Dassault Group (; also GIM Dassault or Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault SAS) is a French

group of companies A corporate group or group of companies is a collection of parent and subsidiary corporations that function as a single economic entity through a common source of control. These types of groups are often managed by an account manager. The concept ...

established in 1929 with the creation of Société des Avions Marcel Bloch (now

Dassault Aviation Dassault Aviation SA () is a French manufacturer of military aircraft and business jets. It was founded in 1929 by Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch or "MB". After World War II, Marcel Bloch changed his name to Marcel Da ...

) by Marcel Dassault, and led by son

Serge Dassault Serge Dassault (; born Serge Paul André Bloch; 4 April 1925 – 28 May 2018) was a French engineer, businessman and politician. He was the chairman and chief executive officer of Dassault Group, and a conservative politician. According to ' ...

with co-founder of

Dassault Systèmes Dassault Systèmes SE () (abbreviated 3DS) is a French software corporation which develops software for 3D product design, simulation, manufacturing and other 3D related products. Founded in 1981, it is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay, F ...

Charles Edelstenne. Currently,

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and CEO is Éric Trappier. According to Challenges, the Dassault family's combined net worth is estimated at around 23.5 billion euros.

Subsidiaries

** Dassault Falcon Jet ** Dassault Falcon Service ** Sogitec (simulation and integrated logistic support systems) *

(software and PLM development solutions) *Société de Véhicules Electriques (SVE), a

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between Dassault and Heuliez for the development of electric and plug-in electric hybrid vehicles ( Cleanova II based on

Renault Kangoo The Renault Kangoo is a family of multi purpose vehicles manufactured and marketed by Renault since 1997, in commercial as well as passenger variants, across three generations. For the European market, the Kangoo is manufactured at the MCA plan ...

), its president and CEO is Gérard Thery. In 2010, Dow Kokam LLC acquires SVE, though Dassault Group still holds a minor share. *

Groupe Figaro Groupe Figaro is a French media conglomerate owned by Dassault Group. The company contains some of the core assets of the now extinguished Socpresse that Dassault purchased in 2006. Dassault renamed its press holdings as "Groupe Figaro" in 2011. ...

(media, including ''

Le Figaro ''Le Figaro'' () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The oldest national newspaper in France, ''Le Figaro'' is one of three French newspapers of r ...

'' and '' L'Internaute'') *Immobilière Dassault—an office and residential real estate firm focusing on properties in Paris, all revenues of which are generated in France * Artcurial (

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s) ** Arqana (thoroughbred auctions) (30%) *Château Dassault (wine) *

Veolia Veolia Environnement S.A., branded as Veolia, is a French transnational company with activities in three main service and utility areas traditionally managed by public authorities – water management, waste management and energy services. It pr ...

SABCA SABCA (Sociétés Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques) is a Belgian aerospace company. Its main sectors of activity are civil aviation, space and defence. SABCA was established during 1920. Presently, it is owned by the French aircra ...

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