Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy, spoke for the first time publicly on the catastrophic financial situation of this flagship of French IT. “The State will intervene in one way or another to save Atos but, above all, it will not let a foreign investor take it over,” explains an executive of the company who met with Bercy officials several times in recent months.
Among the candidates, the name of Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky comes up regularly.