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Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange
- BPBP p.l.c. began not as an oil giant but as a gamble on a remote patch of Persian ground. In May 1908, a group of British geologists struck oil at Masjed…
- UnileverUnilever, the British multinational headquartered in London, sells its products in over 190 countries and holds the distinction of being the largest producer…
- Hyundai Motor CompanyChung Ju-yung founded Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company in 1947. He established Hyundai Motor Company with his brother Chung Se-yung in 1967.
- FTSE 100 IndexThe Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index began its life on the 3rd of January 1984. It replaced the older FT 30 index which had been in use since 1935.
- Bloomsbury PublishingNigel Newton established Bloomsbury Publishing in 1986. He had previously worked for other publishing companies before starting his own venture.
- Royal MailHenry VIII established the Master of the Posts in 1516, creating a formalized system for royal correspondence. James VI moved his court to London after…
- Future plcFuture plc began life in 1985 in Somerton, Somerset, a market town of fewer than 5,000 people, with a single magazine about the Amstrad home computer.
- Games WorkshopGames Workshop began not with armoured space marines or fantasy battles, but with a wooden backgammon board. In 1975, three men founded the company at 15…
- DiageoOn the 17th of December 1997, shares in a new company named Diageo began trading on the London Stock Exchange. This event marked the end of two separate…
- KonamiKonami began life on the 21st of March 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair shop in Toyonaka, Osaka. Three men started it together, two of whom had met while…