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- RTE
Last RTE valuation
$8.6B
Secondary · Dec 2016
Key investors in RTE
Caisse des Dépôts
CNP Assurances
RTE Overview
About RTE
RTE (Réseau de Transport d'Électricité) is France's electricity transmission system operator, headquartered in the Paris La Défense business district. It owns, operates, maintains and develops the national high- and extra-high-voltage grid of about 105,800 km of lines, the largest in Europe, including around 50 cross-border interconnections, and balances electricity supply and demand in real time. Most of its revenue comes from regulated network access tariffs set by the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), supplemented by interconnection revenues. In 2024 RTE reported revenue of EUR 5,559 million, EBITDA of EUR 1,622 million and investment of more than EUR 2.5 billion, and it employs about 10,800 people. RTE was established in July 2000 as a division of EDF when France unbundled electricity transmission and later became a separate company. Since March 2017 it has been held through a holding company owned 50.1% by EDF, 29.9% by Caisse des Dépôts and 20% by CNP Assurances.
Founded
2000
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2B
Revenue model
Services
Valuation
$8.6B (Dec 2016)
RTE Valuation
RTE is currently valued at $8.6B, based on its secondary sale in December 2016. Read the announcement ↗
The round included CNP Assurances and Caisse des Dépôts.
RTE valuation by funding round
| Date | Stage | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | Secondary | $8.6B |
RTE Funding History
RTE has 1 recorded secondary share sale and no primary funding rounds.
| Date | Stage | Investors | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | Secondary | CNP Assurances; Caisse des Dépôts | $8.6B | EDF, Caisse des Dépôts and CNP Assurances announced a binding agreement on 14 December 2016 for the acquisition of an indirect 49.9% interest in RTE by the two institutional investors. The transaction closed on 31 March 2017 after competition approvals and was based on an equity valuation of EUR 8.2 billion for the whole transmission business. EDF retained 50.1% of the holding company, while Caisse des Dépôts acquired 29.9% and CNP Assurances 20%. The arrangement provided a new shareholder framework for RTE's long-term infrastructure investment programme while maintaining its public-sector ownership base and independent transmission-operator status. For EDF, the disposal formed part of its asset-sale programme and reduced financial debt by approximately EUR 4 billion before any additional consideration. RTE operates France's high-voltage electricity network and supports the balance of supply and demand, cross-border connections and investment required by the energy transition. The disclosed valuation is for all RTE equity, rather than the cash price of the minority stake. |
Who has invested in RTE?
2 investors have backed RTE across its funding rounds, including Caisse des Dépôts and CNP Assurances.
RTE Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Start Free TrialRTE Competitors
RTE competitors include listed companies like GAIL (India) and Torrent Power, and private ones like SSEN Transmission, Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Nedgia and The Faraday Grid.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | - | - | $7.7B | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $15B | $1.5B | $12B | 0.9x | ||
| Publicly listed | $3B | $600M | $6.2B | 2.2x | ||
| Private | $1.8B | - | $14B | 8.1x | ||
| Private | - | $1B | $16B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $3.7B | - |
RTE Public Comps
RTE is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Brookfield Renewable Partners, Idacorp, Enel Americas, Grupo Energía Bogotá, Huadian Power, Petronas Gas, A2A, CPFL Energia, UGI Utilities and Meridian Energy.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $6.4B | $4.8B | 11.9x | 11.3x | 16.0x | 25.4x | |||
| $1.8B | $713M | 6.9x | 6.2x | 17.5x | 15.8x | |||
| $13B | $3.6B | 1.4x | 1.2x | 4.9x | 4.0x | |||
| $2.5B | $1.9B | 5.6x | 6.2x | 7.5x | 11.8x | |||
| $19B | $4.1B | 1.8x | 1.9x | 8.4x | 9.8x | |||
| $1.6B | $1.4B | 5.6x | 5.4x | 6.2x | 10.0x | |||
| $15B | $2.5B | 1.0x | 1.0x | 6.3x | 6.2x | |||
| $8.2B | $2.4B | 1.8x | 2.0x | 6.3x | 6.1x | |||
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Common questions about RTE
| When was RTE founded? | RTE was founded in 2000. |
| Where is RTE headquartered? | RTE is headquartered in Paris, France. |
| Is RTE publicly listed? | No, RTE is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is RTE's valuation? | RTE was last valued at $8.6B in its secondary sale in December 2016. |
| Who are RTE's investors? | RTE's investors include CNP Assurances and Caisse des Dépôts. |
| Which companies are comparable to RTE? | Companies comparable to RTE include SSEN Transmission, GAIL (India), Torrent Power, Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Nedgia and The Faraday Grid. |
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