ESI Group: and the takeover happened…

Key sight. We have been waiting for it for a long time and it has finally arrived, the takeover bid for ESI Group… The American Keysight proposes to take over the French software publisher on the basis of 155 Euros per share. The price values ​​ESI on the basis of 913 ME which seems very well paid. The company generated last year a turnover up 3% to 129.7 ME. Thanks to the adjustments made to the cost structure, the operating margin rose sharply to 11.6% instead of 6.8% over the previous year. As for the net result, it stood at 15.4 ME…