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1806
1
ST
FORGED
WOOD SCREWS
JAPY Frères and VIELLARD & MIGEON
decide to join forces to launch the
industrial manufacture of forged wood
screws in France.
2004
ACQUISITION
OF FORM A.S
Acquisition of FORM a.s
in the Czech Republic
(LISI AUTOMOTIVE).
2012
DISPOSAL OF KUT
On May 29, LISI AUTOMOTIVE sells its
subsidiary KNIPPING UMFORMTECHNIK
GmbH (KUT) to Gris Invest SAS.
2016
ACQUISITION OF REMMELE
The LISI Group acquires 100% of the shares
of Remmele Medical Operations. The company
is acquired through Hi Shear Corporation,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of LISI AEROSPACE.
During the 2016 financial year, the
Group increases its stake in its subsidiary Ankit
Fasteners Pvt Ltd, which enables it to hold 51%
of the capital.
2017
ACQUISITION OF TERMAX
On October 31, 2017, the LISI Group buys 51%
of the shares of TERMAX (Automobile USA)
and undertakes to buy back the 49%
of the remaining shares by March 31, 2021.
2010
EXTERNAL GROWTH
The Group returns to external growth
with two major acquisitions:
• Acquisition by LISI AUTOMOTIVE of
two French sites from the American Group,
Acument Global Technologies,
specializing in the manufacture
of fasteners for the automotive industry;
• Purchase by LISI MEDICAL of a site
producing joints replacements from
the American Group, Stryker Corporation,
a leading global provider of medical
technologies.
2011
ACQUISITION OF CREUZET
The Group continues the movement
to strengthen and build its position
in strategic markets started in 2010.
The year 2011 is marked by
the following transactions:
• LISI COSMETICS is deconsolidated
as at January 1, 2011 following
the sale completed on April 6, 2011;
• The Creuzet Group is purchased
and consolidated as of July 1, 2011.
2005
ACQUISITION
OF KNIPPING
Acquisition of KNIPPING in
Germany (LISI AUTOMOTIVE).
Opening of a new factory
in Canada (LISI AEROSPACE)
Sale of Gradel
(LISI AUTOMOTIVE).
2002
GFI BECAME LISI
To better delineate its specialist areas,
GFI Industries becomes LISI, (LInk Solutions
for Industry; its three divisions each take
on this name and add their main business line:
LISI AEROSPACE, LISI AUTOMOTIVE and
LISI COSMETICS.
The strategy of focusing on Core Business
continues:
• Sale of non-strategic business lines
(GFD, Ars Industries and the production unit
at Aillevilliers);
• Acquisition of California’s MONADNOCK
(LISI AEROSPACE).
1968
CREATION OF GFD
These family-run businesses
(BOHLY, DUBAIL-KOHLER
and VIELLARD ) merge
to form a company called
GFD, thus becoming France’s
foremost manufacturer
of standard and automotive
nuts and bolts.
1897-99
CREATION OF SID
The Boulonnerie at Champagney
(Haute-Saône) is set up by
the BOHLY family; the
Société
Industrielle
de Delle is founded
by the DUBAIL-KOHLER family
in the town of Delle, Belfort.
The company quickly begins
to specialize in the manufacture
of machine-turned screws.