Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Limited (OCBC Bank) history, profile and history video Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Limited (OCBC Bank) is a multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Singapore. HISTORY It was formed on 31 October 1932, through the merger of three banks: Chinese Commercial Bank, Ho Hong Bank, and Oversea-Chinese Bank. Chinese Commercial Bank The Chinese Commercial Bank was founded in 1912. Ho Hong Bank The Ho Hong Bank was a Malayan bank founded in 1917, by Lim Peng Siang, Lim Boon Keng and Seow Poh Leng, to provide banking services that, until 1912, were solely delivered…
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Key Stats Total Assets: $531 billion as of December 2024 Market Capitalization: $57.6 billion as of November 2025 Employees: 38,335 as of December 2024 Branch Network: 1,928 branches across 15 states and Washington D.C. Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Truist Financial Corporation operates as one of the largest bank holding companies in the United States. The company was formed through the December 2019 merger of BB&T Corporation and SunTrust Banks. Truist provides a wide range of financial services including consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, investment banking, wealth management, and insurance products. The company serves approximately 10 million…
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V profile and corporate video América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V is a Mexican telecommunications corporation headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It was founded in 2000, by Carlos Slim Helú. In order to better compete against Spain’s Telefonica and Malaysia’s Telekom Malaysia, it acquired Carso Telecom and Telmex International, in 2010. The company operates under its Claro subsidiaries in many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. In the United States, it operates through its subsidiary TracFone Wireless, Inc. under the brands TracFone, NET10 Wireless, Straight Talk, SIMPLE Mobile, Total Wireless, Telcel América, and…
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…