July 2004

B2K Corp, a Bangalore based BPO firm and ICRA, the premier credit rating agency of India are happy to announce BRICKWORK, that offers investment research to investment banks, stock exchanges and other financial intermediaries.

Announcing this, Mr. P K Choudhury, Managing Director, ICRA said, To provide high quality, high-end financial and business analysis, it is important to attract and retain analysts with superior skills and capabilities, and continually make efforts towards upgrading such skills. ICRA's established brand strength in the domains of credit rating, business advisory, and information services enables it to attract and retain high quality professionals. Brickwork offers you credibility, and financial knowledge in the most cost effective manner.

Mr. Vivek Kulkarni, Chairman & CEO B2K Corp said, We are very excited about this joint initiative with ICRA, that has vast domain expertise in Investment Research. B2K's state of art infrastructure in the heart of IT corridor in Bangalore, where large multinationals like GE John F Welch Technology Center, Dell, SAP Labs are located, provides reliable, scalable and uninterrupted service.

Brickwork's menu of offerings includes Investment research - sector research, industry analysis, fixed income, equity & credit research. It also offers accounts receivable, payables and back office processing and helps firms implement Sarbanes Oxley internal controls. Brickwork's Knowledge Center provides intelligent qualified graduates who provide innovative backend support to firms and senior executives.