Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille SA ("CNP"), is a Belgian non-listed holding company. Together with Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, CNP is one of the main pillars of Groupe Frère-Bourgeois (founded by Baron Albert Frère) and can rely on a stable shareholders’ base: it is exclusively controlled by the Frère family.
CNP is one of the main pillars of Frère-Bourgeois, a holding group with Net Assets of ~€5.5 billion that is exclusively controlled by the Frère family.
Groupe Frère-Bourgeois also jointly controls Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (‘GBL’) alongside Power Corporation, controlled by the Desmarais family (Canada).
Groupe Frère-Bourgeois also owns a direct shareholding in Total, the top-tier global oil and gas operator.
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