Capco is a business and technology management consultancy owned by Wipro, operating primarily in the financial services and energy sectors. Capco's operational headquarters are in London, England, with 32 offices across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company offers services primarily in banking, capital markets, wealth and investment management, insurance, finance, risk & compliance. It also has an energy consulting practice in the US. History Capco was founded in Belgium in 1998 by Rob Heyvaert as 'The Capital Markets Company NV'. It had offices in Antwerp, London, Toronto, New York, and Frankfurt. In 2001, the company rebranded itself to Capco, and the first issue of the Capco Journal of Financial Transformation was published by The Capco Institute. In 2015, Rob Heyvaert left Capco with Lance Levy taking over as Capco CEO. In 2010, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) signed a deal with Symphony Technology Group to buy Capco for approximately $300 million. In 2017, FIS sold a majority stake in Capco to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), a private equity firm based in New York, making Capco an independent company again. FIS continues to retain a 40 percent equity interest in the company. On 4 March 2021, Wipro announced that it had acquired Capco for US$1.45 billion. The deal was completed on 29 April. Acquisitions 2007 - British-based City Practitioners Limited for an undisclosed sum. 2019 - Atom Solutions, a Houston-based IT firm. 2020 - Creative Construction, a Germany-based digital consultancy . References FIS (company) Wipro 2010 mergers and acquisitions 1998 establishments in Belgium Companies based in London Consulting firms established in 1998 Financial services companies established in 1998 Financial services companies of the United Kingdom 2021 mergers and acquisitions British subsidiaries of foreign companies Management consulting firms of the United Kingdom Information technology consulting firms of the United Kingdom International information technology consulting firms International management consulting firms