Read the memo: PwC US is planning big changes to its offshore structure in India

PwC is making changes to its offshore delivery center model.

Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images PwC US is shaking up its offshore delivery center model in India.

The US firm is planning a joint venture with PwC India, merging its offshore center with its India operation.

The move will improve access to talent and technology, CEO Paul Griggs said in a memo to staff.

PwC US is overhauling its offshore delivery structure in India, bringing its local operations closer to PwC India's consulting business.

The US firm and PwC India plan to form a new joint venture that will merge PwC US's India-based offshoring hubs — known as Acceleration Centers, or ACs — with PwC India's consulting arm, according to an internal memo sent to staff on Saturday by the US CEO, Paul Griggs .

Those hubs provide specialist talent and overnight support to US teams and operate independently of PwC India's operations.

Creating a joint venture will help PwC compete more effectively as a global network, Griggs said in the memo.

The tie-up would drive growth and create new opportunities, improve access to talent and capabilities, and bring the firm's "technology, engineering and AI capabilities together at greater scale," said Griggs.

PwC announced the agreement early Sunday morning.

The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027, subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals, the memo said.

PwC US and PwC India did not respond to Business Insider's requests for comment.

Paul Griggs, CEO of PwC US Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images Professional services firms have long used offshoring centers in lower-cost regions such as India, Argentina, and the Philippines.

The hubs help firms keep client costs down, tap specialist skills, and offer round-the-clock delivery.