Legrand (company)

Legrand SA
legal form	Société Anonyme
ISIN	FR0010307819
founding	1860
Seat	Limoges , France
management	Benoît Coquart, chairman
Number of employees	37,000
sales	EUR 5.521 billion
Branch	Electrical engineering
Website	www.legrand.com
	As of December 31, 2017

The Legrand SA is a publicly traded French company with headquarters in Limoges . The company is active in electrical engineering and is a global leader in low voltage products for home construction and networks.

history

The company's history goes back to 1860.

In 2001 Legrand was taken over by competitor Schneider Electric in a public takeover; The European competition authorities ultimately forbade the takeover and Schneider had to sell Legrand on to the private equity investors Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and Wendel Investissement . After the reintroduction to the stock exchange in April 2006, KKR and Wendel each hold 31 percent of the shares. 96.1% are currently in free float .