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Eurazeo
Eurazeo is a French investment company formed by the merger of Azeo and Eurafrance in April 2001. The company is headquartered in Paris. Eurazeo is a leading global investment group, with a diversified portfolio of €25.6 billion in assets under management, including €17.7 billion from third parties, invested in 450 companies. History Gaz et Eaux (renamed Azeo in 1999) was created in 1881 and specialized in the distribution of water and gas in western and northern France. Following the nationalization of gas in 1945, it kept its "water" activity until 1976, when it gradually changed from a portfolio company at the end of the 1970s, to a pure investment company in the 1990s. Eurafrance, created in 1969, became a shareholder of Azeo in 1985 and increased its shareholding on a regular basis until the takeover bid at the end of 2000. Eurafrance then absorbed its subsidiary Azeo, to become Eurazeo. Eurazeo was formed in April 2001 from the merger of two investment companies: Eura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginie Morgon
Eurazeo is a French investment company formed by the merger of Azeo and Eurafrance in April 2001. The company is headquartered in Paris. Eurazeo is a leading global investment group, with a diversified portfolio of €25.6 billion in assets under management, including €17.7 billion from third parties, invested in 450 companies. History Gaz et Eaux (renamed Azeo in 1999) was created in 1881 and specialized in the distribution of water and gas in western and northern France. Following the nationalization of gas in 1945, it kept its "water" activity until 1976, when it gradually changed from a portfolio company at the end of the 1970s, to a pure investment company in the 1990s. Eurafrance, created in 1969, became a shareholder of Azeo in 1985 and increased its shareholding on a regular basis until the takeover bid at the end of 2000. Eurafrance then absorbed its subsidiary Azeo, to become Eurazeo. Eurazeo was formed in April 2001 from the merger of two investment companies: Eura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europcar
Europcar Mobility Group is a French car rental company founded in 1949 in Paris. The head office of the holding company, Europcar Group S.A., is in the business park of Val Saint-Quentin at Voisins-le-Bretonneux ( Saint Quentin en Yvelines), France. Today, Europcar operates in 140 countries covering Europe, North America, Western Asia, and Africa. Since July 2022, Europcar has been owned by Green Mobility Holding, S,A. a consortium led by the Volkswagen Group, Attestor and Pon Holdings. Keddy is the Europcar leisure rental sub-brand. History Early stages Europcar Mobility Group was founded in 1949 in Paris by Raoul-Louis Mattei under the name of "The Automobile Subscription". The "Europcars" brand was created in 1951. After 20 years of growth, the company was then owned from 1970 to 1988 by Renault, the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits and Accor. Volkswagen subsidiary From 1998, Europcar had progressively been acquired by the Volkswagen Group, until it eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APCOA Parking
APCOA Parking AG is Europe's longest-established full service parking management company.APCOA at Sovereign Publications It manages over 1,400,000 parking spaces across 13 countries, and employs approximately 4,500 people. It is headquartered at in . History In 1949, and |
B&B Hotels
B&B HOTELS is a value-for-money hotel chain that was founded in Brest in Brittany, France in 1990, and has since expanded in 14 European countries. As of July 2022, the chain manages 650 hotels, including 352 hotels in France and 153 hotels in Germany. It also has locations in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Belgium, Austria, Poland, and Brazil. History The hotel chain was founded in 1990 by François Branellec of Galaxie SA. The first hotels opened simultaneously in Brest and Saint-Malo in Brittany, France. 1998 marked the opening of the first hotel in Germany. Branellec sold the chain to Duke Street Capital in 2003. The name B&B HOTELS dates back to 2006, one year after the acquisition of Galaxie SA by the investment company Eurazeo. The B&B HOTELS Group absorbed its competitor "Village Hôtels" in 2007, then continued its development in France, Germany, Italy (2009) and Poland (2010). In 2013, the Group acquired 4 hotels in Spain and opened a new hotel in the Czech Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fonroche Énergie
Fonroche Énergie is a French company, founded in 2008 by Yann Maus. Its headquarters are in Roquefort, Lot-et-Garonne, in the French department of Lot-et-Garonne. Its core business is renewable and alternative energy. History The company was founded in 2008 by Yann Maus. In 2009, the first production line of 25 MWp photovoltaic modules was inaugurated. The same year, Fonroche Investments, an investment subsidiary dedicated to the production of solar energy, supported its first fund-raising projects. In 2010, the French investment company Eurazeo become partner of Fonroche capital, investing €50 million over two years. A second production line was launched in Roquefort, allowing the company to increase its production capacity to 90 MWp per year. 2011 was a year of transition for Fonroche. In fact, the group extended its activities to an international scale by opening several subsidiaries in Europe (Switzerland, Spain and Ukraine), in Africa (Benin), in Asia (notably Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel David-Weill
Michel David-Weill (November 23, 1932 – June 16, 2022) was an investment banker and Chairman of Lazard and Eurazeo. Early life Michel David-Weill was born into a Jewish family on November 23, 1932. His father, Pierre David-Weill (1900–1975), was the chairman of Lazard Frères; his mother was Berthe Haardt. His great-grandfather, , worked at Lazard Frères, a firm co-founded by his cousins, Alexandre, Elie, and Simon Lazard.Fortune Magazine: "Assault On The House Of Lazard" by Robert Lenzner September 4, 2000 In 1900, his grandfather, , was named a partner. In 1927, his father became a partner. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idinvest Partners
Idinvest Partners, founded under the name AGF Private Equity, S.A in 1997, is a European private equity and venture capital firm. Operating as part of Allianz until 2010, Idinvest Partners then became independent. Idinvest Partners is based in Paris, France and has further offices in Frankfurt (Germany), Dubai, Madrid, Spain and Shanghai, China. Since its inception, Idinvest Partners has invested in more than 4,000 European businesses. With an excess of €8 billion in assets under management, Idinvest Partners focuses on the financing of small and medium-sized European enterprises at various stages of growth. Idinvest Partners has been named Best Private Equity Team (Deloitte 2012 Technology Fast 50 Award) and awarded The French LP Gold Award 2012 at Private Equity Exchange. History Idinvest was founded in 1997 by AGF (Allianz) as AGF Private Equity. In 2015, Idinvest Partners closed its second SME senior debt fund, Idinvest Dette Senior II (IDS II), at €400 mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhône Group
Rhône Group is a global private equity firm, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and partnerships with particular focus on European and trans-Atlantic investments. Rhône also offers financial advisory services, strategic alliances, joint partnerships, and business valuation services. Rhone Group was listed in 2013 to 2014 by Preqin as the 'Most Consistent Performing Private Equity Fund Manager' based on both its multiple and IRR of all 3 funds in the top quartile ranking. Rhône is headquartered at the International Building at Rockefeller Center in New York City, with additional offices in London and Paris. Rhône was founded in 1995 by Robert Agostinelli and Steven Langman. The pair have been managing Rhône since inception. The company tends to invest in energy, materials, industrials, retailing, consumer staples, healthcare, and financial sectors. The company is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Registered Investme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rexel
Rexel is a French company specializing in the distribution of electrical, heating, lighting and plumbing equipment, but also in renewable energies and energy efficiency products and services. Founded in 1967, Rexel has broadened its scope of activity over the years. Today, its offer combines a wide range of equipment and services in the field of automation, technical expertise, energy management, lighting, security, climatic engineering, communication, home automation and renewable energies. The group has 1,900 points of sale in 24 countries and employs more than 26,000 people. Rexel is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange. History The Rexel Group is the descendant of Compagnie de Distribution de Matériel Électrique (CDME), which was created in 1967 by Compagnie Lebon. CDME was the result of the merger of four companies: Revimex, Facen, Sotel and Lienard-Soval. It specialized in electrical equipment sales and grew in France through the acquisition of regional family businesses. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipsos
Ipsos Group S.A. () (an acronym of ) is a multinational market research and consulting firm with headquarters in Paris, France. The company was founded in 1975 by Didier Truchot, Chairman of the company, and has been publicly traded on the Paris Stock Exchange since July 1, 1999. Since 1990, the Group has created or acquired numerous companies. In October 2011, Ipsos acquired Synovate, resulting in a Ipsos organization that ranks as the world’s third largest research agency. As of 2014, Ipsos has offices in 88 countries, employing 16,530 people.Honomichl Global Top 25 History First years in France Ipsos was founded in 1975 by Didier Truchot, who had experience working in the IFOP institute. Truchot centered in offering services to the advertising and media companies and developed methods to measure the success of their campaigns, something new in France. The first of these methods was the Baromètre d'Affichage (BAF) in 1977, an instrument to analyse the effectiveness o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edenred
Edenred, formerly known as Accor Services, is an international company that specialises in specific-purpose payment solutions for companies, employees and merchants. Edenred is the inventor of Ticket Restaurant, created in 1962. The company provides services including employee benefits, meal vouchers, loyalty programs, fleet and mobility and corporate payment. Edenred operates in 46 countries, employs 10,000 people and serve 50 million employees users worldwide. History Inspired by the original Luncheon Voucher, a concept launched in the United Kingdom in 1954, Jacques Borel created Ticket Restaurant on the French market in 1962. A French government decree, passed in 1967, officially recognized the meal voucher as an employee benefit. The concept was launched outside France starting in 1976. Ticket Restaurant and its local variant Ticket Alimentación began spreading to other countries in Europe and Latin America, including Brazil and Mexico. The Ticket Restaurant entity, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemoxy International Ltd
Chemoxy International Ltd is a British manufacturer of chemical products. Chemoxy operates two manufacturing sites in Teesside, England. The company was previously owned by The Dow Chemical Company and was acquired via a management buyout in December 2011. Chemoxy International Ltd produces a range of low toxicity solvents which are used in coatings and cleaning products including Coasol and Estasol which are sold globally. Chemoxy also provides solvent recovery services as well as toll manufacturing services based on a range of reaction chemistries combined with a high degree of fractionation. History Chemoxy International Ltd's Middlesbrough site has been carrying out distillation services since 1868 and the Billingham site was added to the portfolio in 1994. Chemoxy International Ltd began in 1868 in which it specialised in tar processing and the site was owned by Sadlers, since then it has undergone a couple of name changes as well as being acquired by a couple of diffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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