Lopez Holdings Corporation
Filipino conglomerate and holding company
López Holdings Corporation (formerly primarily as Benpres Holdings Corporation from June 8, 1993 to July 21, 2010 and secondarily from July 21, 2010 to 2019 and also known as Lopez Group of Companies) is a Filipino multinational conglomerate company based on Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines founded by the brothers Eugenio López, Sr. and Fernando López, Sr. It has substantial holdings in the public service and utilities sector in the Philippines and serves as the López family's publicly listed holding company for investments in major development sectors such as broadcasting and cable; telecommunications; power generation and distribution; manufacturing; and property development. It added to its portfolio investments in other basic service sectors but has also since sold its interest in banking, toll roads, information technology, and health care delivery.
López Holdings Corporation is majority-owned by López, Inc., a private holding and investment entity of the López family. It was formerly headquartered in Pasig until the demolition of Benpres Building, when it moved its operations to Mandaluyong in 2019.
Businesses
Media and Telecommunications
ABS-CBN Corporation (also known as ABS-CBN Broadcasting/ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, ABS-CBN Corporate, ABS-CBN Group, ABS-CBN, Inc. and "its parent company" or "its parent" in referring to the namesake media network at the terms and conditions of websites of the media company's sectors, and shortened to ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp., ABS-CBN Corp., or simply as ABS-CBN) - a publicly listed company and the country's largest media company. It is currently involved in broadcast radio, television and new media as well as cable television, television programming, films, theater, news, publishing, talent agency, licensing, radio, music, merchandise, events and concerts, streaming platforms, digital media and websites. Lopez Holdings owns 57.24% of the company as of 2014.
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