Mphasis acquires US company Stelligent

Mphasis Ltd, an Indian information technology company that is majority-owned by private equity firm Blackstone, has acquired US-based cloud automation company Stelligent Systems LLC for $25 million (Rs 180 crore) in cash. Stelligent is a technology services company that specialises in software automation on Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. The deal will boost Mphasis' end-to-end capabilities in the public cloud domain especially within AWS services, the Indian company said in a statement. The transaction will allow the IT company to offer customer-centric digital transformation at scale and will also help with hyper-personalised services for enterprise clients, the statement added. The acquisition will also extend Mphasis′ reach into programmes such as AWS Channel Reseller, AWS Government Partner Program, AWS Managed Service Program, AWS Marketplace Seller and AWS Solution Provider Program. These programmes will give the Indian IT firm more room for revenues.