Friday, February 23, 2007

Firstsource Solutions, 24/7 Customer to merge

India’s fifth-largest BPO Firstsource Solutions (formerly ICICI OneSource) and 24/7 Customer, the tenth-largest, are planning to merge themselves in a move which would usher in a whole new era of consolidation in the Indian BPO / ITeS industry.

It is reported that Sequoia Capital is behind this action, which has substantial stakes in both companies. An array of strategic investments has been made in Firstsource by Sequoia, Temasek, Metavante and ICICI. In June 2003, Sequoia had led the $22 mn funding in 24/7 Customer. Firstsource employs over 10,717 people; 24/7 has 5500 people on its rolls.

Read the article in DNA Money.

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