Publisher's Synopsis
This is the fourteenth edition of the leading directory of 17,000 of Europe's largest companies. It should prove essential for all firms wishing to do business in Europe and in particular to identify additional European customers, trading partners, joint venture prospects, or acquisitions to take advantage of the Single European Market.;These definitive reference volumes provide information on major companies in every country of Western Europe, as follows: Name, address, phone, fax and telex; name of Chairman, President and each Board member; names of senior management; principal activities of the company; principal brand names and trademarks; principal subsidiaries and associated companies; bankers; number of employees; financial information for past two years; principal shareholders.;Three indexes list all major European companies; then companies per country, then companies by business category within each country. Thousands of changes have been incorporated in this new edition.