Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Expleo, a French company specialising in engineering, digital services, and consultancy, is recruiting 365 workers in France. Seventy of these roles are based in the North (Nord), and are for specialists in artificial intelligence, digital technology, IT, data, electronics, and software. Similarly, the company is hiring seventy workers in similar positions in the Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The company is looking to fill 30% of the roles with young professionals, 50% with juniors, and 20% with experts. In the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Expleo is hiring 225 people for its sites in it's Lyon, Romans, and Pierrelatte. These positions are intented to reinforce the company's expertise in the energy industry.
Expleo has a total workforce of 18 000 worldwide.
The previous large-scale restructuring occurred in France recently, bringing to 495 the number of employees recruited by the company in 2025 Expleo 2025 - FR.
Eurofound (2025), Expleo, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 202943, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202943.
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