Wipro buys Consultancy firm Cooper

India’s third largest IT services company Wipro has acquired US based design and business consultancy firm Cooper, which counts Google and Starbucks as clients, as it looks to strengthen its digital offerings to clients globally.

Cooper, which Wipro is buying for $ 8.5 million (Rs 56 crore), will be integrated with Designit, the digital arm of the Indian firm as CEO Abidali Neemuchwala deepens the company’s expertise in digital offerings and focus on earning higher revenue. Cooper’s founders -Sue Cooper and Alan Cooper will join Wipro to push the company’s aggressive digital strategy. Alan Cooper is considered the ‘Father of Visual Basic,’ and is a prominent player in interaction design, UX and professional design education for more than 25 years.

Wipro also gets access offices in New York and San Francisco with the acquisition. Wipro said Cooper would also help the company expand its reach in North American market and add capabilities in professional design education. Wipro acquired Designit for nearly Rs 595 crore in July, 2015 to add design and digital technology capabilities.

Wipro’s digital arm and Designit currently serve clients from across 16 offices in different markets in the world. The acquisition process is expected to be completed in the October-December quarter of the current financial year, subject to customary closing condition.