Wipro shines on inking pact to acquire PAG

02 May 2012 Evaluate

Wipro is currently trading at Rs. 407.10, up by 2.00 points or 0.49% from its previous closing of Rs. 405.10 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 408.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 409.90 and Rs. 406.40 respectively. So far 13904 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 453.50 on 02-May-2011 and a 52 week low of Rs. 310.20 on 19-Aug-2011.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 424.70 and Rs. 400.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 100028.77 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 78.41% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 10.08% and 9.81% respectively. 

Wipro has signed an agreement to acquire Promax Applications Group (PAG), a leading player in trade promotion planning, management, and optimization solutions space for a total purchase consideration of AUD 35 Million. Avendus Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Wipro on this transaction.

The completion of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals and will be closed in the current April-June 2012 quarter. The newly formed entity will be called as Wipro Promax Analytics Solutions.

As per industry estimates, consumer focused companies spend 12 to 25% of their gross annual sales on trade promotions. Organizations are increasingly leveraging analytics to enhance effectiveness and maximize the return on investment (ROI) of their spends on trade promotions.

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