Firstsource Solutions UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Firstsource Solutions (NSE:FSL, BOM:532809), has acquired a 100% stake in UK-based Ascensos for 42 million pound sterling including upfront payments and payouts, according to a Monday filing to the stock exchanges.
Ascensos provides business process management (BPM) services for the retail, consumer, and e-commerce verticals in the UK, South Africa, Romania, and Trinidad.
On completion of the transaction, Ascensos has become a step-down subsidiary of the company but it will operate as a separate business unit within Firstsource, keeping its existing brand.
Shares of the company were up nearly 7% in recent trade.
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