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France Buys Supercomputer-Maker Bull From Atos for €404M
- On Tuesday, France completed its 100pc acquisition of supercomputer manufacturer Bull from Atos Group, making the French state the sole shareholder of the company.
- Economy Minister Roland Lescure called the move a 'decisive step for France's technological sovereignty,' as the investment aims to secure strategic independence amid transatlantic tensions.
- Bull, headquartered in Bezons, employs around 3,000 staff with 2025 revenues up 16 percent, and last year completed Germany-based Jupiter, Europe's first exascale supercomputer.
- Bull CEO Emmanuel Le Roux said the spin-off provides 'the agility required to respond to a market undergoing far-reaching transformation,' while targeting 80 percent European components in systems.
- The company plans to deliver its first hybrid quantum-classical computer within five years, while the upcoming Alice Recoque supercomputer, using AMD chips, is scheduled for completion in 2027.
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The French state has purchased the strategic activities of the Atos group. Baptised Bull, this entity has been sold for 404 million euros. It consists of the high-performance and quantum computing activities. These calculations are used in particular for nuclear deterrence.
The Local - Fr
Insider PaperFrench state buys nuclear supercomputer firm
France’s government has completed the purchase of the supercomputing arm of IT firm Atos, which builds machines for nuclear weapons development as well as artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
The state, which had made a firm offer in June 2025, becomes Bull's sole shareholder, an entity that brings together Atos' strategic activities, as well as supercomputers used for nuclear deterrence.
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Bull [Newsroom]Paris (ots) - Bull announced the completion of the acquisition of 100 percent of the company's capital by the State of the Atos Group. The transaction already agreed with the Atos Group in July 2025 with a company value of up to 404 ... Continue reading here...Original content of: Bull, news transmitted by currently
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