History
The company was started as Progeon Limited in April 2002 and is today amongst the top BPOs in India according to NASSCOM. It was started as a 74% and 26% joint venture between Infosys and Citibank Investments. In 2006 Infosys bought out Citibank's share at a price of Rs 592 per share, Citibank having invested at Rs 0.20 per share.
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