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European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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French banking group Société Général (SG) has announced that the merger of Lyxor and SGAM, SG's asset management units, which will entail 126 job cuts before January 2010.
Société Général's management has decided to avoid direct lay-offs and to opt for internal relocation and voluntary departures.
424 out of 550 jobs will be kept at Lyxor.
Trade unions were informed about the plan in September by the group's human resources managers.
Eurofound (2009), Lyxor/SGAM AI, Merger/Acquisition in France, factsheet number 69581, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69581.