Blackstone to buy majority stake in Indian IT firm R Systems for $359 million
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U.S. investment fund Blackstone Inc said on Thursday it would buy a 52% stake in India's R Systems International from the IT services company's promoters for $359 million.
U.S. investment fund Blackstone Inc said on Thursday it would buy a 52% stake in India's R Systems International from the IT services company's promoters for $359 million.Blackstone said it would pay 245 rupees per R Systems share, a premium of around 4% to the closing price on Wednesday. But, R Systems' shares shot up about 17% to 275.25 rupees in morning trading on Thursday. "R Systems is well-positioned to benefit from digitalization tailwinds, shorter product launch cycles and increased openness to outsource product development," Blackstone Senior Managing Director Mukesh Mehta said in a statement. Blacks...