Canadian national telecommunications firm Telus Corporation is selling a 35% stake of its international call center and outsourcing subsidiary to Baring Private Equity Asia for about USD600m. Telus has agreed to sell Telus International, which currently employs about 22,000 people in the US, the Philippines, Europe, Canada and Central America, to the Asian private equity firm. Telus International was formed in 2005 to provide customer service, IT and BPO services to companies in various industries. Telus Corp will continue to own 65% of the subsidiary, which is worth about USD1bn based on the price paid by Baring. Baring Private Equity Asia is one of the largest independent alternative asset management firms in Asia, with a total committed capital of over USD10bn.
Join the world's premier outsourcing community
Get the world's leading outsourcing news summary, Inside Outsourcing, delivered to your inbox each week, for free. Plus, benefit from being a part of the fastest growing outsourcing community.
- Breaking news: daily web updates with outsourcing sector updates
- Newshub: Browse over 4,000 outsourcing industry news items
- Access: get outsourcing white papers, guides, articles, videos and podcast episodes
- BPO community: join our extensive outsourcing community
- Cancel anytime: zero obligation, no spam, just great information

Get 3 Free Quotes
- Free Independent quote
- 700+ leading suppliers
- Unrivalled expertise