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2024 Acquisition of Inhibrx
September 2024 Hermès partners with Apple to introduce a new Titanium Edition of Apple Watch, featuring exclusive bands, colors, and digital watch faces with co-branding, sold through Apple and Hermès online and retail stores.
February 6 2024 The Federal Reserve lifted the 2014 enforcement actions against BNP Paribas after the bank improved its compliance with U.S. sanctions laws.
January 2024 Sanofi announced an agreement to buy U.S. biotech firm Inhibrx for up to $2.2 billion, focusing on obtaining INBRX-101, an experimental treatment for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
2023 Acquisition of Provention Bio
2023 Sanofi was ranked 89th in the Forbes Global 2000 list, highlighting its significant global business presence.
2023 Achieves a revenue of 43.07 billion euros, representing a significant financial milestone for the company.
2023 Hermès presented 'Hermès in the Making', a traveling exhibition across France showcasing its artisanal craftsmanship.
2023 Hermès announced four new production sites in France: Espagnac, Loupes, Riom, and Charleville-Mézières.
2023 BNP Paribas sold Bank of the West, concluding its presence in the United States through this subsidiary.
February 2023 Hermès won a copyright lawsuit against artist Mason Rothschild, who was ordered to pay $133,000 in damages for infringing copyright on digital depictions of the Birkin bag as NFTs.
2022 Announced plans with Docaposte, Bouygues Telecom, and Banque des Territoires to create Numspot, a European sovereign cloud service for financial, health, and public sectors.
2022 Named Philippine de T'Serclaes as the company's chief sustainability officer.
2022 Acquired Diota to expand platform capabilities.
2022 Hermès released Cabriole, a children's fragrance, expanding their perfume line to include a younger demographic.
2022 BNP Paribas achieved total revenues of €50.4 billion, representing a 9% increase compared to 2021, maintaining its top position among French banks. The group's net income attributable to equity holders increased by 7.5% to 10.2 billion euros.
November 2022 Sanofi relocated to its new global headquarters at 46-48 Avenue de la Grande Armée in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.
April 2022 Sanofi broke ground on a $638 million vaccine and enzymes production facility in Tuas, Singapore, targeted for completion in 2025.
March 2022 Hermès temporarily closed its Russian operations following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, affecting about 60 employees across three stores.
2021 Multiple acquisitions including Kymab Ltd, Tidal Therapeutics, Translate Bio, Kadmon Corporation, Origimm Biotechnology, and Amunix Pharmaceuticals
2021 Pirelli won the tender to become the official tire supplier in the World Rally Championship, replacing Michelin.
2021 The Farm Transparency Project released controversial video footage exposing the living conditions and slaughter methods of crocodiles at three Australian crocodile farms owned by Hermès.
2021 Hermès reported a net profit of €2.445 billion and €9 billion in sales, surpassing pre-pandemic figures with an operating margin of 39.3%.
December 2021 BNP Paribas announced its exit from US retail banking by selling Bank of the West to the Bank of Montreal for $16.3 billion.
September 2021 Sanofi announced it would stop developing its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, deciding not to proceed to Phase 3 trials due to being 'too late to reach the market'.
August 2021 Sanofi announced the acquisition of Translate Bio and its mRNA vaccine technology for $3.2 billion.
June 2021 Sanofi partnered with Capgemini, Orange & Generali to launch Future4care, an all-European start-up accelerator focused on digital health innovation.
2020 Sanofi, partnering with GSK, signed a $2.1 billion deal with the US government's Operation Warp Speed to provide 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
2020 Acquisitions of Principia Biopharma and Kiadis Pharma
2020 Dassault Systèmes expanded its strategic focus from 'Things to Life', developing a virtual twin experience of the human body to model, search, test, and treat human bodies with precision and customization.
2020 Acquired Proxem, further enhancing the 3DEXPERIENCE platform's capabilities.
2020 Acquired NuoDB, expanding capabilities of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
2020 Michelin concluded its tenure as an official tire supplier in the World Rally Championship.
2020 During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hermès experienced a 7% sales drop and 9% decline in net profit, with European activity decreasing but partially offset by increased activity in Asia.
2020 BNP Paribas reported a geographic breakdown of Net Banking Income (NBI): Europe (72.2%), North America (12.9%), Asia Pacific (8.6%), and other regions (6.3%).
June 2020 Sanofi agreed to a potential $2 billion deal with Translate Bio, expanding an existing collaboration for COVID-19 treatments.
May 2020 BNP Paribas ended its 39-year partnership with RSC Anderlecht in early May.
2019 Acquisition of Synthorx
2019 Acquired Medidata Solutions, a significant strategic move to strengthen the company's position in the life sciences and clinical trials management sector.
2019 Florent Menegaux was elected by shareholders to succeed Jean-Dominique Senard as company leader.
2019 Michelin replaced Continental as the official tyre of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, also gaining naming rights for the Sports Car Challenge series and the North American Endurance Cup.
2019 BNP Paribas supported the Femis Residence and Mille visages initiative to democratize the cinema environment.
2019 BNP Paribas divested its ownership of First Hawaiian Bank.
June 19 2019 Michelin increased its ownership of Multistrada to 99.64% of the share capital.
January 22 2019 Michelin announced the acquisition of Indonesian manufacturer Multistrada Arah Sarana, which produces Achilles Radial and Corsa tyres.
2018 Acquired majority stake in Centric and purchased IQMS to expand industrial and manufacturing software capabilities.
2018 Jean-Dominique Senard announced he would not seek re-election at the upcoming shareholders' meeting in 2019.
2018 BNP Paribas created the production company BNP Paribas Pictures to support young cinema talents through an investment fund.
December 2018 Michelin acquired Camso, a manufacturer of off-the-road tyres, tracks, and accessories.
March 2018 Hermès opened its largest multi-story shop to date at the Dubai Mall.

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