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Automatic Data Processing is a global technology company providing cloud-based human capital management solutions, enabling clients to better implement payroll, talent, time, tax, and benefits administration. Additionally, ADP provides human resource outsourcing solutions that permit customers to offload some of their traditional HR tasks. The company operates through two segments: employer services and professional employer organization services. Employer services consist of the company’s HCM products as well as a la carte HRO solutions. PEO services contain ADP’s comprehensive HRO solution, where it acts as a co-employer with its customer. As of fiscal 2025, ADP serves over 1.1 million clients and pays over 42 million workers across 140 countries.

Infosys is an IT services provider based in Bengaluru, India, with offices in more than 50 countries. The company leverages its offshore outsourcing model to serve clients across different industries, such as financial services and manufacturing. Infosys’ IT services offerings include consulting, digital transformation, and business process outsourcing.

HCL Technologies Ltd provides enterprises with IT solutions. It focuses on offering Digital, Internet of Things, Cloud, Automation, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Management, and Engineering services to solve business problems for clients. It offers solutions to a variety of industries, including Financial Services, Public Services, Consumer Services, Healthcare, and Manufacturing. It operates in three segments: IT and Business Services, Engineering and R&D Services, and HCL Software. The firm emphasizes consultation services for firms, intending to offer them digital and design solutions. The majority of the firm's revenue comes from the IT and Business Services segment. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from the USA, and the rest from Europe, India, and the Rest of the world.

Cognizant Technology Solutions is a multinational IT services provider that offers a range of consulting and business process outsourcing services. Originally founded in India, the company is headquartered in the US and serves enterprise customers spanning the financial services, healthcare, and resources industries. With most of its workforce located in India, Cognizant leverages a global delivery model that helps clients outsource their IT needs to offshore labor.

Wipro is a multinational IT services provider based in Bengaluru, India. The company pivoted into the IT space in the 1980s and grew into one of the largest Indian IT consulting companies during the dot-com boom. Nowadays, Wipro leverages its offshore outsourcing model to derive a significant portion of its revenue from North America and Europe.

Switzerland-listed SGS is the largest and one of the oldest companies in the testing, inspection, and certification industry. The company's primary activities involve testing products and materials, inspecting sites/industrial equipment, and certifying products and systems to ensure global/company standards. SGS is one of only three TIC companies operating globally across agriculture, food, life sciences, and transportation services. SGS was first listed in 1981 and employs almost 100,000 people worldwide.

Capgemini is a French IT services company with a global presence. The firm has over 450 offices globally, with more than half of its employees based in India. Capgemini provides services related to IT consulting, software application and technology services, infrastructure management, engineering research and development, and business process outsourcing.

Bureau Veritas is a testing, inspection, and certification company. Its primary activities include testing products and materials, inspecting sites and equipment, and certifying products and systems to maintain global standards. Bureau Veritas is one of a handful of companies in the TIC sector that operate globally across numerous industries, including marine, industry, commodities, construction, and consumer products. Bureau Veritas was listed in 2007; it was previously privately owned by the Wendel Group, which retains a significant holding.

Intertek is one of the largest and oldest companies in the testing, inspection, and certification industry. Its primary activities include testing products and materials, inspecting sites/industrial equipment, and certifying products and systems to ensure compliance with global/company standards. Intertek is one of only three TIC companies operating globally across multiple industries. The firm was listed in 2002 following Charterhouse's divestment. It employs over 40,000 people worldwide.

Jack Henry is a leading provider of core processing and complementary services, such as electronic funds transfer, payment processing, and loan processing for US banks and credit unions, with a focus on small and midsize banks. Jack Henry serves almost 1,000 banks and over 700 credit unions.

Established in 1960 and domiciled in the Netherlands, Randstad is one of only three global recruitment providers, placing over 200,000 permanent candidates and 2 million temporary candidates annually. In addition, the company provides recruitment process outsourcing services, managed services programs, payroll services, outplacement services, and job postings.

Genpact Ltd is a provider of business process management services. Clients are industry verticals and operate in banking and financial services, insurance, capital markets, consumer product goods, life sciences, infrastructure, manufacturing and services, healthcare, and high-tech. Genpact's services include aftermarket, direct procurement, risk and compliance, human resources, IT, industrial solutions, collections, finance and accounting, and media services. Genpact's end market by revenue is India. It is a General Electric spin-off, which is still a large source of revenue for Genpact.

Teleperformance SE provides outsourced customer experience management services, such as customer care solutions, technical support, customer acquisition services, digital solutions, analytics, visa application management, debt collection services, interpreting and translation services, and back-office services. The clients of Teleperformance's services range over various industries, from telecoms and technology firms to the public and retail sectors. The company is organized into two operating segments: Core Services & D.I.B.S (Digital Integrated Business Services) and Specialized Services. A vast majority of the company’s revenue is generated by the Core Services & D.I.B.S segment.

L&T Technology Services Ltd is a provider of engineering and research services in connection to embedded systems and other engineering support services. The company's operating segments include Mobility, Sustainability and Tech. It derives the majority of its revenue from the Tech segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from North America.

Korn Ferry is a consulting firm that powers performance. The Company helps unlock the potential in people and unleash transformation across organizations synchronizing, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. The company's segment includes Consulting, Digital, Executive Search North America, Executive Search EMEA, Executive Search APAC, Executive Search Latin America, Professional Search & Interim and RPO. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Executive Search segment and Consulting segment. The Executive search segment helps organizations recruit board-level, chief executive, and other C-suite/senior executive and general management talent to deliver lasting impact.

Adecco Group is a provider of human capital solutions, with the majority of its revenue coming from flexible placement but also offering permanent placement, career transition, outsourcing, and consulting services in engineering, digital, and IT. The company is organized into three business units: Adecco, Akkodis, and LHH. The company provides services to businesses and organizations throughout Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, South America, and North Africa.

Persol Holdings Co Ltd is a Japan-based company engaged in the provision of staffing and HR-related services. Its services include temporary staffing, recruitment, media, outsourcing, and job creation in a range of industries. The company's segments include Asia Pacific; Business Process Outsourcing (BPO); Career; Staffing; Technology; and Others. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Staffing segment, which is engaged in the temporary staffing business for a wide range of industries, mainly in the administrative field, mainly in Japan.

Robert Half Inc was founded in 1948, Robert Half provides temporary, permanent, and outcome-based staffing for both in-person and remote positions in the finance and accounting, technology, legal, marketing, and administrative fields. Its subsidiary consulting arm, Protiviti, specializes in technology, risk, auditing, and compliance matters. The firm generates its sales inside the U.S. and is one of the specialized firms in the fragmented U.S. staffing industry.

First Advantage Corp is a provider of global software and data in the Human Resources technology industry. The company leverages proprietary technology and AI across its platforms, data, and APIs to deliver comprehensive background screening, digital identity, and verification solutions driven by innovation, automation, and customer success. Its reportable segments are First Advantage Americas, First Advantage International, and Sterling. Maximum revenue is generated from the First Advantage Americas segment. The group serves customers in over 200 countries and territories, modernising hiring and onboarding on a global scale.

Jinhai Medical Technology Ltd is an investment holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, it is principally engaged in providing medical equipment in China and manpower outsourcing and ancillary services to building and construction contractors in Singapore. The group also provides IT services, construction ancillary services (which comprise warehousing, cleaning, and building maintenance works), and dormitory services in Singapore. It generates maximum revenue from the sale of minimally invasive surgery solutions, medical products, and related services in the People's Republic of China.

Trinet Group Inc provides human resources solutions for small and medium-sized businesses through technology-enabled services. Its offerings include human capital expertise, employee benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans, payroll and payroll tax administration, risk mitigation, and compliance consulting. The company provides its services through professional employer organization (PEO) services delivered via a co-employment model, as well as administrative services organization (ASO) offerings. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the insurance-related billings and administrative fees collected from PEO clients.

Sagility Ltd is a technology-enabled company providing business process management services to its clients in the U.S. healthcare and insurance industry. It is a pure-play healthcare-focused services provider, and its clients include Payers and Providers. Its services to Payers cater to various aspects of their operations including core benefits administration functions such as claims management, enrolment, benefits plan building, premium billing, credentialing; and provides data management services and performs clinical functions such as utilization management, care management, and population health management.

Firstsource Solutions Ltd is engaged in the business of providing customer management services like contact centers, transaction processing, and debt collection services. The company's business segment includes Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Communication, Media and Technology, and Diverse Industries. It generates maximum revenue from the Banking and Financial Services segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States of America.

Concentrix Corp is a technology and services company. It designs, implements, and manages end-to-end solutions, including customer experience process optimization, technology development and design engineering, front- and back-office automation, analytics, and business transformation services. The company serves clients across multiple industry verticals, helping them manage customer engagement and operational processes throughout the customer lifecycle. The company operates in a single operating segment. It generates revenue through the provision of technology and services under contractual arrangements. Geographically, the company generates the maximum revenue from the Philippines and the rest from India, the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Canada and Other countries.

Zetrix AI Bhd is engaged in blockchain and artificial intelligence solutions. The company operates Zetrix, a Layer-1 public blockchain platform that supports cross-border digital identity verification and smart contract capabilities.

Amano Corp offers information systems, time management products, parking management services, environmental solutions, and cleaning products. The company helps clients coordinate human resources, payroll, and time recorders with software and standardized machines. It offers solutions to accurately record the data on billing and documents, and can process a wide variety of information customized for each client. Parking lots and bicycle-parking systems ensure safety while increasing the level of convenience for parking lot users. Products geared toward environmental and cleaning applications include dust and fume collectors, hazardous-gas removal systems, and floor scrubbers and cleaners. The majority of sales derive from customers located in Japan.

eClerx Services Ltd provides a variety of information technology, or IT, and knowledge and business process outsourcing services. The firm's financial services include expense management and accounting and finance, digital marketing services that include customer relationship management and business intelligence, market intelligence, financial market operations, finance and accounting, and other services. The geographical segments of the company are North America, United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

ManpowerGroup Inc provides workforce solutions and services, including recruitment and assessment, upskilling, reskilling, training and development, career management, outsourcing, and workforce consulting. The company leverages its trusted brands, industry knowledge, and AI-enabled assessments and offers an extensive portfolio of training and leadership development solutions. Its reportable segments are Staffing and Interim, Outcome-Based Solutions and Consulting, Permanent Recruitment, and Others, with Staffing and Interim generating the majority of revenue. It operates in the Americas, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, and APME. The company derives the maximum geographical revenue from the Southern European region.

Meitec Group Holdings Inc formerly Meitec Corp offers staffing in the flexible labour market and engineering solutions for manufacturers. The company provides temporary engineering staffing, senior-workforce development, career development and career change support, global engineering solution outsourcing, prototyping and mold making, mounting and design of circuit boards, and information technology solutions. The core business segment is temporary staffing offering flexible staffing for engineering companies. Meitec operates in Japan.

Insperity Inc is a company that provides a wide range of human resources and business solutions designed to help businesses improve their performance. Small and midsize enterprises are the company's primary target customers. Majority of the company's products are offered through the company's Workforce Optimization and Workforce Synchronization solutions, which comprise various human resource functions, such as payroll and employment administration, employee benefits and compensation, government compliance, performance management, training and development services, and human capital management. The company generates all of its revenue in the United States.

Zensar Technologies Ltd provides a range of information technology services and sells IT-related products. The company segments include Digital and Application Services (DAS) and Digital Foundation Services (DFS). It generates maximum revenue from the DAS segment. The Digital and Application Services (DAS) segment is engaged in Custom Applications Management Services that include Application Development, Maintenance, Support, Modernization, and Testing Services across a wide technology spectrum and Industry verticals. Geographically, the majority of its revenue comes from the Americas and the rest from Europe, and the rest of the world.

FESCO Group Co Ltd is engaged in the provision of human resources services, including personnel management services, compensation and welfare services, business outsourcing services, recruitment and flexible employment services and others.

BLS International Services Ltd is a provider of miscellaneous business services in India. These services include outsourcing and administrative tasks, and passport and consular services to diplomatic missions across the world. It generates the majority of its revenue from operations rendered to the Middle East. Other regions include India, South Africa, Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. The company's businesses include Visa/Passport and OCI Application services, attestation, BLS Visa Consultancy, and BLS Embassy Notification Services.

TKC Corp provides a variety of information technology, or IT, services. The firm's computer services include batch processing and printing, data storage, and download management. TKC's Internet services include Internet management, cloud computing, database management, data storage, data backup, and data security. The company's other services include software development, system device sales, systems consulting services, and general education and training services. TKC generates the majority of its sales revenue from accounting firms and local governments.

SMS Co Ltd is a Japanese company involved in providing various services targeting information infrastructure for the aging society. The company divides its search service by the following segments: nursing care, medical care, career, healthcare/senior life, and global.

Open Up Group Inc provides human resource services and outsourcing or contracting services for manufacturing companies in Japan and overseas. The business segments of the company include: Mechatronics/IT field: it includes workers dispatching, contracting, consignment business such as development design engineers. Construction area segment includes construction management engineer business / CAD operator dispatch business for customers in construction industry. Manufacturing Area segment includes manufacturing site contracting and dispatch business for customers in manufacturing industry Temporary staffing, outsourcing and referral business for technology and manufacturing fields.

McMillan Shakespeare is a provider of salary packaging, novated leasing, disability plan management and support co-ordination, and fleet management services. It actively works to cross-sell its products to clients, for example, selling its salary packaging services to its fleet management customers in Australia and New Zealand. McMillan dominates Australia’s salary packaging market together with Smartgroup (also covered by Morningstar), and is also a large provider of novated leasing services by volumes—together with Smartgroup and SG Fleet. The group has three operating segments: group remuneration services, asset management services, and plan and support services. Most of the group’s revenue is generated from the group remuneration services segment.

transcosmos inc is a Japan-based company that provides business process outsourcing services. Offerings of the company are generally categorized into four types, namely outsourcing services, digital marketing, contact center, and e-commerce one-stop services. The outsourcing services support clients’ noncore operations, including back-office operations, accounting, human resources, IT operation and maintenance, and others. The digital market services support clients’ marketing activities by internet infrastructure. The contact center services help customers deal with customer inquiries and complaints. The e-commerce one-stop services cover e-commerce sit construction, customer care, Internet promotion and analytics.

Beyondsoft Corp is an information technology services company based in China. The company provides information technology services, including cloud, big data and analytics, business process management, custom software solutions, test automation, digital enablement, and other software services.

JAC Recruitment Co Ltd provide appropriate and attentive consultation services to both companies seeking talent and candidates who wish to change jobs. Its recruitment services include JAC Recruitment, JAC Digital, JAC Executive, JAC International, JAC Career, VantagePoint, JAC Interim Professional Solutions, JAC RPO, and CareerCross.

Kforce Inc is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance, accounting, and other professional staffing services. The company operates two business segments: the Technology segment, which provides talent solutions with candidates skilled in areas including systems/applications architecture and development, data management and analytics, business and artificial intelligence, machine learning, project and program management, and network architecture and security. The FA segment offers consultants in traditional finance and accounting roles such as finance, planning and analysis; business intelligence analysis; general accounting; transactional accounting, business and cost analysis; and taxation and treasury. The majority of revenue is earned through the Technology segment.

Barrett Business Services Inc is a provider of payroll administrative services and staffing services. The company categories of services include professional employer services and staffing. Professional employer services offer payroll management, payroll tax services, and workers' compensation coverage solutions, as well as workforce management services, including hiring and termination of employees. Staffing offers temporary staffing services, as well as contract staffing, long-term or indefinite on-site management, and direct placement services. The company operates in the United States of America. It generates maximum revenue from the Professional employer service fees.

Maharah Human Resources Co is a Saudi Arabia-based company. The company engages in temporary employment agency activities for domestic services and temporary employment agency activities for foreign labor services. Its operating segment includes the Corporate Sector, Facility Management Sector, and Individual Sector. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from KSA and also has a presence in the UAE. The company serves individuals, industrial and operational, retail, hospitality, healthcare, and commercial sectors.

Synergie SE is a French company which is engaged in providing companies and institutions with global human resources management and development services including recruitment, temporary employment, training and consultancy, out-placement and social engineering. The company serves its customer in tertiary sectors, cutting-edge industries such as aeronautics and renewable energy, construction and public works, market research, retail, services and new information and communications technologies. The company's revenue comprises billing or human resources management services. It provides its services in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Canada, and Australia. The majority of the company's revenue comes from France.

Hays PLC is a recruitment company, providing staffing solutions across various sectors, including information technology, construction, finance, education, and healthcare. The company generates revenue prominently through fees for placing candidates in permanent, temporary, and contract roles. It also offers workforce solutions such as recruitment process outsourcing, managed service programs, and advisory services. Hays operates its business in four regions: Germany, the United Kingdom & Ireland, Australia & New Zealand, and the Rest of the World. Its business model focuses on matching skilled professionals with employer needs through a network of recruitment consultants and digital platforms, without owning physical labor assets.

Saudi Manpower Solutions Co (SMASCO) is a Company whose main activities is temporary employment agency services for home services and temporary employment agency services for foreign labour. It has distinguished itself in the manpower industry by offering a comprehensive suite of services tailored to corporate clients. These services are designed to address the demands of various sectors, encompass everything from basic manpower provision to total manpower solutions.

Information Services Corp is a Canada-based provider of registry and information management services for public data and records. The company has three segments namely Registry Operations, Services and Technology Solutions. The Registries segment involves the provision of registry and information services and solutions to governments and private sector organizations. The Services segment provides products and services that utilize public records and data to provide value to customers in the financial and legal sectors. Technology Solutions provides the development, delivery and support of registry (and related) technology solutions. The company derives maximum revenue from Registry Operations segment.

Groupe CRIT SA specializes in temporary employment and recruitment services. The company's operating segment includes Temporary employment and recruitment; Airport services and Other services. It generates maximum revenue from the Temporary employment and recruitment segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from France and also has a presence in the United States; United Kingdom; Spain/Portugal; Switzerland; Africa and Other Countries.