Biometrics: Idemia, former security division of Safran, on sale for nearly 6 billion euros

The expert in biometrics and cryptography Idemia is officially on sale. According to our information, Advent kicked off the sale of the group born in 2016 from the former security division of Safran and Oberthur a few days ago. “The info memos went out last week,” multiple sources confirm. The first offers are expected on April 18, according to these. When asked, none of the stakeholders wanted to comment.

In the sights of Thales just a year ago, the tricolor group serves some 600 governments, state organizations and 2,300 companies around the world to secure access to their sensitive assets, online authentication and automate controls at borders.

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