
Investments
26Portfolio Exits
25Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
1About Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO) designs, manufactures, and distributes building materials and solutions for energy efficiency and environmental protection. It caters to schools, offices, homes constructing industries and transportation, glass making, and energy industries. The company was founded in 1665 and is headquartered in La Defense, France.
Latest Saint-Gobain News
Dec 7, 2023
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is one of the world leaders in the production and distribution of construction materials for the construction, mobility, healthcare and industrial sectors. The activity is organized around 4 areas: - manufacturing of high-performance materials: ceramic products (No. 1 worldwide in thermal and mechanical applications for ceramics) and plastics (No. 1 worldwide), abrasive products (No. 1 worldwide) and reinforcing materials (No. 1 worldwide in wire of glass); - distribution of materials: primarily under the names Point.P in France, Dahl in Scandinavia and Telhanorte in Brazil; - manufacturing of construction products: exterior products (PVC and façade products, asphalted shingles, etc. ), insulation (glass wools, insulating foams, metal ceilings, etc.) and ductwork, industrial mortars, and gypsum materials; - manufacturing of glass: plate glass, automobile windows, specialty glass (fire and nuclear protection glasses, etc.). The group also transforms and distributes building glass. Sector
Saint-Gobain Investments
26 Investments
Saint-Gobain has made 26 investments. Their latest investment was in Gen-Hy as part of their Corporate Minority on November 11, 2023.

Saint-Gobain Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/20/2023 | Corporate Minority | Gen-Hy | Yes | 2 | ||
8/9/2023 | Series A - II | JUUNOO | $4.94M | Yes | 1 | |
6/15/2023 | Series A | Isybot | $3.28M | Yes | 1 | |
5/9/2023 | Unattributed VC | |||||
10/17/2022 | Series A |
Date | 11/20/2023 | 8/9/2023 | 6/15/2023 | 5/9/2023 | 10/17/2022 |
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Round | Corporate Minority | Series A - II | Series A | Unattributed VC | Series A |
Company | Gen-Hy | JUUNOO | Isybot | ||
Amount | $4.94M | $3.28M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Saint-Gobain Portfolio Exits
25 Portfolio Exits
Saint-Gobain has 25 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Celotex Insulation on December 06, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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12/6/2023 | Corporate Majority | 3 | |||
9/1/2023 | Divestiture | Saint-Gobain - Slovakia Glasssolutions Business | 3 | ||
7/6/2023 | Divestiture | Saint-Gobain - Covipor | 2 | ||
Date | 12/6/2023 | 9/1/2023 | 7/6/2023 | ||
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Exit | Corporate Majority | Divestiture | Divestiture | ||
Companies | Saint-Gobain - Slovakia Glasssolutions Business | Saint-Gobain - Covipor | |||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Saint-Gobain Acquisitions
65 Acquisitions
Saint-Gobain acquired 65 companies. Their latest acquisition was Menkol on December 07, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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12/7/2023 | Acquired | 2 | ||||
11/13/2023 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
9/26/2023 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
6/26/2023 | ||||||
6/12/2023 |
Date | 12/7/2023 | 11/13/2023 | 9/26/2023 | 6/26/2023 | 6/12/2023 |
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Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Saint-Gobain Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Saint-Gobain has 10 strategic partners and customers. Saint-Gobain recently partnered with Alpiq Energie France on November 11, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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11/7/2023 | Vendor | France | Saint-Gobain signs a renewable electricity supply agreement with Alpiq Energie France Saint-Gobain signs a renewable electricity supply agreement with Alpiq Energie France | 1 | |
10/5/2023 | Partner | United States | The partnership between Revasum , Inc. and SGSS represents a collaboration between two industry giants with a shared commitment to innovation and excellence . | 1 | |
10/2/2023 | Vendor | TotalEnergies | France | United States: TotalEnergies signs a new long-term solar power supply agreement with Saint-Gobain Paris/Houston , October 2 , 2023 - TotalEnergies has signed a new 15-year renewable Power Purchase Agreement with Saint-Gobain . | 6 |
9/7/2023 | Client | ||||
6/6/2023 | Partner |
Date | 11/7/2023 | 10/5/2023 | 10/2/2023 | 9/7/2023 | 6/6/2023 |
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Type | Vendor | Partner | Vendor | Client | Partner |
Business Partner | TotalEnergies | ||||
Country | France | United States | France | ||
News Snippet | Saint-Gobain signs a renewable electricity supply agreement with Alpiq Energie France Saint-Gobain signs a renewable electricity supply agreement with Alpiq Energie France | The partnership between Revasum , Inc. and SGSS represents a collaboration between two industry giants with a shared commitment to innovation and excellence . | United States: TotalEnergies signs a new long-term solar power supply agreement with Saint-Gobain Paris/Houston , October 2 , 2023 - TotalEnergies has signed a new 15-year renewable Power Purchase Agreement with Saint-Gobain . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Saint-Gobain Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Saint-Gobain has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Acq - P2P | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor |
Service Provider | |
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Associated Rounds | Acq - P2P |
Provider Type | Investment Bank |
Service Type | Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Saint-Gobain Team
23 Team Members
Saint-Gobain has 23 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Pierre-Andre de Chalendar.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Pierre-Andre de Chalendar | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Pierre-Andre de Chalendar | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Status | Current |
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