GlaxoSmithKline is the second largest drug company in world, creating a wide range of products such as anti-infectives, and central nervous system, respiratory, gastro-intestinal/metabolic, and oncology drugs.

Integrated Electronics Corporation, Or Intel Co., is the leading maker of electronic components and seller of integrated circuits for computing and communications industries in the world. It is the inventor of most motherboards, fixed processors, flash memory, microchips, network cards and other equipment found in personal computers. Based in Santa Clara, California, Intel Co. was [...]

The American International Group traces its roots to World War I veteran Cornelius Vander Starr. In 1919, he established a fire and marine insurance-based firm in Shanghai, which saw rapid growth throughout the region. Strategy-wise, he employed locals as managers and agents, a practice still present in A.I.G., and quickly expanded to China, Indonesia and [...]

Based in New York City, Avista Capital Partners began in 2005 after Steven Webster and Thompson Dean, together with other professionals, successfully carried out a spinout from private equity firm DLJ Merchant Banking Partners. Avista Capital Partners engages in private equity and equity-related investments. Their main areas of concern are growth-oriented companies that belong to [...]

Miramax Film Corporation is one of the leading independent motion picture studios that went from producing and distributing low-budget films into making and releasing bigger movies with hefty budgets. It has a notable portfolio of films including Chicago, Heavenly Creatures, The Crying Game, Pulp Fiction, Gangs of New York, Shakespeare In Love, and The English [...]

One of the oldest financial services providers in the world, JPMorgan Chase came about when Chase Manhattan Corporation acquired J.P. Morgan & Co. in 2000. Prior to the acquisition, J.P. Morgan & Co. had assets that amounted to $2.3 trillion and the biggest market capitalization and deposit base of any U.S. banking establishment. While JPMorgan [...]

The Bank of America (BOA) is more than just a financial institution; it represents the real possibility of the American dream. As the nation’s largest consumer banking franchise and brokerage house, it has established itself in 50 states, the District of Columbia and over 40 countries across the globe. Its fact sheet includes an estimated [...]

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd, which also operates as Virgin Atlantic, was founded in 1984 by three people: Alan Hellary, an ex-chief pilot of Laker Airways; Randolph Fields, an Anglo-American lawyer and Richard Robinson, an English industrialist. It started operating on June 22, 1984 using a leased Boeing 747-200 (G-VIRG) which was previously used by another [...]

Part of the reason why Berkshire Hathaway has been successful in its dealings is Warren Buffet, one of the company’s largest shareholders and also its chief executive officer and chairman. The company deals with issues related to insurance, especially those that focus on reinsurance, specialty nonstandard insurance, and property and casualty insurance. Its CEO and [...]

Established in 1812, Citibank, a well-known international bank, had the original name “the City Bank of New York.” Later on, it became the First National City Bank of New York. Its first president was Samuel Osgood, a former Postmaster General of the United States. Eventually, management and ownership went to a protégé of John Jacob [...]