Atos to enhance its global leadership in digital services - Seite 2

 

As part of the collaboration, Atos would provide IT services to Xerox and become one of its primary IT services suppliers. Atos would add Xerox's existing ITO clients comprising blue chip companies in the US to its customer base in order to accompany them on their digital transformation journey.

 

Thierry Breton, Chairman and CEO of Atos, said: "Increasing our position in the US is a major step in the completion of our three year strategic plan and responds to a strong demand from our global customers. This intended transaction would allow us to strengthen our footprint in the US market which is an early adopter of high growth innovative technologies and to access a pool of talented and highly skilled technologists. At Atos we are all excited to welcome soon our 9,800 new colleagues who would be part of a leader fully dedicated to the most advanced IT Services.

 

Xerox, with its US and European roots, is an ideal partner to support Atos' ambition in its development in the US market. It allows Atos to move from its European foothold to a global leading position, in the top 5 IT Services player in the world. The two companies already have a successful long-standing commercial relationship. The strategic collaboration that we set up today makes me very confident in the value creation for our customers and shareholders."

 

For Atos, the intended transaction represents a new step in its development. It would strengthen its worldwide position as a leading digital services company with pro forma revenue of €11 billion and further anchor its global leadership position in managed services with annual revenue over €6 billion with reinforced Atos offerings in infrastructure outsourcing and workplace services.

 

 

A worldwide strategic collaboration between Atos and Xerox

 

Atos and Xerox would enter into a worldwide strategic collaboration under which both companies would team up on joint innovation projects and would jointly go to market in order to maximize IT services opportunities for Atos and BPO opportunities for Xerox in Europe and North America. The aim of the collaboration is to accelerate growth and innovation, to generate incremental beneficial business for both companies and to better serve their customers both in the US and in Europe.

 

As part of this worldwide collaboration, Atos would take over the operation of the IT infrastructure services currently delivered by Xerox ITO to Xerox.

 

Atos would also supply IT Services on Xerox BPO and Document Outsourcing opportunities in Europe and in North America.