This section mainly lists the "Company Profiles" published in Flux magazine since 1999. It is supplemented by a few references to other articles devoted to large companies.
Portraits from Flux magazine
In accordance with publishing rights, we apply a three-year "moving barrier" for company profiles published by FLUX magazine and distributed by Cairn. All texts published before this date are freely accessible, while more recent ones can be accessed via FLUX (print version) or Cairn (electronic version). Articles published before the January-March 2001 issue of Flux are available on Persée.
- JCDecaux and Clear Channel Outdoor – Maxime Huré
- Family conglomerates (5) – Ayala Corporation – Dominique Lorrain and Morgan Mouton
- Family conglomerates (4) – Salim group – Dominique Lorrain
- Family conglomerates (3) – Suharto & Co – Dominique Lorrain
- Family conglomerates (2) – "The Four Sisters" – Alvaro Artigas
- Family conglomerates (1) – Odebrecht – Flux, No. 99, January-March 2015, pp. 59-69, Alvaro Artigas
- ESKOM Holdings SOC Limited – Sylvy Jaglin and Alain Dubresson
- Port hubs (3): Operator strategies on the West African coast – Flux, No. 97/98, July-December 2014, pp. 110-117, Jean Debrie
- The energy transition – 2 – Flux, No. 96, April-June 2014, pp. 61-72, Christophe Defeuilley
- The energy transition – 1 – Flux, No. 95, January-March 2014, pp. 65-76, Christophe Defeuilley
- Logistics real estate companies – 2 – Flux, No. 93/94, July-December 2013, pp. 91-103, Nicolas Raimbault
- Logistics real estate companies – 1 – Flux, No. 92, April-June 2013, pp. 62-74, Nicolas Raimbault
- The New River Company – Flux, No. 91, January-March 2013, pp. 56-65, Christophe Defeuilley – First experience of a private drinking water company
- A.P. Møller: world leader in maritime transport – Flux, No. 88, April-June 2012, pp. 60-70, Antoine Frémont
- Port hubs (1): Major global operators – Flux, No. 87, January-March 2012, pp. 63-72, Jean Debrie
- French REITs: Foncière des Régions and Unibail-Rodamco – Flux, No. 85/86, July-December 2011, 89-104. (C. Boisnier) – Two publicly traded investment companies
- Hub 4: the strategies of Fraport AG and Aéroport de Paris – Flux, No. 84, April-June 2011, pp. 73-89. (C. Halpern) – Fourth article on airport operators devoted to the two continental majors.
- Hub 3: Has airport management changed in nature? BAA plc – Flux, No. 83, January-March 2011, 68-82. (C. Halpern) – Third article on airport operators, devoted to the British operator BAA
- Blue red chips: water companies in China – Flux, No. 82, October-December 2010, 64-80. (D. Lorrain). – The emergence of private water companies in China with three origins: municipal companies, financial conglomerates, and new entrants
- Macquarie: a bank in infrastructure – Flux, No. 81, July-September 2010, 67-78. (D. Lorrain). – Second article on airport operators: Australian bank Macquarie
- Hub (airports and ports). Ferrovial/BAA: one transaction too many? – Flux, No. 79/80, January-June 2010, 140-152. (C. Halpern, D. Lorrain) – First part of a series on airport operators: general positioning, history of the takeover of BAA (the British operator) by Ferrovial (the Spanish construction group).
- Natural gas in Europe (3). Centrica – Flux, No. 78, October-December 2009, 89-99. (C. Defeuilley) – Third part of an analysis of the European gas sector: the British group Centrica.
- Natural gas in Europe (2). Gazprom – Flux, No. 76/77, April-September 2009, 126-134. (C. Defeuilley) – Part 2 of an analysis of the European gas sector: Gazprom.
- Natural gas in Europe (1). Between market liberalization and geopolitics – Flux, No. 75, January-March 2009, 99-11. (C. Defeuilley) – Part 1 of an analysis of the European gas sector: overview and main groups
- The finance industry and infrastructure (2): private investment funds – Flux, No. 72/73, April-September 2008, 138-151. (D. Lorrain). – Second article in a series, presenting the KKR and Cerberus funds, a timeline of the financial crisis, and an assessment of the impact of private equity on infrastructure
- The finance industry and infrastructure (1): private investment funds – Flux, No. 71, January-March 2008, 78-91. (D. Lorrain). – Discussion of the industrial model of private equity funds and presentation of Blackstone, Carlyle, Apollo Management
- Major Spanish real estate developers – Flux, No. 70, October-December 2007, 74-87. (J. Pollard). – The real estate sector in Spain and presentation of Metrovacesa, Vallehermoso, Fadesa, Immobiliaria Urbis
- Major French real estate developers – Flux, No. 69, July-September 2007, 94-108. (J. Pollard) – Overview of the sector in France and five developers: Nexity, Bouygues Immobilier, Meunier Promotion, Icade, Promogim
- England: from the real estate boom to PFI – Flux No. 68, April-June 2007, 81-99. (D. Lorrain). – Fourth article in a series devoted to changes in the construction sector in Europe. Presents PFI and the Balfour Beatty, Amec, and Carillion groups
- Spanish construction groups (motorways 3) – Flux No. 66-67, March 2007, 149-162. (D. Lorrain) – Construction in Spain and the ACS-Dragados, Ferrovial, FCC, and Acciona groups.
- German construction groups (motorways 2) – Flux No. 63-64, January-June 2006, 75-84. (D. Lorrain) – Second in a series devoted to the evolution of major European construction groups towards services, presents Hochtief, Strabag, Bilfinger und Berger
- Motorways in Europe (1) – Flux No. 62, October-December 2005, 58-74. (D. Lorrain). – Series that began with the privatization of French motorways and its protagonists: Autostrade, Abertis, Brisa, Macquarie
- Enel and Scottish Power. European utilities (1) – Flux No. 60/61, April-September 2005, 105-115. (C. Defeuilley, D. Lorrain) – The multi-utility strategy of two European electricity companies (Enel, Scottish Power) and the refocusing of 2002/03 under pressure from the financial markets
- Exelon: the return of Samuel Insull's empire? – Flux No. 59, January-March 2005, 68-75. (C. Defeuilley). – Second article devoted to the electricity sector in the United States: profile of Exelon, the large Chicago-based group
- Singapore Inc. – Flux No. 58, October-December 2004, 85-96. (D. Lorrain) – The combination of a state that intervenes in urban affairs and private companies: Jurong Town Corp., SembCorp., CapitaLand, Keppel, Port of Singapore Authority
- The electricity sector in the United States (1) – Flux No. 56/57, April-September 2004, 112-126. (C. Defeuilley) – Deregulation of the electricity sector in the United States and its impact on a number of companies: Duke Energy, TXU, AES
- Hitachi, a Japanese environmental industrialist (2) – Flux No. 55, January-March 2004, 60-72. (D. Lorrain).
- The fall of Andersen – Flux No. 51, January-March 2003, 75-82. (N. May)
- Japanese environmental manufacturers (1) – Flux No. 50, December 2002, 80-90. (D. Lorrain) – The industrial and technical approach to urban issues in Japan. Overview of major groups: Kubota, Ebara, Kurita, Chiyoda, JGC, Toyo, TSK, Nippon Steel, NKK, Kobe Steel, KHI, IHI.
- Waste Management: American waste companies (2) – Flux No. 48-49, April-September 2002, 107-121. (D. Lorrain)
- Enron – Flux No. 46, October-December 2001, 76-84. (C. Defeuilley)
- Fiat – Flux No. 44-45, September 2001, 99-107. (D. Lorrain) – Starting with EDF's entry into Italy with Montedison, this article presents the history of the Fiat group and its "urban" activities.
- American waste management companies (1) – Flux No. 43, January-March 2001, 73-84. (D. Lorrain) – Portrait of a sector and its offerings: Waste Management, Allied-BFI, Superior Services, Laidlaw-Safety Kleen, Ogden, Philip Services.
- Thames Water and Kelda Group (British water companies) – Flux No. 41, July-October 2000, 71-84. (D. Lorrain) – Ten years after the privatization of the water sector.
- RWE (German electricity companies) – Flux No. 39-40, June 2000, 94-103. (D. Lorrain)
- Bechtel – Flux No. 38, October 1999, 72-78. (D. Lorrain) – A leading figure in American engineering and its "urban" activities
- Cheung Kong – Flux No. 36-37, July 1999, 61-66. (D. Lorrain) – A brief history of the large Hong Kong group created by Mr. Li Ka-shing: Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa
Other references on major firms
- The discreet hand: global finance in the city (D. Lorrain) – Revue française de science politique, vol. 61, no. 6, pp. 1097-1122
- The local-global firm: Lyonnaise des Eaux, 1980-2004 (D. Lorrain) – Sociology of Work, vol. 49, 2007 (5)
- The local-global firm, (Lyonnaise des Eaux: 1980-2004) (D. Lorrain) – Sociology of Work, vol. 47 (3) 2005, 340-361
- The dynamics of French urban services companies (C. Defeuilley) – Entreprises et Histoire, no. 38, June 2005, 96-108
- Large Groups and the City – Entreprises et Histoire, Special Report, No. 30, 2002 – Articles on CGE, SAE, urban groups in Singapore, transport companies in Brazil, Enron, AT&T
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