The Best Multinationals in Europe
 

• 1. Microsoft

  

  10,153 Employees
  www.microsoft.com
  Industry: Information Technology - Software
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UK

• 2. Net App

  

  1,487 Employees
  www.netapp.com
  Industry: Information Technology - Storage/Data Management
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UK

• 3. SAS Institutue

  

  1,443 Employees
  www.sas.com
  Industry: Information Technology - Software
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands

• 4. Admiral Group -Admiral Group -Balumba -ConTe.it

  

  4,774 Employees
  www.admiralgroup.co.uk
  Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Auto Insurance
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Italy, Spain, UK

• 5. W.L. Gore & Associates

  

  1,602 Employees
  www.gore.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production
  Listed In: France, Germany, Italy, Sweden

• 6. National Instruments

  

  428 Employees
  www.ni.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: France, Germany, Italy, UK

• 7. Quintiles -Quintiles Commercial Germany

  

  5,248 Employees
  www.quintiles.com
  Industry: Health Care - Services
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, UK & Scotland

• 8. Diageo

  

  1,142 Employees
  www.diageo.com
  Industry: Manufacturing and Production of Beverages
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Germany, Ireland (2), Portugal

• 9. Affecto

  

  613 Employees
  www.affecto.com
  Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden

• 10. Sick -Sick AG -Sick IVP Sweden

  

  2,574 Employees
  www.sick.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electrical and Optical Equipment
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Finland, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland

• 11. Medtronic

  

  3,928 Employees
  www.medtronic.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Medical Devices
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Austria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands

• 12. McDonald's

  

  123,590 Employees
  www.mcdonalds.com
  Industry: Hospitality - Food and Beverage Service
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UK

• 13. Autodesk

  

  793 Employees
  www.autodesk.com
  Industry: Information Technology - Software
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Germany, Switzerland, UK

• 14. Cisco

  

  1,858 Employees
  www.cisco.com
  Industry: Information Technology
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland

• 15. Leroy Merlin

  

  31,400 Employees
  www.leroymerlin.com
  Industry: Retail - Specialty
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: France, Greece, Italy, Spain

• 16. SC Johnson -SC Johnson -Johnson's Wax

  

  773 Employees
  www.scjohnson.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household Goods
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands

• 17. Grünenthal

  

  385 Employees
  www.grunenthal.com
  Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals
  Listed In: Belgium, Ireland, Spain The Netherlands

• 18. Mars

  

  2,471 Employees
  www.mars.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food Products
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Spain(3), The Netherlands (2)

• 19. EMC

  

  5,030 Employees
  www.emc.com
  Industry: Information Technology
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: France, Ireland, Italy, UK

• 20. PepsiCo

  

  1,519 Employees
  www.pepsico.com
  Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food Products and Beverages
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: France, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands

• 21. Abbott

  

  1,551 Employees
  www.abbott.com
  Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Portugal

• 22. Accenture

  

  8,764 Employees
  www.accenture.com
  Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland

• 23. Mundipharma

  

  190 Employees
  www.mundipharma.net
  Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Austria, Spain, Switzerland

• 24. FedEx Express

  

  2,765 Employees
  www.fedex.com
  Industry: Transportation - Package & Freight Transport
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland 

• 25. Novo Nordisk

  

  401 Employees
  www.novonordisk.com
  Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals
  Ownership: Private
  Listed In: Finland, Poland, The Netherlands