Bombardier Inc. Case Study

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Bombardier Inc., headquartered in Montréal, is a manufacturer of transportation equipment. Firm’s operations cover commercial aircraft and rail transportation equipment and systems, as well as related services. The firm approximately employs 74,000 people. Company shares are traded on Toronto Stock Exchange and listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indices.
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
Bombardier Inc. has a dual-share structure under which Class A shares have 10 votes, while Class B shares have 1 vote. Due to the dual-share structure, founding family Bombardier and Beaudoin family have managed to keep control of the firm. According to company’s disclosure, as of March 3 2014, the Bombardier family controlled

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