Airbus interested in taking over Atos’s cybersecurity business – report

The logo of French IT consulting organization Atos is viewed for the duration of a information meeting to existing its new supercomputer BullSequana XH3000 in Paris, France, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) – European aero and defence conglomerate Airbus (AIR.PA) is interested in taking above the cybersecurity small business of French software program corporation Atos (ATOS.PA), France’s BFM Television mentioned on Thursday, citing sources with understanding of the matter.

Airbus did not immediately reply to a Reuters ask for for comment.

BFM, in its report, cited just one resource as saying Airbus experienced been seeking into a potential acquisition of Atos around the very last few months, pushed by its desire in the subject of cybersecurity, but additional that at this stage, no outright takeover was on the cards.

“(Airbus CEO) Guillaume Faury thinks that this subject matter (Atos) is way too complex presented Airbus’s interests,” BFM cited one resource as declaring.

The report added that the group consequently opted in opposition to purchasing Atos as a whole as it had no fascination in obtaining the French firm’s other pursuits.

Reporting by Tassilo Hummel Modifying by Clarence Fernandez and Muralikumar Anantharaman

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