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www.copalpartners.com/ - Copal Partners, a leading financial research and analytics company, today announced that it has been named the number one Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) company globally for Investment Research and Analytics, according to the latest edition of the Black Book of Outsourcing 2008. The study covers over 100 KPOs and is conducted annually by the Brown and Wilson Group, renowned for their consulting services in the field of outsourcing.

Copal Partners was ranked the Number One Investment Research and Analytics KPO in the study, which assessed areas such as leadership excellence, senior management direction, business transformation practices and client relations management. Overall there were 18 key performance indicators. The rankings were derived basis client experience and customer satisfaction

surveys conducted by the Brown-Wilson Group.

Expressing his excitement on the announcement Mr. Rishi Khosla, CEO and Co-Founder Copal Partners commented, "We are proud to be named the number one KPO for investment research and analytics globally. We are very pleased that our clients have extended us this honor."

Copal has achieved significant success in the analytics outsourcing space and has emerged as the largest independent provider of financial research and analytics. It dominates the Outsourced Investment Banking analytics market with over 80% market share. Over the last year and a half Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank have become minority investors in the company.

About Copal Partners

With over 800 employees, Copal Partners is the largest offshore financial research and analytics company, and holds a pre-eminent position serving the investment banking, equity research, hedge fund and private equity sectors. The company serves clients from its offices in the US, UK, Dubai, and India. The company's investors include Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch. For more information on Copal Partners, please visit www.copalpartners.com.

ABOUT BROWN-WILSON GROUP

Brown-Wilson Group's research offers balanced, objective and unbiased results to help organizations in their outsourcing initiatives. Based in Clearwater, Florida, the company focuses on helping clients achieve and sustain significant strategic and operational improvements from their outsourcing decisions.

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