The Best European Performers
What does it take to make the list? Start with a strong brand. Then add a close relationship with customers. Finally, you need a flexible management team. By the way, it doesn't hurt to be British
Crunching The Numbers
When we pick the top European companies, we look beyond sales and earnings
Online Extra: The Key: Catering to Customers
Most European companies are notoriously slack on this score. Those that aren't are winning
Online Extra: The Insurer That Almost Made the Cut
Hague-based Aegon just missed inclusion in the European BW50. Given the state of the industry, that's no mean feat
A Look At The Leaders
Here in photo essay form, are 15 of the best companies in Europe, selected to offer a representative sampling by industry and country.
Online Extra: Q&A with Barclays' Matthew Barrett
The CEO of the banking giant on the secrets of his success and why so many winners in the sector spring from Britain
Online Extra: Q&A with Porsche's Wendelin Wiedeking
How does a world-class sports-car maker come up with an SUV? Says the CEO: Lots of R&D -- and "management skills"
Online Extra: Q&A with SABMiller's Graham Mackay
The ever-growing global brewing giant's CEO talks about culture, strategy, and branding
The European BusinessWeek 350 Scoreboard (.pdf)
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| 1 |
Porsche |
| 2 |
BHP Billiton |
| 3 |
SABMiller |
| 4 |
Renault |
| 5 |
HSBC Holdings |
| 6 |
HBOS |
| 7 |
Man Group |
| 8 |
ENI |
| 9 |
GUS |
| 10 |
Imperial Tobacco Group |
| 11 |
Next |
| 12 |
Tesco |
| 13 |
A.P. Moller-Maersk |
| 14 |
VINCI |
| 15 |
BP |
| 16 |
Royal Bank of Scotland |
| 17 |
Centrica |
| 18 |
TIM |
| 19 |
Continental |
| 20 |
Reckitt Benckiser |
| 21 |
Grupo Ferrovial |
| 22 |
Royal Dutch Petroleum |
| 23 |
Société Générale |
| 24 |
Barclays |
| 25 |
Total |
| 26 |
National Grid Transco |
| 27 |
Grupo ACS |
| 28 |
Marks & Spencer Group |
| 29 |
Norsk Hydro |
| 30 |
Shell Transport & Trading |
| 31 |
Sanofi-Synthélabo |
| 32 |
Metro |
| 33 |
Wolseley |
| 34 |
Abertis Infraestructuras |
| 35 |
Lloyds TSB Group |
| 36 |
E.ON |
| 37 |
H & M Hennes & Mauritz |
| 38 |
Inditex |
| 39 |
Scottish & Southern Energy |
| 40 |
SAP |
| 41 |
FöreningsSparbanken |
| 42 |
GlaxoSmithKline |
| 43 |
Hilton Group |
| 44 |
UBS |
| 45 |
Fortis |
| 46 |
OMV |
| 47 |
Groupe UCB |
| 48 |
Enel |
| 49 |
Rio Tinto |
| 50 |
BG Group |
Data: Standard & Poor's Compustat
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