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The latest news in the consulting industry in the UK. An overview of consulting news, research and firm updates.

Independent development consultants hard hit by Covid-19 All aspects of the travel-intensive consulting industry have been hit hard by the Covid-19 international travel ban, however those specialising in international development have been impacted worse t
07 July 2020
Grant Thornton appoints new partner to Yorkshire tax practice Audit and advisory firm Grant Thornton has appointed a new Partner to its Yorkshire tax practice. Dan Dickinson arrives following 11 years of work with Big Four firm EY in the UK and Singapore.
07 July 2020
Only 11 of the Big Four's 3,000 UK partners are black The consulting industry is currently part of a major corporate drive to play a bigger role in combating systemic racism across the UK, but a closer examination of companies’ track records often shows
06 July 2020
Ankura acquires joint venture specialist Water Street Partners Ankura Consulting has acquired Water Street, a form specialising in joint venture and transaction advisory services to a multi-national client base.
06 July 2020
OKR consultancy launches senior recruitment drive North East consultancy Auxin OKR has announced a senior recruitment drive over the coming months, bucking an industry trend which is currently seeing many advisory brands slimming their respective he
06 July 2020
Sia Partners acquires Irish consulting firm Pathfinder Irish origin management consultancy Pathfinder has been bought up by Sia Partners. The news sees Sia Partners look to strengthen its presence in Dublin and Edinburgh, while both firms aim in the long-term to become the b
03 July 2020
Majority of workforce suffering from lock-down lethargy Almost 90% of UK workers are suffering from some level of lethargy while working from home, according to a new study.
03 July 2020
Morae Global acquires UK legal consultancy Janders Dean British legal management consultancy Janders Dean has been acquired by Morae Global for an undisclosed fee. The deal adds a UK-based legal advisory practice to Morae’s international offering, in a bid to meet growi
03 July 2020
KPMG fires trainee for gross misconduct The UK wing of KPMG has parted ways with audit trainee Zhihui Lu, following a series of strange altercations with the professional services giant’s management.
03 July 2020
Sandra Di Vito joins Moorhouse as partner in Financial Services Moorhouse Consulting has appointed Sandra Di Vito as a member of its Partner Team and Executive Board.
03 July 2020
Millennials put off by promotions referencing Covid-19 With a number of companies claiming to celebrate the efforts of their staff amid Covid-19, but failing to actively support them, a majority of Millennial customers feel negatively toward brands refer
02 July 2020
Wigan Athletic appoints Begbies Traynor for administration Championship club Wigan Athletic has gone into administration, becoming the first English professional club to do so since the coronavirus pandemic began.
02 July 2020
EY launches virtual corporate MBA Advisory and audit giant EY has launched a new MBA for its staff in partnership with Hult International Business School.
02 July 2020
Ex-PwC Consultant installed as Guardian Media Group CFO Former PwC Consultant Keith Underwood has been named as the new Chief Financial and Operating Officer of Guardian Media Group.
02 July 2020
Covid-19 presents Netflix with chance to hike prices The need to constant entertainment among lock-down has presented streaming services like Netflix with a golden opportunity to increase their prices, according to a new survey.
01 July 2020
CGI supports commercial flight trials of Iris air traffic upgrade International professional services firm CGI has been handed another new contract pertaining to space technology by client Inmarsat.
01 July 2020
Isio to occupy new office space in Leeds city centre KPMG’s former pensions business has announced the creation of a new North East of England hub, as it looks to make the most of its new independents.
01 July 2020
Elixirr adds Nick Willott to its partnership team Management consulting firm Elixirr has announced that Nick Willott has joined its team as Partner, Finance Director and Company Secretary.
01 July 2020
Begbies Traynor Group appointed administrator of Suite Hospitality A hotel chain’s 100 staff are facing uncertainty after it collapsed into administration.
30 June 2020
Former AlixPartners expert named John Lewis Executive Director UK retail partnership John Lewis has appointed a new Executive Director.
30 June 2020
Pandemic to redistribute international student flows Universities in the UK and US look set to lose ground among international students, thanks to their countries’ responses to the coronavirus pandemic.
29 June 2020
Charles Taylor names former Aon UK boss as CEO London-based provider of insurance market technology solutions Charles Taylor has appointed Rob Brown as Group Chief Executive Officer.
29 June 2020
Broadcast pressures see European football end lock-down With Project Restart and its equivalents having seen football resume in England, Spain, Italy and Germany, a new report has shown how important broadcast revenues may have been in pushing clubs to pu
26 June 2020
Premiership Rugby calls in PwC to guide restart plans Professional services giant PwC has been called on by Premiership Rugby to help plans to restart the season.
26 June 2020
Go Outdoors sold out of administration by Deloitte Go Outdoors’ 2,400 staff have been handed a temporary reprieve, after the collapsed company was sold out of administration by professional services firm Deloitte.
26 June 2020
Former Oliver Wyman Partner Ian Brown leads UKFast Cloud management firm UKFast has appointed industry heavyweight Ian Brown as its new Chief Executive Officer.
26 June 2020
Private equity on the prowl for distressed companies With the Covid-19 crisis and the emergent global recession driving down acquisition prices, private investors look set to make use of the buyer’s market sooner rather than later.
25 June 2020
CGI helps RAF build a digital support platform for dementia CGI has launched a new digital platform developed pro-bono in collaboration with the Royal Air Forces Association.
25 June 2020
Quiz appoints KPMG for restructuring Fashion retailer Quiz has tapped KPMG administrators to restructure its store portfolio.
25 June 2020
Former McKinsey Partner joins health group Clinova Former McKinsey & Company Partner Masha Feigelman has been appointed an Organisational Design Advisor with consumer health group Clinova.
25 June 2020
Telecom, hi-tech and banking are digital transformation leaders A new study has found that the telecom, hi-tech and banking industries are the current trend-setters, when it comes digital transformation.
24 June 2020
Capita secures contract to transform Suffolk’s digital education services Suffolk County Council has handed professional services firm Capita a five-year contract worth £1.3 million to migrate its on-premise education software.
24 June 2020

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