ITC moves up as its arm gets nod to acquire 22.1% stake in Happiest Minds Technologies
ITC is currently trading at Rs. 267.35, up by 0.90 points or 0.34% from its previous closing of Rs. 266.45 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs. 266.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 268.75 and Rs. 262.80 respectively. So far 254989 shares were traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 426.50 on 31-Oct-2025 and a 52 week low of Rs. 256.25 on 31-Aug-2026.
Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 271.20 and Rs. 256.25 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 334106.64 crore.
The Institutions and Non-Institutions held 83.40% and 16.60% stake in the company, respectively.
ITC’s wholly owned subsidiary -- ITC Infotech (ITCI) has secured approval to acquire 22.1% equity stake in Happiest Minds Technologies (HMTL) from Ashok Soota and Ashok Soota Medical Research LLP, HMTL’s promoter / promoter group, in two tranches under a Share Purchase Agreement. The Board of Directors of ITCI, at its meeting held on August 31, 2026, has approved the same. The cost of acquisition of the 22.1% equity stake is around Rs 1,330 crore.
Additionally, ITCI’s Board has approved the proposed Scheme of Amalgamation of Happiest Minds with ITCI which will be effected after the share acquisition. As a result of the scheme, the shares of ITCI will be listed on the stock exchanges. The proposed transaction has also been endorsed by the Board of Directors of the company. The proposed transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary statutory, shareholder and regulatory approvals, including approvals from the Competition Commission of India, the relevant stock exchanges and the National Company Law Tribunal. The companies expect the transaction to be completed within the next 15 months and will continue to operate independently until all approvals have been obtained.
This strategic combination will synergistically blend ITCI’s AI-led capabilities across Cloud, Data Analytics, PLM, SAP, enterprise transformation, industry-specific technology solutions and full-stack managed services together with Happiest Minds’ strengths in build-led Digital Product Engineering, Data, Cybersecurity, and specialized AI expertise. The proposed combination will lead to a step change in scale for ITCI, enhancing its competitiveness to win large transformation-led mandates and augment capability in critical areas to effectively serve its client base and address new value pools that are emerging with rapid adoption of AI across enterprises.
The combined entity will also lead to substantially enhanced presence in the US markets as well as in the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance vertical. Further, key industry segments such as Healthcare, Hitech and Edutech would also get added to ITCI’s portfolio. By adding marquee clients to ITCI’s customer base, the proposed combination will also unlock significant cross-selling & up-selling opportunities.
