Global 500 headquarters

[LindbergMTL]

Cliquez ici pour voir la carte

 

 

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2010/maps/top50.html

[GDS]

Its interesting to compare Montreal to other similar cities a little. Its interesting that most countries have some partition between different cities, but both England and France are heavily concentrated in London and Paris.

 

Montreal - 2

Toronto - 8

Merlbourne - 3

Sydney - 2

Vienna - 3

Brussels - 5

Rio de Janeiro - 2

São Paulo - 3

Edinburgh - 2

Copenhagen - 2

Munich - 5

Düsseldorf - 5

Frankfurt - 4

Mumbai - 6

Dublin - 2

Rome - 4

Milan - 3

Mexico City - 2

Amsterdam - 6

Moscow - 6

Singapore - 2

Madrid - 6

Barcelona - 2

Zurich - 6

[jesseps]

I thought RBC HQ was still here in Montreal.

 

Top 3 Countries within the Fortune 500

USA - 139 (New York @ 19)

Japan - 71 (Tokyo @ 49)

China - 46 (Beijing @ 30)

Edited July 12, 2010 by jesseps

[MTLskyline]

I thought RBC HQ was still here in Montreal.

 

The "Legal" head office is, but the decision making HQ is in Toronto.

[jesseps]

The "Legal" head office is, but the decision making HQ is in Toronto.

 

Hmm... if its "Legally" here... Someone should email Fortune and have them change it

[MartinMtl]

Hmm... if its "Legally" here... Someone should email Fortune and have them change it

 

What would be the point of that, since we all know that the real HD is in Toronto?

[GDS]

Assuming that Couche-Tard's purchase of Casey's goes ahead, then they will be added to the list next year around #450 and it is also possible that BCE re-enters around the same level. There are no other companies here that are even remotely close to the 20B mark.

[LindbergMTL]

Si Hydro-Québec était privatisé à 51 pour cent, je me demande ou' il serait.

[jesseps]

Si Hydro-Québec était privatisé à 51 pour cent, je me demande ou' il serait.

 

Good question.

 

I would like to see someone try and compile a list of huge companies that are private.

[GDS]

Si Hydro-Québec était privatisé à 51 pour cent, je me demande ou' il serait.

 

Its at around 12B - it needs to get close to 20B to make the list.