We'll acquire new biz for skills we can't build internally, says Wipro CFO

If one looks at Wipro's M&A history, only one or two have not done well for every six or seven deals, says Jatin Dalal

Wipro Chief Financial Officer JATIN DALAL tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra and Samreen Ahmad in an interview that even though a couple of past buyouts have not done well, it will not turn away from inorganic opportunities. The focus, however, would be to grow capabilities organically. Excerpts:

Your growth in FY18 slid to 4.6 per cent from 4.9 per cent in the previous year, and based on the outlook you have given for Q1, will that growth decelerate?

Our digital growth has been building well at 27 per cent, farming (growing client accounts) has been good; growth in Europe has been robust, and