- 1,000 internationally-owned companies
- 70,000 jobs
Top 12 firms
(WITH OVER 500 EMPLOYEES)












1
Germany
19,6% FIRMS
Germany
228
Firms
12,500
Jobs
FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
- 1PORSCHE AUTOMOBILE HOLDING
- 2THYSSENKRUPP AG
- 3DEUTSCHE BAHN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
- 4CLAAS KGAA MBH
- 5DACHSER
- 6ALLIANZ SE
- 7JOH. VAILLANT GMBH & CO. KG
- 8WILO
- 9MANN+HUMMEL INTERNATIONAL
- 10FREUDENBERG & Co
2
USA
16.5% FIRMS
USA
192
Firms
12,900
Jobs
FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
- 1ARCONIC INC
- 2EATON
- 3TCG CARLYLE GLOBAL PARTNERS LLC
- 4XPO LOGISTICS INC
- 5FLOWSERVE CORP
- 6SCHWEITZER MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL INC
- 7MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC
- 8GENERAL MILLS INC
- 9KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS INC (FOUNDATION BRAKES)
- 10FLATIRONS SOLUTIONS INC
3
Luxembourg
10.1% FIRMS
Luxembourg
117
Firms
6,100
Jobs
FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
- 1RZ INVEST SA
- 2ARCELORMITTAL SA
- 3LUXCO HOLDINGS
- 4ARD HOLDINGS SA
- 5GESTFAR PATRIMOINE LUXEMBOURG SCA
- 6GALAPAGOS LUXCO SARL
- 7CA ANIMATION SA
- 8QS PDI SCA
- 9IBERIS INTERNATIONAL SARL
- 10DEMAPS SA
4
Switzerland
9.1% FIRMS
Switzerland
106
Firms
3,200
Jobs
FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
- 1BUCHER INDUSTRIES AG
- 2KÜHNE + NAGEL INTERNATIONAL AG
- 3LAFARGEHOLCIM LTD
- 4 SGS S.A.
- 5TE CONNECTIVITY LTD
- 6FAHLWIG HOLDING AG (TRYBA MAYENNE, SOPROFEN LASSAY, TBS INDUSTRIE)
- 7INTERROLL HOLDING AG
- 8NOVALPINA AG
- 9SCHINDLER HOLDING AG
- 10FLORAIDE INVESTMENTS PTE LTD
5
United Kingdom
6.7% FIRMS
United Kingdom
78
Firms
5,000
Jobs
FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
- 1GKN PLC
- 2GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC
- 3DS SMITH PLC
- 43I GROUP PLC
- 5MEGGITT PLC
- 6RPC GROUP PLC
- 7CVBC CAPITAL PARTNERS
- 8LANGLEY HOLDINGS PLC
- 9LYON PLASTICS ACQUISITION CO
- 10ATLANTIC INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
6
Belgium
6.1% FIRMS
Belgium
71
Firms
4,300
Jobs
FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
- 1ALIAXIS
- 2ROBUR CAPITAL (DIRICKX)
- 3ALGIMO
- 4ECONOM GROUP SA
- 5MECASEAT
- 6GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT
- 7D’ARO
- 8GROUP DEPRE
- 9SAFINCO
- 10HANNECARD
7
Netherlands
5.8% FIRMS
Netherlands
67
Firms
9,600
Jobs
FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
- 1THIJS HENDRIX BEHEER BV
- 2STMICROELECTRONICS NV
- 3CNH INDUSTRIELS NV
- 4E.R. CARPENTER HOLDINGS BV
- 5CONSTELLIUM NV
- 6MEDICOM HEALTHCARE HOLDING BV
- 7SHV ENERGY NV
- 8ARCADIS NV
- 9DENKAVIT INTERNATIONAAL BV
- 10OEP TRAFO COOPERATIEF U.A.
8
Italy
3.9% FIRMS
Italy
45
Firms
1,800
Jobs
FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
- 1COMPAGNIA FIDUCIARIA NAZIONALE S.P.A. (BARILLA France)
- 2SNAIDERO RINO S.P.A. (Cuisines Design Industries)
- 3URMET GROUP S.P.A. (Castel, FDI Matelec …)
- 4TESMEC SPA (Groupe Marais)
- 5GEFIM SPA (Zach System)
- 6MANULI RUBBER INDUSTRIES S.P.A (Manuli Hydraulics France)
- 7CALPEDA SPA (Calpeda Pompes)
- 8G MEANA & FIGLI SRL (Pusterla 1880 France)
- 9M.L.G. SRL (Sedapa Osys)
- 10COIL LAMIERE NASTRI CLN (Acier plus)
9
Japan
3.1% FIRMS
Japan
36
Firms
3,300
Jobs
FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
- 1NTN CORPORATION
- 2TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
- 3SANWA HOLDING CORP
- 4MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION
- 5MITSUI CHEMICAL INC.
- 6AMANO CORPORATION
- 7ALPHA CORPORATION
- 8NAGATANIEN HOLDINGS CO
- 9AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
- 10YASKAWA
10
Spain
2.6% FIRMS
Spain
30
Firms
1,200
Jobs
FIRMS RANKED BY STAFF SIZE
- 1MONDRAGON CORPORATION COOPERATIVA
- 2LANTERO
- 3ALMIRAIL INTERNATIONAL BV
- 4ASTERION INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS
- 5ARAGOCIAS, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA (SAICA)
- 6BESICART SL (CELLOPLAST)
- 7INDUSTRIA DE DISEÑO TEXTIL SA
- 8GRUPOPIKOLIN SL
- 9PROSEGUR COMPANIA DE SEGURIDAD SA
- 10CORTIZO CARTERA SL
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 300 inward investment projects since 2015.

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