Altran Technologies

Type
Merger/Acquisition
Country
France
Region
Pays de la Loire; Pays de la Loire; Loire-Atlantique
Location of affected unit(s)
Orvault
Sector
Information / Computing
62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
62.2 - Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities
62.20 - Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities
170 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
15 January 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2014
Foreseen end date
1 July 2014

Description

IT company Altran has announced to take over the Orvault-based site and 170 engineers from Alcatel-Lucent in the framework of a partnership.

Alcatel-Lucent had launched a restructuring plan last year, announcing 900 job cuts in France, including the closure of the site in Orvault that employed 510 staff so far. Altran will now create a centre of expertise in Orvault, where around 170 engineers will be hired during the next weeks.

Altran group employs about 20,000 people worldwide. In 2013, the group had announced a restructuring of its workforce in Toulouse (see Factsheet). In 2011, the recruitment of an additional 400 employees was reported (see Factsheet).

Sources

  • 15 January 2014: France 3

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Altran Technologies, Merger/Acquisition in France, factsheet number 76436, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76436.