Impala is a diversified company in energy, manufacturing, brands and asset management. In 2013, total group invested over €300 million. Group companies employ approximately 6,000 people.[1] Impala SAS was founded by Jacques Veyrat after stepping down as CEO of the global conglomerate Louis Dreyfus.[2]
Activity
Impala builds controlling interests in projects with high international growth potential operating in four industries: energy, manufacturing, brands and asset management.[3]
Main Investments
- Direct Énergie : 3rd largest electricity and natural gas supplier on the French market[4][5]
- Neoen : Power producer from renewable energy sources [6][7]
- Castleton Commodities International : Established global commodities merchant
- Eiffel Investment Group : Alternative asset investor [8]
- CPI : Largest manufacturer of monochrome books in Europe[9][10]
- Technoplus Industries : Manufacturer of critical mechanical components[11]
- Electropoli : European leader in surface finishing on metal substrates[12]
- Clestra : Manufacturer and installer of office partitions[13][14]
- Pull-in : Underwear and swimwear brand[15]
Governance
The group's chairman is Jacques Veyrat,[4][16] the CEO is Fabrice Dumonteil.[17]
External links
References
- Impala official website Impala, retrieved 2013-12-30^
- Louis-Dreyfus looks to play the long game Financial Times, 13 May 2012, retrieved 16 January 2014^
- L'ancien roi du négoce se bâtit un empire en rachetant des entreprises en difficulté Le Monde, 7 August 2013, retrieved 14 January 2014^
- POWEO : POWEO and Direct Energie Boards of Directors have approved the principle of a merger between Direct Energie and POWEO Reuters, 21 March 2012, retrieved 14 January 2014^
- Direct Energie shareholder structure Direct Energie, retrieved 16 January 2014^
- Neoen shareholder structure Neoen, retrieved 16 January 2014^
- France's Neoen joins GDF Suez to bid in offshore wind energy Electric Light & Power, 23 September 2013, retrieved 16 January 2014^
- Alternative investor and asset manager Eiffel Investment Group capitalizes on four investment strategies to boost its development Business Wire, 19 December 2011, retrieved 16 January 2014^
- Impala group buys CPI The Bookseller, 5 October 2013, retrieved 16 January 2014^
- CPI acquired in €21m deal Print Week, 1 August 2013, retrieved 16 January 2014^
- AREVA completes the disposal of its majority stake in Technoplus Industries NYSE Euronext, 5 August 2013, retrieved 16 January 2014^
- White & Case Advises Electropoli on Financial and Capital Restructuring White & Case, 9 December 2013, retrieved 16 January 2014^
- Jacques Veyrat, l'ex-bras droit de Dreyfus, met la main sur Clestra Les Échos, 14 October 2013, retrieved 16 January 2014^
- Impala Completes Acquisition of Clestra Hauserman Group Wood&Panel Europe, 29 October 2013, retrieved 16 January 2014^
- Pull-in, an upscale underwear brand, joins the IMPALA group Impala, 29 October 2013, retrieved 16 January 2014^
- Jacques Veyrat, une énergie renouvelable Entreprendre, retrieved 14 January 2014^
- Industrial Conglomerates, Company Overview of Impala SAS Bloomberg Businessweek, retrieved 21 January 2014^