Deloitte buys Mastek's stake in their joint venture
Mumbai, Mar 10 (UNI) Deloitte Consulting LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte&Touche USA LLP, today announced that they have acquired Mastek's stake in their joint venture.
Under the terms of the agreement, Mastek sold its entire equity interest in the joint venture Mastek DC Offshore Development Company Private Limited, to affiliates of Deloitte Consulting LLP.
The five-year-old joint venture was earlier created to deliver a wide range of technology integration and related solutions for US clients of Deloitte Consulting. Around 500 professionals employed in Mumbai will remain employees of the existing entity, a company statement said here.
Deloitte
Consulting
chairman
and
CEO
Doug
Lattner
said
''Our
alliance
with
Mastek
was
instrumental
in
helping
Deloitte
Consulting
build
its
business
centre
in
Mumbai.
It
is
now
time
to
further
commit
to
our
offshore
capabilities
as
an
integral
part
of
our
service
delivery
and
our
purchase
of
Mastek's
interest
is
a
demonstration
of
that
commitment.''
Mastek
chairman
and
MD
Sudhakar
Ram
said
''We
had
good
operational
and
cultural
synergy
working
with
Deloitte.
The
joint
venture
has
more
than
accomplished
the
objectives
we
had
set
out.
We
wish
Deloitte
all
the
best
in
taking
its
Mumbai
business
centrd
forward.''
UNI