WPP plc, a London-based creative transformation company, has signed a deal to acquire Bower House Digital, an Australian marketing technology (MarTech) services agency for an undisclosed price. Bower House Digital is engaged in designing, building, and deploying digital experiences for its clients. Some of its customers include Aesop, Bupa, Bunnings, Myer, and Target. The Australian […]
Capita plc has won a three-year extension to its Primary Care Support England (PSCE) contract, worth £94 million, from NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI). The London-based business process outsourcing and professional services company said that the PSCE contract has been extended to 31 August 2025. Under the contract, Capita will be providing digital, logistical, […]
British construction firm Balfour Beatty has won a contract worth £50 million to execute essential upgrade works to the Piccadilly line of London Underground. The contract is the first of various packages to be awarded under the new ‘London Underground High Voltage (HV) Power framework’. Balfour Beatty was appointed for the same earlier this year. […]
S&P Global, a US financial information and analytics provider, has wrapped up the previously announced $44 billion acquisition of IHS Markit, a London-based information provider. The consideration includes $4.8 billion of IHS Markit’s net debt. The all-stock deal, which was announced in November 2020, is aimed at creating a major information services provider with a […]
Diageo said that it will invest £73 million in a new microbrewery and culture hub in London under the name ‘Guinness at Old Brewer’s Yard’. The Beverage alcohol company is aiming to open the new microbrewery in Autumn 2023. It will be located in Covent Garden at a site where Old Brewer’s Yard had first […]
Astteria, a UK-based jewelry manufacturer, has opened a luxury jewelry showroom in Palm Beach, Florida where it will sell colored diamonds or other fine jewelry items. The luxury jewelry brand is engaged in offering high-end colored diamonds to a global clientele. It also has showrooms in London and New York. Astteria is said to have […]
Corvus Insurance, a Boston-based provider of smart commercial insurance products, has acquired Tarian Underwriting, a Lloyd’s coverholder, from Beat Capital Partners for an undisclosed price. Based in London, Tarian Underwriting is a cyber underwriting platform, which underwrites on behalf of a group of Lloyd’s syndicates. The company offers solutions to address the ever-changing cyber risk […]
Convergint, a systems integration provider, has acquired Universal Security Systems (USS), a London-based security systems integrator, for an undisclosed price. Universal Security Systems, which is said to have more than 30 years of industry experience, specializes as a security technology integrator by involving in designing, installing, and supporting converged security solutions. Its portfolio includes network-based […]
Tech Mahindra said that it will acquire US-based IT services provider Infostar LLC (dba Lodestone) and UK-based We Make Websites Limited (WMW) in two separate deals. Lodestone will be acquired by Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc, a fully-owned subsidiary of the Indian IT company. The consideration for the American firm is up to $105 million, which […]
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said that it has bagged a 10-year contract from Transport for London (TfL) for designing, implementing, and operating a new smart mobility system, aimed at transforming the administration of taxi and private hire vehicles in the British capital. The contract has a provision to be extended for five years. As per […]