Klépierre S.A. is a French real estate investment trust and Europe’s second-biggest publicly traded mall operator. It was founded in 1990. It focuses on the ownership, management and development of shopping centers across Continental Europe. The company’s largest shareholders are Simon Property Group, which owns 20.3% of the shares, and APG. Klepierre shares are listed on Euronext Paris and is a member of the CAC Next 20 index of French companies. In July 2014, Klépierre offered to buy Dutch competitor Corio. The deal was completed on March 31, 2015. Through this transaction Klépierre acquired a 7 billion euro shopping center portfolio with strategic positions in the Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Turkey. Wikipedia