MADRID, 19 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Airbus confirmed this Tuesday that it will not buy BDS ('Big Data and Security'), Atos' data and cybersecurity business, with an estimated value between 1,500 and 1,800 million euros.

The aeronautical manufacturer, which has not indicated any reason in its statement for not going ahead with the acquisition, had a turnover of 3,789 million euros in 2023, 11% less than in the previous year due to the worse performance of its Defense and Space area. '.

Airbus held talks with the French company in 2023 to buy a minority stake in Evidian, the Atos division that includes BDS and cloud computing, but the deal did not go ahead after TCI hedge fund manager Chris Hohn. whose fund is one of the largest shareholders of Airbus, will not approve the plan.

In addition, Atos, which must publish its 2023 financial results this Wednesday, has recorded a 20.3% drop in its shares on the French stock market following the Airbus announcement.