Coforge Limited has informed the Exchange about Infusion of funds and subscription to shares of Encora US Holdco, inc. ( company 1 ) and Encora Holdings Limited ( company 2 )
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Coforge Limited has completed its acquisition of Encora US Holdco, Inc. and Encora Holdings Limited through a combination of equity swap and debt funding. The company allotted 93.8 million equity shares at INR 1,815.91 per share (totaling INR 17,032.6 crore) to Encora Holdco Limited and AI Altius Parent (Cayman) Limited as consideration. Additionally, Coforge availed a USD 550 million secured loan facility from JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citibank, HSBC, and BNP Paribas at 4.6% interest rate for 3 years to fund the subscription. The company will subscribe to 3,459.2 common shares of Encora US Holdco for USD 280 million and 68 million ordinary shares of Encora Holdings Limited for USD 270 million. Two new non-executive directors from Advent Private Equity (Shweta Jalan and Atin Hirachand Jain) were also appointed to the board.
This acquisition strengthens Coforge's capabilities in the technology services space. The dilution from preferential allotment increases share count by about 28% (from 33.6 million to 42.96 million shares), which will impact per-share metrics. The USD 550 million debt adds significant leverage, though at a reasonable 4.6% fixed rate.