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.
Thales, a French electronics group operating in the cybersecurity sector, announced plans to recruit 200 employees in France in 2016. The recruitment concerns cybersecurity activities and will take place in France. The hiring is planned for 2016 and is ongoing. The recruitment is driven by strong market growth in cybersecurity, estimated at around 10% per year. Thales reports increasing demand for cybersecurity services and solutions and is seeking to strengthen its workforce to support this expansion. The company positions cybersecurity as a key activity supporting the security of citizens, infrastructures and states.
The recruitment targets highly skilled profiles, including ethical hackers, penetration testers, IT security architects, risk‑analysis specialists, cybersecurity R&D engineers and project managers. Thales employs around 61,000 people worldwide and operates in 56 countries.
Eurofound (2016), Thales, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 88962, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/88962.
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