Internationally-owned companies:
they’ve made the move

  • 1,000 internationally-owned companies
  • 65,000 jobs

Top 12 firms

(WITH OVER 600 EMPLOYEES)

1

Germany

19,0% FIRMS

Germany

220

Firms

12,000

Jobs

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

USA

16.8% FIRMS

USA

194

Firms

12,500

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1HOWMET AEROSPACE INC
  • 2AIAC
  • 3EATON
  • 4XPO LOGISTICS INC
  • 5SNAP-ON INC.
  • 6NEWELL BRANDS IC.
  • 7JOHNSON CONTROL INTER.
  • 8MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC
  • 9GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
  • 10FLOWSERVE CORP
3

Luxembourg

8.5% FIRMS

Luxembourg

98

Firms

3,540

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC SE
  • 2ARCELORMITTAL SA
  • 3TWIST BEAUTY PACKAGING SAS
  • 4GESTFAR PATRIMOINE LUXEMBOURG SCA
  • 5TRASAGHIS SA
  • 6ROX INVEST SA
  • 7SUCHET HOLDING
  • 8SEA-INVEST CORPORATION SA
  • 9EDIFY SA
  • 10NVHL SA
4

Switzerland

10.8% FIRMS

Switzerland

126

Firms

3,700

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1BUCHER INDUSTRIES AG
  • 2TETRA LAVAL HOLDING
  • 3KÜHNE + NAGEL INTERNATIONAL AG
  • 4LAFARGEHOLCIM LTD
  • 5TE CONNECTIVITY LTD
  • 6SGS SA
  • 7GEFIM SPA
  • 8FAHLWIG HOLDING AG (TRYBA MAYENNE, SOPROFEN LASSAY, TBS INDUSTRIE)
  • 9ALUFLEXPACK AG
  • 10CENTROTEC SUSTAINABLE AG
5

United Kingdom

7.4% FIRMS

United Kingdom

86

Firms

4,500

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC
  • 2CARLYLE
  • 33I GROUP PLC
  • 4DS SMITH PLC
  • 5LANGLEY HOLDINGS PLC
  • 6MEGGITT PLC
  • 7GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC
  • 8INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP PLC
  • 9PRIDERIANO SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  • 10P3 GROUPE
6

Belgium

5.7% FIRMS

Belgium

66

Firms

2,900

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1ALIAXIS
  • 2ECONOM GROUP SA
  • 3GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT
  • 4ROBUR CAPITAL (DIRICKX)
  • 5ALGIMO
  • 6SAFINCO
  • 7HANNECARD
  • 8GROUPE DUPRE
  • 9MECASEAT
  • 10EURONAV NV
7

Netherlands

5.0% FIRMS

Netherlands

59

Firms

8,600

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1THIJS HENDRIX BEHEER BV
  • 2CNH INDUSTRIELS NV
  • 3STMICROELECTRONICS N.V.
  • 4ECORE BV
  • 5DENKAVIT INTERNATIONAAL B.V.
  • 6SHV ENERGY NV
  • 7OEP TRAFO COÖPERATIF UA
  • 8BEJO
  • 9BDR THEMEA GROUP BV
  • 10FABER
8

Italy

4.5% FIRMS

Italy

52

Firms

2,000

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1INTERNATIONAL FINE FOODS SPA (Grand Saloir Saint Nicolas)
  • 2DEA CAPITAL SPA (Cuisines Design Industries)
  • 3COMPAGNIA FIDUCIARIA NAZIONALE S.P.A. (BARILLA France)
  • 4G MEANA & FIGLI SRL (Pusterla 1880 France)
  • 5URMET GROUP S.P.A. (Castel, FDI Matelec …)
  • 6TESMEC SPA (Groupe Marais)
  • 7GEFIM SPA (Zach System)
  • 8CALPEDA SPA (Calpeda Pompes)
  • 9MANULI RUBBER INDUSTRIES S.P.A (Manuli Hydraulics France)
  • 10M.L.G. SRL (Sedapa Osys)
9

Japan

3.5% FIRMS

Japan

41

Firms

3,600

Jobs

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

Spain

2.9% FIRMS

Spain

34

Firms

1,400

Jobs

FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
  • 1LANTERO
  • 2ARAGOCIAS, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA (SAICA)
  • 3BESICART
  • 4CORTIZO CARTERA SL
  • 5GRUPOPIKOLIN SL
  • 6FLUIDRA SA
  • 7EXTROL
  • 8ESPECIALITATS M MASDEU SL
  • 9HINOJOSA PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
  • 10VICENTE BOLUDA FOS

Solutions

FOR INTERNATIONALLY-OWNED COMPANIES

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