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PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP
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HISTORY
1.1
HISTORY
FROM 1966 TO 1995, THE NUCLEAR YEARS
The Assystem Group’s history began in 1966 with the creation in France
of the Atem company, by a team of nuclear engineers and technicians
specialising in the commissioning of industrial units. Its development
was supported by the major nuclear equipment programme decided
by the French State after the first oil crisis in 1973.
In the 1980s, Atem began to diversify into project management, mainly
in industrial automation and IT and for sectors such as automotive, steel,
space and defence.
In 1989, along with Cogema, Atem created the Alphatem company,
dedicated at the start to the testing and commissioning of Cogema’s
investments (in the Hague for irradiated fuel reprocessing and in the
Gard for the Melox factory that produces MOX fuel assemblies).
In 1994, Atem and Alphatem merged to create the company Assystem,
which went public in the Second Market in Paris in 1995.
FROM 1996 TO 2003, THE DIVERSIFICATION
OF BUSINESSES
From 1996, the end of the investment cycle in the construction of new
industrial facilities (nuclear power stations and reprocessing plants)
in the nuclear industry in France and the rest of the world marked the
start of a new era for Assystem: the Company diversified into product
design and development for the aeronautics and automotive sectors
(acquisition of Studia in France), whilst retaining its skills and specificity
in the nuclear sector.
FROM 2003 TO 2015, INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
In 2003, the merger with Brime Technologies allowed Assystem to
penetrate the new technologies sector and opened the door to the
internationalisation of its activities.
Several significant acquisitions transformed the Group and allowed it
to expand its customer portfolio. The Inbis Ltd company in the United
Kingdom (industrial engineering group working for the aeronautics,
automotive and nuclear industries), then SKI and Atena in Germany
were acquired in 2004 and 2005.
In 2008, Assystem’s installation in India was consolidated by the
creation of Silver Atena, bringing together Silver Software (India), a
company specialising in embedded safety critical systems, and Atena
(Germany).
In 2010, Assystem joined forces with the British engineering company,
Atkins, to create N.triple.a, an engineering company specialising in
the nuclear sector and dedicated to international projects.
In 2011 and 2012, Assystem acquired Berner & Mattner (embedded
systems for the automotive industry in Germany) and the MPH Group
(nuclear engineering in France and staffing of consultants specialising
in the Oil & Gas and Industry in the Middle East and Africa).
The Middle East presence was strengthened in January 2015 with
the acquisition of the Radicon entity, an engineering company of
400 people based in Al Khobar and Riyad, Saudi Arabia. This
acquisition enabled Assystem to double its presence in the Arabic Gulf
region and gain market share in the infrastructure, energy and transport
sectors. The General Management offices for its Energy & Infrastructure
division have been based in Dubai since September 2013.
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FINANCIAL REPORT
2015