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.
G4S a British multinational security services company has announced that it will hire an additional 1,000 employees in 2017. The rise in terror attacks and threats throughout the year has led to a rise in demand for security services. The company noticed a clear rise in demand especially in the following sectors: aviation, critical infrastructure and events. On top of that, the company was one of the main private companies involved in the surveillance of asylum centres, which opened up a significant additional market.
Eurofound (2017), G4S, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 90493, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/90493.