Omni Hotels & Resorts is owned by TRT Holdings, a private holding company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Billionaire Robert Rowling controls TRT Holdings and acquired the Omni chain in 1996 for $500 million. The company currently operates 51 properties across the United States and Canada with more than 23,000 employees.

TRT Holdings purchased Omni Hotels in 1996 f...

Polestar is primarily owned by Li Shufu’s PSD Investment, Geely Holdings, and Volvo Cars. The company trades on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker PSNY. In Q1 2026, Polestar reported 13,126 global retail sales, a 7% year-over-year increase, while expanding its retail network to 230 locations worldwide.

Polestar recorded approximately $2.55 billion in trailing twelve-...

Marriott International owns Sheraton Hotels and Resorts. The company acquired Sheraton in 2016 through its $13.6 billion purchase of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. In November 2025, Sheraton launched its “Goodnight Room” campaign as part of an ongoing brand refresh that includes redesigned lobbies, soundproof work booths, and upgraded guest rooms.

Sheraton op...

BDT & MSD Partners, a Chicago-based merchant bank, owns a majority stake in Whataburger. The Dobson family, which founded the chain in 1950, retains a minority ownership position. As of early 2026, Whataburger operates over 1,180 restaurants across 17 states.

BDT & MSD Partners acquired majority ownership from the Dobson family in June 2019. Whataburger op...

Alphabet Inc., through Google, owns Waze. Google acquired the Israeli navigation app in June 2013 for roughly $1.15 billion. In early 2025, Waze reported over 50 million monthly users in the EU, qualifying it as a Very Large Online Platform under EU regulations.

Waze has ...