M&A

The shareholders of TOM have agreed to actively support TOM in finding a new strategic partner that will enable TOM to realise the next step in its development.

Altran has today announced the acquisition of Benteler Engineering, a German specialist in design and engineering services for the automotive industry, serving a highly attractive customer base of blue-chip OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers such as BMW, Volkswagen, Volvo, Ford, Porsche and Daimler.

The North American market, while still accounting for almost 50% of the global total has decreased 15% since last year, in deal volume terms, on a year-to-date (YTD) basis.

CNP Assurances, alongside Bpifrance and Innovation Capital, is taking a capital stake in H4D and joining the board of directors, in a EUR 6.7m fundraising deal that will enable the French teleconsultation specialist to accelerate its commercial development.

Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA), a global leader in bio-analytical testing, and one of the world leaders in genomic services, announces the acquisition of VRL Laboratories (“VRL”), one of the leading laboratories in pre-transplant testing for the eligibility determination for Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps) in the US.