Cognizant Completes Acquisition of Wizeline
Financial terms of the completed transaction were not disclosed.
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Cognizant (CTSH) has completed its acquisition of Wizeline, adding digital engineering and product development services for enterprise clients. Wizeline was acquired from its previous investors, including La Caisse.
Wizeline brings an established Media & Entertainment business serving large U.S. enterprises across publishing and news, filmed entertainment, broadcasting, and talent and creator representation. Its capabilities include digital product development, software engineering, cloud modernization, and data and AI. Cognizant expects the acquisition to strengthen its ability to help clients design, build and scale digital products and platforms.
Canaccord Genuity served as Wizeline's exclusive acquisition advisor, while Ashurst Perkins Coie served as Cognizant's legal advisor.
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- Minor pointThe completed Wizeline acquisition adds digital engineering and product development capabilities for Cognizant's enterprise clients.
- Minor pointWizeline brings a Media & Entertainment client base supporting large U.S. enterprises across several industry segments.
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News Explained
Cognizant reports that the Wizeline acquisition is complete, but says its financial terms were not disclosed, so this release does not state the purchase price or quantify the transaction’s economic scale.
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Expanding Digital Engineering and Product Development Capabilities for Enterprise Clients
The acquisition will further strengthen Cognizant's ability to help clients design, build, and scale modern digital products and platforms.
Wizeline was acquired from its previous investors, including La Caisse. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Canaccord Genuity acted as exclusive M&A advisor to Wizeline. Ashurst Perkins Coie acted as legal advisor to Cognizant.
About Cognizant
Cognizant is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization's unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
About Wizeline
Wizeline is an AI-centric product engineering company. Founded in 2013, Wizeline is a nearshore transformation engineering partner for enterprises in Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, and Healthcare & Lifesciences. Wizeline combines global forward deployment capabilities with deep expertise in product engineering, data and AI to help clients scale AI solutions towards modern products and workflow innovation.
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Has Cognizant completed its acquisition of Wizeline?
Cognizant has completed the acquisition of Wizeline from its previous investors, including La Caisse. Wizeline provides digital engineering and product development services to enterprise clients, with particular strength in Media & Entertainment.