Sagemcom

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Sagemcom
Company type Société par actions simplifiée
Industry Telecommunications
Founded 2007
Headquarters Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Key people
Patrick Sévian (President)
RevenueIncrease2.svg €2.3 billion (2024)
Owners Charterhouse Capital Partners (70%)
Employees (30%)
Number of employees
6,500 (2024)
Parent Charterhouse Capital Partners
Website www.sagemcom.com

Sagemcom, formerly Sagem Communications, is a French company specializing in high-value-added communication terminals, based in Bois-Colombes. Owned 70% by the British fund Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP [1] [2] and 30% by its employees, [1] [2] more than 50% of whom are shareholders. Sagemcom's headquarters are located in Bois-Colombes, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, where an R&D center is also situated.

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History

The Sagem era

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Sagemcom Livebox

En 1991, Sagem fabrique des décodeurs pour Canal+, première chaîne de télévision à péage française. [3]

In 1996, Sagem launched a consumer fax machine with the Phonefax. The following year, the Sagem satellite decoder enabled the TV operator TPS to launch the first satellite television package in France.

Sagemcom, dans un premier temps appelé Sagem Communications, est issue des activités de télécommunications de Sagem, qui a fusionné en 2005 avec Snecma pour créer le groupe Safran. Ses activités étaient alors regroupées au sein de Sagem Télécommunications avec Sagem Mobiles.

Sale of Sagem Communications

In 2008, following an LMBO operation, Safran sold Sagem Communications to The Gores Group: the company became majority-owned by the investment fund and its employees.

In July 2009, Sagem Communications acquired the broadband and WiMAX business of Gigaset Communications, a subsidiary of Arques Industries and Siemens.

Sagemcom

In 2010, Sagem Communications became Sagemcom and was reorganized into three main subsidiaries: Sagemcom Documents, Sagemcom Broadband, and Sagemcom Energy & Telecom. That same year, the urban road systems business—including traffic lights and controllers—was sold to Aximum (a subsidiary of the Colas Group). [4]

In February 2011, Sagemcom announced a proposed partnership between its customer service subsidiary TR2S and Cordon Electronics, a French group specializing in the repair of communication devices.

At the end of this process in July 2012, Cordon Electronics had acquired 100% of TR2S.

In August 2011, the Carlyle Group became the new majority shareholder (70%), while employee ownership in Sagemcom increased to 30%. On this occasion, the previous shareholders (The Gores Group, CIC, and Club Sagem) exited. [5] [6]

In October 2012, Sagemcom continued its expansion by acquiring Dr Neuhaus - Froschl, a German group and leader in data management and metering software.

On 3 October 2016, the Carlyle Group sold all its shares to Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP. [7]

In 2017, Sagemcom strengthened its position in the energy sector by acquiring Meter Italia. In 2018, the group acquired a 20% stake in the start-up Otodo, which specializes in smart home technologies.

On 14 January 2020, after developing a new box for the operator SFR, Sagemcom unveiled a new box supporting the Wi-Fi 6 standard for Bouygues Telecom. [8]

Visual identity

Group entities

In thousands of euros [9]
NameHeadquartersSIRENRevenueNet incomeEmployeesYear
Sagemcom BroadbandRueil-Malmaison440 294 5101,588,489+57,7356852018
Sagemcom Energy and TelecomRueil-Malmaison518 250 337366,169-2,1992692018
Sagemcom Multi Energy IndustryTaden448 897 40588,706+1,149672018
Sagemcom HoldingRueil-Malmaison533 059 2425,486+57,19492018
Sagemcom DocumentsRueil-Malmaison509 448 8412,961+45662018
Sagemcom LeaseNanterre340 600 5501,024+1,519N/A2018

Activities

The Sagemcom Group, present in over 50 countries through around sixty entities (Canada, USA, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, etc.), operates in three major markets: broadband solutions, audio-video solutions, and end-to-end smart grid solutions.

Notes and references

Notes

Références

    1. 1 2 "Sagemcom Becomes a 'Mission-Driven Company'". Business Wire. Sagemcom. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
    2. 1 2 "Smart Meter – Company Evaluation Report, 2025: Landis+Gyr, Itron and Sagemcom Lead Via Smart Innovations, Global Reach and Strategic Partnerships". GlobeNewswire. Research and Markets. 2025-07-29. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
    3. "L'homme Faurre de la Sagem". www.lepoint.fr.
    4. "Communiqué de presse - AXIMUM - Le groupe expert en sécurité et gestion du trafic". www.aximum.fr. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
    5. "Le fonds Carlyle en passe de racheter Sagemcom". Les Échos. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
    6. "Le français Sagemcom racheté par le fonds Carlyle". 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
    7. "Le Groupe Carlyle annonce la vente de Sagemcom à Charterhouse". sagemcom.com. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
    8. Nouvelle, L'Usine (14 January 2020). "Comment Bouygues Télécom a conçu sa nouvelle box internet avec Sagemcom - Télécoms". L'Usine Nouvelle (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
    9. "Company list: Sagemcom". www.verif.com. Retrieved 2020-02-13.