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1) Satyam Company Services Ltd. was an Indian IT company that was embroiled in a major accounting scandal in 2009 when it was revealed that the former chairman had engaged in a fraud involving inflated cash and bank balances and profits. 2) The fraud came to light when an internal email from a board member was circulated detailing the chairman's misdeeds, following which the chairman resigned and confessed to the $1 billion fraud. 3) The fraud had wide-ranging impacts, including hurting India's reputation in global markets, and the Indian government took steps to appoint a new board and support the company to prevent its collapse.
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2) Raju and his brother were arrested on charges of breach of trust, cheating, and falsification of records. It was found that Raju had inflated profits, understated liabilities, and diverted funds to his family's companies.
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This document summarizes the Satyam fraud scandal that occurred in 2009 in India. It describes how Satyam's founder, B. Ramalinga Raju, confessed to inflating the company's revenues, cash balances, and other financial metrics in order to mislead investors. As a result of the fraud coming to light, Satyam's stock price plummeted, investors and employees were negatively impacted, and the company was acquired by Mahindra to restore stability. The fraud had widespread repercussions throughout India's business and investor communities.Satyam Scam-Creative Accounting_FORE
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Ramalinga Raju founded Satyam Computers in 1987 with 20 employees. It grew to become a large, multinational IT services company with over 50,000 employees in 66 countries by 2008. However, in January 2009 it was revealed that Raju had committed accounting fraud, overstating revenues and inflating cash balances by billions of rupees. This scandal had widespread negative impacts, causing stock prices to plummet and losses for shareholders, while putting many jobs at risk. Eventually Tech Mahindra acquired Satyam and merged it to form a new company.Satym
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Satyam Computer Services Ltd is a leading international IT services company based in India. It has expertise in enterprise solutions, supply chain management, CRM, business intelligence, and product lifecycle management. Satyam has many subsidiaries around the world. In 2009, Satyam was acquired by Tech Mahindra after the former chairman confessed to a $1.2 billion fraud, and investigations later found the fraud was actually $2.5 billion, with funds diverted to real estate holdings. As a result of the acquisition, Tech Mahindra and former Satyam shareholders may recover lost assets.SATYAM COMPUTERS SCAM PPTS (1).pptx
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The document provides details about the Satyam Computer fraud scandal that occurred in India in 2009. It describes how Satyam Computer Services Ltd., founded in 1987, had emerged as a top Indian IT company but was embroiled in a major accounting fraud. In January 2009, the company's chairman, Ramalinga Raju, confessed to inflating Satyam's financial statements for several years by fabricating revenues, profits, assets, and cash balances. The fraud amounted to $1.47 billion, severely damaging investors. It exposed weaknesses in corporate governance and regulation in India and led to reforms to enhance transparency and accountability.sataym scandal
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The Satyam scandal involved the founder of Satyam Computers, Ramalinga Raju, confessing to a Rs. 7,000-crore accounting fraud in the company's financial statements in 2009. Raju had tampered with the accounts to purchase land across Andhra Pradesh as real estate prices rose. A 33-year-old assistant manager was also involved in creating over 7,500 fake sales invoices and hiding them from business divisions. The scandal was a major corporate governance failure that devastated shareholders, employees, clients, bankers and the government and led to a 77% drop in Satyam's share price. Ramalinga Raju served jail time for his role in the fraud and Satyam was taken over bySatyam Computers Case Study 2022.pptx
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The Satyam Computer Services fraud was one of India's biggest corporate scandals. The founder, Ramalinga Raju, admitted in 2009 that the company's accounts had been inflated for years. Liabilities of $1.23 billion were understated and profits were exaggerated to hide irregularities. Raju diverted funds to acquire his sons' firms in an attempt to cover the fictitious assets. The fraud put 50,000 jobs at risk and damaged India's IT sector reputation. A new board was appointed to sell the company. Tech Mahindra ultimately acquired Satyam for a third of its previous value. The Indian government and regulators implemented new measures to prevent future financial scams.Satyam scam...a shame in indian corporate it world
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The document summarizes the Satyam accounting scandal that occurred in 2009 in India. Key points:
- Satyam Chairman Ramalinga Raju confessed to inflating profits and fictitious assets totaling over Rs. 7800 crore over many years.
- Raju resigned and admitted the accounting fraud was done to prevent a takeover and keep the company growing.
- The fraud involved inflating cash/bank balances, revenues, margins and understating liabilities in financial statements.
- Raju claimed other board members and executives were unaware of the fraud and that he did not personally benefit financially.
- The confession shocked investors and the Indian IT industry, leading to a government-mediated acquisition of SatInst of Directors-WCFCG Global Covention-Paper Prof J P Sharma-What Went Wron...
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1. Satyam Computer Services was founded in 1987 and grew to become a top IT services company in India. However, in 2009 its chairman confessed to a $1 billion accounting fraud, plunging the company into crisis. 2. The government quickly removed the board and appointed a new one to salvage the company. Tech Mahindra emerged as the highest bidder and acquired Satyam, renaming it Mahindra Satyam. 3. While integration challenges remained, the swift government action was crucial in saving Satyam and preventing its collapse.Satyam scandal
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Satyam Computers was founded in 1987 and offered IT services globally before a major fraud was uncovered in 2009. The chairman, Ramalinga Raju, inflated financial figures such as cash balances, profits, and interest income in reports to investors. It was later revealed that Raju had been diverting funds to family businesses and there were 13,000 fewer employees than claimed. When the fraud became public, Satyam shares fell nearly 78% in a single day, wiping out billions in market value. The company was acquired by Tech Mahindra to restore credibility but the scandal badly damaged India's reputation among global investors.Satyam1
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The document summarizes the Satyam Computer Services scandal that occurred in 2009 in India. It describes how Satyam's chairman confessed to falsifying the company's accounts, causing its stock price to plummet and putting its 40,000 jobs at risk. The Indian government quickly intervened by appointing a new board and management team to stabilize the company. Key figures like Deepak Parekh and Kiran Karnik worked tirelessly to reassure customers and employees. By April, Tech Mahindra was able to acquire Satyam, completing a successful corporate turnaround.Satyam scandal
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The document summarizes the Satyam accounting scandal that occurred in 2009 in India. Ramalinga Raju, the founder and CEO of Satyam Computer Services, confessed to a Rs. 7,136 crore accounting fraud by inflating profits and faking accounts. He did this to fund land purchases for a real estate business. The fraud involved thousands of fake invoices and transactions over several years. Following the confession, Raju and others were arrested and charged, an investigation was launched, and Satyam was acquired by Tech Mahindra to continue operations under new management.Ad
The saga of satyam
- 1. THE SAGA OF SATYAM
- 2. INTRODUCTIONSatyam Company Services Ltd. was incorporated on June 24, 1987
- 3. Main business of the company was IT related fields and it came into prominence after Y2K problem
- 4. Company was listed in Bombay Stock Exchange in 1992
- 5. Company bags its first fortune 500 client John Deere & CoListing in NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange and EURONEXTCurrent revenue: 1.24 billion USD
- 6. Was acquired by Mahindra group in June 2009 and renamed as Mahindra Satyam HOW IT HAPPENEDMaytas Acquisition.E-mail dated 18.12.2008 from Joe Abraham to Mr. Krishna G. Palepu and circulated to other Board Members wherein misdeed of the chairman/company was narratedHemantKothari, Non Executive Chairman of DSP, Merril Lynch Ltd. after having discussion with B. RamalingaRaju forced him to confess.Investors Aborted.Board Members Resigned.On 7th Jan., 09, Chairman resigned after announced involvement in fraud.
- 8. FACTS AND FIGURESInflated figures for cash and bank balances of INR 5,040 cr. (as against INR 5,361 crore reflected in the books).Operating Profit were artificially boosted from the actual 61 cr. to 649 cr.Satyam also showed an interest earning of Rs. 376 cr. that was fictitious.
- 9. Area covered for investigationManpower Management
- 10. Sales
- 11. Cash and bank balances
- 12. Role of Statutory Auditors
- 13. Role of Internal Auditors
- 15. Purchase of land
- 16. Floatation of 327 companies
- 17. Acquisitions
- 18. Income Tax LiabilityIMPACT ON INDIAN IT INDUSTRYIt is surely going to be more difficult for other Indian IT service players to win business.Undoubtedly, this is going to hurt the prospects of foreign money flowing into India. Global perception about indian companies.Indian stock market slipped over 7% on 7th Jan., 09.
- 19. INDIAS STEP TO SAVE SATYAMThe Indian Government has stated that it may provide temporary direct or indirect liquidity support to the company Govt. has appointed new board of members for Satyam consisting of heavy weights from India's corporate sector.Satyam is seeking bank loans to help cover salaries and other operating expenses