Acquisition of Brilliants Basics

Infosys completes Brilliant Basics acquisition

Question: Which of the following companies recently completed the acquisition of Brilliants basics?
(a)Wipro Limited
(b)Infosys Ltd.
(c)TCS
(d)Tech Mahindra Ltd.
Answer: (b) 
Related Facts:

  • On September 11th, 2017, Infosys Ltd. a global leader in consulting, technology and nextgeneration services completed the acquisition of Brilliants basics.
  • Acquisition is in accordance with the terms set out in the agreement announced by the company on August 3, 2017.
  • This acquisition includes the amount based on future benefits and retention of employees.
  • Infosys has completed this acquisition cash in 75 million British pounds.
  • This acquisition will help Infosys to expand its digital studio business globally.
  • This business is focused on fulfilling the needs of the global clients and to find the right problem, and to solve these effectively.
  • Infosys Digital Studios are located in Bangalore, Pune, New York, London and Melbourne.
  • Brilliant Basics established in 2012, is a global design and product studio that creates products that make life simply better.
  • The 100 percent stakeholder of this company was controlled management.
  • It had studios in London and Dubai.

Reference:                                                                               
https://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/Pages/completed-acquisition-brilliant-basics.aspx
https://www.brilliantbasics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/170803_Press_Release.pdf
https://medium.com/@brilliantbasics/bb-and-infosys-c5fe8073e835
https://medium.com/@brilliantbasics/bb-and-infosys-c5fe8073e835
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/infosys-completes-acquisition-of-brilliant-basics/article19664754.ece