The international engineering group Assystem has entered into a new partnership with the French investment firm Ardian Capital.
The international engineering group Assystem has entered into a new partnership with the French investment firm Ardian Capital to further develop its engineering products activity and services post-development.
Under the signed agreement, Ardian will receive 60% of the Global Product Solutions (GPS) division with Assystem retaining 40%.
This agreement aims to:
• Increase the company’s market position, expanding GPS’ geographical and sectorial reach
• Allow GPS to remain one of the main parties involved in ongoing consolidation of the R&D outsourcing market
• Provide greater ability to expand its holdings further
• Offer opportunity to better respond to expectations of the industry / industrial clients
Continually innovating and working on ground-breaking projects, engineers within the GPS division operate across the aerospace, defence and automotive sectors to assist large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across their product lifecycles. This ranges from initial R&D and concept studies to the implementation of manufacturing processes and providing in-service support such as lifecycle cost optimisation.