Satyam Computer Services was an Indian IT company founded in 1987 that grew to have over 50,000 employees worldwide before a major accounting scandal in 2009. In January 2009, the founder confessed to inflating cash and revenue figures by over $1 billion USD. This led to a major drop in the company's stock price and impacted shareholder wealth, employee jobs, and the Indian economy. Key individuals involved in the fraud included the founder Ramalinga Raju and other executives. After the scandal, Tech Mahindra acquired Satyam and merged it to create a larger IT company.