Tech Mahindra - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Tech Mahindra will buy which US based healthcare IT consulting firm?

a. CJS Solutions Group
b. Practo
c. Health Advances LLC
d. Navigant
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: CJS Solutions Group

Explanation:
Tech Mahindra, India's fourth biggest software services exporter, will buy US based healthcare IT consulting firm CJS Solutions Group for an enterprise value of US $110 million.

Tech Mahindra, which will acquire CJS through a unit, will make an upfront cash payment of US $89.5 million for the acquisition of 84.7% stake in CJS.

The remaining 15.3% to be acquired over three years, the company said in a statement.

CJS, which operates as the HCI Group, specialises in the implementation of electronic medical records (EMR) software.

Healthcare and life sciences business, which accounts for around 7 pct of Tech Mahindra's revenues, has been a key focus area for the Indian company and the acquisition of CJS will help it consolidate its position, the company said.

Ernst & Young acted as the due diligence advisor to Tech Mahindra while Allen & Company LLC were the financial advisors to HCI Group.

The transaction is expected to close before the end of April.

Tech Mahindra: Know More

  • CEO: C. P. Gurnani (24, May 2012)
  • Revenue: 4.1 billion USD (March 2016)
  • Headquarters: Mumbai
  • Founder: Anand Mahindra


2)   Which IT major will purchase the financial technology firm Target Group to boost its platform business process as a service offering in the banking sector?

a. Infosys
b. HCL
c. Tech Mahindra
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tech Mahindra

Explanation:
Tech Mahindra has indicated it will buy financial technology firm Target Group to boost its platform business process as a service offering in the banking sector in a deal valued at more than 112 million pounds.

  • In a BSE filing, TechM said the deal had an enterprise value of 112 million pounds per an adjustment for surplus cash of close to 8 million pounds
  • Company will pay 64 million pounds upfront and a deferred consideration of up to 16.28 million pounds in 2017
  • TechM will pay an amount of 17.1 million pounds on account of loan notes at closing


3)   Tech Mahindra has joined which corporate group’s Digital Alliance Programme?

a. General Electric
b. General Motors
c. Mphasis
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: General Electric

Explanation:
Tech Mahindra, the IT arm of the Mahindra Group has joined GE’s Digital Alliance Programme

It will use the industrial internet platform to provide solutions for a wide range of industries including oil and gas and transportation.

About GE Digital Alliance Programme

  • The digital alliance programme provides members with access to GE Digital tools and technologies
  • It also yields domain expertise
  • GE opened this platform to users in 2014; TCS has also joined the alliance