Hinduja Global Solutions to acquire most of Mphasis’ India domestic BPM business
01 Jul 2015
Hinduja Global Solutions Limited (HGS) today said it had signed definitive agreement to acquire a significant portion of the domestic business of IT services provider Mphasis Group.
The acquiition is subject to regulatory approvals.
Upon completion, the acquisition will strengthen the presence in India of HGS by adding newer service capabilities and clients in the telecom and banking and financial services
verticals while bringing in over 7,000 customer experience professionals.
The addition of seven Mphasis delivery centers across six cities – Noida, Raipur, Indore, Mangalore, Pune and Bangalore - will help HGS gain a stronger delivery footprint in the country.
''We see an environment of bullishness in India where companies are getting back into investment mode and looking for ways to enable higher growth.
"This acquisition is opportunistic and fits well into our growth plans. It adds scale and a wider footprint even as we enhance our capabilities and gain an outstanding team of domain specialists to cater to our clientele,'' said Partha DeSarkar, chief executive officer, HGS.
''I am very happy to see that with this agreement, Mphasis will further intensify focus in Digital, governance risk and compliance (GRC), application maintenance services (AMS) and infrastructure services (IS) said Ganesh Ayyar, CEO of Mphasis.
"HGS' specialisation will bring excellent value to the in-scope domestic clients and employees in India,''
