2015, Altran and General Electric (GE) announced a new agreement to co-develop the next generation of industrial Internet solutions that will allow companies to take advantage of the Internet of Things and big data to optimize the management of their employees and processes. Altran continued to acquire innovation consultancies in other countries as part of its expansion strategy. In February 2015, it acquired Nspyre, a Dutch leader in R&D and high-technology. In July 2015, it bought SiConTech, an Indian engineering company specializing in semiconductors. Altran's revenues reached €1.945 billion in 2015. At that time, it had over 25,000 employees operating in over 20 countries. In November 2015, Dominique Cerutti announced his five-year strategic plan, "Altran 2020. Ignition." The plan aimed for the firm to reach 3 billion euros in revenue in five years and a big increase in profitability. In December 2015, Altran announced the acquisition of Tessella, an international leader in analytical and data science consulting. In 2016, the company acquired two other American companies: Synapse, specializing in the development of innovative products, and Lohika, a software engineering firm. This transatlantic expansion is one of the principal approaches to development supported by Altran in the Ignition 2020 strategic plan. Additionally, Altran announced in October 2016 the acquisition of two automobile industry companies: Swell, an engineering services and research and development firm based in the Czech Republic, as well as Benteler Engineering, a German firm specializing in conception and engineering services. Dominique Cerutti is noted for establishing several strategic partnerships, notably with Divergent, an American holding that integrates 3D printing in the automobile production process, and the Chinese digital mapping holding EMG (). 22 December 2016 Acquisition: Altran acquires Pricol Technologies, an India-based engineering solutions. In July and September 2017, Altran finalized two acquisitions: Information Risk Management, and GlobalEdge. The acquisition of IRM enabled Altran to enhance its presence and offers in the domain of cyber security. The buying of GlobalEdge, an Indian software product engineering firm, aimed at helping Altran to develop its presence in India as well as in the US, where Global Edge has an office in California. In November 2017, the company also acquired Aricent, a global digital design and engineering company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The $2.0 billion transaction enabled the company to become the global leader in engineering and R&D services, completing its "Altran 2020. Ignition" strategic plan as early as 2018. The