Find everythinkA Group is a multienterprise firm that draws its capital from sources extending beyond a single nuclear family: e.g., from people linked by communal, tribal, ethic or personal relations of trust and mutual confidence. In addition somewhat like the zaibatsu in pre-World War II Japan, the Groups invest and produce in several product markets rather than in a single product line. For example, a Group's single decision-making center may encompass activities ranging as widely as textiles, cement, fabricated steel, zinc mining, and cattle ranching. The largest Groups also possess their own banks…and perform the principal functions of a capital market… index.html