Tech Mahindra

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Tech Mahindra
Company type Public
ISIN INE669C01036
Industry Information technology
Consulting
Outsourcing
Founded24 October 1986;37 years ago (24 October 1986)
Founder Anand Mahindra
Headquarters Pune, Maharashtra, India [1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
RevenueIncrease2.svg53,290 crore (US$6.7 billion) (FY23) [3]
Increase2.svg8,028 crore (US$1.0 billion) (FY23) [3]
Decrease2.svg4,831 crore (US$610 million) (FY23) [3]
Total assets Increase2.svg46,153 crore (US$5.8 billion) [4]  (2023)
Total equity Increase2.svg27,924 crore (US$3.5 billion) [4]  (2023)
Number of employees
146,250 (December 2023) [5]
Parent Mahindra Group
Website www.techmahindra.com
Footnotes /references
[6]

Tech Mahindra is an Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company. Part of the Mahindra Group, the company is headquartered in Pune and has its registered office in Mumbai. Tech Mahindra [7] [8] has over 146,000 employees across 90 countries. [9] The company was ranked #5 in India's IT firms and overall No. 47 on Fortune India 500 list for 2019. [10]

Contents

On 25 June 2013, Tech Mahindra announced the completion of a merger with Mahindra Satyam. Tech Mahindra is one of the top Big Tech (India) companies. [11] Tech Mahindra has 1,262 active clients as of June 2022.

History

Mahindra & Mahindra started a joint venture with British Telecom in 1986 as a technology outsourcing firm. At that point in time the company was named Mahindra British Telecom (MBT). Later it was renamed as Tech Mahindra. British Telecom initially had around a 30 percent stake in Tech Mahindra. In December 2010, British Telecom sold 5.5 percent of its stake in Tech Mahindra to Mahindra & Mahindra for Rs. 451 crore. [12] In August 2012, British Telecom sold 14.1 percent of its stake to institutional investors for about Rs. 1,395 crore. In December 2012, British Telecom sold its remaining 9.1 per cent (11.6 million shares) shareholding to institutional investors for a total gross cash proceeds of Rs. 1,011.4 crores. This sale marked the exit of British Telecom from Tech Mahindra. [13] [14]

Acquisition of Satyam Computer Services Ltd.

After the Satyam scandal of 2008–09, Tech Mahindra bid for Satyam Computer Services, and emerged as a top bidder with an offer of INR 58.90 a share for a 31 percent stake in the company, beating a strong rival, Larsen & Toubro. [15] After evaluating the bids, the government-appointed board of Satyam Computer announced on April 13, 2009: "its Board of Directors has selected Venturbay Consultants Private Limited, a subsidiary controlled by Tech Mahindra Limited, as the highest bidder to acquire a controlling stake in the Company, subject to the approval of the Hon'ble Company Law Board." [16]

Merger with Mahindra Satyam

Mahindra Group V-C Anand Mahindra Anand Mahindra (1).jpg
Mahindra Group V-C Anand Mahindra

Tech Mahindra announced its merger with Mahindra Satyam on March 21, 2012, after getting approval of the two company boards to create an IT company worth $2.5 billion. [17] [18] The two firms had received the go-ahead for the merger from the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange. [19] On June 11, 2013, Andhra Pradesh High Court gave its approval for merging Mahindra Satyam with Tech Mahindra, after getting approval from the Bombay high court. [20] [21] [22] [23] Vineet Nayyar said that technical approvals from the Registrar of Companies in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra are required which will be done in two to four weeks, and within eight weeks, the new merged entity would be in place. The new organization would be led by Anand Mahindra as Chairman, Vineet Nayyar as Vice Chairman, and C. P. Gurnani as the CEO and Managing Director. [24] [25] [26] On June 25, 2013, Tech Mahindra announced the completion of its merger with Mahindra Satyam to create the nation's fifth largest software services company with a turnover of $2.7 billion. [27] [28] Tech Mahindra got the approval from the registrar of companies for the merger at 11:45 pm on June 24, 2013. July 5, 2013, has been determined as record date on which the Satyam Computer Services ('Mahindra Satyam') shares will be swapped for Tech Mahindra shares under the approved scheme. [29] Mahindra Satyam (Satyam Computer Services), was suspended from trading with effect from July 4, 2013, following the merger. [30] Tech Mahindra completed share swap and allocated its shares to the shareholders of Satyam Computer Services on July 12, 2013. [31] The stock exchanges have accorded their approval for trading the new shares with effect from July 12, 2013, onwards. Tech Mahindra posted net profit of INR 686 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2013, up 27% compared to the corresponding quarter the previous year. [32] [33] [34] [35]

Later years

In 2014, Tech Mahindra acquired Lightbridge Communications Corporation (LCC), a telecom services company operating in over 50 countries. In 2015, Tech Mahindra acquired SOFGEN Holdings, a 450-employee Swiss IT firm supplying the financial services industry [36] [37] Tech Mahindra purchased a controlling stake in Pininfarina S.p.A., an Italian brand in automotive and industrial design [38] Tech Mahindra announced the launch of its Automation Framework AQT (Automation, Quality, Time) [39] By March 2016, Tech Mahindra's post-tax earnings had surpassed that of M&M. [40] Tech Mahindra said it would buy financial technology firm Target Group to boost its platform business process-as-a-service offering in the banking sector. [41] In 2017, Tech Mahindra and Midad Holdings, a part of diversified business conglomerate Al Fozan Group announced the launch of a joint venture, Tech Mahindra Arabia Ltd. [42] On the basis of a global partnership agreement signed, Tech Mahindra markets Huawei's enterprise products and services across 44 countries including India. [43] Tech Mahindra acquired CJS Solutions Group LLC, a US-based healthcare Information Technology consulting company which does business as (DBA) “The HCI Group.” [44] In 2019, Tech Mahindra acquired DynaCommerce BV. [45] [46] Tech Mahindra in September 2019 acquired BORN Group, a New York City–based digital content and production agency, for $95 million in an all-cash deal. [47] [48] [49]

In March 2021, Tech Mahindra partnered with US-based business intelligence analytics company ThoughtSpot. [50]

In October 2022 Tech Mahindra acquired 26% equity shares in Upendra Singh Multi Transmission Private Limited, allowing the company to procure 1.5 MW of solar energy for its facilities in Noida. [51]

In 2023, Tech Mahindra and Anyverse collaborate to create autonomous technology for the automobile sector. [52]

Locations

Tech Mahindra has offices in more than 60 countries. [53] [54] [55]

Other

In 2023, Tech Mahindra and FIDE organized the Global Chess League, an over-the-board rapid chess league. [57] [58]

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