Global Capability Center(GCC)
A Global Capability Center (also called a Global In-house Center) is a company-owned offshore office that delivers technology, operations, or R&D for its parent organisation. Over 1,800 GCCs operate in India. Setting one up requires establishing a local entity, which an EOR model avoids.
A Global Capability Center (GCC) is an offshore or nearshore unit wholly owned and operated by the parent company, centralizing functions like engineering, finance, HR, and analytics as a broad, multifunction extension of headquarters. GCCs are distinguished from narrower captive centers by their breadth - a GCC is built as a platform for rapid capability building across multiple functions, not a single cost-focused operational task.
BOT-style (Build-Operate-Transfer) setups have grown from under 10% of new GCCs a few years ago to roughly 40% today (Everest Group), as companies increasingly prefer a partner to build and de-risk the initial setup before transferring full ownership, rather than bearing the full upfront capital and regulatory burden of a pure captive build.
References
- Build-Operate-Transfer vs Captive Setup: A 2026 Comparison — ANSR (citing Everest Group data)