WNS Global Services

WNS Global Services
Company typePublic
NYSE: WNS
IndustryBusiness process management, outsourcing, IT consulting
Founded1996
Headquarters
New York, London and Mumbai[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Timothy Main[2]
(Chairman)
Keshav R Murugesh[2]
(Group CEO)
RevenueIncrease US $1323.4 million (FY24)[3]
Number of employees
62,951 (September 30, 2024)[3]
Websitehttps://www.wns.com

WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS) is an Indian multinational business process management company. The company is headquartered in New York, London and Mumbai.[4][5][6]

The company employs over 62,000 individuals. WNS is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WNS.[7]

History

WNS Global Services was established in 1996 as a carve-out of British Airways captive process and back-office activities. In 2002, Warburg Pincus acquired a majority stake, following which WNS became an independent entity.[8] The company expanded into other industries in 2003, and by 2004, new delivery centers were opened in Sri Lanka and India.[9][10]

In 2005, WNS acquired Trinity Partners.[11] The company went public in 2006, listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). WNS subsequently acquired Marketics (2007),[12] Aviva Global Services (2008), and Denali Sourcing Services (2017).[13][14]

Later acquisitions included Vuram (2022), The Smart Cube, and OptiBuy (2023).[15][16][17][18]

Operations

WNS has 66 delivery centers located in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Costa Rica, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.[19]

Acquisitions

Year Company Name Cost Sources
2023 Smart Cube & OptiBuy $156.9 million [20]
2022 Vuram $165 million [21]
2017 HealthHelp $95 million [22]
2017 Denali Sourcing Services $40 million [23]
2016 Value Edge Research Services $17.5 million [24]
2012 Fusion Outsourcing £10 million [25]
2008 Aviva BPO $230 million [26]
2008 BizAps Undisclosed [27]
2007 Marketics $65 million [28]
2006 Trinity Partners Undisclosed [29]
2002 Town & Country Assistance Undisclosed [30]

Awards and recognitions

References

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  12. ^ "WNS to buy Marketics for $65 m". The Economic Times. 10 March 2007.
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  15. ^ "WNS acquires Vuram for $165 million". The Hindu. 1 July 2022.
  16. ^ "WNS acquires two European companies for USD 156 million". Moneycontrol.
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  18. ^ "WNS buys two services firms for over $150m". IT Europa. 20 December 2022.
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  25. ^ "WNS Acquires Fusion Outsourcing in South Africa". The Economic Times. 21 June 2012.
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