| Press release |
| 26 September 2013 |
Acquisition
Altran announces the acquisition of Sentaca Communications Limited, a specialist of the UK telecommunications industry
Altran announces the acquisition of Sentaca Communications Limited, the British commercial activities of Sentaca Group, an engineering development firm serving the wireless telecommunications industry. Sentaca Communications engages with several Tier-1 operators and leading industry vendors in the United Kingdom, and is strategically positioned to capitalize on the current technology and business model changes within the telecoms market. The acquisition of Sentaca Communications will extend Altran's existing offering, footprint and client base in the telecoms market.
With more than 40 people, Sentaca encompasses service design and architecture, test and integration, implementation and operational support, technical project management, and leading-edge consulting services.
Commenting on the acquisition, Philippe Salle, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Altran group, said "Sentaca Communications is a high value-add to our portfolio of activities in the United Kingdom and in our Telecoms division globally, bringing complementary expertise and client relationships to Altran".
Dave Signorelli, Chief Operating Officer of Sentaca Communications, added: "We are delighted to be joining Altran, a recognized leader in the telecoms engineering sector. Being part of the Altran group will enable us to work on an increased range of projects and we look forward to bringing added value to Altran's clients throughout the telecoms sector."
About Altran
As global leader in innovation and high tech engineering consulting, Altran accompanies its clients in the creation and development of their new products and services. Altran's Innovation Makers[1] have been providing services for thirty years to key players in the Aerospace, Automotive, Energy, Railways, Finance, Healthcare and Telecoms sectors. Covering every stage of project development from strategic planning to manufacturing, Altran's offers capitalise on the Group's technological know-how in four key areas: Lifecycle Experience, Mechanical Engineering, Intelligent Systems and Information Systems.
In 2012, the Group generated revenues of €1,456m. Altran now has a staff of 20,000 employees in more than 20 countries.
http://www.altran.com
About Sentaca Group
Sentaca Group is a global organization providing a range of consulting services and solutions to clients throughout the mobile, telecoms and Internet sectors.
www.sentaca.com
Altran contacts:
| Investor relations Altran group Philippe Salle Chairman and Chief Executive Tel: + 33 1 46 41 71 89 Olivier Aldrin Senior Vice-President and CFO Tel: + 33 1 46 41 71 89 comfi@altran.fr | Financial press relations Publicis Consultants Véronique Duhoux Tel: + 33 1 44 82 46 33 veronique.duhoux@consultants.publicis.fr Caroline Decaux Tel: + 33 1 44 82 46 38 caroline.decaux@consultants.publicis.fr |
In case of discrepancy between the French version and the English version of this press release, the French version shall prevail.
[1] Employees of the Altran group
