Bpifrance (public entity)

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EPIC BPI-Groupe
FormerlyEPIC OSEO
TypeÉtablissement public à caractère industriel et commercial
Founded2005
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Key people
  •  (chairman)
Increase €525 million (2014[1])
Total assetsIncrease €17.441 billion (2014[1])
Total equityIncrease €10.571 billion (2014[1])
OwnerState of France
SubsidiariesBanque Publique d'Investissement S.A. (50%)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website (in French)

EPIC BPI-Groupe (BPI is the acronym of Banque Publique d'Investissement) is a French government agency, previously known as EPIC OSEO. In 2013, the French government reorganized their sovereign funds. OSEO's subsidiary, , was merged with Fonds stratégique d'investissement and Caisse des dépôts et consignations's to form Banque Publique d'Investissement S.A. (BPI, or Bpifrance).

History[]

EPIC OSEO was formed in 2005 by the merger of , the BDPME () and BDPME's subsidiary Sofaris ().

In 2008, Agence de l'innovation industrielle was absorbed.[2]

In 2010 the subsidiaries of OSEO, OSEO Innovation, OSEO Financement and OSEO Garantie were merged to form .

In 2012–13 OSEO S.A. was merged with Fonds stratégique d'investissement and Caisse des dépôts et consignations's to form Banque Publique d'Investissement S.A. (BPI or Bpifrance). At the same time EPIC OESO was renamed to EPIC BPI-Groupe (literally Public entity for Industrial and Commercial, Public Investment Bank Group)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "2014 Annual Report" (PDF). EPIC BPI-Groupe. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Première année du Programme "Innovation Stratégique Industrielle"" (in French). Oséo. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009.
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