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ABOUT THE MANSOUR GROUP
The Mansour Group is a global, family-owned conglomerate
The Mansour Group was founded more than 60 years ago and now has over 60,000 employees, a presence in more than 100 countries and total revenues exceeding $7.5 billion.
Mansour Group’s
Holding Companies & Conglomerates · Egypt · 60,000 Employees
Founded in 1975, The Mansour Group comprises Man Capital, Mantrac, Manfoods, Mansour-Maghraby Investment and Development Company (MMID), Al Mansour Automotive.
Mansour Group is an Egyptian multinational conglomerate, with operations across the globe. The company is the second largest company in Egypt by revenue. It is the largest General Motors dealer in the…
Founders and/or board members of the Mansour Group
Mr. Loutfy Mansour
Founder — Deceased in 1976
Mr. Ismail Mansour
Founder — Deceased in 1997
Mr. Youssef Mansour
Founder and Board Member
Mr. Mohamed Mansour
Founder and Board Member
Mr. Yasseen Mansour
Founder and Board Member
Mrs. Rawya Mansour
Founder
Our chairman, Mohamed Mansour, recently sat down with The Telegraph Business Editor, Christopher Williams, to discuss our pioneering investments in tech, renewables, electric cars and even football, and why he loves living in the UK.
Man Capital investment in Millennium Offshore Services
Mansour Group invested in this leading provider of offshore jack-up accommodation services vessels to oil and gas companies in the MENA and Asia-Pacific region.
Imperial Tobacco Group
Al Mansour partnered with the ITG.
It was during the late sixties, however, that Loutfy Mansour developed his vision to create a large industrial Group. The dream became a reality in 1973 following the 6th of October war.
The family business, Mansour Group, controls nine of Egypt’s top Fortune 500 companies, though it needed to survive the nationalization and confiscation of its assets in 1965.
In 1992, the Mansour Group entered the consumer goods market handling brands like Philip Morris/Marlboro, and in 1994, the national McDonald’s franchise.
Man Capital investment in Inspired Education Group
Man Capital invested in Inspired Education Group (then known as Educas), a group of co-educational, non-denominational, independent schools, furthering its push into the education sector.
Man Capital acquisition of Vanguard Logistics Services
Man Capital acquired Vanguard Logistics Services, the leading neutral freight consolidation service.
Creation of Man Capital
Man Capital LLP, the global investment arm of the Mansour Group, was founded to invest in a number of businesses and ventures around the world.
GM and Al Mansour Automotive expand further
General Motors appointed Al Mansour Automotive as its official dealer in Libya.
Launch of Kheir Zaman
Offering a discount supermarket chain across Egypt.
Creation of Palm Hills Developments
Palm Hills Developments, a leading real estate developer in the Egyptian market, was established.
GM and Mansour Group expand into Iraq
General Motors appointed Al Mansour Automotive as its official dealer in Iraq.
GM/Mansour Group deepen partnership
Deepening an already extensive and long-term partnership, General Motors acquired a stake in Al-Mansour Automotive.
Infort
GNS Egypt (rebranded as Infort in 2016) was founded to provide learning opportunities, e-security and application development for its clients.
Crédit Argricole
Crédit Agricole Indosuez Egypt commenced operations following the acquisition of Credit International Egypt.
Mantrac Group
Mantrac and Unatrac merged to form Mantrac Group.
Hayat Factory
The factory bottles water from a reservoir that is over 1,000 meters deep in the Siwa oasis.
Launch of Metro Market
The largest supermarket chain in Egypt with over 100 stores, catering to a high-quality shopping experience.
Unatrac
Mansour Group acquired Unatrac, Unilever’s Caterpillar dealership in East and West Africa.
Mansour Group becomes national McDonald’s franchisee
Manfoods was established as the sole franchisee for McDonald’s restaurants in Egypt.
Agreement with Philip Morris International
An agreement was reached to make Mansour Group the sole licensee to manufacture and distribute Philip Morris tobacco products in Egypt.
First Locally Assembled GM Vehicle
Significant co-investment in the first private sector, GM-operated vehicle factory in Egypt, manufacturing the Chevrolet Minibus.
Mantrac
Mantrac became the sole authorised dealer of Caterpillar products in Egypt.
Return to Egypt & GM tie-up
Loutfy Mansour returned to Egypt and founded Mansour Automotive Company which became the dealer for GM in Egypt. Today, it is one of the largest GM distributorships in the world.
Founding of Cotton Brokerage in Geneva
Loutfy Mansour moved to Geneva, Switzerland to set up a cotton brokerage. The new firm connected cotton traders in Sudan with international buyers.
Nationalisation of the cotton industry in Egypt
President Nasser’s nationalisation policy led to the Mansour family’s business and assets being confiscated.
Graduation
Loutfy Mansour graduated from St John’s College, Cambridge University.
THE MANSOUR STORY
The Mansour Group has grown over three generations
From its early beginnings as a cotton exporter in Egypt to the global conglomerate it is today, the story of the Mansour Group is a testament to the importance of family values, long-term relationships and growth.
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