Circle8

Newsroom

Coverage of Circle8, Axiom Partners and the group across the press, from the early acquisitions to a Nasdaq-listed global platform.

In the press

Corporate

GlobeNewswire · 30 Jun 2026

Atlantic International relaunches as Circle8, reflecting its evolution into a global technology and workforce solutions platform

Atlantic International announced it will rename to Circle8 Group and trade on Nasdaq under the new ticker CIRC, subject to approvals. Guus Franke was appointed Chief Executive Officer while remaining Executive Chairman.

Read at GlobeNewswire
Regulatory

StockTitan · 25 Jun 2026

Atlantic International Corp regains compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements

Nasdaq confirmed the company had regained compliance with its periodic-filing rule after filing its Q1 2026 Form 10-Q, closing the matter that followed the consolidation of the newly acquired Circle8 entities.

Read at StockTitan
Regulatory

SEC / StockTitan · 24 Jun 2026

Atlantic International Corp registers shares for resale by an institutional holder (Form 424B3)

A 424B3 prospectus registered up to 6.0 million shares for resale by an institutional holder, covering conversion and warrant shares; the company receives no proceeds from the resales.

Read at SEC / StockTitan
Public sector

GlobeNewswire · 23 Jun 2026

Circle8 secures a minimum $52 million government contract after a sixteen-bid race

Circle8 won a Dutch government ICT framework worth at least $52 million, selected from a field of sixteen bidders.

Read at GlobeNewswire
Results

GlobeNewswire · 22 Jun 2026

Atlantic International reports record first-quarter 2026 revenue of $249.9 million

The listed group reported record first-quarter 2026 revenue of $249.9 million, up 143% year on year, with gross profit of $21.4 million.

Read at GlobeNewswire
Regulatory

StockTitan · 2 Jun 2026

Atlantic International Corp receives notification from Nasdaq regarding late filing of Form 10-Q

A standard Nasdaq notice followed the timing of the Q1 2026 Form 10-Q filing, with no immediate effect on the listing; the matter was subsequently resolved when the company regained compliance.

Read at StockTitan
Public sector

The Globe and Mail · 6 May 2026

Circle8 secures a $380 million, four-year technology contract with the Dutch Ministry of Education

Circle8 won a four-year framework worth roughly $380 million to supply senior technology, data and cybersecurity specialists to DUO, the ministry’s executive agency.

Read at The Globe and Mail
Recognition

GlobeNewswire · 30 Apr 2026

Circle8 recognised as one of the fastest-growing IT and technology solutions platforms in the Netherlands

Circle8 Netherlands ranked No. 5 in the FlexNieuws 2026 Top 100, up from No. 14 in 2021, with 15.2% organic growth, the strongest in its revenue class.

Read at GlobeNewswire
Strategy

GlobeNewswire · 28 Apr 2026

Atlantic expands Circle8 into AI, cybersecurity and data infrastructure

The group set out the expansion of Circle8 beyond staffing into applied AI, cybersecurity, cloud and data-centre infrastructure services.

Read at GlobeNewswire
Results

StockTitan · 16 Apr 2026

Atlantic International reports fourth quarter and full year 2025 results

The company reported Q4 2025 revenue of $120.0M and full-year 2025 revenue of $435.9M, guiding toward a return to positive adjusted EBITDA in 2026 on the back of the Circle8 integration.

Read at StockTitan
Regulatory

SEC / StockTitan · 1 Apr 2026

Atlantic International files Form NT 10-K on the timing of its 2025 annual report

A Form 12b-25 (NT 10-K) noted additional time was needed to complete consolidation of financial information from the newly acquired Circle8 subsidiary ahead of the 2025 annual report.

Read at SEC / StockTitan
Corporate

GlobeNewswire · 23 Jan 2026

Atlantic International acquires Circle8, creating a $1.2 billion global workforce platform

Atlantic International combined with Circle8 in an all-stock transaction to form a transatlantic workforce and technology platform with around $1.2 billion in annual revenue.

Read at GlobeNewswire
Corporate

Hunt Scanlon Media · 28 Jun 2024

Atlantic International acquires Lyneer Staffing Solutions

Atlantic International Corp acquired Lyneer Staffing Solutions, a US workforce-solutions firm serving more than 1,100 customers, building the platform that would later combine with Circle8.

Read at Hunt Scanlon Media
Growth

Axiom Partners · 28 Mar 2024

Circle8 turnover breaks through the one-billion-euro mark

Circle8’s five European companies all grew organically, lifting combined annual turnover past €1 billion.

Read at Axiom Partners
Portfolio

Staffing Industry Analysts · 1 Jun 2023

Circle8 continues its international expansion with German firm Königstein

Circle8 acquired Königstein, a long-established German IT recruiting and consulting firm, extending the group into the DACH market.

Read at Staffing Industry Analysts
Portfolio

Axiom Partners · 28 Mar 2023

Axiom Partners acquires Swiss market leader Swisslinx

Axiom Partners acquired Swisslinx, a leader in Swiss IT and financial-services recruitment, extending the group into Switzerland.

Read at Axiom Partners
Strategy

Flexmarkt · 30 Jan 2023

Circle8 (formerly De Staffing Groep) sets its sights on the top three

Following the Axiom investment, De Staffing Groep rebranded to Circle8 and set out its ambition to reach the top three of Dutch staffing firms through a buy-and-build strategy.

Read at Flexmarkt
Portfolio

Silicon Canals · 5 Dec 2022

Swiss PE firm Axiom Partners acquires Dutch staffing agency Seven Stars

Axiom Partners acquired Seven Stars, a Dutch flexible IT-staffing agency, adding to its growing Netherlands platform.

Read at Silicon Canals

Perspectives

Notes from Circle8 leadership.

Operating model

Mark Ragan · 2026-05-08

On vendor sprawl.

Why the average enterprise transformation engages a dozen vendors, and why that number is itself the central failure mode of the modern IT programme.

7 minute read
AI infrastructure

Guus Franke · 2026-04-22

The AI-era operating model.

Compute is no longer the constraint. Operating discipline is. A note on what changes for IT programme delivery when frontier models become a default input.

9 minute read
Delivery

Mark Ragan · 2026-03-18

On programme assurance.

Programme assurance is not a quarterly review. It is a continuous discipline measured at every layer. The shape of an operating-grade assurance function.

6 minute read
Position

Mark Ragan · 2026-02-04

The eight-layer model.

Talent, infrastructure, advisory, data, AI, security, programme and outcome. Why each layer is its own discipline, and what changes when a single partnership holds all eight.

11 minute read
Circle8

A technology transformation company. One partner, four ways to deliver: professional, team, solution and workforce. Across AI, cybersecurity, cloud, engineering and digital infrastructure. Specialist operating companies, 16,000 specialists managed, $1.2B turnover. Headquartered in New Jersey, United States (Nasdaq: CIRC), with a European HQ in Amsterdam.

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