Infosys Acquisition News: IT services company Infosys has announced fresh acquisitions. Infosys said that it will acquire two US-based companies. The two companies are Optimum Healthcare IT and Stratus.

Optimum Healthcare IT is a healthcare digital transformation company. It is headquartered at Florida in the US. Stratus is an insurance consulting technology company.

The cumulative cost of the acquisitions are about Rs 5,260 crore, Infosys said on Thursday (March 26, 2026).

Infosys To Acquire Optimum Healthcare IT 

Infosys said that the acquisition of Optimum Healthcare IT is expected to close during the first quarter of fiscal 2027 (Q1FY27). Infosys said that it will pay USD 465 million for the acquisition.

Infosys said that the its investment in Optimum Healthcare IT will enhance its presence in the provider segment. This will increase Infosys' client base and expand 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.

Infosys To Acquire Stratus

Separately, Infosys has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stratus.

The US-based Stratus is a technology solutions provider for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry.

Infosys said that it will pay USD 95 million in cash to acquire Stratus.
 

Kotak Mahindra Bank Scam: One person has been arrested in connection with the Kotak Mahindra Bank Panchkula FDR scam (fixed deposit receipts).

The arrested man has been identified as Dileep Kumar Raghav, an employee of Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Dileep Kumar Raghav was the relationship manager in Kotak Mahindra Bank at the time of the start of the scam.

Dileep Kumar Raghav was arrested by Haryana's State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau. This is the first arrest made in connection with the discrepancies in Panchkula Municipal Corporation's fixed deposit receipts of nearly Rs 150 crore at the Kotak Mahindra Bank branch. He was arrested on Wednesday (March 25, 2026).

According to reports, the accused Dileep Kumar Raghav had sent false reports to the Panchkula Municipal Corporation regarding the fixed deposits after conspiring with key accused.

Notably, the scam was unearthed after Panchkula Municipal Corporation claimed a multi-crore mismatch in its official records and the balance or records reflected in Kotak Mahindra Bank's Panchkula branch. The discrepancies detected in the Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDR) were to the tune of Rs 150 crore.

The State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SVACB) then filed an FIR on cheating, conspiracy and other charges against unnamed bank officials and others.

Municipal Commissioner Vinay Kumar has been maintaining 16 fixed deposits amounting to Rs 1,45,03,41,704 (over Rs 145 crore) with a maturity value of Rs 1,58,02,36,420 (over Rs 158 crore) in Kotak Mahindra Bank's Sector 11 Panchkula branch. Out of these, 11 fixed deposits amounting to Rs 59,57,67,709 (over Rs 59 crore) had matured on February 16, 2026.
 

RCB Owner Name 2026: A consortium of Aditya Birla Group has acquired IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) from United Spirits Ltd (USL). The consortium, which also included The Times of India Group, Bolt Ventures and Blackstone, has taken over the IPL franchise in a Rs 16,660 crore all-cash deal.

United Spirits in a regulatory filing on Tuesday (March 24), said that the company has entered into definitive agreements for the sale of the 100 per cent equity stake held in Royal Challengers Sports Private Ltd (RCSPL) to a consortium comprising Aditya Birla Group (ABG), The Times of India Group (Times), Bolt Ventures (Bolt), and Blackstone's perpetual private equity strategy, BXPE (Blackstone).

Royal Challengers Sports Private Ltd was a wholly owned subsidiary of United Spirits.

"The all-cash transaction is for a total consideration of Rs 16,660 crore," United Spirits, which is a part of multinational alcoholic beverages company Diageo, said.

Royal Challengers Sports Private Ltd owns and operates IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). RCB participates in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Women's Premier League (WPL).

In November 2025, United Spirits had said that it would conduct a strategic review of its investment in Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL).

RCB, the team which had India's cricket star Virat Kohli, won its first Indian Premier League in 2025. Its home ground is M Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB was the runner-up on three occasions -- 2009, 2011, and 2016.

RCB was one of the founding teams of the IPL, which was founded in 2008 by its previous owner Vijay Mallya. It came into the fold of Diageo after it took over Mallya's liquor business, United Spirits Ltd.