(AOF) – Atos has received an indicative offer from Airbus to enter into a long-term strategic and technological agreement and acquire a 29.9% minority stake in Evidian, its digital and cybersecurity business line. “This offer is consistent with the separation plan from Atos announced during the Capital Markets Day of June 14, 2022” underlined the high technology group.
The Atos Board of Directors has decided to pursue discussions with Airbus in order to conduct a due diligence process and to negotiate mutually satisfactory conditions both for the long-term strategic and technological agreement and for the sale of the stake of 29.9% in Evidian.
However, Atos does not plan to grant exclusivity to the aeronautical group, and no certainty can be provided as to the outcome of the negotiations and the conclusion of a set of definitive agreements between the parties. Atos confirms its commitment to examine expressions of interest received from partners able to support a major financial and industrial project.
“The proposed agreement would allow both companies to leverage their world-renowned talents, expertise and customer bases to generate cross-selling opportunities on the one hand, and to enter attractive new markets on the other, by providing one-stop sovereign digital solutions ranging from secure cloud to data and security management,” emphasizes Atos.
In addition, the combination of Airbus’ capabilities with Evidian’s global leadership position in managed security services and supercomputers would create a leading European player in the field of cybersecurity and in the digitalization of the sector. defence, public safety and critical national infrastructure.