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$51.72B 2024 Revenue (USD) $253.58B Market Cap (Dec 2025) 75,883 Employees Worldwide 8th Largest Pharma by Revenue 1996 Year Founded Novartis AG stands as one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, the company focuses on developing medicines for cardiovascular, immunology, neuroscience, and respiratory conditions. The company formed in 1996 through the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz. This deal ranked as the largest corporate merger at that time. Novartis now operates in over 140 countries and maintains a pipeline of treatments across multiple therapeutic areas. In October 2023, Novartis completed the spin-off of its Sandoz generics division.…

Key Stats Final Revenue (FY 2016): $2.9 billion Acquisition Value: $3.7 billion (by Komatsu in 2017) Employees: 10,000+ worldwide Headquarters: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Final CEO: Ted Doheny (2013-2017) Joy Global Inc. manufactured heavy equipment for underground and surface mining operations. The company produced continuous miners, longwall shearers, shuttle cars, and conveyor systems used to extract coal, salt, copper, and other minerals. Joy Global operated through two main brands. The Joy brand served underground mining operations while P&H equipment supported surface mining. The company held a dominant position in coal mining equipment and served customers across six continents. Komatsu Limited acquired…

Marfrig Global Foods SA history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Marfrig Global Foods SA is a food processing company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. The company is engaged in the production of high value-added foods based on animal protein, basically bovine, and of varied options, ready for consumption, such as frozen vegetables, sheep, fish, and sauces. HISTORY Marfrig was established in 2000. Between 2005-2008, Marfrig acquired 35 slaughterhouses and brands (Tacuarembó S.A., La Caballada, and Inaler S.A., in Uruguay; Frigorífico Patagônia S.A. and Quinto Cuarto S.A. in Chile; Breeders and Packers, owned by Mirab S.A., the hamburger…

Aeroports de Paris SA profile and corporate video  Aéroports de Paris SA designs, builds, and runs commercial airports. It is responsible for the organization, operation and development of civilian air transport in the Île-de-France region. It operates through the following segments: Aviation, Retail and Services, Real Estate, and Other Activities. The Aviation segment includes goods and services that are involved in handling aircraft or flows of passengers in the group’s operating areas. The Retail and Services segment involves the products and services that are offered to customers in the commercial retail areas, property leasing in the terminals, parks, and industrial services or…

East West Bancorp, Inc. history, company profile (overview) and corporate video East West Bancorp, Inc. is a holding company headquartered in Pasadena, California, United States. It is the parent company of East West Bank, one of the largest independent banks headquartered in Southern California. Through its subsidiaries, it provides banking and financial services, such as personal banking, business banking, commercial banking, international banking, home loans, and wealth management. HISTORY East West Bank was established in 1973 as East West Federal Bank, the first federally-chartered savings institution focused primarily on serving the financial needs of Chinese-Americans in Los Angeles.…

Spectra Energy Corp. history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Spectra Energy Corp. was an energy company, providing natural gas and related energy trading services. It is headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States. Spectra Energy operated in three areas of the natural gas industry: transmission and storage, distribution, and gathering and processing. HISTORY In 2002, Duke Energy acquired the Canadian corporation Westcoast Energy. In 2006, Spectra was established as a spin-off from Duke Energy, and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2007, Duke Energy completed the spin-off of its natural gas business,…

Founded: January 28, 1981, in Arlington, Virginia 2024 Revenue: $12.28 billion 2024 Employees: 9,100 Market Cap: Approximately $10.5 billion (January 2026) Generation Portfolio: 32,109 megawatts across 15 countries AES Corporation operates as a global power generation and utility company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The company owns and operates power plants that generate electricity using diverse fuel sources including solar, wind, natural gas, coal, and hydro. AES distributes power to approximately 2.7 million customers through its utility subsidiaries. The company operates in four segments: Renewables, Utilities, Energy Infrastructure, and New Energy Technologies. AES has positioned itself as a leader in clean…

BOK Financial Corp. history, company profile (overview) and history video BOK Financial Corporation is a financial services holding company, headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. HISTORY The company began its operations in 1910 when Harry Sinclair and other noted Oklahoma oilmen founded Exchange National Bank of Tulsa during the early-century oil boom. Known at the time as “The Oil Bank of America,” Exchange National Bank of Tulsa partnered with local oilmen and became responsible for much of the financing for oil development in the region. In 1933, the Exchange National Bank of Tulsa was renamed National Bank of…

Land Securities Group Plc (Landsec) history, company profile (Overview) and corporate video Land Securities Group Plc (Landsec) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. Landsec owns and manages retail, leisure, workspace, and residential hubs in the United Kingdom. HISTORY Landsec’s origins go back to 1944 when its founder Harold Samuel acquired Land Securities Investment Trust Limited. From 1947, the company concentrated on commercial property. In 1982, Land Securities Investment Trust Limited changed its name to Land Securities plc. In 2017, Land Securities was rebranded as Landsec, but the registered company name…

Maines Paper & Food Service profile and corporate video  Floyd L. Maines, Sr. founded Maines Candy Company in 1919 selling candy to local grocers. Over time, the company expanded its offerings of food service items, and in the 1970’s the firm changed its name to Maines Paper & Foodservice. Today, the company is a foodservice distributor with nine distribution centers located throughout the U.S., providing fresh produce, beef and seafood, and other items to restaurants, convenience stores, healthcare and educational facilities and other customers located in 33 states.” *Information from Forbes.com **Video published on YouTube by “MainesFood“