Luxoft

Luxoft

Luxoft

Swiss technology company

Luxoft, a DXC Technology subsidiary, is represented in 21 countries with 17 000+ employees globally. Luxoft is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.[1]

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History

In 2000, Luxoft was established under the direction of Dmitry Loschinin in Russia.[3] In 2008, it acquired ITC Networks in Bucharest.[4] In 2013, Luxoft was listed on the New York Stock Exchange, following an initial public offering of 4.1 million shares at $17.00 per ordinary share.[5] UBS Limited, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, VTB Capital plc and Cowen and Company, LLC were the joint book-running managers for the offering.

In 2010, Luxoft established a development center in Kraków, Poland.[6][7] Since 2018, Luxoft has been present in Italy (Turin), through the acquisition of the Objective Software site.[8]

In January 2019, DXC Technologie of Tyson Corner (Virginia) announced the acquisition of Luxoft Holding.[9] In June 2019, DXC Technology completed the 100% acquisition of Luxoft.[10][11]

Luxoft enabled Switzerland's first Blockchain based e-vote platform with the City of Zug and Hochschule Luzern's Blockchain Lab.[12]

Luxoft announced it strongly supported Ukraine and condemned Russia and decided to leave the Russian market, accordingly in April 2022 the Russian business was sold to IBS Holding.[13]

Luxoft's largest offices are based in the US, Poland, Germany, India,[14] Ukraine, Singapore, and Serbia.[15]

Acquisitions

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In January 2019, Luxoft was acquired by DXC Technology. According to the information from SEC database, DXC Technology now owns 83% of Luxoft shares. The eventual close of the deal was in June 2019.[27]

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    TMC Net (2004-11-18). "Luxoft Opens Poland Development Center". Krakow, Poland: TMC Net. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
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    "DXC Technology übernimmt Digital-Spezialisten Luxoft aus der Schweiz" (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-08.
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    Akanksha Rana (7 Jan 2019). ""DXC Technology to buy software development company Luxoft for $2 billion"". Reuters.
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    "DXC Technology Completes Acquisition of Leading Digital Innovator Luxoft". 14 June 2023.
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    "DXC Technology self-reports possible Russian sanctions violations". 23 May 2023.
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    "Excelian: Luxoft Financial Services Completes the Acquisition of derivIT". BusinessWire. 2017-08-23.
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    "Luxoft, a DXC Technology Company, Completes Acquisition of CMORE Automotive". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
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    "VC.ru". VC. 8 January 2019.
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