InterGest was founded in 1972 with a minimum capital of FF 20,000 as a Sàrl (société à responsabilité limitée, equivalent to limited company) in Sarreguemines, France, by Dr. jur. Heinz Anterist.
Dr. Anterist had been working as a legal advisor for the transport company Anterist & Schneider and had become aware of the fact that clients needed a lot more than just logistic services in order to be able to sell in foreign countries. They also required assistance in establishing subsidiaries, book keeping, customs clearance, legal and tax matters.
Dr. Anterist searched for a provider of such services, but without results. He decided to fill the gap himself by launching a specialist business. The idea of InterGest was born.
The name InterGest derives from the French job description "Gestion Internationale" – international management.
The development of InterGest France in facts and figures:
1972
Formation of the affiliated company Intercommerce Sárl with a minimum capital of FF 20,000 FF (commission merchant)
1978
Formation
of the subsidiary France-Commerce (tax agency) and commutation of the
InterGest Sàrl into a French public limited company with a
recapitalisation of FF 500,000 by equity capital
1980
First Rating by Banque de France, with the result of AAA (analog Standard and Poors)
1982
First steps to develop a franchise system to establish the InterGest idea internationally
1986
Formation of the first franchise company in Italy; Spain, UK, USA, Belgium, Netherlands and others are soon to follow
1992
A new company building is erected in Sarreguemines (headquarters)
1993
Formation of InterGest Luxemburg to create a family holding and expand international business activities as well as to prepare an initial public offer
1994
InterGest is awarded the 'Trophée du Dynanisme'
by RTL and 'Jeune Chambre Economique'
2001
Transformation of the InterGest SA (société anonyme,
equivalent to public company) into InterGest SAS (société par actions
simplifiée, equivalent to Limited liability company) with a capital of
FF 26,238,280 (€ 4,000,000)
Aged 65, Prof. Dr. Heinz Anterist hands
on the corporate management to his son Peter. Prof. Dr. Heinz Anterist
acts as chairman of the supervisory board.
2001
Formation of a foundation - with a capital of FF 1,000,000 - with the objective of promoting gifted students
2002
Increase in share capital to € 5,000,000 by equity capital;
the equity ratio is now up to 85 %
2005 / 2006
Development of new business areas through 'Franchising International'
(set-up and internationalisation of franchise systems) as well as 'Reporting and Controlling International'
2007
The number of InterGest locations worldwide surpasses 50.
History
