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.
Blue Soft, a French specialist in digital transformation and cloud services, has announced that it will create 140 jobs worldwide in 2025.
The company will recruit new employees in France, Belgium and Switzerland. The recruitment campaign, supported by the launch of the Talents Bleus HR platform, targets experienced candidates as well as those seeking structured career development. The company is particularly looking for cloud project managers, storage system engineers, cloud developers, network architects, and data engineers.
The expansion comes despite a general slowdown in the digital market, highlighting Blue Soft’s sustained growth trajectory built around AI, data, and cloud expertise. Blue Soft, which closed 2024 with €110 million in revenue and 900 employees, aims to reach €120 million in turnover and 1,000 employees in 2025.
Blue Soft has 9 agencies in France, Belgium and Switzerland.
Eurofound (2025), Blue Soft, Business expansion in World, factsheet number 202620, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202620.
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