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Thales

FR
commercialFounded 2000
History · 3 eventsApr 10, 2007 · Thales Alenia Space formed as Thales acquires Alcatel's stake in Alcatel Alenia Space
Meudon, France
www.thalesgroup.com
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Organization history

Identity changes, mergers, acquisitions, splits, and transferred business lines.

3 events

  1. Apr 10, 2007Spinout

    Thales Alenia Space formed as Thales acquires Alcatel's stake in Alcatel Alenia Space

    Source
    Predecessor
    Alcatel Alenia Space
    Parent
    Finmeccanica
    Parent
    Thales
    Created organization
    Thales Alenia Space
    Created organization
    Thales Alenia Space Italia
    Event context

    Alcatel Space and Alenia Spazio (Finmeccanica's satellite business) merged June 1, 2005 to form Alcatel Alenia Space, owned 67% by Alcatel(-Lucent) and 33% by Finmeccanica. On April 10, 2007, the European Commission approved the transfer of Alcatel-Lucent's 67% stake to Thales, and the joint venture was renamed Thales Alenia Space (67% Thales / 33% Finmeccanica), alongside a related transfer of Telespazio shares to Finmeccanica. Confirmed via Wikipedia (citing Defense-Aerospace.com) and contemporaneous trade press.

  2. Dec 6, 2000Identity Change

    Thomson-CSF renamed Thales

    Source
    Predecessor
    Thales
    Successor
    Thales
    Event context

    Thomson-CSF announced its corporate rename to Thales on Dec 6, 2000, reflecting its transformation from a primarily French state-linked defense electronics group into a broader international group (following its 1998 partial privatization and 2000 acquisition of Racal Electronics). Confirmed via Aerospace Online/EDN contemporaneous trade press.

  3. Jan 1, 1968Merger

    CSF and Thomson-Houston-Hotchkiss-Brandt merge to form Thomson-CSF

    Source
    Predecessor
    Compagnie Generale de Telegraphie Sans Fil (CSF)
    Created organization
    Thales
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