Private company

Dassault Group

Logo: dassault.fr³

French aerospace and software company

Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault SAS (French pronunciation: [daso]; also GIM Dassault or Dassault Group) is a French corporate group established in 1929 with the creation of Société des Avions Marcel Bloch (now Dassault Aviation) by Marcel Dassault, later led by his son Serge Dassault, and led from 2018 to 2025 by co-founder of Dassault Systèmes, Charles Edelstenne. Since 2025, the group has been led by Éric Trappier, who is also the Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1929Founded¹

Industryinvestment funds and similar financial entities¹
HeadquartersParis¹
Founded inParis¹
Websitewww.dassault.fr
Legal formsociété par actions simplifiée¹

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Corporate structure

Dassault Group sits at the top of its group. 277 entities, 37 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Dassault Group Paris
- Dassault Aviation Subsidiary · 50.55% · Saint-Cloud, France
  - Thales Group Stake · 25% · Meudon, France
    - Imperva Austin, Texas, United States
    - Thales (Norway) Oslo, Norway
    - Thales Alenia Space España Madrid, Spain
    - Thales Australia Silverwater, Australia
    - Thales Nederland Hengelo, Netherlands
      - 1 more
    - Thales Alenia Space Subsidiary · 67% · Cannes
      - 2 more
    - AirTanker Services Limited Subsidiary · AirTanker Hub
    - Diehl Aerospace Subsidiary · Überlingen, Germany
    - Gemalto Subsidiary · Huizen, Netherlands
      - 13 more
    - SYSGO Subsidiary · Klein-Winternheim
    - Telespazio Subsidiary · Roma, Italy
      - 4 more
    - Thales Subsidiary · Glasgow, United Kingdom
      - 1 more
    - Thales (Portugal) Subsidiary · Paço de Arcos, Portugal
    - Thales Defense & Security Subsidiary · Clarksburg
    - Thales Group (Brazil) Subsidiary · Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, Brazil
    - Thales Group (Germany) Subsidiary · Ditzingen, Germany
    - Thales Microelectronics Subsidiary · Etrelles, France
    - Thales Optronics Subsidiary · Paris
    - THALES DIS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · New Delhi, India
    - Angénieux Subsidiary · France
    - C.M.T. MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Subsidiary · Yokneam Illit, Israel
    - CINTRA Subsidiary · Singapore
    - Electronic Signalling Services (ESS) GmbH Subsidiary · Ditzingen, Germany
    - Laboratoire Albert Fert Subsidiary · Palaiseau, France
    - OMNISYS ENGENHARIA LTDA Subsidiary · Sao Bernardo Do Campo, Brazil
    - and 70 more
  - Dassault Falcon Jet Subsidiary · 100%
  - DASSAULT FALCON SERVICE Subsidiary · 100% · Bonneuil-En-France, France
  - DASSAULT ASSURANCES COURTAGE Subsidiary · Saint-Cloud, France
  - DASSAULT AVIATION PARTICIPATIONS Subsidiary · Saint-Cloud, France
  - DASSAULT INTERNATIONAL 99 SOC Subsidiary · Saint-Cloud, France
  - DASSAULT REASSURANCE Subsidiary · Saint-Cloud, France
  - RAFALE INTERNATIONAL Subsidiary · Saint-Cloud, France
  - SOGITEC INDUSTRIES Subsidiary · Suresnes, France
  - STE EURO CONSTRUC AVION BREGUET ATLANTIC Subsidiary · Saint-Cloud, France
- Dassault Systèmes Subsidiary · 39.97% · Velizy-Villacoublay, France
  - DASSAULT SYSTEMES INTERNATIONAL Velizy-Villacoublay, France
  - MEDIDATA Wilmington, Delaware, United States
    - Medidata Solutions, Inc. (メディデータ・ソリューションズ株式会社) Subsidiary · Chiyoda Ku, Japan
  - 3DEXCITE Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - 3DEXPERIENCE Subsidiary · Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
  - 3DVIA Subsidiary · Paris
  - BIOVIA Subsidiary · San Diego, California, United States
  - CATIA Subsidiary
  - Dassault Systèmes (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Warrington, United Kingdom
  - Dassault Systèmes BIOVIA Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
  - DELMIA Subsidiary · Vélizy-Villacoublay
  - ENOVIA Subsidiary · Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
  - GEOVIA Subsidiary
  - NETVIBES Subsidiary · Vélizy-Villacoublay
  - OUTSCALE Subsidiary · Saint-Cloud, France
  - SIMULIA Subsidiary · Vélizy-Villacoublay
  - Spatial Corp Subsidiary · Broomfield
  - 3DEXPERIENCE Lab Subsidiary
  - CENTRIC PLM Subsidiary
  - DASSAULT SYSTEMES AMERICAS CORP. Subsidiary · Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
  - DASSAULT SYSTEMES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Subsidiary · Melbourne, Australia
  - Dassault Systemes B.V (Dassault Systèmes B.V) Subsidiary · Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
  - Dassault Systemes CZ Subsidiary · Czechia
  - DASSAULT SYSTEMES DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Subsidiary · Stuttgart, Germany
  - DASSAULT SYSTEMES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
  - Dassault Systemes K.K. (ダッソー・システムズ株式会社) Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
  - and 8 more
- Bordeaux-Aéronautique Subsidiary · Saint-Cloud
- Groupe Figaro Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Marco Vasco Paris, France
  - CCM Benchmark Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Société du Figaro Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Cadremploi Subsidiary · France
  - Journal des Femmes Cuisine Subsidiary
  - Journal des Femmes Déco Subsidiary
  - Journal des Femmes Santé Subsidiary
  - Le Journal des femmes Subsidiary
  - LES MAISONS DU VOYAGE Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Immobilière Dassault Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - C.P.P.J. Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Veolia Stake · 4.75% · Paris, France
  - Recovera Využití zdrojů 100% · Praha 5, Czechia
  - Stadtwerke Görlitz AG Görlitz, Germany
  - Apa Nova București Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
  - Grup Agbar Subsidiary · Barcelona
    - Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas Subsidiary · Santiago
    - Aigües de Barcelona Subsidiary · Spain
  - Pražské vodovody a kanalizace Subsidiary · Praha 10, Czechia
  - Sicea Subsidiary · Quartucciu, Italy
  - Société d'énergie et d'eau du Gabon Subsidiary
  - Veolia (Australia) Subsidiary · Sydney, Australia
  - Veolia Central & Eastern Europe Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - MORAVSKÁ VODÁRENSKÁ, a.s. 100% · Olomouc, Czechia
    - Veolia Vedlejší produkty ČR, s.r.o. 100% · Praha, Czechia
    - Česká voda - Czech Water, a.s. 100% · Praha 10, Czechia
    - Královéhradecká provozní, a.s. 66% · Hradec Králové, Czechia
    - Advance Energo 51% · Ostrava, Czechia
    - Popron Systems a.s. 51% · Praha, Czechia
    - Pražská teplárenská Subsidiary · Praha, Czechia
      - 1 more
    - Veolia Holding Ceska republika, a.s. (Veolia Holding Česká republika, a.s.) Subsidiary · 100% · Praha, Czechia
      - 1 more
    - Veolia Holding Česká republika Subsidiary · Czechia
    - Veolia Invest Hungary Zartkoruen Mukodo Reszvenytarsasag (Veolia Invest Hungary Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság) Subsidiary · Budaörs, Hungary
  - Veolia Energie ČR Subsidiary · Ostrava, Czechia
    - Veolia Energie Praha 100% · Praha 1, Czechia
    - Veolia Průmyslové služby ČR, a.s. 100% · Ostrava, Czechia
    - Veolia Komodity ČR Subsidiary · 100% · Ostrava - Moravská Ostrava, Czechia
    - AmpluServis Subsidiary · 100% · Czechia
    - AmpluServis, a.s. Subsidiary · 100% · Ostrava-Třebovice, Czechia
    - Veolia Energie Kolin, a.s. (Veolia Energie Kolín, a.s.) Subsidiary · 100% · Kolín, Czechia
    - Veolia Energie Marianske Lazne, s.r.o. (Veolia Energie Mariánské Lázně, s.r.o.) Subsidiary · 100% · Mariánské Lázně, Czechia
    - OLTERM & TD Olomouc, a.s. Subsidiary · 51% · Olomouc, Czechia
    - OLTERM & TD Olomouc Subsidiary · Czechia
    - Veolia Energie Kolín Subsidiary · Czechia
  - Veolia Nuclear Solutions Inc. Subsidiary · Irvine, United States
  - Veolia Umweltservice Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    - Veolia Paper Germany GmbH Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
  - Veolia Česká republika Subsidiary · Praha, Czechia
  - Recovera Facility a.s. Subsidiary · 100% · Brno, Czechia
  - SARPI Dorog Kft. Subsidiary · 100% · Dorog, Hungary
  - VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT SERVICES RE Subsidiary · 100% · Paris 8, France
  - BAKONYI BIOENERGIA Eromufejleszto es Uzemelteto Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag Subsidiary · Ajka, Hungary
  - Bakonyi Eromu Zartkoruen Mukodo Reszvenytarsasag (Bakonyi Erőmű Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság) Subsidiary · Ajka, Hungary
  - CHP Energia Befektetesi es Vagyonkezelo Zartkoruen Mukodo Reszvenytarsasag Subsidiary · Budaörs, Hungary
  - CHP-INVEST Energetikai, Beruhazo es Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag Subsidiary · Budaörs, Hungary
  - DBM Del-nyirsegi Bioenergia Muvek Energiatermelo Zartkoruen Mukodo Reszvenytarsasag Subsidiary · Pécs, Hungary
  - DRIPLEX WATER ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Haridwar, India
  - DRIPLEX WATER ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Gurugram, India
  - Fondation d'entreprise Veolia Environnement Subsidiary · France
  - KOBANYAHO Tavhotermelo es -szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
  - and 31 more
- Artcurial Subsidiary · 8th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Dassault Medias Subsidiary · France

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Dassault Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

The story

Founded by Marcel Dassault in 1929, in Paris.¹

Leadership

Who has led Dassault Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

197019801990200020102020

FounderMarcel Dassault¹
Chief executive officerÉric Trappier Jan 9, 2025 to now¹
Chief executive officerCharles Edelstenne May 2018 to 2025¹
Chief executive officerSerge Dassault until May 2018¹

Products and brands

Dassault Aviation

Dassault Falcon Jet

Dassault Falcon Service

Sogitec (simulation and integrated logistic support systems)

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Dassault Systèmes (software and PLM development solutions)

Société de Véhicules Electriques (SVE), a joint venture between Dassault and Heuliez for the development of electric and plug-in electric hybrid vehicles (Cleanova II based on Renault Kangoo), its president and CEO is Gérard Thery. In 2010, Dow Kokam LLC acquired SVE, though Dassault Group still holds a minor share.

Groupe Figaro (media, including Le Figaro and L'Internaute)

Immobilière Dassault—an office and residential real estate firm focusing on properties in Paris, all revenues of which are generated in France

Artcurial (auctions)

Arqana (thoroughbred auctions) (30%)

Château Dassault (wine)

Veolia

SABCA

From Wikipedia’s article on Dassault Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁴

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

Veolia 4.8%

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

Jan 9, 2025New chief executive Éric Trappier becomes CEO¹
May 2018New chief executive Charles Edelstenne becomes CEO¹
1929Founded Founded in Paris¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataDassault Group on Wikidata
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WikipediaDassault Group on Wikipedia
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Company websiteDassault Group logo
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WikipediaDassault Group on Wikipedia (revision used)
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Wikimedia CommonsDassault Group photo by McSyl, CC0