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Type | Private S.A. |
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Industry | Energy |
Founded | 2003 |
Founder | |
Headquarters | , France |
Key people |
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Products | natural gas |
Revenue | €1.6 billion (2012) |
Owner | Eni from 2012 |
Number of employees | 200 |
Website | www |
Altergaz was the first French independent natural gas company in France, based in Paris and founded by Taoufik Tahar, Robert Delbos and Jean-Paul George in 2003. In 2012, Eni, the Italian Oil & Gas multinational acquired Altergaz. [1] [2]
Altergaz was initially founded in 2003 by Taoufik Tahar [3] and two former senior executive of French energy sectors: Robert Delbos and Jean-Paul George. Taoufik Tahar [4] was the founder and CEO of Easyloan first credit broker in France. Robert Delbos was Chief of Treasury and CFO of EDF-GDF (today EDF and Engie) and then Chairman-CEO of Petrofigaz (today Solfea bank). Jean-Paul George was the former number 2 of GDF (today Engie) as sales manager in the 90s and the founder-CEO of Cofathec group (today Engie Cofely). [2]
In 2004, the investor Georges Cohen, founder of Transiciel company joined Altergaz as business angel and became associate. [5]
In 2005, Altergaz was listed on Bourse de Paris stock exchange. [6]
In 2012, the turnover of Altergaz was around €1,6 billion. [7]
From 2007, Altergaz created a strong industrial and financial partnership with the Italian oil and gas multinational Eni. [8] From 2010, Eni is the first shareholder of Altergaz with more than 63% of the capital and in 2011 Eni got around 98% of shares. [9]
The October 1st 2012, Eni acquired Altergaz in full and was renamed Eni Gas & Power France. [10]
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