AREVA and Capgemini Strengthen Their Partnership

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AREVA (Paris:AREVA) and Capgemini finalized today a commercial partnership covering a large outsourcing and systems integration contract of € 1 billion over 10 years and the acquisition of Euriware and its subsidiaries by the Capgemini Group (acquisition completed today).

Euriware, a French company founded in 1991, has 1,900 employees and revenues of € 220 million; Areva is its largest client representing over 50% of revenues. Euriware offers outsourcing and systems integration services as well high value added industrial engineering and information security systems to clients in the energy, manufacturing and defense sectors.

With Capgemini, Euriware is joining a global leader in IT services. This acquisition is based on an ambitious industrial and social plan consistent with the economic interests of both parties including a commitment on employment and geographic locations.

This partnership allows Areva to rely on Capgemini, a global leader, to accompany it in the management and transformation of its information systems, while offering the highest level of performance and security.

Capgemini expands its service offerings with security managed services, strengthens its engineering and industrial IT services (e.g. PLM), and reaffirms its leadership in the energy sector.

Luc Oursel, CEO of AREVA, said: "This partnership helps secure the future development of Euriware and its employees. It was made possible by a high quality dialogue between the social partners, Areva and Capgemini. This operation will help us improve the performance of our IT systems."

For Paul Hermelin, CEO of Capgemini: "We are delighted to expand our partnership with Areva and integrate new capabilities and teams within Capgemini. We are strengthening our leadership in France, our first and historic market."

MORE ABOUT AREVA

AREVA is a world leader in nuclear power. The group’s offer to utilities covers every stage of the nuclear fuel cycle, reactor design and construction, and operating services. Its expertise and uncompromising dedication to safety make it a leading industry player.
AREVA also invests in renewable energies to develop, via partnerships, high technology solutions.
Through the complementary nature of nuclear and renewables, AREVA’s 45,000 employees contribute to building tomorrow’s energy model: supplying the greatest number of people with energy that is safer and with less CO2.

MORE ABOUT CAPGEMINI

With more than 130,000 people in over 40 countries, Capgemini is one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. The Group reported 2013 global revenues of EUR 10.1 billion. Together with its clients, Capgemini creates and delivers business and technology solutions that fit their needs and drive the results they want. A deeply multicultural organization, Capgemini has developed its own way of working, the Collaborative Business Experience^TM, and draws on Rightshore^®, its worldwide delivery model.
Learn more about us at www.capgemini.com.

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