Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP) and Jefferies served as financial advisors on Cognizant’s $1.3 billion acquisition of Belcan, a global provider of engineering and IT services.
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The deal, involving cash and ordinary shares, aims to enhance Cognizant’s presence in the fast-growing Engineering Research & Development (ER&D) market, especially in aerospace and defense.
Cognizant will pay $1.19 billion in cash and issue