Legrand (company)
Legrand SA
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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 .
See also
Web links
Commons : Legrand - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Legrand Registration Document 2017 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on September 2, 2018
- ^ Legrand Ownership structure , at www.legrand.com , accessed September 11, 2018