Présentation : Wendel is an investment company specializing in acquiring long-term holdings in industrial and services companies.
The group's activity revolves around two sectors:
- industry: Orange-Nassau (owned 100% at 31/12/2010; international development platform), Stahl (92%; fabrication of chemical products for surface coatings), Deutsch (89%; World leader in high-performance connectors), Materis (76%; specialty chemicals for the building sector), Saint-Gobain (17.5%; production and distribution of construction materials) and Legrand (11.1%; fabrication of electrical materials and equipment for low-voltage installations and information networks);
- media and services: Bureau Veritas (51.5%; quality certification and control services).
