🎙️ Famille Dassault : héritage industriel, pouvoir et stratégie patrimoniale
Caroline - Gestion Privée - Conseils Patrimoniaux
[{'start': '0.280', 'end': '6.360', 'text': 'Episode 4 The Dassaults, Industry and Politics\nHello and welcome to "Destins of Fortune"'}, {'start': '6.360', 'end': '11.400', 'text': 'I am Caroline Bonnot, founder of the\nArturo Wealth Management firm and'}, {'start': '11.400', 'end': '16.840', 'text': 'the YouTube channel Caro Gestion Privée dedicated to\nthe world of wealth, investment and'}, {'start': '16.840', 'end': '22.400', 'text': 'entrepreneurial success today we are\ninterested in the Dassault family, emblematic'}, {'start': '22.400', 'end': '28.160', 'text': 'of the industry-politics duo in France how\nMarcel Dassault built an aeronautical empire'}, {'start': '28.720', 'end': '34.160', 'text': 'how his son Serge mixed business and\npolitical commitment and what lessons learned'}, {'start': '34.160', 'end': '39.520', 'text': 'from their wealth transfer strategy\nwe will explore the industrial history'}, {'start': '39.520', 'end': '45.160', 'text': 'of the Dassaults from Marcel to Serge their role in\naeronautics and armaments their involvement'}, {'start': '45.160', 'end': '51.920', 'text': 'in politics their wealth choices as well as\nsome captivating anecdotes before we begin'}, {'start': '51.920', 'end': '58.200', 'text': 'important reminder subscribe to the Caro\nGestion Privée channel if you have not already done so'}, {'start': '58.200', 'end': '62.160', 'text': 'you will find a lot of content to\nunderstand wealth management and'}, {'start': '62.160', 'end': '69.560', 'text': 'informed investment Industrial origins  :\nThe assault adventure begins with Marcel Bloch'}, {'start': '69.560', 'end': '80.360', 'text': '1892-1986 engineer passionate about aviation In 1929\nhe founded the "Société des Avions Marcel Bloch" which'}, {'start': '80.360', 'end': '85.880', 'text': 'would become the basis of Dassault Aviation during the\nSecond World War this visionary refused to'}, {'start': '85.880', 'end': '93.200', 'text': 'collaborate with the occupier which earned him\narrest by Vichy then deported to Buchenwald in 1944'}, {'start': '93.200', 'end': '99.560', 'text': 'after the liberation Marcel adopted a new name\n"Dassault" and renamed his company "Avions Marcel'}, {'start': '99.560', 'end': '107.840', 'text': 'Dassault" in 1947 this choice of name is not insignificant\nthe Bloch family of Jewish origin even changed'}, {'start': '107.840', 'end': '113.720', 'text': 'religion to embrace Catholicism in 1950\nin order to symbolically align themselves with'}, {'start': '113.720', 'end': '119.720', 'text': 'Gaullist France the term "Dassault" evokes the\nassault tank and almost becomes an aptonym for'}, {'start': '119.720', 'end': '125.920', 'text': 'their aeronautical activity over the years\nMarcel Dassault reestablishes his  company'}, {'start': '125.920', 'end': '130.200', 'text': 'first by resuming the production of aircraft\nfor the French army then by innovating in'}, {'start': '130.200', 'end': '137.120', 'text': 'jets from the 1950s to 60s he created an\nelectronics division for radars and'}, {'start': '137.120', 'end': '143.840', 'text': 'guidance systems the successes followed one after the other the Mirage aircraft\n(delta wing fighters) and the'}, {'start': '143.840', 'end': '148.080', 'text': 'Mystère and Falcon family (business jets)\nbecame symbols of French know-how'}, {'start': '148.080', 'end': '155.440', 'text': 'For example the extraordinary series of the\nsupersonic Mirage III was exported massively'}, {'start': '155.440', 'end': '162.480', 'text': 'Marcel thus prepared an industrial heritage which\nwould be taken over by his son Serge Serge Dassault born'}, {'start': '162.480', 'end': '169.240', 'text': 'Bloch in 1925 joined the family business after\nhis engineering studies he gradually became'}, {'start': '169.240', 'end': '175.040', 'text': 'director then CEO of Dassault Aviation under\nhis wing the company continued its growth'}, {'start': '175.040', 'end': '182.280', 'text': 'in the 1970s to 2000 Serge\nalso accumulated an immense fortune Wikipedia describes him'}, {'start': '182.280', 'end': '187.920', 'text': 'as "industrial engineer businessman\nbillionaire press boss and'}, {'start': '187.920', 'end': '193.320', 'text': 'French politician" emphasizing his  influence\nbeyond aviation it embodies the passing of the'}, {'start': '193.320', 'end': '200.640', 'text': 'baton: on one side the engineer entrepreneur Marcel\non the other the industrialist-tycoon Serge Dassault in'}, {'start': '200.640', 'end': '206.120', 'text': 'aeronautics and armaments: The Dassault Group\nis above all synonymous with military aviation and'}, {'start': '206.120', 'end': '211.880', 'text': 'defense Dassault Aviation remains their core\nbusiness with a catalog of fighters and'}, {'start': '211.880', 'end': '219.280', 'text': 'business jets the Mirages (IV III 2000) were the\nflagships of the air forces in the second'}, {'start': '219.280', 'end': '226.360', 'text': 'half of the 20th century more recently the\nmulti-role fighter Rafale represents Dassault know-how'}, {'start': '226.360', 'end': '232.120', 'text': 'it has won major\nexport contracts for example Egypt became the'}, {'start': '232.120', 'end': '240.080', 'text': 'first foreign customer of the Rafale by ordering\n24 aircraft in 2015 then 30 more in 2021'}, {'start': '240.600', 'end': '249.200', 'text': 'in total the Rafale now equips several\nair forces: Egypt India Qatar Greece Croatia United'}, {'start': '249.200', 'end': '255.800', 'text': 'Arab Emirates Serbia etc proving\nthe resilience of the French sector in the face of'}, {'start': '255.800', 'end': '260.960', 'text': 'global competition  but Dassault, which is not\nlimited to aircraft, is also a'}, {'start': '260.960', 'end': '266.040', 'text': 'major player in armaments and\ndefense electronics. The family has gradually diversified'}, {'start': '266.040', 'end': '272.400', 'text': 'its holdings. The Dassault group\nnow holds 24% of Thales, an expert in radar and'}, {'start': '272.400', 'end': '281.040', 'text': 'electronics, and 5.1% of bioMérieux (health).\nAbove all, it owns 59% of Immobilière Dassault'}, {'start': '281.040', 'end': '287.400', 'text': '(real estate) and controls names such as the\nauction house Artcurial and the daily newspaper Le Figaro. This'}, {'start': '287.400', 'end': '295.400', 'text': "network of aeronautical, defense, high-tech,\nmedia activities reflects the family's long-term anchoring strategy,"}, {'start': '295.400', 'end': '301.360', 'text': 'as noted by Forbes magazine: "The\ngroup is centered on Dassault Aviation, Dassault'}, {'start': '301.360', 'end': '308.440', 'text': 'Systèmes and its holdings, including Thales. Beyond\nmilitary aircraft, Dassault is also developing'}, {'start': '308.440', 'end': '314.280', 'text': 'a prosperous business line with\nFalcon business jets. These strengthen the'}, {'start': '314.280', 'end': '321.280', 'text': 'group\'s positioning on the international luxury\nand business markets, and finally, Dassault Systèmes."  (co-founded'}, {'start': '321.280', 'end': '326.800', 'text': 'by a former group executive) has become\na fully-fledged, publicly listed company,'}, {'start': '326.800', 'end': '333.520', 'text': 'extending the Dassault heritage to\n3D design and digital technology. After these military successes,'}, {'start': '333.520', 'end': '338.760', 'text': 'one example is worth highlighting: the success of\nthe Rafale on the international stage shows'}, {'start': '338.760', 'end': '344.280', 'text': 'how a French company was able to face\nAmerican or Russian competitors. To'}, {'start': '344.280', 'end': '348.960', 'text': 'not miss any inspiring stories about\nindustry and investment, subscribe to'}, {'start': '348.960', 'end': '355.600', 'text': 'the Caro Gestion Privée channel. Each video explores\na destiny of entrepreneurial or heritage success.'}, {'start': '355.600', 'end': '361.200', 'text': 'Political commitment: the Dassaults did not\nsecede between business and politics. Marcel'}, {'start': '361.200', 'end': '366.880', 'text': 'Dassault himself is not known for having been\nelected, but he cultivated ties with the great and the good of'}, {'start': '366.880', 'end': '374.760', 'text': 'this world (de Gaulle, George Pompidou) and supported the\nmodernization of France. His son, Serge Dassault,'}, {'start': '374.760', 'end': '380.840', 'text': 'however, took the political plunge, holding\na degree from the École Polytechnique and HEC.'}, {'start': '380.840', 'end': '388.160', 'text': 'Serge became a key figure on the right.  sits\non the CNIP then on the RPR UMP and LR in short in the'}, {'start': '388.160', 'end': '394.160', 'text': 'Gaullist and conservative parties he was mayor of\nCorbeil-Essonnes and senator of Essonnes his career'}, {'start': '394.160', 'end': '400.320', 'text': 'illustrates the double role of "industrial boss\nand politician" At the same time the family is'}, {'start': '400.320', 'end': '407.040', 'text': 'present in the media Serge acquires the\nLe Figaro group and owns Artcurial which makes him an'}, {'start': '407.040', 'end': '412.520', 'text': 'influential "press boss" he uses this role\nto weigh in on national debates and defend'}, {'start': '412.520', 'end': '418.880', 'text': 'his industrial interests for example by requesting according to\nsome sources commissions on'}, {'start': '418.880', 'end': '425.880', 'text': 'arms export sales which often caused\ncontroversies with the political power despite'}, {'start': '425.880', 'end': '432.640', 'text': 'legal disputes in Belgium in France\nundoubtedly linked to his political activities Serge'}, {'start': '432.640', 'end': '439.440', 'text': 'remains a pillar of the French conservative landscape\nthus the Dassault family combines'}, {'start': '439.440', 'end': '444.760', 'text': 'heavy industry and civic engagement it embodies this\nGaullist tradition of national enterprise linked'}, {'start': '444.760', 'end': '450.680', 'text': 'to the State this powerful alliance has sometimes been\ncriticized as any proximity between business  and'}, {'start': '450.680', 'end': '455.920', 'text': "political but it also strengthened the\ngroup's ability to obtain state contracts for its"}, {'start': '455.920', 'end': '461.840', 'text': 'aircraft and systems. Political influence therefore\nserved the industrial strategy while adding'}, {'start': '461.840', 'end': '467.480', 'text': 'a media and heritage dimension\nto the dynasty. Heritage strategy: what'}, {'start': '467.480', 'end': '474.080', 'text': 'choice did the family make to preserve its\nheritage after Serge?  According to Forbes, the fortune'}, {'start': '474.080', 'end': '483.880', 'text': 'of the Dassault group was estimated at 23.5 billion\ndollars in 2020 (approximately 21.9 billion euros).'}, {'start': '483.880', 'end': '492.960', 'text': 'Serge, who died in 2018, leaves behind 4\nchildren: Olivier, Laurent, Marie-Hélène and Thierry.'}, {'start': '493.520', 'end': '498.000', 'text': 'Their collective legacy makes the siblings\none of the largest French fortunes.'}, {'start': '498.000', 'end': '503.000', 'text': "Forbes specifies that the group's fortune was\nsplit into 4 equal parts for the benefit of these"}, {'start': '503.000', 'end': '508.360', 'text': "4 heirs to secure the group's sustainability.\nSerge planned his succession well"}, {'start': '508.360', 'end': '515.160', 'text': 'in advance. In 2014, he appointed Charles Edelstenne\n(co-founder of Dassault Systèmes) to head the'}, {'start': '515.160', 'end': '520.280', 'text': 'group after his death, surrounded by a "committee of wise men"\nresponsible for designating his future successor by mutual agreement with the'}, {'start': '520.280', 'end': '527.960', 'text': "family. His only instruction: that\nthe group's capital remains in the family fold."}, {'start': '527.960', 'end': '533.760', 'text': 'This governance scheme is allied to holding companies\nsuch as the Industrial Group.  Marcel Dassault (GIMD)'}, {'start': '533.760', 'end': '539.040', 'text': 'maintains family control over\nkey companies. On the financial side, the Dassault family'}, {'start': '539.040', 'end': '545.240', 'text': 'also relies on patronage to preserve its image and\ncultural heritage. It launched the'}, {'start': '545.240', 'end': '551.320', 'text': 'Dassault History and Heritage Foundation, endowed with 50\nmillion euros over 10 years, intended to restore'}, {'start': '551.320', 'end': '558.000', 'text': 'monuments and historic sites in difficulty. Moving fact:\nthis project is named after Olivier Dassault, MP'}, {'start': '558.000', 'end': '564.960', 'text': 'and son of Serge, who himself imagined it\nbefore disappearing in an accident in March 2021.'}, {'start': '564.960', 'end': '570.040', 'text': 'This illustrates the family dimension of\ntransmission, even in philanthropy.'}, {'start': '570.040', 'end': '577.400', 'text': 'The Dassaults act as a group to leave a\ncommon legacy. Captivating anecdotes: Origin of the'}, {'start': '577.400', 'end': '585.040', 'text': 'name: few people know that before 1946 the\nDassault family was called Bloch. The pseudonym Dassault'}, {'start': '585.040', 'end': '590.560', 'text': 'comes from the resistance tank, and the\nBlochs officially adopted this name after the war.'}, {'start': '590.560', 'end': '596.000', 'text': 'They then abandoned their  Jewish religion for\nCatholicism this change of name and faith'}, {'start': '596.000', 'end': '601.800', 'text': 'was seen as a strategic choice now\nDassault is a name that fits perfectly with'}, {'start': '601.800', 'end': '609.600', 'text': 'their combat industry it is a true aptonym\nSuccess of the Mirage: the Dassault Mirage III fighter'}, {'start': '609.600', 'end': '616.680', 'text': 'wrote history during the Six Day War\n(1967) air forces equipped with Mirages'}, {'start': '616.680', 'end': '622.560', 'text': 'dominated the skies of the Middle East thanks to their\nmaneuverability and technological superiority'}, {'start': '622.560', 'end': '629.160', 'text': 'this record of efficiency contributed to the\nworldwide renown of the Mirage more generally the Dassaults'}, {'start': '629.160', 'end': '635.560', 'text': 'have always bet on technological innovation\n(afterburner delta wing) to overtake their'}, {'start': '635.560', 'end': '642.520', 'text': 'competitors Family transmission: the\nmost contemporary anecdote concerns the succession itself'}, {'start': '642.520', 'end': '649.040', 'text': 'in March 2021 the eldest son Olivier Dassault\ndied in a private plane crash'}, {'start': '649.720', 'end': '655.080', 'text': 'we could have feared a crisis but according to\nForbes the governance planned by Serge holds'}, {'start': '655.080', 'end': '660.200', 'text': 'good "the accidental death of Olivier\nDassault  should not change the'}, {'start': '660.200', 'end': '665.720', 'text': 'governance of the group" the other heirs\ncontinue their father\'s plan: capital in the'}, {'start': '665.720', 'end': '670.040', 'text': 'family management in agreement with the\nsiblings and trusted men'}, {'start': '670.040', 'end': '675.720', 'text': 'these stories from the nom de guerre to the dynasty\nof the legendary Mirage to the ravages of quarrels'}, {'start': '675.720', 'end': '680.880', 'text': 'illustrate that among the Dassaults the extraordinary\nrubs shoulders with the ordinary while we talk about heritage'}, {'start': '680.880', 'end': '686.720', 'text': 'and success stories take the opportunity to\nsubscribe to Caro Gestion Privée on this channel'}, {'start': '686.720', 'end': '691.760', 'text': 'you will find every week portraits and\nanalyses of family dynasties and entrepreneurs who have'}, {'start': '691.760', 'end': '699.480', 'text': "built real empires don't miss our\nnext episodes Key lessons: constantly innovate"}, {'start': '699.480', 'end': '707.560', 'text': 'the Dassaults show that investing in R&D and innovating\n(Mirage Rafale Falcon) was the key to their'}, {'start': '707.560', 'end': '714.480', 'text': 'industrial success lesson for any investor support\ntechnology and product quality Liaison with'}, {'start': '714.480', 'end': '720.160', 'text': 'the State: a defense company must know how to\ndialogue with the public authorities the'}, {'start': '720.160', 'end': '725.960', 'text': 'Dassault family has cultivated strong political ties\n(Gaullists) which facilitated its development'}, {'start': '725.960', 'end': '732.160', 'text': '(military orders national support) Diversify\nits assets: beyond aeronautics, the Dassaults'}, {'start': '732.160', 'end': '738.400', 'text': 'have focused on real estate, health (bioMérieux) and the\nmedia. This diversification protects the'}, {'start': '738.400', 'end': '744.200', 'text': 'family heritage against sectoral crises. Plan for\ntransmission: Marcel and then Serge always'}, {'start': '744.200', 'end': '750.760', 'text': 'thought about the future, whether through the introduction\nof a trust framework (Edelstenne) or the creation'}, {'start': '750.760', 'end': '757.080', 'text': 'of holding companies. They secured family control.\nThe duty to transmit has proven to be a priority.'}, {'start': '757.080', 'end': '763.720', 'text': 'Assume the family image: the commitment to\npatronage (Fondation Patrimoine) shows the importance'}, {'start': '763.720', 'end': '769.520', 'text': 'of the "duty of memory" and the social image for\na large family of industrialists. This nourishes the'}, {'start': '769.520', 'end': '775.440', 'text': 'cohesion of the clan and enhances its name among\nthe public. The Dassault saga from Marcel to his'}, {'start': '775.440', 'end': '781.480', 'text': 'children is rich in lessons for any\ninvestor or entrepreneur: technological audacity,'}, {'start': '781.480', 'end': '786.440', 'text': 'long-term vision, strategic alliance and\nrigorous management of heritage.  I hope'}, {'start': '786.440', 'end': '791.360', 'text': 'that this detailed portrait has inspired you not to\nmiss any of our analyses of great'}, {'start': '791.360', 'end': '797.200', 'text': 'economic destinies. Subscribe to the Caro Gestion\nPrivée channel where you will discover other stories'}, {'start': '797.200', 'end': '801.320', 'text': 'on heritage and investment.\nThank you for listening. See you soon for'}, {'start': '801.320', 'end': '806.463', 'text': 'a new episode of "Destins de Fortune". Good\nluck with your investment projects!'}]