Circle8 Group

Seven technology service lines: AI, cybersecurity, cloud, engineering, consulting, managed services and mission-critical data centres. Delivered across thirteen industries.

Circle8 operates across financial services, telecoms, public sector and defence, industrials and energy, and motorsport, offering full technology stack support in each sector.

Circle8 designs, builds and operates the mission-critical infrastructure behind large-scale technology: power, cooling, resilience and 24/7 operations for AI and high-density environments.

Staffing Industry Analysts has named Guus Franke, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Circle8 Group, to its 2026 Staffing 100 Europe. The list recognises the leaders shaping the European workforce solutions industry.

Field notes on large-programme delivery, integration risk and the operating model behind large-scale technology work.

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

Press releases and announcements from Circle8 Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CIRC), including the Circle8 acquisition and the relaunch as Circle8.

The founder, group executive and board behind Circle8. Experienced operators building a global technology company across Europe and the United States.

One technology platform delivered through specialist operating companies across Europe and North America: Circle8, Circle8 Consulting, Circle8 Germany, Circle8 Solutions, Seven Stars, Swisslinx and Lyneer Staffing Solutions. Each owns its market; all share one operating model.

Combined platform revenue of approximately $1.2B at acquisition and record Q1 2026 revenue of $249.9M. Circle8 Group Inc. listed on Nasdaq as Circle8 Group Inc. (CIRC) in January 2026. Financials and governance.

From one of Europe’s leading IT workforce providers to an integrated technology and execution platform. The Circle8 story and the operating model behind it.

Circle8 is a global technology platform. One partner, four ways to deliver: professional, team, solution and workforce. AI, cybersecurity, cloud, engineering, managed services and data centres. Headquartered in New Jersey, United States (Nasdaq: CIRC), with a European HQ in Amsterdam.

Circle8 Netherlands secures a **$492 million four-year IT services contract** with two Dutch ministries and the national healthcare authority. The agreement consolidates IT expertise supply under a multi-year framework, marking the company’s largest annualized deal to date. The contract spans critical government operations, including digital infrastructure and administrative systems.

Oct 2026The Manila TimesNews article

Circle8 Group submits a formal takeover proposal for SThree plc, a UK-based STEM-focused IT services firm. The move aligns with Circle8’s strategy to expand its global IT and technology footprint. SThree operates internationally as a specialist in STEM-related business solutions. The proposal follows regulatory requirements under the London Stock Exchange’s Takeover Code.

Sep 2026nasdaq.comNews article

Atlantic International’s Circle8 secures a **$175 million contract extension** from the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure (Rijkswaterstaat). The deal expands Circle8’s role in infrastructure projects under the Dutch government’s Rijkswaterstaat division. The extension follows Circle8’s prior work in water management and civil engineering for the ministry.

Jul 2026GlobeNewswireNews article

Circle8 Group (formerly Atlantic International) adopts a new name to mark its strategic shift. The firm also wins a **$175 million annual contract** with the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (*Rijkswaterstaat*). President **Jeffrey Jagid** confirms the changes in an email to the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).

Jul 2026Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA)News article