Altran teams up with Peugeot once more for the 208 GTi Racing Experience". www.altran.co.uk . Retrieved 17 December 2015. The combined Group will continue to invest massively in its talents, opening up a host of opportunities for the employees of both entities. Key transaction terms Ragu, Didier (2 December 2015). "Avec l'acquisition de Tessella, Altran se muscle dans le big data". L'Usine Digitale . Retrieved 19 April 2017.

In 2000, the company's Italian branch expanded to 10 subsidiaries with the opening of offices in Lombardy and Lazio and the acquisition of CEDATI. Also in 2000, Altran's presence in Switzerland grew with two new subsidiaries (Infolearn and De Simone & Osswald). In Germany, Altran acquired I&K Beratung. The United States became a primary target for the company's expansion with the acquisition of a company that was renamed Altran Corporation. This press release may include forward-looking statements and language indicating trends, such as the words “anticipate”, “expect”, “approximate”, “believe”, “could”, “should”, “will”, “intend”, “may”, “potential” and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are only based upon currently available information and speak only as of the date of this press release. Such forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and are subject to a significant business, economic and competitive risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are unknown and many of which Capgemini and Altran are unable to predict or control. Such factors may cause Capgemini’s and/or Altran’s actual results, performance or plans with respect to the transaction to differ materially from any future results, performance or plans expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Neither Capgemini nor Altran, nor any of their advisors accepts any responsibility for any financial information contained in this press release relating to the business or operations or results or financial condition of the other or their respective groups. Capgemini, Altran and their advisors expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. About Capgemini 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.On 28 June 2018, Altran announced the plan "The High Road, Altran 2022". This plan aimed for a 14.5% margin and a 4 billion euros turnover in 2022 by betting on technological breakthroughs. [24] [25] Takeover by Capgemini [ edit ] Altran's revenues reached €1.945 billion in 2015. At that time, it had over 25,000 employees operating in over 20 countries. [12] In view of the progress made in the process of obtaining CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States) authorization in the United States, Capgemini decided, as it was entitled to do by the tender offer agreement, to file its tender offer before obtaining such authorization. The tender offer will not be subject to obtaining the CFIUS authorization. The agreement sets out the The new Group will benefit from a unique ability to support industrial players in their digital transformation, by combining its intimate knowledge of their businesses, its privileged access to decision-makers and its portfolio of offers that spans digital transformation, consulting and innovation, information technologies (IT) and operational technologies [7] (OT). Building on these strengths, Capgemini will reinforce its role as the strategic partner of choice of its customers in this “ Intelligent Industry” space , which present a double-digit growth potential [8]. Strong value creation

The company covers the entire project life-cycle, from the planning stages (technological monitoring, technical feasibility studies, strategy planning, etc.) to final realization (design, implementation, and testing.) Paris and Neuilly-sur-Seine, August 12, 2019 – Capgemini (Euronext Paris : CAP) and Altran Technologies (Euronext Paris : ALT) have reached a new milestone on the way to building a global digital transformation leader for industrial and tech companies by 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 through a friendly cash tender offer for a price of €14 per share. Capgemini has signed a definitive agreement to acquire an 11% stake in Altran from the concert formed around Apax Partners (comprising possible customary top-ups). Altran become involved in a couple of new PR initiatives at the beginning of the decade, including a partnership with the Renault F1 racing team and a commitment to the Solar Impulse project with the goal of circumnavigating the Earth powered by only solar power. [6] Capgemini intends to launch a cash offer for all Altran share capital at a price of €14.00 per share. This represents a premium of 30% over the volume-weighted average share price over the month until Friday 21 June (adjusted for the €0.24 coupon to be detached on July 1 st) and a 33% premium over the 3-month volume weighted average price.

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With sales offices located in Detroit (USA), London (UK) and Shinagawa (Japan), Pricol Technologies has a balanced market and client coverage which enabled its rapid growth. Capgemini and Altran create a global digital transformation leader for industrial and tech 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). The offer price of €14 per share represents a premium of 30% over Altran’s volume-weighted [4] average share price in the month preceding the announcement, and a premium of 33% over the three-month average [5].

In the early 1990s the company adopted a new business model. While much of the company's work during the previous decade had been performed in-house, at the beginning of the 1990s the company developed a new operational concept, that of a temp agency for the high-technology sector. The firm's staff started to work directly with its clients' projects, adding their specialized expertise to projects. By the end of the decade, the company had more than 50 subsidiaries in France, and had taken the lead of that market's technology consulting sector. The company was helped by the long-lasting recession affecting France and much of Europe at the beginning of the decade, as companies began outsourcing parts of their research and development operations. Altran was also expanding by acquisition, buying up a number of similar consultancies in France, such as the 1992 acquisition of GERPI, based in Rennes. By the end of that year, Altran's revenues had reached 76.5 million euros. The Group expects accretion to normalized EPS, before synergies from the combination, of more than 15% in the first year after closing. In November 2015, Dominique Cerutti announced his five-year strategic plan, "Altran 2020. Ignition." The plan aimed for the firm to reach 3 billion euros in revenue in five years and a big increase in profitability. [13] [14] 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. 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.In 2012, as part its Performance Plan 2012, PSA Peugeot Citroën chose Altran as its strategic partner. [8] Altran achète la société technologique indienne Sicontech". Investir (in French) . Retrieved 17 December 2015. Ducamp, Pauline. " "Altran est dans un jeu vertueux entre constructeurs automobiles et équipementiers" ". L'Usine Digitale . Retrieved 19 April 2017. This press release must not be published, broadcast or distributed, directly or indirectly, in any country in which the distribution of this information is subject to legal restrictions. The tender offer will not be open to the public in jurisdictions in which its launch is subject to legal restrictions. The publication, broadcasting or distribution of this press release in certain countries may be subject to legal or regulatory restrictions. Therefore, persons located in countries where this press release is published, broadcasted or distributed must inform themselves about and comply with such restrictions. Capgemini and Altran Technologies disclaim any responsibility for any violation of such restrictions. WARNING

In 2004, Altran established operations in Asia and created Altran Pr[i]me[ sic], a consulting outfit specialized in large-scale innovation projects. [4] In December 2015, Altran announced the acquisition of Tessella, in analytical and data science consulting. [15] Altran began building its operations in South America as well, especially in Brazil. By the end of 2001, Altran's revenues had jumped to more than 1.2 billion euros, while its ranks of consultants now topped 15,000.Capgemini announced the success of its friendly tender offer for Altran. Following this announcement, the offer has beenreopened from January 28 to February 10, 2020 (inclusive) On March 13, 2020 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. https://www.youtube.com/embed/IFpvCXb-ufI?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.capgemini.com 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