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Grupo Carso

Logo: Grupo Carso, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Mexican multinational conglomerate

Grupo Carso S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican global conglomerate company owned by Carlos Slim. It was formed in 1990 after the merger of Corporación Industrial Carso and Grupo Inbursa. The name Carso stands for Carlos Slim and Soumaya Domit de Slim, his wife.2 It employed about 78,900 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1990Founded1

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Grupo Carso S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican global conglomerate company owned by Carlos Slim. It was formed in 1990 after the merger of Corporación Industrial Carso and Grupo Inbursa. The name Carso stands for Carlos Slim and Soumaya Domit de Slim, his wife.2

Corporate structure

Grupo Carso sits at the top of its group. 3 entities on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Grupo Carso Mexico City

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Carlos Slim in 1990.1

Leadership

Who has led Grupo Carso, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

Industrial and manufacturing

As of 2023, 31% of sales, 34% of operating income.

Grupo Condumex

products: cables (electrical, telephony, electronic, coaxial, fiber optics, for mining, automotive and others), automotive electrical harnesses, precision steel tubing, power transformers, alternate energy

brands: Condumex, Latincasa, Vinanel, Condulac, IEM, Precitubo, Sitcom, Microm, Sinergia, Equiter, Logtec

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Commercial

As of 2023, 52% of sales, 41% of operating income.

Grupo Sanborns

DAX cosmetics stores

iShopMixup electronics and music stores

Sanborns restaurants and stores

Sears Mexico

Infrastructure and construction

As of 2023, 19% of sales, 19% of operating income.

Provides services to these sectors: chemical and petroleum, installation of pipelines, infrastructure, civil construction, and housing projects

Construction of: Roads; tunnels; water treatment plants, and infrastructure works, petroleum platforms and equipment for the chemical and petroleum industries, drilling of oil wells, geothermal wells, and drilling services; shopping centers, industrial plants, office buildings, and housing, telecommunications facilities, gas pipelines and aqueducts

Brands: CICSA, Swecomex, Bronco Drilling, Cilsa (Constructora de Infraestructura Latinoamericana, S.A.), GSM, PC Construcciones, Urvitec

Telecommunication

Carso Global Telecom

Carso Energy

Participates in the energy and petroleum industries. Currently it performs gas transportation services for the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Federal Electricity Commission). Pursues business opportunities arising from the energy reform laws in Mexico and other countries.

Their main brands are Carso Energy, Carso Oil & Gas and Carso Electric.

Research & revelopment

CIDEC (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo CARSO), Querétaro

Jurica unit - focuses on research and development projects. Has laboratories and pilot plants that enable manufacture of prototypes and implementation of technologies that will later be scaled and transferred to the operations of Grupo Carso.

Technical center: in charge of developing electrical and electronic systems, requested by different automobile manufacturers, as well as embedded software development mainly for automotive applications.

From Wikipedia’s article on Grupo Carso, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1999Acquired Grupo Sanborns1

Timeline

  1. 1990Founded Founded1

Sources

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