Atos Faces Critical Decision Between Two Rescue Bids

French IT firm must choose between offers from Daniel Kretinsky and David Layani by June 5 to avoid massive shareholder dilution

Atos shares fell 16% as the company evaluates rescue proposals.
The bids come from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky and key shareholder David Layani.
The final decision is expected by Wednesday, with restructuring aimed for July.
Both deals would lead to significant dilution of existing shareholders.
Atos is also reviewing offers for its Worldgrid business unit.