in november 2017, under the leadership of dominique cerruti, altran group also purchased the company aricent for $2.0 billion, which is to date, the group’s largest acquisition. this move enabled “altran 2020. ignition” strategic plan to achieve its goals two years ahead of schedule and established the company as a world leader in engineering, research and development services. under cerutti, altran published revenues for the year 2017 indicating a 10% increase in sales, as well as a current operating income up by 13.6% that year; an increased revenue margin of 10.8%.