Convergys

Convergys Corporation
Public
Traded as NYSE: CVG
Industry Customer Management
Information Management
Outsourcing
Consulting
Professional Services
Founded 1998 (1998)
Headquarters Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Number of locations
 150[1]
Key people
Products Infinys Rating and Billing (IRB), Dynamic Decisioning Solution (DDS), ICOMS, Customer Management, Solutions etc.
Revenue Increase $ 2.951 billion [1] (2015)
Increase $ 194.4 million[1] (2015)
Increase $ 169 million[1] (2015)
Total assets Decrease $ 2.358 billion[1] (2015)
Total equity Increase $ 1.276 billion[1] (2015)
Number of employees
 130,000[1] (2015)
Website www.convergys.com

Convergys Corporation is a corporation based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that sells customer management and information management products, primarily to large corporations. Customer management products include agent assisted, self-service and care software tailored to the communications, financial services, technology, retail, healthcare and government markets. Information management provides convergent billing and business support system (BSS) products and services including revenue management, product and order management, and customer care management to telecom, utilities, and cable/satellite/broadband service providers. They have approximately 130,000 employees across 31 countries.

History

One of the Convergys offices in Gurgaon, India

The company grew from Cincinnati Bell Information Systems and MATRIXX, both subsidiaries of Cincinnati Bell, and AT&T Solutions Customer Care (formerly AT&T American Transtech), which was sold to Cincinnati Bell in 1998;[2] an IPO in August 1998 made it a fully independent company.[3] Since then, Convergys' headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, has acquired numerous companies.

Convergys acquired Intervoice, a Dallas-based telecommunications company, in 2008 for $335 million.[4]

Convergys sold its Human Resources Management line of business to NorthgateArinso in March 2010.[5]

On March 22, 2012, Japanese technology firm NEC announced it would buy the Information Management Business of Convergys for approximately $449 million.[6] In 2012, Convergys Philippines, 8 years after its entry into the country established 18 centers with 26,000 employees in all, was named “BPO Employer of the Year” at the annual International ICT Awards.[7]

On April 3, 2013, Convergys completed the acquisition of New Zealand-based Datacom call center operations in Kuala Lumpur and Manila for $20 million.[8]

On January 6, 2014, Convergys and Stream Global Services announced entry into a definitive merger. Under the agreement, Convergys will acquire Stream for a total enterprise value of $820 Million in cash.[9] On March 3, 2014, Convergys completed the acquisition of Stream creating the 2nd largest BPO provider in the outsourcing industry. The merger brought their total employees to approximately 125,000 with 150 centers in 31 countries supporting 47 languages.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Convergys. Feb 23, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ Fontenay, Blake (Apr 28, 1998). "CBIS, Matrixx Team to Form New Company". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "IPO Daily Report: CitySearch to merge with Ticketmaster Online". MarketWatch. Aug 13, 1998. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Convergys to Acquire Intervoice for $335 Million". The New York Times. Jul 17, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ Hausmann, Daniel (Mar 5, 2010). "KKR-Backed Deal Offers Alternative to Scranton-Style HR". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ Alabaster, Jay (Mar 22, 2012). "NEC to Acquire Convergys Data Management Business for US$449 Million". CIO. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Convergys named BPO 'employer of the year'". ABS-CBN News. Apr 20, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ Talevski, Julia (Apr 4, 2013). "Datacom sells Asia BPO assets for $20 million". ARN. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ Chatterjee, Soham (Jan 6, 2014). Samuel, Maju, ed. "Customer services provider Convergys to buy Stream Global". Reuters. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  10. ↑ Ammachchi, Narayan (Mar 4, 2014). "Convergys Completes Acquisition of Stream". Nearshore Americas. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

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