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Brookfield Corporation history, company profile (overview) and history video Brookfield Corporation is a global alternative asset management company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. HISTORY The company was founded in 1899 as the São Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company by William Mackenzie and Frederick Stark Pearson. At that time, the company was engaged in the construction and management of electricity and transport infrastructure in Brazil, providing electricity and tram services in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. In 1904, the Rio de Janeiro Tramway, Light and Power Company was founded. In 1912, the Brazilian Traction, Light and Power Company…

China Minsheng Banking Corporation Limited (China Minsheng Bank) profile and corporate video China Minsheng Banking Corporation Limited (中国民生银行股份有限公司, or also known as ”China Minsheng Bank” or “CMBC”, is a Chinese bank headquartered in Beijing, China. It was formally established on January 12, 1996, by Jing Shuping, a Chinese lawyer and businessman. China Minsheng Bank is the first national joint-stock commercial bank in China founded and owned mainly by non-state-owned enterprises. The company operates through the following segments: Personal Banking, Corporate Banking, Interbank Finance, and Private Banking. Personal Banking The Personal Banking segment involves savings, loans, cards,…

Prudential Plc. history profile and history video     Prudential Plc. is a British multinational financial services company headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. It was founded in May 1848 as The Prudential, Investment, Loan, and Assurance Association, and began its business with the providing of loans to professional and working people. The company owns Prudential Corporation Asia and Jackson National Life Insurance Company. Prudential Corporation Asia, based in Hong Kong, was formed in 1994, to develop and lead the insurance and asset management operations across Asia. In this continent, Prudential has a continuous presence since…

BHP Group history, company profile (overview) and history video BHP Group, formerly known as BHP Billiton, is an Anglo-Australian multinational producer of commodities. It is the trading entity of two-parent companies (BHP Group Limited and BHP Group Plc.) and operates under a Dual Listed Company structure. Both of the parent companies function as a single operating business but retain separate legal entities and stock exchange listings. The global headquarters of the combined group is in Melbourne, Australia, but the headquarters of BHP Group Plc is located in London, England, the United Kingdom. HISTORY BHP…

Mitsubishi Corporation history, profile and corporate video Mitsubishi Corporation, a core member of the Mitsubishi Group, is a multinational general trading company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company’s origins date back to the beginnings of the Mitsubishi conglomerate founded by Yataro Iwasaki. MITSUBISHI HISTORY The old Mitsubishi Shoji It all began in 1869 when the Mitsubishi founder Yataro Iwasaki was placed in a position of overseeing Tsukumo Shokai, a trading company established by the Tosa Clan. In 1873, Yataro took an active role in managing the business and changed the company’s name to Mitsubishi Shokai.…

Key Stats Revenue (2024) $230.94 Billion Market Cap $45-56 Billion Employees 150,000+ Global Presence 30+ Countries Commodities Traded 60+ Glencore plc is a global diversified natural resource company headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. The company produces and markets over 60 commodities through approximately 150 mining and metallurgical sites worldwide. Glencore operates across metals and minerals, energy products, and marketing segments. The company serves industrial consumers in automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing, and oil sectors. Glencore stands as the world’s largest commodity trading company and ranks among the leading mining companies by revenue. The company employs over 150,000 people and contractors…

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video China Life Insurance Company Limited (中国人寿保险股份有限公司), a subsidiary of China Life Insurance (Group) Company, is a Chinese financial services company, headquartered in Beijing, China.     The predecessor of the company was the original People’s Insurance Company of China (PICC), which was established with the approval of the Central Government in 1949. It was divided into China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. in 1996 and was renamed China Life Insurance Company in 1999. In 2003, the original China Life Insurance Company was reorganized and restructured, changed to China…

Key Stats Founded in 1875 in Newark, New Jersey as The Widows and Orphans Friendly Society 2024 Revenue: $70.4 billion with net income of $2.73 billion PGIM manages approximately $1.5 trillion in assets under management Employs over 38,000 people across the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America Market capitalization stands at approximately $38 billion as of 2024 Prudential Financial ranks among the largest insurance and financial services companies in the United States. The company provides life insurance, annuities, retirement solutions, and investment management services to millions of customers worldwide. Headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, Prudential operates through several business…

LUKOIL PJSC Oil Company (LUKOIL Group) history, company profile (overview) and history video The Oil Company LUKOIL PJSC (Лукойл) is a Russian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Moscow, Russia. HISTORY LUKOIL was founded as a state-owned enterprise on November 25, 1991, when the Government of the Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic issued Regulation No. 18. The purpose of this Regulation was to create an oil industry group called LUKOIL (”Langepas Uray Kogalym oil”), which consolidated three oil production enterprises and several refineries, including those in Perm and Volgograd. The company’s name was formed from the…

China Evergrande Group (Evergrande Group) history, company profile (overview) and history video China Evergrande Group, known as Evergrande Group, is an investment holding company headquartered in Guangzhou, China. It was formerly founded as ”Hengda Group” by Hui Ka Yan (Xu Jiayin in Mandarin Chinese) in 1996. OPERATIONS The Group operates through the following segments: Real Estate, Automotive, Property, Entertainment, RV treasure, Tourism, Health, High-Tech, Food, Finance, and Sports. Real Estate Evergrande Real Estate has more than 1,300 projects in more than 280 cities in China, and cooperates with more than 860 well-known companies around the world.…