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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Morgan Stanley closing Indian units

Morgan Stanley has indicated it will abandon back-office operations in India.

A sale of its back-office unit has been discussed by US management, who have been assessing the potential value of the transaction.

It is understood the entire Indian back-office operations for Morgan Stanley could be $150 million-$250 million.

The back-office work includes IT development, finance, accounting-related work, equity research, financial modelling and portfolio analysis.

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