Société Anonyme | |
Traded as | Euronext: FIM |
Industry | Financial services, Investment management |
Founded | 1991 |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Key people
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Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière (Founder and CEO) |
Products |
Credit ratings, Commercial real estate, Private equity fund |
Subsidiaries |
Fitch Ratings (20%), North Colonnade Ltd, Fimalac Développement |
Website | www |
FIMALAC (known as Financière Marc de Lacharrière) is a French holding company focusing on credit rating and risk management companies. It operates in three business areas, credit ratings where it owns 20% of Fitch Group the third largest ratings agency, commercial real estate through North Colonnade Ltd and private equity fund through its subsidiary Fimalac Développement.
FIMALAC was created by Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière in 1991. He serves as the CEO, and holds 100% of the shares of the FIMALAC Group, that holds ~80% of FIMALAC. It is headquartered in Paris. It operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and other members of the European Union, Asia, and South America.
In 2005, FIMALAC acquired Algorithmics Inc., which it sold to IBM in October 2011.
In 2011, it acquired 40% of Groupe Lucien Barrière.