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 Serma Group, which is specialised in the cybersecurity of information systems, has launched a new recruitment campaign for 400 people at its various sites in France. Serma is recruiting 140 employees in Paris, 80 in Toulouse, 80 in the Lyon region, 30 in Aix-en-Provence, 20 in Angers and Rennes and 50 in Bordeaux, and is mainly looking for engineers, technicians, project managers and experts. According to the Sud-Ouest newspaper, the group is experiencing a remarkable growth. The expansion is marked by the recent acquisition of a laboratory in the United States, the incorporation of a company specializing in operational safety, and the successful completion of a significant partnership focused on electric vehicle battery testing in the Paris region.
The Serma group has a turnover of €170 million in 2022 and employs some 1,300 people in France, Tunisia and the United States.
Eurofound (2023), Serma Safety and Security, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 200661, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/200661.
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