Mahindra Satyam, Tech merger by year-end

The process of merging will be initiated soon and by the end of 2012, the two ventures would merge into one

Dell looking for an India buyout to boost IT business

The world’s third-largest computer maker wants an India acquisition worth up to $1 billion, as part of a strategy to bolster its IT services business

US company ADP acquires Randstad's Indian payroll business

Randstad managed payroll services and social benefits administration to clients across India through a fully customized payroll engine

Infosys BPO buys Australian Portland Group for Rs 194 crore

Infosys will acquire the entire share capital of the company and the all-cash deal is expected to be completed by early January

HCL eyes Europe for acquisitions amid crisis

The company says that the European debt crisis will help them to buy and partner with local firms, targeting deals in Germany and France

Capgemini enhances its leadership in F&A BPO

The acquisition of US-based Vengroff, Williams & Associates will enable Capgemini to build on its Finance and Accounting BPO services

Accenture completes acquisition of Zenta

By the acquisition, Accenture adds BPO services for residential mortgage and commercial real estate in the US

WNS acquires partner's minority stake in Philippines JV

WNS BPO has entered into an agreement with Paxys to acquire the latter’s 35% stake in the joint venture

Serco completes acquisition of Austrilain firm Excelior

Serco is buying Excelior for up to A$13.2 million as it looks to strengthen its expanding business services offering

Accenture signs outsourcing agreements with Banco Popolare & Alba Leasing of Italy

In addition, Accenture has also signed a deal to acquire Itaca Service, an IT services business of Banco Popolare subsidiary, Banca Italease

Infosys seeks acquisitions worth $700 million

Infosys has been scouting for acquisitions in the healthcare and life sciences sectors and was considering firms that had platforms in geographies that it lacked

Oracle to buy RightNow for $1.43bn

The deal marks the first time Oracle has bought a company that sells application programs accessed primarily over the Internet, a segment known as software as a service