(AOF) – On Wednesday April 10, 2024, the Senate’s economic and foreign affairs, defense and armed forces committees heard Jean-Pierre Mustier, chairman of the board of directors of Atos, and Paul Saleh, Managing Director, on the situation and prospects of the group. After this hearing, the “culmination” of the in-depth investigations carried out since February, the four rapporteurs appointed by the two committees believe that the transitional funding obtained “only constitutes a first step”.
The rapporteurs Sophie Primas, Jérôme Darras, Fabien Gay and Thierry Meignen believe that the transitional financing of 450 million euros announced on April 9, including a loan of 50 million euros from the State, constitutes only a first step faced with the challenges encountered by Atos, “in particular with regard to the overall financing required, the need to define a long-term strategy for the group and to imperatively preserve the sovereignty of our country”.
They call on the government to consider a “more strategic and long-term” intervention, in particular through “state participation in the capital of Atos via Bpifrance”. This approach would aim “to stabilize the group’s situation, to restore market confidence thanks to a solid and lasting shareholder base, and to facilitate the examination of expressions of interest for certain branches of activity in a more favorable framework”.
The rapporteurs announce that they will present their final conclusions on Tuesday April 30.
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