity. …