Tuesday, 01 August 2023 8:23 amIt's taken almost a year but it would appear beleguered France-lised IT services group Atos has struck a deal to sell the less exciting part of the business (Tech Foundations) to a EP Equity Investment, a company backed by Czech tycoon Daniel Kretinsky.
Tuesday, 21 February 2023 3:20 pmI see Sir Chris Hohn has thrown has thrown his oar in the Airbus - Atos deal talks, urging the former to give up on its pursuit of the latter's multi-billion EURO cyber security division.
Thursday, 16 February 2023 7:54 amThis morning Atos confirmed Airbus has made an approach for its cyber security unit and is now in talks about a deal.
Monday, 23 January 2023 11:32 amIt's not often you see a Sunday takeover scoop in the French press so hat tip to the Journal du Dimanche for coming up with a decent line about the never ending Atos takeover situation.
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 5:05 pmThere are some fairly punchy lines being thrown about by French title SiecleDigital about the renewed interest Atos, the French IT services giant.
Monday, 02 January 2023 10:06 amIt's the first trading day of 2023 in continental Europe and already one of little old Betaville's RARE alerts has been followed by a rival.
Friday, 30 September 2022 11:19 amIt only took six months but Atos, the ailing France-listed IT services company, has finally confirmed it has received a takeover offer for its cyber security division.
Monday, 04 July 2022 6:52 pmIt's taken fifteen years but little old Betaville today finally made it onto Markets Live as a host albeit in a slightly different way to its original format.
Friday, 01 July 2022 2:26 pmI see that Capgemini appears to have issued a categorical on the record denial about its interest in buying some or all of Atos.
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 4:07 pmCapgemini, the France-listed technology consulting giant, has emerged as one of the companies weighing an offer for some or all of Atos, the embattled IT business.
Thursday, 23 June 2022 8:12 amThis morning France-based media outlet BFM TV is reporting that the French state is willing to support a Thales acquisition of Atos's cybersecurity business.
Monday, 13 June 2022 7:02 pmAtos has picked one of the worst days in the market this year to offload its entire stake in Wordline, the France-listed payments company.
Wednesday, 01 June 2022 2:32 pmSpeculation is mounting Atos has drawn interested from a suitor that may be even be considering a hostile offer for the France-listed IT services business.