Impala SAS

Impala SAS

Type	simplified joint-stock company
Industry	Energy, Asset management, Manufacturing, Brands
Founded	France (2011)
Founder	Jacques Veyrat
Headquarters	Paris, France
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jacques Veyrat
Number of employees	6,000 (2013)[1]
Website	impala-sas.com

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

• Official website

Notes and references

1. "Impala official website". Impala. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
2. "Louis-Dreyfus looks to play the long game". Financial Times. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
3. "L'ancien roi du négoce se bâtit un empire en rachetant des entreprises en difficulté". Le Monde (in French). 7 August 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
4. "POWEO : POWEO and Direct Energie Boards of Directors have approved the principle of a merger between Direct Energie and POWEO" (Press release). Reuters. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
5. "Direct Energie shareholder structure" (in French). Direct Energie. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
6. "Neoen shareholder structure". Neoen. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
7. "France's Neoen joins GDF Suez to bid in offshore wind energy" (Press release) (in French). Electric Light & Power. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
8. "Alternative investor and asset manager Eiffel Investment Group capitalizes on four investment strategies to boost its development" (Press release). Business Wire. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
9. "Impala group buys CPI". The Bookseller. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
10. "CPI acquired in €21m deal". Print Week. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
11. "AREVA completes the disposal of its majority stake in Technoplus Industries" (Press release). NYSE Euronext. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
12. "White & Case Advises Electropoli on Financial and Capital Restructuring". White & Case. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
13. "Jacques Veyrat, l'ex-bras droit de Dreyfus, met la main sur Clestra". Les Échos (in French). 14 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
14. "Impala Completes Acquisition of Clestra Hauserman Group". Wood&Panel Europe. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
15. "Pull-in, an upscale underwear brand, joins the IMPALA group" (PDF) (Press release). Impala. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
16. "Jacques Veyrat, une énergie renouvelable". Entreprendre (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2014.
17. "Industrial Conglomerates, Company Overview of Impala SAS". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 21 January 2014.