Jan 29 (Reuters) - Birlasoft:
* CK BIRLA GROUP OWNED BIRLASOFT SAYS JOINS KPIT PROMOTERS IN LAUNCHING AN OPEN OFFER FOR MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS OF KPIT
* SAYS CO, KPIT TO CREATE A COMBINED ENTITY THAT WILL LATER DEMERGE INTO TWO SEPARATE COMPANIES
* SAYS PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF DEAL, BIRLASOFT AND KPIT WILL CONTINUE TO BE RUN BY THEIR CURRENT MANAGEMENTS
* SAYS NEW KPIT TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE LED BY KISHOR PATIL AS CEO AND MD
* SAYS NEW ‘BIRLASOFT’ WILL BE LED BY ANJAN LAHIRI AS THE CEO AND MD Source text: (bit.ly/2noJ9Zk) Further company coverage: