Holding Company

Yucaipa Cos.

Willis Corroon Group plc.

Founded in Trieste in 1831, Assicurazioni Generali SpA is the largest insurance company in Italy and the fifth-largest…

One of the most illustrious names in French financial history, Worms et Cie has functioned since the 1980s primarily as…

Illinois Central Corporation owns and operates the oldest land-grant railroad in the United States, the Illinois…

The St.

With just over half of the do-it-yourself lawn care market, The Scotts Company is America's leading producer and…

Giant Cement Holding, Inc.

Bulgari S.p.A.

One of the ten largest companies in Germany, Robert Bosch GmbH is best known as a worldwide supplier of automotive…

Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.

Amoco Corporation is active in three main fields within the petroleum, natural gas, and chemical industries:…

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Lukens Inc.

SunAmerica Inc., among the nation's largest life insurers, is also a financial services company, offering retirement…

Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) is a diversified electric utility holding company formed in 1983.

With 65 stores in ten Mid-Atlantic states ranging from South Carolina to New York, Peebles Inc.

Christensen Boyles Corporation (CBC) operates as a leading holding company overseeing 19 internationally integrated…

The Daily Mail and General Trust plc is one of the largest media holding companies in the world.

A privately held company, Rooney Brothers Co.

Best known as the parent company of Welch Foods, Inc., National Grape Co-operative Association, Inc.

Yamaha Corporation, one of Japan's most diversified companies, is the world's largest maker of musical instruments.

With operations in more than 100 countries, Alcatel Alsthom Compagnie Générale d'Electricité was the second-largest…

Formerly the largest silver company in the world, Insilco Corporation is no longer involved in the silver business, but…

Florida Progress Corporation is a diversified holding company whose primary businesses are fuel supply and power.

Through its subsidiaries, Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Gypsum products are the principal goods manufactured by USG Corporation, the largest maker of such products in the…

The name "Saks" is known throughout the retail world, synonymous with luxurious haute couture.

DTE Energy Company serves roughly 2 million electrical customers in southeastern Michigan.

The only motorcycle manufacturer in the United States, Harley-Davidson, Inc.

Kerr Group Inc., formerly Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp., is a nearly 100-year-old company that is a major producer and…

For over a century, Acme-Cleveland Corp.

With approximately half of its annual sales to automakers General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler…

With origins in life insurance, Lincoln National Corporation has evolved into a financial services company whose…

PG&E Corporation is one of the largest power and gas distributors in the United States, with several energy-related…

The Liberty Corporation provides several types of insurance services and owns Cosmos Broadcasting, which operates…

ONEOK Inc.

Hankyu Corporation is one of Japan's largest private railway operators.

Otter Tail Power Company, an investor-owned electric utility, serves a 50,000-square-mile territory in western…

Based in London, Kingfisher plc is a major European retailing and property group.

One of the five largest oil companies in the world, The British Petroleum Company plc (BP) is the United Kingdom's…

Mike-Sell's Inc.

Owner of Pacific Power & Light, Utah Power & Light, and the Australian utility Powercor, PacifiCorp is one of the…

Finlay Enterprises, Inc.

Kobe Steel, Ltd., is Japan's 5th-largest and the world's 15th-largest steelmaker.

Sealy Inc.

Ameriwood Industries International Corp.

Wolverine Tube Inc.

Coles Express Inc.

Union Carbide Corporation is the world's largest producer of ethylene glycol, commonly used as antifreeze, and is a…

Health O Meter Products Inc.

Ohio Casualty Corp., which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1994, ranks as one of the United States's top 35 stock…

In France, cheese is spelled with a "B"--for Bongrain, Besnier, and Bel, the country's top three cheese and dairy…

Legal & General Group plc is one of Great Britain's largest insurance concerns.

Corporación Internacional de Aviación, S.A.

Corporación Internacional de Aviación, S.A.

General Re Corporation is a holding company for General Reinsurance Corporation and National Reinsurance Corporation,…

Alexander & Alexander Services Inc.

The General Instrument Corporation is the leading American provider of cable television equipment.

Groupe Rougier SA is the holding company for a forestry products group specializing in the logging and processing of…

Through its two primary operating companies, Washington National Insurance Company and United Presidential Life…

As the second largest medium and heavy truck manufacturer in the world, PACCAR Inc.

Atlanta-based Abrams Industries Inc.

NACCO Industries, Inc.

Roadmaster Industries Inc.

Consumers Water Company is one of the best managed utilities in the United States.

When it comes to casually dressy clothing for men, few companies are in the same league as Haggar Corporation.

The origin of the Harris Corporation, a leading American electronics company, is actually to be found in the printing…

The Columbia Gas System, Inc., is one of the largest integrated natural gas systems in the United States.

The Seagram Company Ltd., which is 32-percent owned by the Bronfman family, is a major international liquor giant…

Beneficial Corporation is one of the oldest and largest consumer finance companies in the United States.

Dyersburg Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is a major textile manufacturer and the largest producer of knitted…

The GAF Corporation of the late 1990s essentially consists of its GAF Materials Corporation subsidiary, the largest…

Kubota Corporation prides itself on being flexible and adjusting as necessary to compete under changing economic…

One of the largest producers of cement and ready-mix concrete in the United States, Southdown, Inc.

The Allstate Corporation is the holding company for Allstate Insurance Company, the second largest property and…

The Rival Company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of small household and personal care appliances, as well as…

Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale S.p.A.

Central Newspapers, Inc.

Donnkenny, Inc., a holding company, designs, manufactures, imports, and markets a broad line of moderately priced…

With high-ranking positions in several categories of foodstuffs, Associated British Foods plc (ABF) stands as one of…

The holding company Valores Industriales S.A.

Richfood Holdings, Inc.

Waddell & Reed, Inc.

Carlson Companies, Inc.

An insurance holding company, Horace Mann Educators Corporation is a leading insurer serving educators in the United…

Texas Utilities Company is a holding company with six wholly owned subsidiaries, the largest of which is Texas…

Longs Drug Stores Corporation is one of the top ten drugstore chains in the United States, with more than 370 stores in…

Maxco Inc., is a mini-conglomerate of four active subsidiaries and two divisions that has invested in three primary…

Premier Industrial Corporation is one of the United States' largest broad-line electronics distributors.

Tenneco Inc.

Koninklijke Ahold N.V.

Sun Television & Appliances Inc., Ohio's leading consumer electronics and appliance discounter, expanded its operations…

Bayer A.G., along with BASF and Hoechst, is heir to the German chemical cartel known as I.G.

One of the fastest growing companies in the manufactured housing industry, Champion Enterprises, Inc.

Slated to become one of the ten largest Internet companies in the world, Zapata Corporation is involved in Internet and…

John Fairfax Holdings Limited is the holding company for an Australian publishing enterprise established more than 150…

With an estimated two percent of the global market for leather furniture, Industrie Natuzzi S.p.A.

A holding company of several ski resorts, S-K-I Limited is best known for founding the Killington ski area, located in…

Burelle S.A., based in Lyons, France, is a holding company for two principal businesses: Compagnie Plastic Omnium and…

Framatome SA is a diversified, international manufacturing company and also the world leader in nuclear power…

Resorts International, Inc., operates a hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and a vacation destination on…

International Controls Corporation (ICC), is the holding company of Checker Motors Corp.

A thriving recreational and industrial products company, K2 Inc.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Preussag AG is the holding company for an international group of firms operating in five major business areas: the…

Privately owned Duane Reade Holding Corp.

IMI plc--formed in 1962 under the name Imperial Metal Industries Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of British…

Jefferies Group, Inc.

Owner of a leading discount general merchandise chain, Pamida Holdings Corporation operates 181 stores in 15…

Over the course of some 30 years, Patrick J.

Paris Corporation is a holding company with, in 1997, two operating companies of its main subsidiary manufacturing…

Built largely through the drive and ambition of one family, American Stores Company has developed into one of the…

A pioneer of the warehouse-showroom concept, in which both facilities are within a single building, Levitz Furniture…

Parent company of one of the leading truckers in the United States, Arkansas Best Corporation (ABC) ships general…

Montedison S.p.A.

Navistar International Corporation is America's largest manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty diesel trucks.

After a dizzying series of complicated restructurings, acquisitions, and divestments that began in 1980 when the…

Big Flower Press Holdings, Inc.

Kemper Corporation is a holding company consisting of life insurance and real estate investment operations.

Central Parking Corporation is the leading parking services company in the United States, operating nearly 1,500…

A pioneer in casual dining restaurant chains, Ground Round, Inc.

Sybron International Corp.

WMX Technologies Inc., a holding company, is a leading international provider of environmental and related services.

Bond Corporation Holdings, Limited, was an international conglomerate with operations in four primary fields: real…

The CML Group, Inc.

Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc.

California-based Franklin Resources, Inc.

Hillenbrand Industries, Inc., is the largest manufacturer of caskets and hospital beds in the world, and also supplies…

Florida's largest home builder and one of the largest residential builders in the country, Lennar Corporation began as…

One of the ten highest-volume commercial printing operations in the United States, Graphic Industries was founded in…

PaineWebber Group Inc.

Prince Sports Group, Inc.

Under the names Gristede's, Sloan's, and Red Apple, Red Apple Group, Inc., wholly owned by John A.

The owner of an unusual combination of businesses, Fisher Companies Inc.

Simon Transportation Services Inc.

SkyWest, Inc.

Since the early 1990s, the European plastics giant Sommer-Allibert S.A.

Spaghetti Warehouse, Inc., owns, operates, and franchises full-service, family-style Italian restaurants.

Desc, S.A.

Alfa, S.A.

GIB Group, Belgium's top retailer, is active in four sectors: supermarkets and hypermarkets; do-it-yourself (DIY) home…

The Charles Schwab Corporation, through its operating subsidiary Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., is the largest discount…

The Quick & Reilly Group, Inc.

Hillsdown Holdings plc is a somewhat obscure holding company for a wide range of food, homebuilding, furniture, and…

The Baan Company is one of the world's top producers of enterprise business management and client/server software…

CSX Corporation is a leading transportation-based holding company that operates one of the United States's leading rail…

CompDent Corporation is a fully integrated dental management company that provides full-service dental benefits.

Daisytek International Corporation is the largest wholesale distributor of non-paper computer and office automation…

Gainsco, Inc.

Heartland Express, Inc.

Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc., is one of the largest restaurant companies in the United States, operating 3,300…

BET Holdings, Inc., with its centerpiece Black Entertainment Television cable television network, is well on its way to…

Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Energen Corporation is a diversified holding company in natural gas distribution,…

GT Bicycles is the nation's leading supplier of dirt-track racing, or bicycle motocross "BMX," bicycles and one of the…

A cursory look at Great American Management and Investment, Inc.

Jacor Communications, Inc., a media holding company, is the second largest radio company in the United States measured…

Rodamco N.V.

Grupo Carso, S.A.

One of a handful of retailers who redefined the arts and crafts industry during the 1980s and 1990s, Old America…

Apollo Group, Inc.

In the somewhat murky world of Asian conglomerates, First Pacific Company Limited is one of the fastest-growing and…

Fletcher Challenge Ltd., New Zealand's largest group of companies, specializes in transforming resources into…

Paging Network Inc., known as PageNet, is the largest provider of wireless digital messaging services in the United…

Primark Corp.

Pulsar Internacional S.A.

Salomon Inc.

The Greenbrier Companies is the largest manufacturer of railroad freight cars in North America through its Gunderson,…

TI Group plc is a holding company for an international specialized engineering group of firms with three core business…

Totem Resources Corporation is the holding company of Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc.

Ark Restaurants Corp.

Bell Atlantic Corporation is growing ever-more prominent in U.S.

LCI International, Inc.

Through its chairman and CEO, Paul W.

TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc.

AirTouch Communications, one of the world's leading wireless telecommunications organizations, serves the needs of over…

Jardine Matheson is one of the oldest names in East Asia, and Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited is an international…

Questar Corporation is an integrated natural gas company whose major subsidiaries search for, produce, and market oil…

Overseeing the largest and oldest health maintenance organization (HMO) in Nevada, Sierra Health Services, Inc.

TNT Freightways Corporation is one of the most successful trucking firms in North America, crisscrossing the country…

American Classic Voyages Company is parent company to two pleasure cruise companies, the Delta Queen Steamboat Company,…

Geotek Communications Inc.

Primedex Health Systems, Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, is engaged in the delivery and administration of managed…

The Middleby Corporation is a major designer, manufacturer, and marketer of a wide range of commercial and…

As the seventh largest convenience store operator in the United States, E-Z Serve Corporation owns and operates 737…

A leading home improvement retailer in California, Orchard Supply Stores Corporation operates a chain of hardware…

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

Budget Group, Inc., is a holding company that, through subsidiary companies and their franchisees, operates Budget Car…

CMS Energy Corporation is a diversified energy company with businesses engaged in electric and gas utility operations.

Catherines Stores Corporation is a leading specialty retailer of women's large-size clothing and accessories.

D&K Wholesale Drug, Inc.

D&K Wholesale Drug, Inc.

Michael Foods, Inc., through its Egg Products Division, is the largest producer, processor, and distributor of extended…

Based in Dallas, Texas, Nu-kote Holding, Inc.

Sun Distributors L.P.

Thermadyne Holding Corporation is one of the world's largest suppliers of welding, cutting, and welding safety products.

Black Box Corporation is a leading direct marketer of computer communications and networking equipment.

Burlington Resources Inc., the nation's largest independent natural gas exploration and production company, functioned…

EXCEL Communications Inc.

Playtex Products, Inc.

Riser Foods, Inc., a holding company, controls northeast Ohio's largest grocery chain.

Suiza Foods Corporation has seemingly come out of nowhere to become one of the leading fresh milk and dairy food…

Scotsman Industries, Inc.

The largest full-service distributor of music and music-related products in the United States, Alliance Entertainment…

The largest operator of food and drug stores in Montana, Buttrey Food & Drug Stores Co.

A market leader in a fast-growing industry, Argosy Gaming Company operates five riverboat gambling casinos on the…

A rising manufacturing force, Johnstown America Industries, Inc.

A leading North American designer and manufacturer of car-interior components, Masland Corporation operates ten…

Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., an international cosmetic laser company, is one of the most promising firms in the…

Powerhouse Technologies, Inc.

Specialty Coatings Group Inc.

Chart Industries, Inc.

President Casinos, Inc.

WellPoint Health Networks Inc.

Consolidation of radio station ownership accelerated dramatically following the passage of the Telecommunications Act…

Foamex International Inc.

NetCom Systems AB is poised to become Scandinavia's leading private provider of telecommunications services,…

TIG Holdings, Inc.

L.L.

Vendôme Luxury Group plc is nearly synonymous with luxury.

West Marine, Inc., is the leading distributor of marine supplies to recreational boaters, and the largest and most…

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation is one of the great success stories in the history of American railroad.

EMI Group plc is the fourth largest of the world's "big six" music giants.

Footstar, Incorporated is a holding company whose two subsidiaries, Footaction and Meldisco, are leading shoe retailers…

SABRE Group Holdings, Inc.

Thorn plc is an international rental and rent-to-own group whose various chains rent electronics, personal computers,…

800-JR Cigar, Inc.

The merger/takeover of The Netherlands' ODME by Sweden's Toolex Alpha in October 1997 created Toolex International…

KeySpan Energy Co.