Private company

Compañía Alemana Transatlántica de Electricidad

Logo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Compañía Alemana Transatlántica de Electricidad is a German energy company which operated in Argentina from 1898 to 1921.1 It was founded by AEG.1 It is part of AEG.1

Die Compañía Alemana Transatlántica de Electricidad (CATE) war ein 1896 gegründetes und ab 1898 in Buenos Aires ansässiges Tochterunternehmen der deutschen AEG-Konzerns, das Elektrizitätsdienstleistungen in Buenos Aires erbrachte und 1907 eine 50-jährige Konzession für diese Dienstleistungen erhielt. Im Jahr 1921 wurde es von der Compañía Hispano Americana de Electricidad (CHADE) aufgekauft, die 1936 in Compañía Argentina de Electricidad (CADE) umbenannt wurde.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1898Founded1
  • Industryenergy industry1

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CATE - Usina Paraguay y Reconquista. Ca 1910
Photo: Compañía Alemana Transatlántica de Electricidad, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Corporate structure

Compañía Alemana Transatlántica de Electricidad is part of a group headed by Daimler-Benz AG. 33 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Daimler-Benz AG Stuttgart
    • AEG 100% · Frankfurt
      • Compañía Alemana Transatlántica de Electricidad
      • AEG Eesti osakond Subsidiary · Tallinn, Estonia
      • Elektriska AB AEG Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
      • Kuba-Imperial Subsidiary · Wolfenbüttel, Germany
      • Leitz Wetzlar Subsidiary
      • Lloyd Dynamowerke Subsidiary · Bremen, Germany
      • Neue Automobil Gesellschaft Subsidiary · Berlin
      • Teldec Subsidiary · Hamburg
      • Telefunken Subsidiary · Frankfurt, Germany
        • Transradio AG für drahtlosen Übersee-Verkehr Subsidiary · Germany
      • Transatlantic Electric Tramway Company Subsidiary
      • VEM Sachsenwerk Subsidiary · Dresden, Germany
      • Всеобщая компания электричества Subsidiary · Russian Empire
      • AEG factories at Humboldthain Subsidiary · Bezirk Mitte, Germany
      • Bank Elektrischer Werte Subsidiary · Germany
      • Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft Subsidiary
      • Elektrowatt Subsidiary · Switzerland
      • Hartung-Jachmann Subsidiary · Germany
      • Hydrawerk Subsidiary · Germany
      • Kohlenveredlung und Schwelwerke Subsidiary · Germany
      • Sächsische Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft Subsidiary
      • Thüringer Electricitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft Subsidiary · Germany
      • VEB Stahl- und Walzwerk Hennigsdorf Subsidiary · Hennigsdorf, Germany
      • Vereinigte Isolatorenwerke Subsidiary · Germany
    • Adtranz Subsidiary · Berlin
    • DASA Subsidiary · München, Germany
    • Debis Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    • Dornier Subsidiary · Friedrichshafen
    • Maybach Subsidiary · Stuttgart
    • Maybach-Motorenbau Subsidiary · Friedrichshafen
    • Tempo Subsidiary · Hamburg
    • Haus Huth Owned · Bezirk Mitte, Germany
    • list of Mercedes-Benz vehicles Owned

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by AEG in 1898.1

Products and brands

  • electricity

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by CHADE company1

Timeline

  1. 1921Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1898Founded Founded1

Sources

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