PARIS (Reuters) – Atos extended on Thursday until the start of the week of June 10 the deadline to choose between the financial restructuring offer presented by the consortium led by Onepoint, David Layani’s company, and that submitted by EP Equity Investment (EPEI) of Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky.

According to a press release from the group, the conciliator requested additional time in order to ensure maximum support from the company’s creditors.

In great financial difficulties, Atos had given itself until Wednesday to examine the two revised financial restructuring offers, which provide for a strong dilution of current shareholders and a drastic reduction in debt, which amounts to 4.8 billion dinars. euros.

“Atos confirms that it is currently in discussions with both parties who have submitted revised restructuring proposals in order to improve some of the terms of these proposals,” the group said.

The offer led by Onepoint, the largest shareholder of Atos, plans to convert 2.9 billion euros of the 4.8 billion euros of existing debt into shares, while maintaining the group’s scope within the framework of a project called “OneAtos”.

That of Daniel Kretinsky, considered more radical, plans through various financial operations to eliminate 3.4 billion euros of debt from the group, and envisages a sale of digital activities in addition to the sales of assets already envisaged by the group’s management. .

Atos, once a French technological flagship integrated into the CAC 40, has attempted several projects to restructure itself, so far without success, notably with Daniel Kretinsky for a resumption of its historic IT consulting activities and with Airbus for the sale of its activity. BDS (Big Data & Security).

(Written by Diana Mandiá, edited by Blandine Hénault)

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