Tuesday, December 18, 2007Pavillon Gabriel5 avenue Gabriel75008 PARIS
Jean-Bernard Lafonta comments on strategy and outlook
Jean-Bernard Lafonta WENDEL Chairman of the Executive Board
The year 2007 provided us with the opportunity to demonstrate how attractive Wendel's investment firm model is. Our business model is based on strong points, in particular, a long-term industrial approach to our investments. In an environment that has been particularly unstable since the summer, we have remained active, becoming a major shareholder of Saint-Gobain and launching Bureau Veritas's IPO.The Group's diversification improved in 2007, and net asset value increased. We continued to create value, and we confirmed the objectives for 2012 that were announced in 2006... >>>
Presentation of Editis by Alain Kouck
Alain KouckEDITISChairman
Editis is comprised, on the one hand, of traditional publishing houses, and on the other, of the new configuration designed by the new direction the Vivendi Group has taken. We therefore combine both the guarantee of the past and development prospects that resolutely target the future...>>>
Presentation of Materis by Olivier Legrain
Olivier LegrainMaterisChairman
Materis is a leader in specialty building materials. Today, we have four businesses with 8,000 employees at 85 facilities around the world. We are positioned in high value added products and aim to be a world leader with a front-ranking position in the countries in which we work. Emerging countries now account for approximately 20% of net sales, since that is where the sources of future growth are located. Our portfolio is balanced among mortars, paints, aluminates and admixtures...>>>
Presentation of Deutsch by Jean-Marie Painvin
Jean-Marie PainvinDeutschChairman
Despite a difficult economic environment, which impacted certain underlying markets, it will be a pleasure to make this presentation given the upswing in orders and billing at the end of 2007.Let me remind you that we are basically a manufacturer of connectors for harsh environments. We are a medium-sized company with 3,500 employees and net sales of approximately 600 million euros in a market estimated at USD 40 billion. Our prospects for organic growth are favorable, and the significant fragmentation of our market (there are more than 1,500 connector manufacturers in the world) offer excellent opportunities for external growth...>>>
Presentation of Oranje-Nassau by Dirk-Jan van Ommeren
Dirk-Jan van OmmerenORANJE-NASSAUChairman
Oranje-Nassau was founded in the southern part of the Netherlands in the nineteenth century. It is an investment firm with interests in energy (oil and gas) and private equity.We launched our drilling and production activities in 1967 and the first production occurred in 1977. Since 1982, Oranje-Nassau has become an international player through the acquisition of assets in several other countries...>>>
Presentation of Stahl by Huub van Beijeren
Huub van BeijerenStahlChairman
Stahl is a surface effects specialist that operates in two segments: chemical products for leather finish, which account for most of Stahl's business, and high performance coatings. We neither produce nor tan leather, but we help customers improve the quality of their products by concentrating on the leather finish. In the high performance coatings business, we work in different sectors, in particular in the automotive, textile and synthetic leather sectors...>>>
