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Tech Mahindra Acquisition of SatyamComputer Services Ltd
Pre-Merger Scenario at Satyam Computers:
Mr. B Ramalinga Rau created Satyam Computer Services Ltd. as a
private limited
company on !"th #une$ %&'( )hich *ecame pu*lic in
%&&%. The company started
)ith o+ering S,- development and consultancy services to
*usiness
organiations across di+erent industries.
/n !00'$ pro*lems cropped up in the company )hen the Chairman Mr
Ramalinga
Rau informed that he )anted to deploy the cash availa*le for the
*ene1t of
investors and announced 2%.3 *illion *id for t)o Maytas
companies i.e. Maytas
/nfrastructure Limited and Maytas 4roperties Ltd. promoted and
controlled *y the
same family. The investors did not approve the step and Mr. Rau
*ecame furious
and run a)ay. -orld Ban5 announced on 6ecem*er !7$ !00' that
Satyam has
*een *arred from any *usiness )ith -orld Ban5 for eight years
for providing
Ban5 sta+ )ith 8improper *ene1ts9 and charged )ith data theft
and cases of
*ri*ing the sta+. Share prices )ere falling drastically.
Ramalinga Rau resigns. /n
!00&$ Satyams C;< Srinivas =adlamani confessed that *y
in>ating the num*er
of employees *y %0$000$ the company )as earning around Rs !0
crore,month
from the related *ut 1ctitious salary accounts and *efooling the
)orld.
Pre-Merger Scenario at Tech Mahindra
Tech Mahindra is a part of the Mahindra ?roup conglomerate and
is
headquartered at Mum*ai$ /ndia. Tech Mahindra is ran5ed @th in
/ndias soft)are
services 1rms.
/ts activities spread across a *road spectrum including Business
Support
Systems$
