Groupe Bruxelles Lambert
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| Type | Public (Euronext: GBL) |
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| Founded | 4 January 1902 |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
| Key people | Albert Frère (Chairman of the board), Gérald Frère (Managing director) |
| Industry | Holding company |
| Products | Industrial holdings |
| Profit | ▼ (€687.5 million) (2008)[1] |
| Total assets | €14.04 billion (2008)[1] |
| Employees | 35 (2008)[1] |
| Website | en.gbl.be |
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) (Euronext: GBL) is a Belgian industrial holding company. It is one of the ten biggest Belgian companies, and part of the BEL20. It has been listed in Brussels since 1956.
Shareholdings as of 31 December 2008 were:[1]
| Company | % of share capital | % of voting rights |
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| GDF Suez | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Iberdrola | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Imerys | 30.5% | 37.0% |
| Lafarge | 21.1% | 28.5% |
| Pernod Ricard | 8.2% | 7.4% |
| Suez Environnement | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| Total | 4.0% | 3.6% |
As of 31 December 2004, a company Pargesa Holding S.A. holds 48.0% of the shares of GBL. As GBL holds 4.4% in treasury stock, Pargesa is a majority owner. Pargesa in turn is owned 54.3% by Parjointco, a company owned 50/50 by Groupe Frere Bourgeois CNP and Power Financial Corporation. It formerly owned the Bank Brussels Lambert (BBL), which is now part of the ING group.
GBL was also involved in Drexel Burnham Lambert, having made a sizable investment in the early 1980s.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2008". Groupe Bruxelles Lambert. http://en.gbl.be/Images/9_3502.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-05-25.
- ^ Den of Thieves. Stewart, J. B. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. ISBN 0-671-63802-5.
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