About KPIT Technologies Ltd. - Company Information, Overview, History and Profile

KPIT Technologies Limited is a global partner to the automotive and Mobility ecosystem for making software-defined vehicles and reality. It is a leading independent software development and integration partner helping mobility leapfrog towards a clean, smart, and safe future. With 11000+ automo believers across the globe specializing in embedded software, AI, and digital solutions, KPIT accelerates its clients' implementation of next-generation technologies for the future mobility roadmap. The Company has a footprint worldwide with engineering centres in Europe, the USA, Japan, China, Thailand and India. KPIT Technologies Limited, the erstwhile KPIT Engineering Limited was incorporated on January 08, 2018. The Company received Certificate from the Registrar of Companies for change in its name from KPIT Engineering Limited to KPIT Technologies Limited effective from March 13, 2019. During the year 2018-19, the Company incorporated subsidiaries in Singapore and USA for expanding its operations. Further, as a result of demerger, the subsidiaries of KPIT Technologies Limited (renamed as Birlasoft Limited) incorporated in Japan, UK & USA became subsidiaries of KPIT Engineering Limited (renamed as KPIT Technologies Limited). During the year 2018-19, the Company received the Order from Mumbai Bench of Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for the Composite Scheme of Arrangement amongst Birlasoft (India) Limited and the Company (renamed as Birlasoft Limited) and KPIT Engineering Limited (renamed as KPIT Technologies Limited) and their respective shareholders on November 29, 2018. Birlasoft (India) Limited was merged into the Company (which is now renamed as Birlasoft Limited) and the Engineering Business was demerged into the Company (formerly KPIT Engineering Limited). The said Scheme became effective with effect from January 15, 2019. As a result of demerger, the employees were transferred from KPIT Technologies Limited (renamed as Birlasoft Limited) to the Company with effect from the date of Composite Scheme i.e. January 1, 2019. Further, the Company allotted 274,143,808 equity shares of Rs 10/- each on January 29, 2019. In terms of the Scheme and other agreements which were executed between Birlasoft (India) Limited, KPIT Technologies Limited (renamed as Birlasoft Limited), KPIT Engineering Limited (renamed as KPIT Technologies Limited) and other parties, the promoters of the Company and the promoters of Birlasoft Limited have acquired joint control of the Company. During year 2019-20, equity shares of the Company got listed on National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited effective from April 22, 2019. During year 2021-22, Impact Automotive Solutions Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary got merged with the Company effective June 22, 2021. During year 2022-23, the Company acquired Somit Solutions Limited (SOMIT), UK through KPIT Technologies (UK) Limited w.e.f. May 31, 2022. Similarly, it acquired Technica Engineering GmbH, Technica Electronics Barcelona S.L., Technica Engineering Spain S.L. through KPIT Technologies GmbH and Technica Engineering Inc. through KPIT Technologies Inc., w.e.f. October 01, 2022, for a consideration of Euro 80 million. Qorix GmbH was incorporated as wholly owned subsidiary company in Germany effective 10 March 2023. In 2023-24, Company acquired 100% stake in Future Mobility Solutions GmbH (FMS), effective April 1, 2023, making FMS a wholly-owned subsidiary and further acquired a 13% shareholding in N-Dream AG, a Swiss-based company. In FY24, 7,000+ KPIT employees leveraged KPIT Academy to upskill across business and technical topics. The largest and most exciting showcase at the world's most powerful Tech Event featured the hardware prototypes, virtual engineering, and advanced analytics developments. The showcase emphasized hyper-personalization and secure connected experiences, focusing on data platform solutions for monetization. Other key solutions on display included massive simulation, generative Al for path planning, and a service-oriented architecture. KPIT participated at Synopsys VP Day, alongside global automotive supply chain Leaders in sharing experiences Leveraging virtual prototypes for advanced software development use cases. Their experts Mukunda Byre Gowda, Subject Matter Expert, & Bharath Kumar Suda, Director Delivery, presented their industry insights on Early Evaluation of IPs and Software Bring Up on Multi-core TC4xx Controller Using Virtual Prototypes. Identifying key opportunities in mobility ecosystem development, the Company have joined hands with ZF Technologies, to promote QORIX, an independent company in FY24. The Company has been chosen as the strategic technology partner for global auto giant Renault. The M.Tech in Automotive Electronics and MBA in Strategic Engineering Management programs launched in collaboration with Coventry University have seen three cohorts with 100+ employees graduate with Masters degrees.