| LT Group, Inc. | |
| Former Name: | The Manila Wine Merchants, Inc. (1937–1995) Asian Pacific Equity Corporation (1995–1999) Tanduay Holdings, Inc. (1999–2012) |
| Trade Name: | LT Group |
| Type: | Public |
| Founder: | Lucio C. Tan[1] |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Key People: | Lucio C. Tan (Chairman and CEO) Lucio C. Tan III (President and COO) Jose Gabriel D. Olives (CFO) |
| Net Income: | PHP 20.2 billion (2021) [2] |
| Revenue: | PHP 91.2 billion (2021) |
LT Group, Inc. (LTG) is a Philippine publicly listed holding company headquartered in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. It was founded in 1937 by Chinese Filipino business tycoon Lucio Tan.
LT Group, Inc. is majority-owned by Tangent Holdings Corporation, its ultimate parent company (also controlled by Tan).
LT Group, Inc. (LTG) was incorporated on May 25, 1937, as The Manila Wine Merchants, Inc. (TMWMI). On November 17, 1947, TMWMI was listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). On September 22, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the company's name change to Asian Pacific Equity Corporation (APEC) as well as the change of its role from a merchant to a holding company. On November 10, 1999, the corporate name was again changed to Tanduay Holdings, Inc (THI), and again on November 20, 2012, to its current name, LT Group, Inc. (LTG).[3]
On July 8, 1999, as Asian Pacific Equity Corporation, the company acquired 100% ownership of Twin Ace Holdings (Tanduay) in a stock swap. On July 30, 1999, Twin Ace Holdings changed its name to Tanduay Distillers, Inc.[4]
Since 2012, the company began a series of consolidation of assets belonging to Tan by acquiring interests in Asia Brewery, Inc., Fortune Tobacco Corporation, Eton Properties Philippines, Inc. (Paramount LandEquities, Inc. and Saturn Land Holdings, Inc.), Philippine National Bank, Allied Banking Corporation and Victorias Milling Company.[5] [6] [7]