Billionaire Kretinsky on a Buying Spree of Unloved French Assets

  • Czech tycoon adds more French assets to his European portfolio
  • Purchase of Atos’s legacy ops will be his latest acquisition
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Daniel Kretinsky is at it again.

The Czech billionaire is turning into a serial buyer of French assets, mostly firms that are flailing and badly in need of a savior. The moves are helping him climb to the top echelons of the country’s business establishment.