Overview:

Summary

Lafarge S.A. (Lafarge) is a world leading building material manufacturer. It is engaged in production and sale of construction materials which includes cement, aggregates, concrete, gypsum and other related products. These products cater to housing, transport, healthcare and education, commercial, industrial and infrastructural sectors. It sells products principally under the brand ‘Lafarge’. It operates through approximately 800 direct and indirect majorities owned subsidiaries and around 300 companies with a minority shareholding. The company has 2013 production sites with trading operations in spread across 78 countries which includes Africa, Asia, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Latin America, North America and Middle East. Lafarge is headquartered in Paris, France.

Lafarge S.A. (LG) - Construction & Real Estate - Deals and Alliances Profile provides you an in-depth data and trend analysis of the company’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and financings. The report provides detailed information on M&A, Equity/Debt Offerings, Private Equity, Venture Financing and Partnership transactions registered by the company over a five year period. The report portrays detailed comparative data on the number of deals and their value subdivided by deal types, markets, and regions, besides highlighting the company's major recent financial deals.

Data presented in this report was derived from GlobalData’s proprietary in-house Construction eTrack deals database and primary and secondary research.

Scope

- Financial Deals - Analysis of the company’s financial deals including M&A, Equity/Debt Offerings, Private Equity, Venture Financing and Partnerships.
- Deals by Year - Chart and table displaying information on the number of deals and value reported by the company by year, for a five year period.
- Deals by Type - Chart and table depicting information on the number of deals and value reported by the company by type such as M&A, Equity/Debt Offering etc.
- Deals by Region - Chart and table presenting information on the number of deals and value reported by the company by region for North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa and South and Central America.
- Deals by Sector - Chart and table showing information on the number of deals and value reported by the company, by sector.
- Major Recent Deals - Information on the company's major recent financial deals. Each such deal has a brief summary, deal type, deal rationale, deal financials and Target Company’s key financial metrics and ratios.
- Business Description - A brief description of the company’s operations.
- Key Employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Important Locations and Subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Key Competitors – A list of key competitors of the company.
- Key Recent Developments – A brief on recent news about the company.

Reasons to Buy

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- The profile analyzes the company’s financial deals by region, by year, by business segments and by type, for a five year period.

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- Deals are presented from the company’s core business segments’ perspective to help you understand its corporate strategy

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- Major recent deals are presented in detail, which provides information on each deal’s brief summary, deal type, deal rationale, deal financials and Target Company’s key financial metrics and ratios.

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- The profile analyzes the company’s business structure, locations and subsidiaries, key executives and their biographies and key competitors.

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- Recent developments in the company presented in the profile help you track important events.

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- Key elements such as break up of deals by categories and information on detailed major deals are incorporated in the profile to assist your academic or business research needs."

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Table of Contents  2
List of Tables  3
List of Figures  4
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals By Year, 2005 to YTD 2011  5
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate Deals By Type, 2005 to YTD 2011  6
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals By Region, 2005 to YTD 2011  7
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals By Sector, 2005 to YTD 2011  8
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals Summary, 2005 to YTD 2011  9
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deal Details  10
Lafarge acquires a 35% stake in the Meftah cement plant  10
Lafarge acquires L&T Concrete from Larsen & Toubro Limited  11
Private Equity  12
Lafarge sells Lafarge Roofing to PAI partners  12
Partnerships  13
Lafarge forms joint venture with Shui On Construction  13
Equity Offering  14
Lafarge completes rights issue of $1,900 million  14
Divestiture - Company  16
Lafarge sells its 50% stake in Lafarge Titan Egyptian Invesments to Titan Cement  16
Divestiture - Assets  17
Coco Paving to acquire Asphalt and Paving Operations of Lafarge  17
OYAK Cement acquires Marmara & West Black Sea Regions operations from Lafarge  18
Debt Offering  19
Lafarge announces a public offering of 8.75% Sterling Bond for $533 million  19
Lafarge announces private placement of Euro bonds for $381 million  20
Lafarge announces a private placement of 5-year Euro Bond for $1,350 million  21
Acquisition  22
Lafarge sells its 50% stake in Lafarge Titan Egyptian Invesments to Titan Cement  22
Lafarge acquires Orascom Construction Industries Cement Group  23
Lafarge acquires Finlatam V GmbH from Fiducia  24
Key Competitors  25
Key Employees  25
Locations And Subsidiaries  27
Head Office  27
Other Locations & Subsidiaries  27
Recent Developments  32
New Projects  32
Dec 14, 2009: Durham county plans eco-village  32
New Contracts  32
Apr 12, 2010: AES Arabia to construct two water treatment plants in Syria  32
Operations Updates  32
Mar 12, 2010: Lafarge supplies 34,000 tons of cement for RAF Brize Norton expansion  32
Jun 05, 2009: I-95 Express Toll Lanes Project in US uses Lafarge's NewCem Slag Cement  33
May 15, 2009: Lafarge inaugurates cement plant in Otavalo, Ecuador  33
May 14, 2009: Lafarge inaugurates cement plant in Nigeria  33
Strategy and Business Planning  33
Feb 25, 2010: BBMG Corp purchases Beijing cement units from Lafarge SA  33
Feb 24, 2010: Lafarge strengthens its presence in Brazil  34
May 04, 2009: Lafarge sells its construction materials unit in Turkey  34
Government and Public Interest  34
Mar 19, 2010: Lafarge Readymix receives construction industry sustainability award  34
Feb 15, 2010: Lafarge wins top business award for Hope Works rail project  35
Nov 16, 2009: Bank loans Lafarge for cement factory in Syria, UAE  35
Other Significant Developments  35
Oct 19, 2009: Lafarge and Bouygues unveil a new generation of concretes  35
Jun 05, 2009: I-95 Express Toll Lanes Project in US uses Lafarge's NewCem Slag Cement  36
Appendix  37
Methodology  37
About GlobalData  37
Contact Us  37
Disclaimer  37"

List of Tables 
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Key Facts, 2010  1
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals By Year, 2005 to YTD 2011  1
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals By Region, 2005 to YTD 2011  1
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals By Sector, 2005 to YTD 2011  1
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals Summary, 2005 to YTD 2011  1
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals By Year, 2005 to YTD 2011  5
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate Deals By Type, 2005 to YTD 2011  6
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals By Region, 2005 to YTD 2011  7
Lafarge S.A., Deals By Sector, 2005 to YTD 2011  8
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals Summary, 2005 to YTD 2011  9
Lafarge acquires a 35% stake in the Meftah cement plant  10
Lafarge acquires L&T Concrete from Larsen & Toubro Limited  11
Lafarge sells Lafarge Roofing to PAI partners  12
Lafarge forms joint venture with Shui On Construction  13
Lafarge completes rights issue of $1,900 million  14
Lafarge sells its 50% stake in Lafarge Titan Egyptian Invesments to Titan Cement  16
Coco Paving to acquire Asphalt and Paving Operations of Lafarge  17
OYAK Cement acquires Marmara & West Black Sea Regions operations from Lafarge  18
Lafarge announces a public offering of 8.75% Sterling Bond for $533 million  19
Lafarge announces private placement of Euro bonds for $381 million  20
Lafarge announces a private placement of 5-year Euro Bond for $1,350 million  21
Lafarge sells its 50% stake in Lafarge Titan Egyptian Invesments to Titan Cement  22
Lafarge acquires Orascom Construction Industries Cement Group  23
Lafarge acquires Finlatam V GmbH from Fiducia  24
Lafarge S.A., Key Employees  25
Lafarge S.A., Other Locations  27
Lafarge S.A., Subsidiaries  28"

List of Figures 
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals by Type, 2005 to YTD 2011  1
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals By Year, 2005 to YTD 2011  5
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals by Type, 2005 to YTD 2011  6
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals By Region, 2005 to YTD 2011  7
Lafarge S.A., Construction & Real Estate, Deals by Sector, 2005 to YTD 2011  8