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


Employees of HCLTech walk inside the office premises on the outskirts of Lucknow, India, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar

BENGALURU, July 3 (Reuters) - ⁠India's HCLTech has won a $1.14 ⁠billion deal with a major European ‌firm, the software services exporter said on Friday.

HCLTech's shares opened 4.6% higher on Friday after ​the announcement, boosting gains ⁠on the Nifty ⁠IT index, which was up 2.5%.

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 four-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.

• 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.

(Reporting by Haripriya Suresh in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)

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