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- Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) is an Indian multinational conglomerate engaged in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects; hi-tech manufacturing; and services across infrastructure, energy, defense, technology, and financial sectors; headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and founded in 1938 by Danish engineers Henning Holck-Larsen and Søren Kristian Toubro. The company offers a diverse portfolio of core products and services, including heavy engineering equipment and critical piping systems for fertilizer, refinery, petrochemical, oil & gas, thermal, nuclear power, aerospace, and defense industries; construction of buildings & factories, transportation infrastructure such as roads, highways, bridges, airports, and railways, heavy civil infrastructure including dams, tunnels, metro systems, and water supply; hi-tech manufacturing encompassing valves, energy hydrocarbon solutions, power systems, precision engineering, shipbuilding, and rubber processing machinery; IT and technology services through subsidiaries like LTIMindtree and L&T Technology Services; financial services via L&T Finance; and digital platforms such as L&T-SuFin; with manufacturing footprint across eight countries beyond India and operations in over 50 countries worldwide targeting governments, private enterprises, and institutions in high-impact economic sectors. Recent major developments include the November 2024 announcement of a strategic investment for up to 21% stake in E2E Networks Limited, complemented by software license, reseller, and colocation agreements to expand in AI and cloud services; acquisition of the remaining 26% stake in L&T Special Steels and Heavy Forgings Private Limited from Nuclear Power Corporation in February 2025; completion of full ownership in the L&T-Chiyoda Limited joint venture; securing a landmark US$4 billion order from QatarEnergy LNG in March 2025 for offshore compression complexes, the largest in company history; partnerships with ReNew Power for green hydrogen, the U.S. Navy for ship repair, and BAE Systems for licensed manufacturing of BvS10 armored vehicles for the Indian Army in November 2025; and order wins for data centers in Uzbekistan and residential towers from Brigade Group, alongside credit upgrades to BBB+ and a strong 'CRISIL ESG 63' rating.