Acquisition will accelerate HCL’s growth in life sciences and consumer services
Noida, India, and Horsham, PA, April 5, 2018 – HCL Technologies Limited (HCL), a leading global IT services company, today announced the acquisition of C3i Solutions, a leader in multi-channel customer engagement services for the life sciences and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries, from Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA (known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada).
With this acquisition, HCL will complement its broad-based IT and business services capability with the additional depth that C3i has in the life sciences and CPG verticals. C3i’s expertise in the clinical, pharmacovigilance, and pharma sales support domains and strong partnership with industry leading products in these respective areas will enable HCL’s life sciences customers to become more patient-centric and offer services to IT and business stakeholders to improve healthcare outcomes. The acquisition also builds on HCL’s 13+ year relationship with Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA across enterprise and divisional IT and with services across HCL’s Mode 1-2-3 offerings.
The deal will also build on HCL’s footprint in consumer services, especially as an early leader in applying advanced analytics, IOT and creating digitised operations to create a better customer experience. The contributions of C3i Solutions will become even more important as the industry moves toward digital connections and becomes reliant on a strong, personalized experience.
“C3i’s capabilities provide HCL with an innovative and complementary services portfolio and a vast customer base to further strengthen HCL’s position as a leading technology solutions provider to the life sciences and consumer industries. This acquisition will allow HCL to help its life sciences customers become more patient-centric and develop solutions to address the digital revolution happening within their industry,” said C Vijayakumar, President and CEO, HCL Technologies. “We were also attracted to C3i based on the strength of its management team and employee base, and we are excited to welcome them to the HCL family.”
“HCL shares C3i Solutions’ vision of offering innovative services with a focus on an excellent customer experience, which is why we viewed HCL as an ideal fit for C3i Solutions,” said Joel Morse, President, C3i Solutions. “In addition to gaining the strength of the HCL product and services portfolio, our employees and customers will also benefit from HCL’s deep technological capabilities and innovative approach, allowing us to continue delivering high-quality, value-added support that has been our hallmark.”
About C3i Solutions
C3i Solutions is multi-channel customer engagement services provider, specializing in global, high-touch consumer, patient, and end-user management . For the past 35 years, our unique, multi-channel approach and experience in highly regulated industries have made us the partner-of-choice for some of the world’s most trusted brands. With a strategic focus on innovation, we excel at protecting our clients’ brands, while maximizing productivity and cost efficiency. C3i Solutions, the business name of Telerx Marketing, Inc., is part of Healthcare Services & Solutions, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada), is headquartered in Horsham, PA. For more information, visit www.c3isolutions.com.
About HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies (HCL) is a leading global IT services company that helps global enterprises re–imagine and transform their businesses through digital technology transformation. HCL operates out of 32 countries and has consolidated revenues of US$ 7.6 billion, for 12 Months ended 31st December 2017. HCL focuses on providing an integrated portfolio of services underlined by its Mode 1–2–3 growth strategy. Mode 1 encompasses the core services in the areas of Applications, Infrastructure, BPO and Engineering & R&D services, leveraging DRYiCETM Autonomics to transform clients' business and IT landscape, making them 'lean' and 'agile'. Mode 2 focuses on experience–centric and outcome–oriented integrated offerings of Digital & Analytics, IoT WoRKS™, Cloud Native Services and Cybersecurity & GRC services to drive business outcomes and enable enterprise digitalization. Mode 3 strategy is ecosystem–driven, creating innovative IP–partnerships to build products and platforms business.
HCL leverages its global network of integrated co-innovation labs and global delivery capabilities to provide holistic multi–service delivery in key industry verticals including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Media, Publishing, Entertainment, Retail & CPG, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Energy & Utilities, Travel, Transportation & Logistics and Government. With 119,291 professionals from diverse nationalities, HCL focuses on creating real value for customers by taking 'Relationships Beyond the Contract'. For more information, please visit www.hcltech.com
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HCL Technologies
RAVI KATHURIA
Ravi.Kathuria@hcl.com
Anne Coyle : US Communications
Debapriya Mondal : India Communications
C3i Solutions
Jacqueline Hoover