PARIS (Reuters) – The board of directors of French technology company Atos was due to meet on Sunday night to consider takeover offers, including one put forward by Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky, Les Echos and Le Figaro reported.
Atos, which secures communications for the French army and will be in charge of cybersecurity for this summer's Paris Olympics, had been given until Friday afternoon to receive refinancing offers.
The struggling company also received takeover bids led by David Layani, CEO of OnePoint, Atos' largest shareholder, and US fund Bain Capital.
These offers would be in addition to those presented by creditors representing about half of Atos' debt, newspapers reported on Sunday.
Atos declined to comment.
Atos said on Monday it needed 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in cash to finance its businesses over the 2024-25 period, compared with 600 million euros in an earlier estimate, due to changing market conditions.
His financial difficulties had led the French State to offer him to acquire some of his strategic assets.
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