FIMALAC (a.k.a. Financière Marc de Lacharrière) is a French credit rating and risk management corporation.[1][2][3]
FIMALAC was created by Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière in 1991.[4] He serves as the CEO,[3] and holds 100% of the shares of the FIMALAC Group, that holds ~80% of FIMALAC.[5] It is headquartered in Paris.[1][2][3] It operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and other members of the European Union, Asia, and South America.[1]
In 2005, FIMALAC acquired Algorithmics Inc.,[6] which was acquired by IBM in October 2011. In 2011, it acquired 40% of Groupe Lucien Barrière.[6]