WNS - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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WNS M&A Summary

WNS has acquired 12 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

WNS’s largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired Vuram Technology Solutions Pvt. for $165M. WNS has acquired in 3 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (42%) and insurance (17%).

WNS Business Overview

Where is WNS headquartered?

WNS is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

What is WNS’s revenue?

WNS disclosed revenue of 1,323M USD for 2024 and 1,224M USD for 2023.

How many employees does WNS have?

WNS has 60,513 employees.

What sector is WNS in?

WNS is a business services company.

When was WNS founded?

WNS was founded in 1996.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity12
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 2

WNS

WNS (Holdings) Ltd.

Gate No. 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex, Pirojshanagar,
Mumbai, 400 079
India,
+91 22 4095 2100
www.wns.com

WNS is a Business Process Management (BPM) company. WNS delivers an entire spectrum of business process management services such as customer care, finance and accounting, human resource solutions, research and analytics, technology solutions, and industry-specific back-office and front-office processes. WNS was founded in 1996 and is based in Mumbai, India.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 9 - - 3 - - 12
vol $230M $165M $395M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  12

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
OptiBuy Sp. z o.o. 2022-12-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Warsaw, Poland · www.optibuy.com
The Smart Cube 2022-12-16 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.thesmartcube.com
Vuram Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 2022-07-01 165M USD Add-on Acquisition
Chennai, India · www.vuram.com
HealthHelp LLC 2017-03-15 95M USD Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.healthhelp.com
Denali Sourcing Services 2017-01-10 40M USD Add-on Acquisition
, United States · www.denaliusa.com
Value Edge Research Services Pvt. Ltd. 2016-03-11 18M USD Add-on Acquisition
Noida, India · www.valuedge.com
Fusion Outsourcing Services (Pty) Ltd. 2012-06-21 - Divestiture
Cape Town, South Africa · www.fusionoutsourcing.co.za
Business Applications Associates Ltd. (BizAps) 2008-06-16 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.bizaps.net
Call 24/7 Ltd. 2008-04-07 12M GBP Add-on Acquisition
, United Kingdom
Marketics Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. 2007-03-07 65M USD Add-on Acquisition
Bengaluru, India · www.marketics.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 5 (42%) 40M (10%) - -
Insurance 2 (17%) 12M (3%) - -
Healthcare Services 1 (8%) 95M (24%) - -
Information Technology 1 (8%) 165M (42%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (8%) 18M (4%) - -
Marketing 1 (8%) 65M (16%) - -
Software 1 (8%) - - -
Total 12 $395M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 4 12M - -
India 3 248M - -
United States 3 135M - -
  Texas 1 95M - -
  California 1 - - -
Poland 1 - - -
South Africa 1 - - -
Domestic 3 (25%) 248M (63%) - -
Cross-border 9 (75%) 147M (37%) - -
Total 12 $395M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Cain Brothers & Co. LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Reed Smith
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $165M
< $100M 5 $230M
TOTAL $395M
Largest Vuram Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
$165M (2022-07-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
2 (17%)
Strategic(s)
17%
2 (17%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Business Services

Revenue

1,323   9% 2024
1,224   11% 2023
1,110   22% 2022
913   2% 2021
928   15% 2020
809   7% 2019
758   26% 2018
602   8% 2017
562   6% 2016
533   7% 2015
502   2014
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Employees

60,513

Established

1996

Public

NYSE: WNS

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