COMPANY·HISTORIES
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Lessors of Other Real Estate Property

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

32companies1843–2001founding years32still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedThe Economist Group Ltd.FoundedThe Economist Group Ltd.
1843
FoundedWatts of Lydney Group Ltd.
1880
FoundedAlexander & Baldwin, Inc.
1900
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedLand Securities PLC
1905
FoundedCB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.
1906
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedSlough Estates PLC
1920
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
FoundedMitsubishi Estate Company, Limited
1937
FoundedArriva PLC
1938
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedThe Rouse CompanyFoundedThe Rouse Company
1954
FoundedH.J. Russell & Company
1957
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedClayton Homes Incorporated
1968
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.
FoundedChelsfield PLC
1986
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
FoundedEnterprise Inns plc
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.
FoundedPunch Taverns plc
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
FoundedW.P. Carey & Co. LLC
1998
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
FoundedThe Laurel Pub Company Limited
2001
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

The Economist Group Ltd. →
Active · founded 1843 · United Kingdom
The Economist Group Ltd.
The Economist Group Ltd. →
Active · founded 1843 · United Kingdom
The Economist Group Ltd.
Watts of Lydney Group Ltd. →
Active · founded 1880 · United Kingdom
Watts of Lydney Group Ltd.
Watts of Lydney Group Ltd. →
Active · founded 1880 · United Kingdom
Watts of Lydney Group Ltd.
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. →
Active · founded 1900
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., one of the original 'Big Five' Hawaiian companies, is a diversified corporation with…
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. →
Active · founded 1900
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., one of the original 'Big Five' Hawaiian companies, is a diversified corporation with…
Land Securities PLC →
Active · founded 1905 · United Kingdom
Unlike most of its competitors, Land Securities PLC has achieved and maintained its position as the United Kingdom's…
Land Securities PLC →
Active · founded 1905 · United Kingdom
Unlike most of its competitors, Land Securities PLC has achieved and maintained its position as the United Kingdom's…
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1906
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm.
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1906
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm.
Slough Estates PLC →
Active · founded 1920 · United Kingdom
Slough Estates PLC is Britain's largest industrial property investment company, with a property portfolio valued at…
Slough Estates PLC →
Active · founded 1920 · United Kingdom
Slough Estates PLC is Britain's largest industrial property investment company, with a property portfolio valued at…
Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited →
Active · founded 1937 · Japan
A unit of the Mitsubishi Group, Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited (MEC) is one of the foremost real estate management,…
Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited →
Active · founded 1937 · Japan
A unit of the Mitsubishi Group, Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited (MEC) is one of the foremost real estate management,…
Arriva PLC →
Active · founded 1938 · United Kingdom
Arriva PLC is one of Europe's leading and fastest-growing publicly traded transportation companies.
Arriva PLC →
Active · founded 1938 · United Kingdom
Arriva PLC is one of Europe's leading and fastest-growing publicly traded transportation companies.
The Rouse Company →
Active · founded 1954
One of the largest publicly held real estate development and management firms in the United States, The Rouse Company…
The Rouse Company →
Active · founded 1954
One of the largest publicly held real estate development and management firms in the United States, The Rouse Company…
H.J. Russell & Company →
Active · founded 1957 · United States
H.J.
H.J. Russell & Company →
Active · founded 1957 · United States
H.J.
Clayton Homes Incorporated →
Active · founded 1968
Clayton Homes Incorporated is a leading retailer of manufactured homes in the United States.
Clayton Homes Incorporated →
Active · founded 1968
Clayton Homes Incorporated is a leading retailer of manufactured homes in the United States.
Chelsfield PLC →
Active · founded 1986 · United Kingdom
Chelsfield PLC is one of the United Kingdom's major property development groups.
Chelsfield PLC →
Active · founded 1986 · United Kingdom
Chelsfield PLC is one of the United Kingdom's major property development groups.
Enterprise Inns plc →
Active · founded 1991 · United Kingdom
In the meantime, Enterprise immediately returned to the acquisition trail in April 2002, paying Morgan Grenfell £875…
Enterprise Inns plc →
Active · founded 1991 · United Kingdom
In the meantime, Enterprise immediately returned to the acquisition trail in April 2002, paying Morgan Grenfell £875…
Punch Taverns plc →
Active · founded 1997 · United Kingdom
Punch Taverns plc has worked its way to the top of the United Kingdom's pub market.
Punch Taverns plc →
Active · founded 1997 · United Kingdom
Punch Taverns plc has worked its way to the top of the United Kingdom's pub market.
W.P. Carey & Co. LLC →
Active · founded 1998
W.P.
W.P. Carey & Co. LLC →
Active · founded 1998
W.P.
The Laurel Pub Company Limited →
Active · founded 2001 · United Kingdom
1880s:Whitbread begins acquiring its first "tied houses," pubs owned by the brewer and selling its products.
The Laurel Pub Company Limited →
Active · founded 2001 · United Kingdom
1880s:Whitbread begins acquiring its first "tied houses," pubs owned by the brewer and selling its products.
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