WNS Holdings acquisition by Capgemini sanctioned by Royal Court of Jersey

WNS Holdings (WNS) announced that the company’s application to be acquired by Capgemini through a scheme of arrangement under the Companies Law 1991 has been sanctioned by the Royal Court of Jersey. Following receipt of the scheme sanction, the company now expects that the transaction will close on October 17 following the delivery of a copy of the court order to the Jersey registrar. On July 7, WNS and Capgemini announced they had entered into a definitive transaction agreement pursuant to which Capgemini will acquire WNS for a cash consideration of $76.50 per WNS share. The total cash consideration will amount to $3.3B, excluding WNS net financial debt.