Wendel SE engages in the acquisition and management of investment portfolios. The company is headquartered in Paris, Ile-De-France and currently employs 92,426 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2004-01-01. The Firm takes part in the definition and implementation of ambitious strategies and provides the funding necessary. The investment strategy and development of the Firm takes place via close interaction with the management teams of the companies in which the Firm is a shareholder. This partnership is at the heart of the value creation process. The Firm offers active and constant support, sharing the risks and providing advises as well as financial and technical skills. The firm has such subsidiaries as CSP Technologies, Materis Corporate Services SASU and Maxwell Chase Technologies, among others. Together with Future French Champions SAS, it operates through SGI Africaine De Bourse SA. Through Stahl, it operates the Eagle Performance Products business.