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.
Better Energy, a leading player in Denmark’s renewable energy sector, is reducing its workforce by up to 40% of its 363 employees in Denmark by the end of 2024 due to slower-than-expected green transition progress. The company, which has experienced rapid growth over the past few years, faces a market slowdown in solar energy demand. The development of new solar parks has reached a more steady pace, and electrification efforts have stalled. Despite the cuts, Better Energy remains focused on delivering green energy, shifting towards a more project-based approach and outsourcing more tasks. The company is adjusting to a slower growth environment and refocusing on strategic projects in Northern Europe.
Eurofound (2024), Better Energy, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 201938, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/201938.
This working paper offers a comprehensive methodological overview of the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) databases. Even though the methodology has not changed over time, new categories have been added, and the way it has been used by researchers and policymakers...
This Eurofound research paper explores key trends in restructuring in recent years, highlighting the companies that announced the largest job losses and job gains in the EU. It builds on an analysis of company announcements recorded in Eurofound’s European Restructuring...
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Since 2013, Eurofound's ERM database on restructuring-related legislation has been documenting regulatory developments in the Member States of the European Union and Norway which are explicitly or implicitly linked to anticipating and managing change. The most recent update to the...
