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.
In Extenso, a French firm providing accounting and consulting services for small and medium-sized businesses is hiring 1,500 workers in France in 2025. This business expansion aims to support the company's growth, as it generated over 600 million euros in revenue in 2024. In the North and Hauts-de-France, the company will recruit a few dozen employees, particularly specialists in accounting, payroll, social consultancy, auditing, and legal services. In the Ouest-Atlantique region, the company is hiring 70 workers, while in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, it will hire around 80 workers.
Additionally, two of In Extenso's subsidiaries are hiring. Extenso Innovation Croissance is recruiting 25 specialists in green transition and sustainable innovation. In Extenso Tourisme, Culture et Hôtellerie, on the other hand, is hiring several advisors for its clients.
Two prior restructurings have been recorded in the ERM database, with 115 workers hired in 2023 In Extenso Ouest Atlantique 2024 - FR and 1,200 in 2022 In Extenso 2022 - FR.
Eurofound (2025), In Extenso, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 202318, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202318.
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