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Atlantic International completes Circle8 acquisition, expanding globally

Story Highlights
  • Atlantic completed an all-stock acquisition of Circle8 Group on January 23, 2026, combining North American industrial staffing with European IT talent operations.
  • The transaction creates a $1.2 billion global workforce solutions platform with diversified revenues, stronger governance and expanded cross-regional customer coverage.
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Atlantic International completes Circle8 acquisition, expanding globally

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The latest announcement is out from Atlantic International ( (ATLN) ).

On January 23, 2026, Atlantic International Corp. completed its all-stock acquisition of Circle8 Group, a Netherlands-based IT and technology staffing specialist that operates across Europe and generated approximately $780 million in unaudited revenue in 2025. The deal combines Atlantic’s North American light industrial staffing operations with Circle8’s high-growth European IT talent business to create a global workforce solutions platform with about $1.2 billion in unaudited annual revenue, broadening geographic reach and client coverage and enhancing revenue diversification and visibility. Circle8 will remain a wholly owned subsidiary, with founder Guus Franke joining Atlantic’s board as executive chairman while continuing as Circle8’s CEO, a governance move aimed at maintaining founder-led continuity as the combined group pursues operational leverage, cross-selling opportunities and long-term value creation for shareholders and customers across multiple sectors and regions.

The most recent analyst rating on (ATLN) stock is a Hold with a $3.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Atlantic International stock, see the ATLN Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on ATLN Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, ATLN is a Neutral.

The score is held down primarily by weak financial health (loss-making operations and a highly stressed balance sheet with negative equity). Technicals are supportive in the short term (price above moving averages and positive MACD) but are tempered by overbought momentum signals. Valuation also remains pressured due to negative earnings and no dividend yield data.

To see Spark’s full report on ATLN stock, click here.

More about Atlantic International

Atlantic International Corp. (Nasdaq: ATLN) is a leading provider of strategic staffing and workforce solutions, primarily serving U.S. clients in food production, manufacturing and logistics through its Lyneer Staffing Solutions subsidiary. With the acquisition of Circle8 Group, the company extends its reach into specialized IT and technology staffing across Europe, positioning itself as a diversified, cross-continental workforce solutions provider to blue-chip enterprises and government clients.

Average Trading Volume: 189,184

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: $230M

Find detailed analytics on ATLN stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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