Compagnie Internationale pour la Communication (CI Com SA) (CIE.SW) operates as a financial holding company that engages in acquiring stakes in other companies; granting loans and cash advances; and participating in real estate activities in Switzerland and Europe. Founded in 1928 and headquartered at c/o SOGEFCO SA, rue du 31-Décembre 42, 1207 Geneva, Switzerland, the company maintains a listed status on the SIX Swiss Exchange under ISIN CH0001625810. Its core services encompass investment holdings in sectors such as real estate and industrial enterprises; provision of financial advances to affiliates and third parties; and management of subsidiary operations including previously held transportation and logistics assets now divested.
The company targets institutional and private investors through its equity participations; focuses on opportunistic stakes in undervalued assets; and operates primarily in the Swiss market with extensions into European opportunities. Previously owning 100% of CC Management SA, which managed properties like those in Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne sold in 2007 to PROCIMMO Swiss Commercial Fund, CI Com SA shifted its portfolio through strategic transactions including the sale of its Joseph BERTOLA SA stake in transportation and transit in 2008.
In recent years, CI Com SA underwent significant governance changes, including the appointment of Laurence Duménil to the board in January 2019; resignation of Patrick Engler as chairman in August 2018 with Valérie Gimond Duménil assuming the role; and board adjustments in 2016 with exits of longstanding members Favre and Chabanel. Earlier developments feature a 2013 acquisition increasing its stake in Alliance Développement Capital SIIC to 13 million shares alongside an indirect interest in AD Industrie SAS; a 2012 exchange ceding CC Management SA for 7.75 million shares in Alliance Développement Capital SIIC; and a 2010 headquarters relocation to its current Geneva address amid ownership shifts involving Dual Holding SA. These moves reflect ongoing portfolio realignment toward real estate and financial investments, with the latest semiannual report issued as of June 30, 2019.