Internationally-owned companies in Atlantic France:
they’ve made the move

  • 1,100 internationally-owned companies
  • 66,000 jobs

Top 12 firms

(WITH OVER 600 EMPLOYEES)

1

Germany

19,0% FIRMS

Germany

217

Firms

12,300

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1PORSCHE AUTOMOBILE HOLDING
  • 2MUTARES SE & CO
  • 3CLAAS KGAA MBH
  • 4JOH. VAILLANT GMBH & CO. KG
  • 5THYSSENKRUPP AG
  • 6SCHENKER AG
  • 7ALLIANS SE
  • 8DACHSER
  • 9WILO
  • 10FREUDENBERG & CO
2

USA

14.5% FIRMS

USA

164

Firms

10,700

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1HOWMET AEROSPACE INC
  • 2GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
  • 3PAINE SCHARTZ PARTNERS
  • 4GXO CONTINENTAL INC
  • 5MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC
  • 6FLOWSERVE CORP
  • 7PARKER HANNINFIN CORP
  • 8MATIV HOLDING
  • 9ALAMO GROUP
  • 10MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL
3

Luxembourg

11.2% FIRMS

Luxembourg

130

Firms

3,500

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC SE
  • 2ARCELORMITTAL SA
  • 3ICG EUROPE FUND VIII SF (NO.1) SCSP
  • 4TOPIKKS S.A.S
  • 5BC XI AGE LUXEMBOURG SCSP
  • 6FARFADET S. À R.L.
  • 7HLD EUROPE
  • 8PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH EUROPE GP L.P
  • 9EREN GROUPE S.A.
  • 10ELECTRO HOLDING
4

Switzerland

10.2% FIRMS

Switzerland

116

Firms

4,200

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1BUCHER INDUSTRIES AG
  • 2HOLCIM LTD
  • 3VORWERK INTERNATIONAL STRECKER & CO
  • 4TETRA LAVAL HOLDING
  • 5SGS SA
  • 6KÜHNE + NAGEL INTERNATIONAL AG
  • 7ALUFLEXPACK AG
  • 8ADECCO GROUP AG
  • 9SCHINDLER HOLDING
  • 10INTERROLL HOLDING AG
5

United Kingdom

7.5% FIRMS

United Kingdom

85

Firms

4,400

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC
  • 2INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP PLC
  • 3BUNZL PLC
  • 4DS SMITH PLC
  • 5LANGLEY HOLDINGS PLC
  • 6GSK PLC
  • 7SEVENTH CINVEN FUND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (TK Elevator)
  • 8GIL INVEST (Shapers’France)
  • 9IP3 PLASTICS HCL
  • 10P3 GROUPE
6

Italy

5.4% FIRMS

Italy

62

Firms

2,400

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1MANULI RYCO SPA
  • 2B&D HOLDING (Cuisines Design Industries)
  • 3DEL FANTE QUATTRO SRL (BARILLA France)
  • 4URMET GROUP S.P.A. (Castel, FDI Matelec …)
  • 5G MEANA & FIGLI SRL (Pusterla 1880 France)
  • 6C2MAC ( Grandy Technicat)
  • 7TESMEC SPA (Groupe Marais)
  • 8ZAMBON SPA (Zach System)
  • 9CALPEDA SPA (Calpeda Pompes)
  • 10GIOCHELE SRL (Saveurs et Nature)
7

Netherlands

4.8% FIRMS

Netherlands

69

Firms

9,000

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1THIJS HENDRIX BEHEER BV
  • 2CNH INDUSTRIELS NV
  • 3STMICROELECTRONICS N.V.
  • 4SHV HOLDING NV (Bourgoin, Primagaz)
  • 5DOPHARMA
  • 6STICHTING ADMINISTATIEKANTOOR INVESTIBO (Christeyns)
  • 7DENKAVIT INTERNATIONAAL B.V.
  • 8ROTOVIA
  • 9BEJO
  • 10BDR THERMEA GROUP BV
8

Belgium

4.8% FIRMS

Belgium

54

Firms

2,800

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1ALIAXIS
  • 2ECONOM GROUP SA
  • 3PICOT
  • 4VAMIX
  • 5HANNECARD
  • 6GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT
  • 7BRUYERE CHOCOLATES
  • 8FONTAINE HOLDING
  • 9MECASEAT
  • 10GROUP DEPRE
9

Japan

3.7% FIRMS

Japan

42

Firms

3,700

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1NTN CORPORATION
  • 2TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
  • 3HITACHI LTD
  • 4SANWA HOLDING CORP
  • 5MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION
  • 6AMANO CORPORATION
  • 7NAGATANIEN HOLDINGS CO.
  • 8ALPHA CORPORATION
  • 9MITSUI CHEMICAL INC.
  • 10AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
  • 11YASKAWA
  • 12KUTBOTA CORPORATION
10

Spain

3.3% FIRMS

Spain

37

Firms

1,900

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1GMM YOPCO CONEXION SL
  • 2GRULAN
  • 3ARAGOCIAS, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA (SAICA)
  • 4GLOBAL PERFORMANCE MATERIALS SL
  • 5CORTIZO CARTERA SL
  • 6LIDEKA IBER SL
  • 7VOLOTEA SL
  • 8BOLUDA CORPORATION MARITIMA SL
  • 9EXTRUSSIONES DE TOLEDO SA
  • 10PRINTEO SA

Specific support

FOR INTERNATIONALLY-OWNED COMPANIES

Set up your company in Atlantic France and benefit from specific support for internationally-owned companies. Our business location experts have been involved in more than 310 inward investment projects since 2016.

Boost your growth with our International company solutions:

  • Strengthening the region’s appeal and visibility
  • Sharing information about the business outlook and technological and social developments
  • Promoting internationally-owned companies located in Atlantic France
  • Helping new international and French managers to integrate into the ecosystems
  • Connecting with the right people (local authorities, same country CEOs, innovation clusters…)
  • Supporting the growth and investments of local subsidiaries

See also:
Relocation: top 3 initiatives to facilitate your employees’ installation in Atlantic France