AZB & Partners, JSA, Hughes Hubbard & Reed and Baker McKenzie advised on Wipro’s acquisition of Harman Connected Services, the digital transformation solutions (DTS) business of the Samsung owned Harman.

The acquisition will enhance Wipro’s Engineering Research & Development and IT services capabilities, adding expertise in embedded software, digital engineering, and device engineering. The acquisition is part of a broader strategy by Wipro to sharpen its AI-led engineering services. As part of the agreement, over 5,600 DTS employees across the Americas, Europe and Asia will transition to Wipro upon the closing of the transaction by the end of the year, subject to regulatory approvals.

AZB & Partners represented Wipro Limited on its acquisition of the digital transformation solutions business of U.S.-based audio products maker, Harman (a Samsung company) for US$ 375 million, aiming to bolster its AI-led engineering services across sectors.

The transaction was led by Senior Partners Srinath Dasari and Bhuvana Veeraragavan, Senior Associate Mridula Sriram, Associates Niranjan Kumar and Amirthamayee Chandra Shekar; and included Partner Aditya Singh Chandel, Senior Associates Suhail Bansal and Sarvagya Bilgaiyan on tax matters, and Senior Partner Bharat V Budholia, Senior Associate Varun Thakur and Associate Khushi Agarwal on competition law.

JSA is advising Harman International Industries Inc. (“Harman”), a Samsung company, on the India leg of the strategic global sale of its Digital Transformation Solutions business to Wipro at an overall deal value of up to approximately INR 3,125 crore (USD 375 million).

JSA closely supported the Baker McKenzie team on the global deal in handling all India-related structuring, regulatory, employment, and due-diligence aspects of the transaction.

The transaction was led by Lead Partner Rupinder Malik, supported by Partner Harshit Anand and Senior Associate Kranthi Mamidanna from the JSA Mergers & Acquisitions team.

Hughes Hubbard & Reed is representing Indian IT giant Wipro in its agreement to buy Harman Connected Services, the digital transformation solutions (DTS) arm of Samsung subsidiary Harman International, for $375 million. Chuck Samuelson leads the Hughes Hubbard team with significant assistance from Alan Kravitz, Anders Seah and Don Casey. Other members of the team include Kristin Millay, Sean Reilly and Charlie Wachsstock.

Baker McKenzie is representing HARMAN in its agreement with Indian tech firm Wipro to sell its Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) business unit for up to USD 375 million.

The core Baker McKenzie team includes M&A Partners Leif King (Palo Alto), Aarthi Belani (Palo Alto) and Darcy Down (Los Angeles) and Tax Partner Lane Morgan (Dallas), with support from: Transactional Associates Asama Itseumah (Los Angeles), Jonathon Juilfs (San Francisco); Darius Adel (New York) and Amanda Jaramillo (London); Carve-out Partner Joe Lance (Chicago) and Associates David Gutierrez (Miami) and Kelly Cooney (Chicago); Antitrust & Competition Partners Creighton Macy (Washington, DC) and Mark Weiss (Washington, DC) and Associate Evan Harris (Washington, DC); Trade Partner Rod Hunter (Washington, DC) and Associate Alexandra Kumar (Washington, DC); Real Estate Partner Sarah Winston (Chicago); Data & Privacy Partners Adam Aft (Chicago) and Jonathan Tam (Palo Alto) and Associate Richard Yang (Palo Alto); Employment & Compensation Partners Kimberly Franko (New York), Amanda Cohen (San Francisco) and Thomas Asmar (Palo Alto) and Associates Mecole Tate (San Francisco), M’Alyssa Mecenas (Los Angeles) and Sesen Hailemichael (San Francisco); and Tax Associates Joseph Chung (Houston).