New Delhi, Infosys has announced plans to acquire healthcare digital transformation company Optimum Healthcare IT and insurance consulting technology company, Stratus, for a cumulative amount of about Rs 5,260 crore.
“Infosys… announced a definitive agreement to acquire Optimum Healthcare IT, recognised as a best in KLAS healthcare digital transformation and consulting firm, recognised for helping provider organisations drive large-scale transformation,” Infosys said in a release.
The acquisition of Florida, US-headquartered Optimum Healthcare IT underscores Infosys’ commitment to strengthening its healthcare capabilities, particularly in collaboration with health systems and provider organisations to deliver measurable outcomes across complex clinical and operational environments, the release added.
Optimum Healthcare IT brings deep provider-domain expertise and a proven delivery model, making it a strong strategic fit for Infosys’ scale and healthcare growth strategy, it further said.
According to the Bengaluru-headquartered IT services company, the investment significantly enhances its presence in the provider segment, adding new clients and relationships, expanding technology capabilities, and creating synergies across new buying centers.
Healthcare providers served by Optimum Healthcare IT will now have access to Infosys’ broader offerings across Infosys Topaz AI offerings, Infosys Cobalt cloud offerings, cloud engineering, infrastructure services, cybersecurity and application transformation.
Salil Parekh, Chief Executive Officer of Infosys, said Optimum Healthcare IT has established a strong position in the healthcare sector by consistently delivering measurable outcomes through the domain expertise and trusted client engagements.
“By bringing together Optimum’s provider experience with Infosys Topaz and Infosys Cobalt, we are positioned to create a differentiated value proposition for healthcare providers – accelerating end-to-end cloud, data, and digital transformation at scale,” he added.
Infosys also announced a definitive agreement to acquire Stratus, a technology solutions provider for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, in a cash deal valued at up to USD 95 million, including upfront and earnouts, excluding management incentives, and retention bonus.
It said the strategic move strengthens its leadership in the insurance sector and accelerates AI-powered digital and data transformation for global P&C insurance clients.
Headquartered in the United States, Stratus brings a team of 450-plus experts with deep industry knowledge, consulting excellence, and advanced technology capabilities, the release said.
With a global delivery footprint that spans across the US, Canada, and India, Stratus delivers end-to-end Guidewire InsuranceSuite capabilities across PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter, integrations, upgrades, cloud migrations, and application managed services.
The company brings domain expertise across personal, commercial, workers’ compensation, and specialty lines, supported by industry-specific accelerators and repeatable delivery frameworks that enable faster, high-quality transformations at scale, as per Infosys release.
Kannan Amaresh, SVP and Head of Insurance at Infosys, said that combining Stratus’ deep technology consulting capabilities with Infosys’ own leadership in the insurance sector enables “enhancing our ability to drive value for our clients.”
“AI is fundamentally transforming the global insurance industry, strengthening decision-making across underwriting, claims, and fraud detection, while making systems intelligent and significantly improving operational efficiency,” Amaresh said.
