Delachaux
| Delachaux SA | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1902 |
| Seat |
Colombes , France
|
| management | Guy Talbourdet (CEO) |
| Number of employees | 3,072 (2017) |
| sales | EUR 923 million (2018) |
| Branch | Railway technology, metalworking industries |
| Website | www.delachaux.com |
The Delachaux SA , based in Colombes near Paris is a French company for technical and industrial solutions in markets with strong technological requirements, including in the areas of rail and port infrastructure and aerospace. The family business, founded in 1902, achieved sales of EUR 923 million in 2018. The Delachaux Group today employs more than 3,000 people in more than 35 countries and is managed through its Pandrol (railway infrastructure) and Conductix-Wampfler (energy and data management ) brands ), DCX Chrom (market leader in the production of high-purity chromium in metal form) and Frauscher.
history
In 1902 Clarence Léon Delachaux founded the company for the manufacture of electrical components for trams and was involved in the electrification of the Shanghai Metro in 1920. In 1985 the family company went public. In 2011, the Delachaux family together with the private equity investor CVC Capital Partners took the company off the stock exchange. Another IPO was considered in 2018, but CVC sold its 51% stake to the family and the Canadian investor CDPQ in June 2019 .
In February 2019 the Austrian company Frauscher Sensor Technology (St. Marienkirchen), a manufacturer of sensor technologies for the railway sector, was taken over.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Company website , accessed June 1, 2019
- ↑ Le Figaro: Delachaux lance son retour en bourse , June 4, 2018 (French)
- ↑ CDPQ: CVC's stake in the Delachaux Group to be acquired by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Delachaux Family , press release of June 14, 2018 (engl.)
- ↑ Delachaux: The Delachaux Group acquires Frauscher Sensor Technology and reinforces its presence in the rail industry , press release from February 28, 2019 (English, pdf)