Telco player Tata Communications’ Dutch arm has entered into an agreement to fully acquire US-based media service provider, Switch Enterprises for a cash consideration of $58.8 million (around ₹486.3 crore).
“Tata Communications (Netherlands) B.V., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Tata Communications Limited, has entered into a membership investment purchase agreement to acquire 100% equity stake in Switch Enterprises, LLC, (a target company in the United States of America) and as part of the transaction, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, will acquire assets of the subsidiaries of Switch Enterprises, LLC based out of Canada, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals,” the company said in a regulatory filing on BSE.
Shares of Tata Communications ended Thursday’s session with mild losses of 0.2% at ₹1,267.05 apiece.
The acquisition does not classify as a related party transaction and is expected to be conclude within 4-6 months.
Switch Ent is a managed services’ providers for live production and video transmission. It produces and delivers live content to any outlet including linear, on-demand and streaming platforms across fiber, satellite or internet. The company recorded a revenue of $81.6 million (around ₹674.8 crore) for CY21.
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