In Lyon, set your company. on a winning strategic path

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1 Strategic Functions In Lyon, set your company on a winning strategic path

2 sanofi pasteur Oxygène Tower LYON Dynamic & enterprising A strategic city of excellence 5 state-certified competitive clusters, 2 of which are world-class: Lyonbiopôle for the Life Sciences and Axelera for Chemistry/Environment 1,500 decision centers in the Lyon region and the presence of global leaders, such as sanofi pasteur, Bayer CropScience, Cegid, Club Méditerranée, Lafarge Group, Rhodia, Groupe SEB, biomérieux and Sopra Group. A concentration of top quality service providers to assist you For corporate real estate: AtisReal, CB Richard Ellis, Cushman & Wakefield, DTZ Jean Thouard, Jones Lang Lasalle and more. For auditing and consulting: Algoe, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, KPMG, McKinsey, PricewaterhouseCoopers and more. For recruitment: Mercuri Urval, Michael Page International, Robert Half, Hays, Hudson and more. At each stage of your company s life, the leading names in consultancy and the second largest community of lawyers in France will provide you with assistance and support. A competitive telecom platform, thanks to Lyonix: a network access point and Internet-traffic transaction marketplace. Easy, secure and optimized network access with the guarantee of very high speed, thanks to an extremely dense fiber optic network. Qualified human resources to meet your needs 85,000 jobs in a recognized dynamic service sector Over 147,000 students, 12% of whom are international; a multilingual talent pool. 2.5 million people in the labor force in Rhône-Alpes: one of the largest employment bases in Europe.

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4 Lyon Confluence LYON Innovative & attractive An exceptional living environment between the Alps and the Mediterranean Lyon offers an incomparable quality of life that will make your employees loyal: One hour from the Alps One hour from Provence 30 minutes from the Beaujolais wine country The capital of French gastronomy (Paul Bocuse, Georges Blanc and others) Festive and athletic events, such as the Biennial Festival of Dance, the Olympique Lyonnais football team, and more The results? Motivated employees who are completely satisfied with their jobs! A multitude of projects and innovations Lyon, a dynamic city that s always on the move! The Cité Internationale Amphitheater designed by Renzo Piano Embankment of the Rhone River (a 5-kilometer long urban park with a surface area of 60,000 square meters) Velo v (4,000 direct-access bikes on the streets of Lyon) Lyon Confluence (the largest urban renewal project in Europe) Oxygen Tower (in 2009, 39,000 sq. m of floor area on 29 levels) Incity Tower (in 2012, 40,000 sq. m on 36 levels), and more Lyon: ranked 5 th European city for its attractiveness in corporate real estate 1 Paris 2 London 3 Stockholm 4 Munich Helsinki 7 Madrid 8 Barcelona (Source: Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe PricewaterhouseCoopers/ULI) 9 Hamburg 10 Copenhagen th Lyon

5 Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport Illuminations on the Place Bellecour LYON Competitive & international Cité Internationale A strategic location 3 TGV stations and 68 TGV shuttles a day between Lyon and Paris, in under 2 hours The densest highway system in France Lyon-Saint Exupéry International Airport is just 30 minutes from the city center, with 27 domestic flights and 53 international flights Same-day roundtrip possible to 18 major European cities Lyon brings the world closer! FLIGHT TIME BETWEEN LYON AND... A world-class city 900 companies with foreign capital (with over 50 employees); employing a total of 165,000 people 50,000 expatriates and 130,000 foreign residents International education, from kindergarten to secondary school, with 9 international sections, 9 bilingual schools and the possibility of studying for the International Baccalaureate Lower costs than other major European cities Amsterdam 1hr45 Brussels 1hr30 Frankfurt 1hr15 London 1hr45 Madrid 1hr45 Milan 0hr55 Paris 1hr05 Lyon means real savings! Prime rent 3.5 to 5 times lower than Paris or London Turnover below 10% for long-term recruitment Lower payroll costs PRIME RENT EXCL. TAX (e/sq. m./year) Lyon Brussels Amsterdam Madrid Frankfurt Milan Dublin Paris QCA London West End (Source: Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, 2008) (Source: DTZ, 31/12/07)

6 SUCCEED FASTER! Benefit from Aderly s expertise, built up through over 30 years of experience in supporting your projects. We make it easier for you to set up your company with our attentive, tailored service: Informing you about the region: its economic and industrial structure Searching for property and real estate solutions adapted to your professional requirements Putting you in contact with the Lyon network and guaranteeing fast mobilization of the right contact people Assisting you in your relations with the local authorities Providing you with advice for your administrative, tax and financial formalities Helping you recruit your future specialists from welladapted training programs Photos credits : JF Marin - Nicolas Robin - Depaule/PAD/Asylum for Lyon Confluence May Sogelym-Steiner - GB Plan to set up a business? Contact our experts! Place de la Bourse Lyon Cedex 02 - France aderly@aderly.com / +33 (0) Ad e r l y Lyon Area Economic Development Agency