Dismissing reports on Mindtree promoters looking for an exit via stake sale, the company's Executive Chairman Krishnakumar Natarajan says they were in for a long haul. Natarajan, also a co-founder, tells Debasis Mohapatra in an interview that though the firm does not have much control over financial investors like Nalanda Capital and V G Siddhartha (promoter of Café Coffee Day), there won't be any disruption in the functioning of the firm in case the promoters decide to exit. Edited excerpts:
IT mergers and acquisitions seem to be on the rise. Do you think consolidation is the way forward?
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