Reuters, 13 Apr 2010
MUMBAI, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR.AS) is in talks to buy a controlling stake in Indian back-office service provider Firstsource Solutions (FISO.BO), three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. KKR is negotiating to buy a stake totalling about 68 percent of the IT services company from No. 2 Indian lender ICICI Bank (ICBK.BO), Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings [TEM.UL] and U.S.-based banking technology group Metavante, the sources said. Full Story