"This is a part of the company's strategy to consolidate its operations. HCL Technologies will be the 100 per cent owner of DSL Software," Saurav Adhikari, corporate vice president (strategy), HCL Technologies, told Business Standard.
Though the two partners are still working on the valuation of the joint venture company, DSL Software is expected to be valued at more than its turnover of $72 million, which it clocked last year.
"Out of the nearly $568 million revenues of HCL Technologies, about 15 per cent comes from DSL Software. Besides, it leads the banking and financial services practice of the company," said a market source.
When asked about the valuation of the venture, Adhikari said: "We have built a great value in the venture. The company is one of the leaders in the space."
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The Bangalore-based DSL Software has about 2,700 professionals on its rolls. The financial services sector is a fast growing one, with over 35 per cent of Indian software services exports coming from this segment.
According to various estimates, the IT services spending by the financial services sector globally is about $130 billion, growing at about 12 per cent annually.
HCL Technologies has been acquiring the joint venture partner's stake in various ventures. The company is in the process of acquiring the stake of European communications major British Telecom in its business process outsourcing venture. It will also buy out Jones Apparel from HCL Jones.
The company has also recently exited from HCL Perot Systems by divesting its stake to Perot Systems for about $105 million.