eClerx Services Ltd.

BSE: 532927 | NSE: ECLERX
Small Cap | BPO/ITeS
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eClerx Services shines on the buzz of planning to acquire CLX Europe SPA

Date: 01-04-2015

eClerx Services is currently trading at Rs. 1644.70, up by 54.95 points or 3.46 % from its previous closing of Rs. 1589.75 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 1610.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 1700.00 and Rs. 1610.00 respectively. So far 7767 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 1719.35 on 30-Mar-2015 and a 52 week low of Rs. 1045.00 on 31-Mar-2014.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 1719.35 and Rs. 1528.55 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 4825.03 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 52.44 % while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 38.63 % and 8.93 % respectively.

eClerx Services is reportedly planning to acquire CLX Europe SPA, a closely-held Italian media content management company, for a total of Euro 25 million. The Indian company will acquire CLX through its UK-based subsidiary. The acquisition will be an all cash deal, which would be funded from eClerx's internal resources. The management team of CLX will continue to manage day-to-day operations.

The acquisition will help eClerx gain a strong foothold in the European media industry, diversify revenue base by adding leading luxury brands as clients. Avendus Capital was the financial advisor to eClerx Services on this transaction.

eClerx Services provides data analytics and customized process solutions to global enterprise clients from its offshore delivery centers in India. The portfolio of services comprises data analytics, operations management, data audits, metrics management and reporting services.