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PwC US and PwC India to pool consulting in 40,000-person joint venture as AI remakes offshore work

September 13, 2026 at 05:15 EDT

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PwC US and PwC India are combining the U.S. firm’s India-based acceleration centres with PwC India’s consulting business into a joint venture of about 40,000 people, aiming to pool technology, engineering and AI capabilities as competition intensifies and autonomous systems take on more of the work that used to be sent offshore.

September 13, 2026 · PwC

One India bench for the AI-era consulting fight

PwC US and PwC India are combining offshore acceleration centres with India consulting into a 40,000-person joint venture, aiming to defend delivery work as AI agents take on routine tasks.

Day-one scale, drawn to size

Krishan said the deal lifts PwC India from a $1.3 billion business to about $2 billion at launch.

$1.3B

PwC India now

~$2B

Joint venture, day one

Column height is proportional: 1.3 versus 2.0.

40,000

People at launch

50.1%

PwC US stake; India 49.9%, operating control

H1 2027

Target close, subject to approvals

Growth target, block by block

Vision 2030 aimed for 3× in five years. With the joint venture, Krishan said the firm aspires to 5× in three years.

3×

in 5 years

5×

in 3 years

Each block is one turn of growth. The taller stack is the new ambition.

Path to a working platform

1. Sign the JV

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2. CCI and other approvals

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3. Close in H1 2027

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4. Serve GCC and global clients as one team

The pitch

One team for markets, capabilities and delivery. Domestic, multinational and GCC clients get a larger AI, engineering and managed-services bench.

The caution

A 40,000-person centre still run as a junior-heavy pyramid remains exposed if models keep eating routine offshore work. Close is more than a year away.

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