Atos enters into exclusive negotiations to acquire digital.security

Paris, July 27, 2020,

Atos, a world chief in digital transformation, right now announces that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with shareholders from digital.stability with a perspective to attaining the organization. digital.stability, a subsidiary of Econocom group, is a main unbiased participant in cybersecurity in France and BeLux. This strategic move will affirm Atos’ main placement in cybersecurity providers in France with five hundred dedicated experts and will also fortify its quantity 1 placement in Europe.

Atos will benefit from digital.security’s 250 cybersecurity consultants and unique IoT awareness, offering significant synergy with Atos’ activities and shoppers – though digital.stability will benefit from Atos’ intensive experience and main rankings in Managed Protection Companies.

Developed in 2015 with the guidance of Econocom and led by Jean-Claude Tapia, digital.stability operates in 3 international locations. The organization has designed the to start with European CERT™ (Laptop Crisis Reaction Crew) with IoT stability test lab and delivers a extensive variety of expert providers such as implementation and task providers, compliance and stability certifications, operational providers and solution distribution. digital.stability is offering blue-chip consumers, largely in the fiscal and insurance plan sectors.

“With this strategic move, Atos confirms its placement as a chief on the French and European cybersecurity marketplace. digital.security’s expert and qualified consultants will fortify the Atos group and will double its cybersecurity means in France.” says Pierre Barnabé, Senior Government Vice-President, Head of Massive Information & Cybersecurity at Atos. “In the wake of our hottest acquisitions, the acquisition of digital.stability demonstrates our ambition to become the critical cybersecurity provider for world businesses in their digital journey.”

“This merger would allow us jointly to develop an unrivaled benchmark participant in the digital stability marketplace, by combining our experience and providers in the fields of IT, IoT and OT. It would be a unique chance for our workforce and our shoppers.” says Jean-Claude Tapia, President of digital.stability.

The closing of the transaction is anticipated to take put right before the end of the 12 months and is issue to the consultation with employee agent bodies of both of those companies.