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

KPMG powers Ajax and City Football Group innovation programme A new initiative by the Johan Cruijff ArenA, Royal Netherlands Football Association, City Football Group, and AFC Ajax is looking to tackle the challenges football faces thanks to the Covid-19 pandem
17 July 2020
Boutique Moore Fleming joins US firm NMS Consulting UK boutique consultancy Moore Fleming has been purchased by NMS Consulting, as the US firm prepares to ramp up its offering across Europe.
17 July 2020
How Newton Europe supported the rapid manufacture of ventilators Operational consultancy Newton Europe has helped a consortium of firms in the UK produce more than 11,000 emergency ventilators in just 12 weeks.
17 July 2020
Charlie Simpson joins EY-Parthenon as partner in London Having held senior roles with KPMG and PA Consulting Group, Charlie Simpson has been named a new Partner with EY-Parthenon.
17 July 2020
Debt-stricken Intu falls victim to Covid-19 downturn Struggling shopping centre owner Intu has appointed, administrator after it said talks with creditors had reached “insufficient alignment and agreement.
16 July 2020
UK regulatory consultancy Regulis merges with PharmaLex Pharmaceutical regulatory consultancy Regulis has merged with specialist services company PharmaLex, in a move that will strengthen the latter’s UK market presence.
16 July 2020
AI helps HSBC cut false alarms from flagged payments An AI tool designed and implemented by KPMG has enabled HSBC to save nearly a quarter of its sanctions monitoring spend.
16 July 2020
David Irish and Richard Bryant join partnership of Berkeley The Berkeley Partnership has appointed two new partners as of the start of July.
16 July 2020
Covid-19's impact on the independent consulting market Much has been written about the impact of coronavirus on leading consulting firms and the industry as a whole.
15 July 2020
Social Security Scotland hands contract to Deloitte Consulting Deloitte Consulting has landed another major contract from the Scottish Government to help develop its Social Security Scotland programme.
15 July 2020
CMCE to host online symposium for cyber resilience The Centre for Management Consulting Excellence is set to run a series of evening symposia regarding the consulting industry’s role in building the cyber resilience of modern businesses.
15 July 2020
John Neilson appointed CEO of Sopra Steria UK and Asia Sopra Steria has announced the appointment of John Neilson as CEO of Sopra Steria UK and Asia. Neilson replaces John Torrie, who held the role for 18 years.
15 July 2020
Chaucer joins Italian management consulting group BIP Italian headquartered international consultancy BIP has completed a major investment in UK digital transformation consultancy Chaucer.
14 July 2020
Five ways procurement must evolve in the post-Covid world According to procurement expert Jeremy Smith, the world has changed drastically over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, and so the industry must evolve to meet a diversity of new requirements.
14 July 2020
Publicis Sapient joins diversity community Out Leadership Publicis Sapient has joined Out Leadership as one of its partner companies, looking to drive LGBTQ+ inclusivity in modern business.
14 July 2020
Business consultancy appoints three new associates Earlier in the summer, North East consultancy Auxin OKR announced a recruitment drive over the coming months, bucking an industry trend which is currently seeing many advisory brands slimming their r
14 July 2020
Big Four must split consulting and accounting profits in UK The UK’s audit industry regulator has announced plans to force top accounting and advisory firms to separate profits relating to their different lines of work.
13 July 2020
Covid-19 and Brexit see foreign M&A investment in UK low The value of overseas investment in UK firms has fallen through the floor at the start of 2020, following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
13 July 2020
Dragon Argent appoints Ascertus for cloud implementation London-based full service business consultancy Dragon Argent has appointed Ascertus to implement a new document and email management system in the firm’s iManage Cloud.
13 July 2020
Sanj Benawra named Senior Manager with Spectrum Corporate Finance Spectrum Corporate Finance has promoted Sanj Benawra to Senior Manager. The news is the latest in a raft of appointments at the firm since the start of 2020.
13 July 2020
Elixirr goes public to take the consultancy 'to the next level' Management consultancy Elixirr has sought to bolster its rapid growth track by going public on the London Stock Exchange.
10 July 2020
Equiteq advises Water Street Partners on sale to Ankura Ankura Consulting has acquired Water Street, a form specialising in joint venture and transaction advisory services to a multi-national client base.
10 July 2020
Ahmed Alshawi and Lauren Mays join Deloitte’s real estate team Deloitte has appointed two professionals to its Manchester office, strengthening its North West real estate offering.
10 July 2020
11 consulting firms share top prizes at MCA Awards 2020 Hundreds of professionals from across the UK consulting industry have tuned in remotely for the first ever digital edition of the MCA Awards.
09 July 2020
Business leadership diversification slows in UK and US Despite mounting evidence suggesting diverse firms perform better than businesses with more homogenous leadership, progress on gender balance in senior levels of global businesses continues to procee
09 July 2020
Accenture to cut 900 jobs across UK operations Professional services firm Accenture is reportedly planning to cut between 700 and 900 jobs in the UK, as it tries to cut costs to deal with the coronavirus crisis.
09 July 2020
Bain & Company promotes six to partner in London Global strategy consulting firm Bain & Company has promoted six of its senior advisors to partner in its UK office.
09 July 2020
PwC launches Real Assets practice, led by Simon Hampton PwC has announced the formation of a new Real Assets practice to combine the expertise and cross -sector insight of close to 1,000 real estate and infrastructure professionals.
08 July 2020
KPMG, HFW and Augusta Ventures to support Covid-19 legal disputes As many companies struggle to overcome problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic, HFW, KPMG and Augusta Ventures have announced a non-exclusive project to support them.
08 July 2020
Steven Abbott and Tarifa Simpson partner at Mazars International accountancy and advisory firm Mazars has appointed Steven Abbott and Tarifa Simpson as partners.
08 July 2020
Small FinTechs in UK at risk from funding collapse Almost three-quarters of smaller UK FinTech companies have a cash runway of half-a-year, while even more are worried about their next funding round.
07 July 2020
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

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