WNS Adds ERP Optimization Capability for Finance & Accounting Services with Acquisition of BizAps

  
    
  
  
    
      WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global 
      business process outsourcing (BPO) services, today announced it has 
      acquired Business Applications Associates Ltd. (BizAps), a provider of 
      SAP solutions to optimize ERP functionality for finance and accounting 
      processes.
    
    
      The acquisition of BizAps will enable WNS to further assist global 
      customers in transforming shared services finance and accounting 
      functions, such as purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash. Based in the UK 
      and U.S., with development capability in China, BizAps offers SAP 
      optimization services and SAP certified solutions designed to simplify 
      SAP roll-out and enhance functionality for internal and outsourced 
      shared services centers.
    
    
      “WNS is a global leader in finance and 
      accounting outsourcing (FAO), so this transaction solidifies our 
      position by adding highly synergistic ERP consulting services to our 
      offerings,” said Neeraj Bhargava, Group CEO, 
      WNS Global Services. “This acquisition 
      supports our strategy to enhance our service offerings and expand our 
      global footprint. We have a superb opportunity to expand relationships 
      with clients, which are currently shared by WNS and BizAps, as well as 
      strengthen our penetration in industries such as manufacturing and 
      technology.”
    
    
      “The ability to optimize the technology 
      underpinnings of the finance and supply chain functions is critical for 
      companies to drive maximum value from their data to drive business 
      decisions,” said Conor Mullaney, CEO, BizAps. “We 
      look forward to being a part of WNS and adding our consulting and 
      technology capabilities to take platform-based BPO to the next level.”
    
    
      About WNS
    
    
      WNS is a leading global business process outsourcing company. Deep 
      industry and business process knowledge, a partnership approach, 
      comprehensive service offering and a proven track record enables WNS to 
      deliver business value to some of the leading companies in the world. 
      With over 18,000 employees, WNS is passionate about building a 
      market-leading company valued by our clients, employees, business 
      partners, investors and communities. For more information, visit www.wnsgs.com.
    
    
      About BizAps
    
    
      BizAps is a leader in delivering innovative SAP solutions that optimizes 
      ERP functions and processes including purchase-to-pay, order-to-cash and 
      global financial supply chain. BizAps offers complete solutions based on 
      world class products and services with a proven track record in 
      delivery. BizAps has extensive experience in rolling out SAP globally to 
      implement shared service centers for multinational organizations. BizAps 
      has a core of highly experienced SAP consultants to support 
      transformational objectives of our customers. For more information, 
      visit www.bizaps.net.
    
    
      Safe Harbor Statement under the 
      provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 
      of 1995
    
    
      This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the 
      safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform 
      Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties 
      and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially 
      from those that may be projected by these forward looking statements. 
      These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to 
      technological innovation; telecommunications or technology disruptions; 
      future regulatory actions and conditions in our operating areas; our 
      dependence on a limited number of clients in a limited number of 
      industries; our ability to attract and retain clients; our ability to 
      expand our business or effectively manage growth; our ability to hire 
      and retain enough sufficiently trained employees to support our 
      operations; negative public reaction in the US or the UK to offshore 
      outsourcing; regulatory, legislative and judicial developments; 
      increasing competition in the business process outsourcing industry; 
      political or economic instability in India, Sri Lanka and Jersey; 
      worldwide economic and business conditions, including a slowdown in the 
      U.S. and Indian economies and in the sectors in which our clients are 
      based and a slowdown in the BPO and IT sectors world-wide; our ability 
      to successfully consummate strategic acquisitions, as well as other 
      risks detailed in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and 
      Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. 
      We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral 
      forward-looking statements, including statements contained in our 
      filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to 
      shareholders. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these 
      forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s 
      current analysis of future events. We undertake no obligation to 
      publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a 
      result of new information, future events or otherwise.