India’s HCLTech wins $1.14 billion deal with European firm

BENGALURU, July 3 (Reuters) – India’s HCLTech (HCLT.NS), opens new tab has won a $1.14 billion deal with a ‌major European firm, the software services exporter said on Friday.
 
The announcement pushed HCLTech’s shares up by as much as 6.3%, boosting gains on the Nifty IT index, which ⁠was up 2.7%.
 
Here are some details:
  • The ​deal will help HCLTech establish an AI-driven operating ​model to transform and manage the client’s global digital workplace and enterprise networks, the company said.
  • The ​deal will last for five-and-a-half years and ​is extendable by another five years, it added, without ‌providing ⁠further details about the European firm.
  • This is entirely new business for the company, HCLTech said, and not from an existing ​client or a ​deal ⁠renewal.
  • This is the largest deal HCLTech has announced since winning a $2.1 ​billion deal with Verizon in August ​2023.
  • HCLTech, ⁠which will report its results for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 on July ⁠13, ​has forecast revenue growth ​of 1%-4% for the year.
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