Cegelec

Formerly Compagnie Générale d’Entreprises Electriques, the company was absorbed in 1971 by Alstom, before being sold as Alstom Contracting, now Cegelec, to a group of investors including Chequers. Cegelec was the 2nd largest player in the French market, with strong positions in Germany, in Benelux, the United Kingdom and Spain. Electrical engineering accounted for around 80% of its activity, the rest being HVAC, telecom infrastructure and industrial and tertiary sector maintenance.

Value creation

With the support of its shareholders, the group was significantly developed and was sold to a new financial shareholder in 2006 before joining the engineering division of the Vinci Group.

Investment year
2001
Turnover at acquisition
€2000-3000m
Type of operation
Carve-Out
Business sector
IT Services
Country
France