Techniques d'Avant Garde

Techniques d' Avant Garde (or TAG Group (Holdings ) SA ) is a company based in Luxembourg. A great reputation reached the company through the financing of a turbo engine from Porsche, with the McLaren team dominated the Formula 1 in the mid-eighties. Chairman of the Arab entrepreneur Mansour Ojjeh.

History

TAG was founded in 1975 by Akram Ojjeh.

TAG Heuer was formed in 1985 as a subsidiary, as the TAG Heuer took over. TAG Heuer was spun off in the nineties and was acquired by LVMH for 740 million U.S. $ in 1999.

Divisions

Aviation

TAG Aeronautics

TAG Aeronautics is a distributor of aircraft from Bombardier in the Middle East.

TAG Aviation

TAG Aviation is a company organized the business flights, but also organizes the maintenance and the purchase and sale of aircraft.

TAG Farnborough Airport Ltd.

TAG Farnborough Airport Ltd. is a subsidiary of TAG Aviation. She has a 99 years lease running through the Airport Farnborough.

Motorsport

TAG supported Williams early eighties. A high degree of recognition attained the company by the TAG - Porsche project, a turbo engine for the McLaren team in Formula 1 The connection to the McLaren team continues to this day, Mansour Ojjeh holds 15% of the McLaren Group.

Other

Other businesses include high tech, real estate and consumer goods.