Atos enters into exclusive negotiations to acquire digital.security

Paris, July 27, 2020,

Atos, a worldwide chief in electronic transformation, right now announces that it has entered into exceptional negotiations with shareholders from electronic.security with a check out to attaining the business. electronic.security, a subsidiary of Econocom team, is a top independent player in cybersecurity in France and BeLux. This strategic transfer will validate Atos’ top situation in cybersecurity companies in France with five hundred devoted gurus and will also reinforce its quantity one situation in Europe.

Atos will advantage from electronic.security’s 250 cybersecurity consultants and certain IoT awareness, featuring considerable synergy with Atos’ things to do and customers – although electronic.security will advantage from Atos’ intensive expertise and top rankings in Managed Safety Products and services.

Designed in 2015 with the assist of Econocom and led by Jean-Claude Tapia, electronic.security operates in 3 international locations. The business has crafted the initially European CERT™ (Laptop or computer Emergency Reaction Workforce) with IoT security exam lab and delivers a huge vary of experienced companies such as implementation and project companies, compliance and security certifications, operational companies and products distribution. electronic.security is providing blue-chip clientele, largely in the monetary and insurance sectors.

“With this strategic transfer, Atos confirms its situation as a chief on the French and European cybersecurity market place. electronic.security’s experienced and qualified consultants will reinforce the Atos crew and will double its cybersecurity means in France.” states Pierre Barnabé, Senior Government Vice-President, Head of Huge Knowledge & Cybersecurity at Atos. “In the wake of our hottest acquisitions, the acquisition of electronic.security demonstrates our ambition to turn into the vital cybersecurity company for worldwide organizations in their electronic journey.”

“This merger would allow us alongside one another to make an unmatched benchmark player in the electronic security market place, by combining our expertise and companies in the fields of IT, IoT and OT. It would be a unique prospect for our employees and our customers.” states Jean-Claude Tapia, President of electronic.security.

The closing of the transaction is predicted to get location ahead of the stop of the year and is subject matter to the consultation with staff consultant bodies of equally organizations.