Brown, Boveri & Cie

Swiss group of electrical engineering companies (1891–1988) Brown, Boveri & CieSulzer steam engine and Brown-Boveri alternator from 1901 in the Electropolis museum in Mulhouse, FranceIndustryElectrical engineeringPredecessorHolding Brown Boveri & Cie AG Founded1891 (1891)Defunct1 January 1988 (merged with ASEA to form ABB)FateMerged with ASEA to form ABBSuccessorABBHeadquarters Switzerland Brown, Boveri & Cie. (Brown, Boveri & Company; BBC) was a Swiss group of electrical engineering companies. It was founded in Baden bei Zürich, in 1891 by Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown and Walter Boveri who worked at the Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon. In 1988 BBC merged with ASEA to form ABB. Early history of BBC Brown Boveri BBC Brown Boveri was established in 1891. The company was one of only a few multinational corporations to operate subsidiaries that were larger than the parent company. Because of the limitations of the Swiss domestic market, Brown Boveri established subsidiaries throughout Europe relatively early in its history, and at times had difficulty maintaining managerial control over some of its larger operating units. The merger with ASEA, a company which was praised for its strong ma