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.
The Koezio Group, which is specialised in local digital services for small and medium-sized businesses, has announced a campaign to recruit more than 500 employees in France by the end of the year. The main profiles searched are sales people, support engineers, systems and networks engineers and administrative assistants. Between 2017 and 2021, Koesio have grown from 700 to 2,700 employees, an increase of almost 300% in its workforce. This vast recruitment plan 'reflects the group's growth ambitions, which are to reach a turnover of €1 billion in 2021', according the company. The group is also present in Luxembourg and in Belgium.
Eurofound (2021), Koesio, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 105552, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/105552.
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