Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault SAS (; also GIM Dassault or Dassault Group) is a French

corporate group A corporate group, company group or business group, also formally known as a group of companies, is a collection of parent and subsidiary corporations that function as a single economic entity through a common source of control. These types of gr ...

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 since 2018 by co-founder of

Dassault Systèmes Dassault Systèmes SE () (abbreviated 3DS) is a French Multinational corporation, multinational software corporation which develops software for 3D product design, simulation, manufacturing and other 3D related products. Founded in 1981, it is ...

Charles Edelstenne. According to ''Challenges'', the Dassault family's combined net worth is estimated at around 23.5 billion euros.

Subsidiaries

* Dassault Aviation ** Dassault Falcon Jet **Dassault Falcon Service ** Sogitec (simulation and integrated logistic support systems) *

(software and PLM development solutions) *Société de Véhicules Electriques (SVE), a

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...

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 () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in several plays by polymath Pierre Beaumarchais, Beaumarchais (1732–1799): ''Le Barbier de Séville'', ''The Guilty Mother, La Mère coupable'', ...

'' 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 (

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s) ** Arqana (thoroughbred auctions) (30%) *Château Dassault (wine) * Veolia * SABCA

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* {{Dassault Systèmes Conglomerate companies of France Defence companies of France Holding companies of France Manufacturing companies established in 1929 French companies established in 1929 Holding companies established in 1995 Conglomerate companies established in 1995 French companies established in 1995 Dassault family Multinational companies headquartered in France French brands Marcel Dassault