With low interest rates allowing the company to borrow huge sums, Ling proceeded to build up one of the major 1960s conglomerates.

Valinhos was, at the time, a major conglomerate of German immigrants, who come to the companies of the region.

The company grew from its small roots to become a major conglomerate with four major manufacturing units and other investments in the service sector.

These considerations, the banker said, lead banks to charge Daewoo the highest rates for loans to the major conglomerates.

The job finished, I stood back and was thankful I didn't own any stock in the major conglomerates.

Over the last 12 months, three major conglomerates have paid billions for independent film businesses.

As the military reduced the democratic institutions of Brazil, it simultaneously sought to increase its hold over the media, especially the major conglomerates.

Its competition policy does not take sufficient account of the pressing need to create major European conglomerates.

Their economies are already under the thumb of major industrial and financial conglomerates from Western Europe.

Our competition laws are respected by all the major international conglomerates.