Tag: Conglomerates

• LALA’s BOOK NOTES: ‘Liem Sioe Liong’s Salim Group: The Business Pillar of Suharto’s Indonesia’

  This biography explores how the Salim Group mastered Indonesia’s political economy under Suharto to build a massive conglomerate. When Suharto fell, the empire nearly collapsed. Offshore, Filipino banker Manny Pangilinan fiercely protected their Philippine assets, famously blocking a desperate sale of PLDT to rival tycoon John Gokongwei.

• LALA’s BOOK NOTES: Escaño – A Family Portrait

  Chronicled in the book, the Escaño family built a historic Philippine shipping and power monopoly. Today, they remain highly relevant through strategic dynastic alliances and diversified modern enterprises. They co-manage the Visayan Electric Company alongside the Aboitiz family, while their Lhuillier branch operates the massive Cebuana Lhuillier network.

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  JAZA on mentor Xavier Loinaz: An extraordinary influence to Ayala group

  Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala pays tribute to a key non-family member who mentored him way back when he was still learning the ropes of the family conglomerate