Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), dienstverlener in IT-consultancy, technologie en business process outsourcing (BPO), is vandaag tot een overeenkomst gekomen met betrekking tot de overname van UBS India Service Center Private Limited (UBS ISC). De Indiase dienstverlener heeft veel expertise in huis op het gebied van kapitaalmanagement, beleggingen, inversteringen, asset management en onderzoek. Met deze kennis is Cognizant in staat om hun business- en knowledge process dienstverlening te versterken en financiële kennis te verdiepen.
Als onderdeel van de aankoop zijn Cognizant en UBS een meerjarige overeenkomst aangegaan. Dit houdt in dat Cognizant diverse diensten zal leveren aan de UBS-divisies, waaronder business process outsourcing (BPO), knowledge process outsourcing (KPO), IT-consultancy en remote infrastructure managementoplossingen. Op deze manier is het voor UBS mogelijk om hun time-to-market te verlagen, dienstverlening uit te breiden en de productiviteit, operationele efficiëntie en kwaliteit te verbeteren.
Hieronder volgt het volledige Engelstalige persbericht:
Cognizant Acquires UBS India Service Center, Enters Multi-Year Services Agreement With UBS
Acquisition Enhances Cognizant’s Leadership Position in Banking and Financial Services
TEANECK, N.J., October 15, 2009 – Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), a leading provider of consulting, technology, and business process outsourcing services, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire UBS India Service Center Private Limited (UBS ISC), the Hyderabad, India-based captive service provider to the UBS Group.
As part of the transaction, UBS and Cognizant have entered into a multi-year services agreement under which Cognizant will provide a range of business process outsourcing (BPO), knowledge process outsourcing (KPO), IT, and remote infrastructure management services to UBS divisions around the globe to enable them to reduce time-to-market, expand service delivery, and enhance productivity, operational efficiency, and quality.
The UBS ISC currently employs approximately 2,000 associates. Their deep capabilities in wealth management, investment banking, asset management, research, and remote IT infrastructure management will help Cognizant strengthen its business and knowledge process capabilities, deepen its financial services domain knowledge, and enhance its capabilities to provide integrated services across consulting, technology, and outsourcing.
“We welcome the highly talented and experienced professionals of UBS ISC to Cognizant. This acquisition deepens our relationship with UBS and extends our leadership position in financial services,” said Francisco D’Souza, President and CEO, Cognizant. “This acquisition builds on our long-standing strategy of delivering sharply focused business solutions and enhanced value to our clients in the financial services and capital markets industries.”
“Cognizant’s broad banking and financial services expertise and its cultural fit with UBS complement the competencies provided by the India Service Center today, while providing technology capabilities that expand the services we can buy from India and support our cost savings, efficiency and flexibility objectives,” said Ulrich Körner, Group Chief Operating Officer of UBS AG.
Subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, the transaction is expected to close around the end of 2009.
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Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS is a global firm providing services to private, corporate and institutional clients. Its strategy is to focus on international wealth management and the Swiss banking business alongside its global expertise in investment banking and asset management. In Switzerland, UBS is the market leader in retail and commercial banking.
UBS is present in all major financial centers worldwide. It has offices in over 50 countries, with about 38% of its employees working in the Americas, 34% in Switzerland, 15% in the rest of Europe and 13% in Asia Pacific. UBS employs more than 70,000 people around the world. Its shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). Additional information is at
www.ubs.com Over Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is een vooraanstaande dienstverlener in IT-consultancy, technologie en Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). Cognizant werkt samen met klanten om hun bedrijfspositie sterker te maken. Zij doen dit met hun wereldwijde kennis van technologie, innovatie en de industrie. Met meer dan 50 locaties wereldwijd en zo’n 63.700 medewerkers (31 maart, 2009) combineert de organisatie een uniek onsite/offshore leveringsmodel met een cultuur gericht op klanttevredenheid. Cognizant is opgenomen in de NASDAQ-100 Index en de S&P 500 Index. Verder is Cognizant een Forbes Global 2000-organisatie en wordt het bedrijf genoemd als top IT-dienstverlener in BusinessWeek’s Hot Growth en Top 50 Performers. Meer informatie:
www.cognizant.com Forward-Looking Statements
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