Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC)
“Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and its subsidiaries constitute a public group serving the public interest and the country’s economic development. The Group carries out missions of public interest in support of the public policies implemented by the State and local government bodies, and may also exercise competitive activities. […] Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations is a long-term investor and contributes to the development of enterprises in line with its own proprietorial interests.”
Article L. 518-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code (amended by the 2008 law on modernisation of the economy).