Takeover talks at outsourcer Atos Origin have come to
nothing, and the firm has decided to carry on as an independent
company.
Atos used the
announcement of its unaudited first quarter
results to confirm that it would continue with its expansion
plans on a “stand-alone basis”.
For the three months ended 31 March 2007, Atos said sales
reached £1bn, representing a 6.9% per cent increase compared to the
same quarter last year.
The firm said, “Atos Origin has now finalised the review of
strategic options. At the end of the period set by the group, no
binding offers [for the company] had been received and the
supervisory and management boards have unanimously concluded that
it is in the best interest of all group stakeholders to pursue and
accelerate, on a stand-alone basis, the value-creating strategy
announced in February.
"The Group has thus terminated all discussions with third
parties.”
Atos Origin says it plans to increase organic growth, improve
efficiency and widen its global reach.
In global offshoring, the firm’s 2009 headcount target of 6,100
staff has been increased to 8,000, based on increased demand from
customers.
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