“... the Board of Directors of the company at its meeting held on July 5, 2021, approved acquisition of 100 per cent of the share capital on a fully diluted basis of Axilly Labs Pvt Ltd for an aggregate cash consideration of about Rs 21 crores,” Info Edge (India) said in a regulatory filing.

The transaction is subject to fulfilment of certain prescribed conditions precedent and other terms and conditions as per share purchase agreements authorised to be signed by the Board for the proposed acquisition, it added.

Bengaluru-based Axilly Labs offers technical assessment services to clients for recruitment and learning purposes. It delivers these services via its technical assessment platform “doselect.com’’. It was incorporated in November 2015 and logged a turnover of Rs 4.23 crore in 2020-21.

“The proposed acquisition would help the company (Info Edge) to offer a new variety of services under its flagship brand Naukri.com helping the company to further consolidate its position in the online recruitment solutions segment where Naukri.com already enjoys an established leadership position,” the filing said.

The transaction is expected to be completed by July 31, 2021, it added.