Luxoft, a

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Company, is represented in 21 countries with 17 000+ employees globally. Luxoft is headquartered in

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, Switzerland.

History

In 2000, Luxoft was established under the direction of Dmitry Loschinin. In 2008, it acquired ITC Networks in Bucharest. In 2013, Luxoft was listed on the

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, following an

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of 4.1 million shares at $17.00 per

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Limited,

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(USA) LLC,

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LLC,

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, LLC were the joint book-running managers for the offering. In January 2019, Luxoft was acquired by DXC Technology. Luxoft enabled Switzerland's first

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based e-vote platform with the City of Zug and Hochschule

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's Blockchain Lab. In 2010, Luxoft established a development center in

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. Since 2018, Luxoft has been present in Italy (

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), through the acquisition of the Objective Software site. In January 2019, DXC Technologie of Tyson Corner (

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) announced the acquisition of Luxoft Holding. Luxoft’s largest offices are based in the US, Poland,

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, and

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Acquisitions

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.

References

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