The IT services provider is looking to help clients shift to cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud.
Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani said that the company had instituted an inquiry against CEO Salil Parekh.
The acquisition of the IT support services firm is the "first step" in Office Depot's pivot away from traditional office products retailing.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise will merge its troubled IT services unit with Computer Sciences Corp. , creating a company with $26 billion in revenue.
Computers, research, and software will be the big-ticket items in 2016.
A transaction is not likely to take place this year, despite previous reports.
No longer reticent to hire permanent staff, organizations are keeping more of their IT operations in-house.
