Orano Projets Acquires Majority Stake in CERIS Group
March 30, 2022
Orano Projets, the engineering arm of the Orano group, has acquired a majority stake in CERIS Group, a French engineering and consulting firm serving healthcare, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology clients. The deal adds CERIS’s expertise and local presence (notably in Nantes and Lyon) to Orano Projets’ capabilities, enabling expansion of service offerings and capacity to deliver large-scale design, construction and turnkey projects.
- Buyers
- Orano Projets
- Targets
- CERIS Group
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Pays de la Loire, France
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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