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.
LDR Medical, the French manufacturer of spinal implants, has announced that it plans to cut up to 200 positions in Europe.
The company closed all its European sites and will relocated all activities to the United States. First, in June 2025, the company announced the closure of its production site in Valencia, Spain.
In France, 96 employees will lose their jobs, with production ending in March 2026 and full closure scheduled for September 2026. Negotiations with employee representatives are ongoing, with a final decision anticipated by December 2025. The layoffs are expected to take place in several waves, with a halt in production activities from March 2026 and a definitive closure in September 2026. The works council has criticised the company for failing to inform employee representatives in due time and for preparing the social plan months in advance without consultation.
In June 2025, the company announced the closure of its production site in Valencia, Spain.
Founded in 2000, LDR Medical had been considered a regional success story before its acquisition by Zimmer Biomet in 2016 and subsequent sale to H.I.G. Capital, which created Highridge Medical in 2024.
Eurofound (2025), LDR Medical , Offshoring/Delocalisation in European Union, factsheet number 203730, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203730.
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