outsourcing

Charles River buys WuXi PharmaTech in $1.6 billion deal

Pharmaceutical research company Charles River pays $1.6 billion in cash and stock to acquire Chinese outsourcing company WuXi PharmaTech two-and-a-half years after its listing in the US.

April 26, 2010

UBS outsources Indian small- and mid-cap research

Noble will produce Indian equity research to complement UBS's existing large-cap output.

April 20, 2009

Tech Mahindra bags Satyam

The telecom outsourcing company of the Mahindra group will pay around $580 million to acquire 51% of Satyam Computer, ending the saga of India's biggest corporate fraud.

April 14, 2009

Citi sells India outsourcing unit to TCS

Tata Consultancy Services is to buy Citi's outsourcing company in India for a price of $505 million, though Tata extracts a nine-year servicing contract from the US bank.

October 08, 2008

Nomura adds more Lehman businesses and people

The Japanese firm will acquire Lehman's IT and outsourcing companies in India, adding 3,000 employees, and also picks up 150 fixed-income staff in Europe.

October 07, 2008

Investing in outsourcing

In the last of our features on India and outsourcing, we talk to a venture capital fund about the investment opportunities in the sector.

August 22, 2007

Outsourcing becomes critical to competitive advantage

Nearly every international bank is doing some back office work in India these days. We find out why and ask the banks to quantify the benefits.

August 09, 2007

Why Adventity attracts Wall Street clients

Indian outsourcing firm Adventity says its core values are relentless, unfailing commitment to quality and rigorous adherence to deadlines.

August 05, 2007

Genpact prices IPO below indicative range

Market volatility dampens demand for the Indian business process outsourcing company, resulting in a price of $14 per share.

August 02, 2007

Genpact launches roadshow to raise $635 million

The company will become the third Indian business process outsourcing firm to list in the US after WNS and EXL Service.

July 17, 2007