Engie North America is a subsidiary of energy giant Engie, an independent power producer and energy efficiency services provider, with operations in 70 countries employing 150,000 people, including 1,000 researchers in 11 research and development centers. Engie operates more than 250 low-carbon urban heating and cooling networks in 13 countries, including in the London Olympic Park, the cities of Paris, Marseille, Barcelona, and Lisbon, and Cyberjaya (Malaysia). The company also has a 40 percent stake in Tabreed, which has more than 70 district cooling plants located throughout the Gulf Cooperation Council in the Middle East. Axium, an independent portfolio manager, has more than 100 core energy, transportation, and social infrastructure assets in its North America portfolio.