COMPANY·HISTORIES
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Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

14companies1892–1967founding years14still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedNichimen CorporationFoundedNichimen Corporation
1892
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedAmfac/JMB Hawaii L.L.C.FoundedAmfac/JMB Hawaii L.L.C.
1918
FoundedTomen CorporationFoundedTomen Corporation
1920
FoundedGC Companies, Inc.FoundedGC Companies, Inc.
1922
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedMarubeni CorporationFoundedMarubeni Corporation
1949
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedKanematsu CorporationFoundedKanematsu Corporation
1967
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Yucaipa Cos. →
Active
Yucaipa Cos.
Yucaipa Cos. →
Active
Yucaipa Cos.
Nichimen Corporation →
Active · founded 1892 · Japan
Nichimen Corporation, a member of The Sanwa Bank group, is one of Japan's largest general trading companies, known as…
Nichimen Corporation →
Active · founded 1892 · Japan
Nichimen Corporation, a member of The Sanwa Bank group, is one of Japan's largest general trading companies, known as…
Amfac/JMB Hawaii L.L.C. →
Active · founded 1918
Chicago-based but exclusively Hawaiian in activity, Amfac/JMB Hawaii L.L.C.
Amfac/JMB Hawaii L.L.C. →
Active · founded 1918
Chicago-based but exclusively Hawaiian in activity, Amfac/JMB Hawaii L.L.C.
Tomen Corporation →
Active · founded 1920 · Japan
Tomen Corporation is Japan's seventh largest general trading company (or sogo shosha), Japan's 17th largest company…
Tomen Corporation →
Active · founded 1920 · Japan
Tomen Corporation is Japan's seventh largest general trading company (or sogo shosha), Japan's 17th largest company…
GC Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
Although it invests in industries as diverse as optical superstores and cable television operators, GC Companies, Inc.,…
GC Companies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
Although it invests in industries as diverse as optical superstores and cable television operators, GC Companies, Inc.,…
Marubeni Corporation →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Marubeni Corporation is one of the largest of Japan's general trading companies, known as sogo shosha.
Marubeni Corporation →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Marubeni Corporation is one of the largest of Japan's general trading companies, known as sogo shosha.
Kanematsu Corporation →
Active · founded 1967 · Japan
Kanematsu Corporation was formed in April 1967 as Kanematsu-Gosho Ltd.
Kanematsu Corporation →
Active · founded 1967 · Japan
Kanematsu Corporation was formed in April 1967 as Kanematsu-Gosho Ltd.
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