Key Quantitative Figures

  • Acquisition enterprise value: €320 million (excluding customary post-closing adjustments for net debt and working capital)
  • MHP CY2025 turnover: €742 million
  • MHP employee count: ~4,500
  • Strategic partnership deal value: €1.25 billion over five years
  • MHP historical turnover: CY23 €828 million, CY24 €830 million, CY25 €742 million

Dates of Action

  • Board approval date: August 24, 2026
  • Share Purchase Agreement execution date: August 24, 2026
  • Expected completion timeline: 3-4 months from announcement
  • MHP incorporation date: May 13, 1996

Parties Involved

  • Acquiring entity: Tata Consultancy Services Netherlands B.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services Limited)
  • Target entity: MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH (with its subsidiaries)
  • Current owner: Porsche AG
  • Financial advisor: Deutsche Bank AG
  • Legal counsel: Noerr

Purpose and Rationale

  • Strategic partnership between TCS and Porsche to drive AI transformation anchored in next-generation manufacturing technologies and software-defined mobility
  • Acquisition will anchor a long-term AI transformation partnership
  • TCS will establish a dedicated AI Mobility Centre of Excellence for Porsche
  • Partnership will focus on industrializing AI across Porsche's engineering, manufacturing, operations, customer experience and enterprise transformation
  • Strengthens TCS' presence in German market and European automotive/industrial customers

Financial and Operational Impact

  • 100% ownership acquisition of MHP
  • Cash consideration payment
  • MHP business areas: business consulting, digital transformation, AI, SAP transformation, manufacturing digitalization, connected and software-defined mobility
  • MHP geographic presence: Germany, Romania, UK, USA, India, Mexico through subsidiaries
  • Not a related party transaction; promoter/promoter group/group companies have no interest in acquired entity

Capital Structure Impact

  • Acquisition through wholly-owned subsidiary, no direct dilution of TCS share capital
  • 100% ownership of MHP post-acquisition

Forward-Looking Elements

  • Partnership aims to position TCS as strategic consulting and technology partner for Porsche and broader European automotive/industrial customers
  • Collaboration structured around three pillars: scaling AI execution, creating platform for long-term value creation, and acquiring MHP
  • Expected to enhance Porsche's innovative power, increase efficiency, and boost competitiveness