Weyland / WEYLANDCMP

Weyland Corp was established by Sir Peter Weyland on October 11, 2012. Weyland Corp soon became the first company in history to make $100 billion within five years due to massive successes in technological advances. In 2029, the Yutani Corporation filed a lawsuit against Weyland over a patent dispute with the David series. Weyland Corp won the lawsuit, securing its investments and shareholders. Due to Weyland Corp’s combined value of various patents, the company incorporated a higher fair market valuation than any other company in history once it was created.

Weyland Corp would go on to terraform the first functional and breathable atmosphere on GJ 667Cc, paving way for further terraforming on other planets, one of which would eventually be LV-426. In 2099, Weyland Corp merged with the Yutani Corporation, forming the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. While it was often said that Weyland had absorbed Yutani, in reality the opposite was true — the Yutani Corporation, under its founder Hideo Yutani, bought out Weyland Corp in a fiercely contested hostile takeover, beating rival bids from other potential buyers such as the Chinese Combine.