Who Brands Blog

Cartier, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Van Cleef and Arpels, Vacheron Constantin. Here is the complete guide to Richemont's luxury portfolio and how it compares to LVMH and Kering.

Kering owns Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen and more. Here is the complete guide to the French luxury group's brand empire in 2026.

Reebok. Forever 21. Brooks Brothers. Sports Illustrated. Elvis Presley. How did one company acquire them all? Here is how Authentic Brands Group built its licensing empire.

Tide, Ariel, Dawn, Persil, Fairy, Mr. Clean. Most cleaning products on store shelves trace back to Procter & Gamble, Unilever, or SC Johnson. Here is the full map.

Nespresso is Nestlé. Dunkin is private equity. Starbucks is independent. Here is who actually owns 10 of the world's biggest coffee brands in 2026.

February 2026 was the busiest IPO month since 2021. Forgent Power Solutions raised $1.5B on February 5. Five biotechs combined for $1.4B including Generate Biomedicines' $400M AI drug discovery deal. Here is every major listing of February 2026.

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Robinhood, and more. Here are 20 major financial brands, who owns them, and how they are structured as of 2026.

Alphabet is far more than a search engine. From YouTube to Waymo to DeepMind, here is every major brand and subsidiary that Alphabet Inc. controls in 2026.

Time is owned by a Salesforce billionaire. National Geographic is a Disney property. Sports Illustrated's editorial staff was laid off by a brand licensing company. Here are 15 media brands and who controls them in 2026.

Circuit City, Blockbuster, Borders, Pan Am, and TWA were all acquired or absorbed before disappearing entirely. Here are 25 major brands that did not survive the acquisition process.

Fisher-Price is a Mattel division. Nickelodeon belongs to Paramount Global. LEGO is one of the few independent holdouts. Here are 10 major children's brands and the exact corporations that own them.

CVS spent $69 billion to buy Aetna. Walgreens acquired Boots for $15 billion. Amazon paid $1 billion for PillPack. Here are 15 pharmacy brands, who owns them, and how a once-diverse industry collapsed into two dominant players.