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Capgemini’s $3.3 billion WNS deal; Musk’s American Party


French IT major Capgemini will acquire Indian-origin BPO firm WNS in a $3.3 billion cash deal. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.

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■ Go Digit’s GST reprieve
■ Amazon Now in New Delhi
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Capgemini’s $3.3 billion WNS buy: big move, big questions

Capgemini

French tech giant Capgemini is set to acquire WNS, an Indian-origin business process management (BPM) firm, for $3.3 billion (about Rs 28,280 crore) in cash. That’s $76.50 per share, a 17% premium to WNS’s recent closing price.

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