REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Atos (ATOS.PA) may have found a helper, and potential acquirer.
Smaller rival Onepoint said on Wednesday that it had bought a 9.9% stake in the ailing French IT company.
Mustier is trying to implement a plan devised before he took over, which will see Atos split into two entities.
Its 10% stake will have cost no more than 70 million euros.
If a 900 million euro rights issue included in the split plan is confirmed, the total outlay for the stake will be about 160 million euros.
Persons:
Atos, Sarah Meyssonnier, Onepoint, Jean, Pierre Mustier, Daniel Kretinsky, Mustier, Pierre Briançon, Aston Martin, Neil Unmack, Oliver Taslic
Organizations:
REUTERS, Reuters, French IT, Airbus, Pfizer, Thomson
Locations:
Paris, France, French, Czech, Orange, cybersecurity