in november 2015, dominique cerutti announced his five-year strategic plan, "altran 2020. ignition." the plan aims for the firm to reach 3 billion euros in revenue in five years and a big increase in profitability. as part of the new strategic plan, dominique cerrutti launched a strong acquisition policy, notably with tessella, an international leader in data analysis and data science consulting, synapse, an american company specialized in developing innovative products, lohika, a software engineering company and benteler engineering, a german firm specialized in design and engineering services for the automobile industry.