Expatriate Corporation Directory
The following table lists large companies (with revenues of over 1 billion USD) that are based (=incorporated) in a country different from the one they were founded in.
Sources: corporate websites, Wikipedia, SEC filings. Last updated: Nov. 2015
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| Name | Full name | Revenues (billion USD) | Legal domicile | Headquarters | Origin | Comments |
| Glencore | Glencore plc | 221 | Jersey | Baar, Switzerland | Switzerland | Founded as Marc Rich & Co. AG |
| Fiat Chrysler Automobiles | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. | 107 | The Netherlands | London, UK | Italy and USA | |
| Airbus | Airbus Group SE | 68 | The Netherlands | Leiden, The Netherlands; Main office: Blagnac, France | France, Germany, Spain | Founded as European Defence and Space Company (EADS) |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings plc | 61 | UK | London, UK | Hong Kong | Established in Hong Kong as The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) |
| Jardine Matheson | Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited | 61 | Bermuda | Hong Kong | China | Founded in Guangzhou, relocated to Hong Kong |
| Bunge | Bunge Limited | 58 | Bermuda | White Plains, NY, United States | USA | |
| Schlumberger | Schlumberger N.V. | 49 | Curaçao | Four principal executive offices in Paris, France; Houston, TX, USA; London, UK; The Hague, The Netherlands | France | |
| LyondellBasell | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | 44 | The Netherlands | Operational HQ: London, UK; Houston, TX, USA | USA, UK, Netherlands, Germany | |
| IKEA | Inter IKEA Systems B.V.; INGKA Holding B.V.; Inter IKEA Holding S.A.; Stichting INGKA Foundation; Interogo Foundation | 33 | The Netherlands | Leiden, The Netherlands; Development and Marketing headquarters in Älmhult, Sweden | Sweden | Main operating entities are incorporated in Leiden and Delft, The Netherlands; These entities are owned and controlled by a foundation in the Netherlands, and by a holding company in Luxembourg, which is controlled by a foundation in Liechtenstein. |
| Accenture | Accenture plc | 32 | Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | USA | Previously incorporated in Bermuda |
| Medtronic | Medtronic plc | 28 | Ireland | Principal executive office: Dublin, Ireland; Operational HQ: Minneapolis, MN, USA | USA | |
| Flextronics | Flextronics International Ltd. | 26 | Singapore | Singapore | USA | |
| Eaton | Eaton Corporation plc | 23 | Ireland | Operational HQ: Cleveland, OH, USA | USA | |
| SABMiller | SABMiller plc | 22 | UK | London, UK | South Africa | Founded as South African Breweries |
| ACE | ACE Limited | 19 | Switzerland | Zurich, Switzerland | Bermuda and USA | |
| Tyco | Tyco International Ltd. | 17 | Ireland | Operational HQ: Princeton, New Jersey | USA | Tyco International was previously incorporated in Bermuda |
| Allergan | Allergan plc | 16 | Ireland | Global HQ: Dublin, Ireland; Administrative HQ: Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, United States | USA | |
| Carnival | Carnival Corporation (& plc) | 16 | Panama | Miami, FL, USA | USA | Part of dual-listed company Carnival Corporation & plc.; revenue figures are given for the entire company |
| Delphi Automotive | Delphi Automotive plc | 16 | UK | Gillingham, UK | USA | |
| Ingersoll Rand | Ingersoll-Rand plc | 15 | Ireland | Operational HQ: Davidson, NC, USA | USA | |
| Seagate | Seagate Technology plc | 14 | Ireland | Dublin, Ireland; Operational HQ: Cupertino, CA, USA | USA | |
| Tetra Laval | Tetra Laval International SA | 13 | Switzerland | Pully, Switzerland | Sweden | |
| TE Connectivity | TE Connectivity Ltd. | 12 | Switzerland | Schaffhausen, Switzerland; Operational HQ: Berwyn, Pennsylvania, USA | USA | |
| Aon | Aon plc | 12 | UK | London, UK | USA | |
| Tenaris | Tenaris S.A. | 11 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Italy and Latin America | |
| Transocean | Transocean Ltd. | 9 | Switzerland | Holding: Zug, Switzerland; Executive Management Office: Vernier, Switzerland | USA | Previously incorporated in the Cayman Islands |
| Ternium | Ternium S.A. | 9 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico | |
| Mylan | Mylan N.V. | 8 | The Netherlands | Hatfield, UK | USA | |
| Ferrero | Ferrero International S.A. | 8 | Luxembourg | Operational HQ (Ferrero S.p.A): Alba, Italy | Italy | |
| Pentair | Pentair Ltd. | 8 | Ireland | Worsley, UK | USA | |
| STMicroelectronics | STMicroelectronics N.V. | 8 | Netherlands | Geneva, Switzerland | France, Italy | |
| Shire | Shire plc | 6 | Jersey | Dublin, Ireland | UK | |
| Millicom | Millicom S.A. | 6 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Sweden | |
| Bacardi | Bacardi Limited | 5 | Bermuda | Hamilton, Bermuda | Cuba | |
| Seadrill | Seadrill Ltd. | 5 | Bermuda | Operational HQ: London, UK | Norway | |
| Avago | Avago Technologies Limited | 4 | Singapore | Dual HQ: Singapore and San Jose, CA, USA | USA | |
| Garmin | Garmin Ltd. | 3 | Switzerland | Schaffhausen, Switzerland | USA | Previously incorporated in the Cayman Islands |
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro K.K. | 1 | Japan | Tokyo, Japan | USA |
Last edit: 11 November 2015, www.btitze.net