Agnès Lemarchand

Banque Publique Dinvestissement (Bpifrance) is the French Government's public investment institution which was created in 2013 to 'serve the future' by providing financing solutions tailored to each stage of a company's life. Located in Maisons-Alfort, Bpifrance aims to invest EUR 12 billion in French companies by 2017. Their three main tasks are: to help overcome market failures that hamper the financing of enterprises, especially SMEs; to invest in the development of strategic sectors such as digital conversion, environmental and energy, and the social and solidarity economy; and to act as a lever to develop territories in connection with regions in France. Bpifrance includes OSEO, CDC Entreprises, FSI and FSI Regions. OSEO is a public institution whose mission is to support innovation and growth of SMEs. CDC Entreprises is a management company that invests directly or indirectly in SMEs and ETIs at all stages of their development. FSI is an investment fund established by the French government in 2008 to help French companies seeking stable investors to finance their development projects and FSI Régions is a management company which provides regional investment capital. In 2013, OSEO will become Bpifrance Financement and Bpifrance Investissement will regroup CDC Entreprises, FSI and FSI régions. CDC Entreprises, FSI and FSI Régions will merge to become Bpifrance Investment.

Vivescia SCA operates as an agricultural cooperative company. Its members include producers of cereal, malt, and wheat. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Reims, France.

Orchadia SA provides financial consulting and investment services. The private company is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Institut Mérieux SA provides solutions for multifactorial management of diseases. The firm provides solutions for diseases, including tuberculosis, liver cancer and hepatitis. It specializes in the field human and veterinary of vaccines. It operates under the activities of diagnostics, immunotherapy and nutrition. The company was founded by Marcel Mérieux in 1897 and is headquartered Lyon, France.

Ciments Français SA produces and distributes cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. It produces cement by using vineyard which is obtained through the process of mixing crushed limestone with loam. The company was founded on January 1, 1881 and is headquartered in Puteaux, France.

Orchad SAS provides business and other management consulting services. The private company is based in France.

Lafarge SA engaged in the production and marketing of building materials. It produces and sells cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete. The company's building products and solutions were used to construct and renovate homes, buildings and infrastructures. It provided its services under the brand name Lafarge. The company operated through the following divisions: Cement, and Aggregates and Concrete. The Cement division produced and sold a wide range of cement and hydraulic binders adapted to the needs of the construction industry. It also offered specialty cements suitable for use in a variety of environmental conditions and specific applications, natural lime hydraulic binders, masonry cements, and ground blast furnace slag. The Aggregates and Concrete division produced and sold aggregates, ready mix concrete, and products relating to paving activities. It also offered plaster based products which include plaster plate, plaster squares, coatings, metal framework and industrial plaster. Lafarge was founded by Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge in 1833 and was headquartered in Toulouse, France.

bioMERIEUX Benelux SANV is specialized in the field of in vitro diagnostics for medical and industrial applications. The group designs, develops, manufactures and markets systems used in clinical applications (diagnosis of infectious diseases based on the analysis of biological samples) and industrial applications (the analysis of industrial or environmental samples to determine its microbiological quality). The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Bruxelles, Belgium

Comdev SAS provides telecommunications services and is ultimately controlled by the Government of France. The private company is based in Diou, France.