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Advent International picks up majority stake in Encora for $1.5 billion

Warburg Pincus, the present majority shareholder, would be minor partner

Shweta Jalan, MD of Advent India  	PHOTO:Advent
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Shweta Jalan, MD of Advent India | PHOTO: Advent

Shivani Shinde Mumbai
Private equity (PE) major Advent International has acquired a majority stake in Encora, a global digital engineering services company with innovation labs in India and the US, for $1.5 billion. As part of the agreement, Warburg Pincus, the existing majority shareholder of Encora, has sold its stake and now retains a minority shareholding.

“We are thrilled to enter into this partnership with Advent as we continue to scale our differentiated software engineering service offerings,” said Venu Raghavan, chief executive officer (CEO), Encora.

He added, “Advent’s deep business and technology services sector expertise, along with its global footprint, complements Encora’s strengths and creates