Ducamp, Pauline. " "Altran est dans un jeu vertueux entre constructeurs automobiles et équipementiers" ". L'Usine Digitale . Retrieved 19 April 2017. In the second half of the 1990s the company was acquiring an average of 15 companies per year. Italy became a target for growth in 1996, when Altran established subsidiary Altran Italy, before making its first acquisition in that country in 1997. With both companies built on engineering talent and traditions, Capgemini and Altran have a very close corporate culture that will facilitate a smooth integration of their teams. The two groups also have very similar operating models with many operational indicators in common. Paris and Neuilly-sur-Seine, June 24, 2019 – Capgemini (Euronext Paris: CAP), a global leader in consulting, IT services and digital transformation, and Altran Technologies (Euronext Paris: ALT), the global leader in Engineering and R&D services, today announced that they have entered into an agreement for exclusive negotiations whereby Capgemini is to acquire Altran, through a friendly takeover bid at €14.00 per Altran share, payable in cash. The total cash consideration will amount to €3.6 billion [4], excluding net financial debt (c. €1.4 billion). The transaction will be accretive to Capgemini’s normalized EPS by more than 15%, before synergies from the combination. In 2023, accretion is expected to exceed 25% post synergies. The agreement is unanimously recommended and approved by the Boards of Directors of Capgemini and Altran. In addition, Capgemini has signed a definitive agreement to acquire shares representing 11% of Altran capital from a group of shareholders led by Apax Partners.

Altran announces the acquisition of Pricol Technologies, an India-based engineering solutions provider enabling its global customers to take their products from simple concept to manufacturing. Altran Technologies: reaches a new milestone in its development by becoming part of Capgemini Group, Market screener, April 2020 Informations sur la société Altran Technologies en bourse". bourse.latribune.fr. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015 . Retrieved 17 December 2015. In 1998, Altran added four new Italian acquisitions, EKAR, RSI Sistemi, CCS and Pool. In 1999, the company added an office in Turin as well as two new companies, ASP and O&I.A new milestone was reached with the announcement of the signature, on August 11, 2019, of the tender offer agreement which sets the terms and conditions of the proposed acquisition of Altran by Capgemini. On September 23, 2019 Altran: ce que va changer le rachat d'Aricent pour le leader du conseil en innovation, le Revenu, 12 December 2017 Creation of a group with revenues of €17 billion [1] and more than 265,000 employees through the combination of a world leader in Consulting and IT services and a world leader in Engineering and R&D services In 2012, as part its Performance Plan 2012, PSA Peugeot Citroën chose Altran as its strategic partner. [8] Expected accretion on normalized earnings per share [3] of over 15% before synergies in the 1 st year and over 25% post synergies in 2023

The combined scope of these Engineering and R&D services activities will represent annual revenues of approximately €3.4 billion [6] and 54,000 professionals, including 21,000 in 5 Global Engineering Centers. The French financial market authority AMF (Autorité des marchés financiers) declared the friendly public tender offer on Altran at a €14.0 price per share compliant and on the same day granted visa n° 19-489 to Capgemini’s Offer document and visa n° 19-490 to Altran’s response note. Agreement whereby Capgemini is to acquire Altran via a cash offer at €14.00 per share [1], approved unanimously by the boards of directors of both companies The transaction is in particular subject to certain customary conditions precedent. The tender offer will only be filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers after such conditions precedents have been fulfilled (or waived).

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The acquisition of Pricol Technologies will help accelerate the execution of Altran's Strategic Plan, 'Altran 2020. Ignition': The closing of the tender offer, once open, will be subject to the receipt of the antitrust clearances from the European Commission and Morocco’s competition authority [6]. Capgemini reserves the right to waive such conditions. As previously announced, completion of the transaction is expected by the end of 2019. Altran operated primarily in high technology and innovation industries, which accounted for nearly 75% of its turnover. Administrative and information consultancy accounted for 20% of its turnover with strategy and management consulting making up the rest. The firm is active in most engineering domains, particularly electronics and IT technology.