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

Capgemini UK to implement Science Based Targets initiative Capgemini UK has joined the Science Based Targets initiative, which was developed as part of the wider COP21 proceedings to stimulate businesses in creating plans to reduce their carbon footprint.
13 December 2016
Oliver Wyman Labs acquires London-based software firm LShift Oliver Wyman has acquired LShift, a London-based software development company. The unit will be integrated into Oliver Wyman Labs.
13 December 2016
Korn Ferry adds partners to Miami and Washington, DC, offices Korn Ferry has hired Michael Bell as Senior Client Partner, formerly at Spencer Stuart, to the firm’s Aviation & Aerospace practice, and Laura Balser, formerly at Mercer, as Associate Client Partner
13 December 2016
North American consulting firm Linium opens an office in London Linium, North American business consultancy, has expanded into the European market with the opening of its newest office in London.
13 December 2016
Strong growth for management consulting markets of GCC and India The management consulting markets of the GCC and India have seen strong expansion last year, growing by 9% and 11% respectively.
12 December 2016
Costs of cybercrime have soared to $280 billion this year Cybercrime is increasingly affecting global businesses, a new report finds. Total costs to businesses have soared to around $280 billion.
12 December 2016
Booz Allen buys Aquilent to boost technology consultancy arm Booz Allen Hamilton has acquired US-based information technology services company Aquilent for $250 million.
12 December 2016
Arcadis wins $30 million contract with US Army Corps of Engineers Arcadis has won three framework contracts for environmental and remediation services to the Europe District of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The three year deal is valued at $30 million.
12 December 2016
AlixPartners and Alvarez & Marsal add consultants from rivals AlixPartners and Alvarez & Marsal have added senior consultants to their teams. Klaus Hoelbling joins AlixPartners while Mark Greenberg has been appointed by Alvarez & Marsal.
12 December 2016
Transformation of energy generation key to meeting global targets Moving towards sustainable forms of habitation are increasingly on the global agenda as the world wakes up to the potentially devastating effects unmitigated human induced climate change can have on
09 December 2016
Mercer buys employee engagement expert Sirota Consulting Global HR consultancy Mercer has acquired Sirota Consulting, an international provider of employee engagement solutions.
09 December 2016
KPMG UK Chairman Simon Collins seeking to take on global role Simon Collins, the Chairman of KPMG UK, will not be continuing in the role after his five-year term ends at the close of this financial year.
09 December 2016
Vietnam calls on Dutch support to boost national aviation capacity Vietnam has reached out to a consortium of Dutch aviation experts, as well as support from the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, to provide expert know-how to drive the coun
09 December 2016
Arup-consortium leads vehicle communication trials across UK Driverless vehicles have the potential to significantly reduce congestion, travel time and accidents, among others.
09 December 2016
RSM adds Rachel de Souza and Andrew Robins to London Tax team RSM has hired Rachel de Souza, who joins from the Royal Bank of Canada, and Andrew Robins, who also joins from RBC, as additions to its London-based tax advisory practice.
09 December 2016
Corporate Venturing gaining market share in FinTech landscape While venture capital invested into FinTech companies has been slow in recent quarters, in line with a broader slowdown in startup financing globally, corporate venturing is on the rise.
08 December 2016
Online shopping and ecommerce grows in importance in India India’s rapid growth, across a range of metrics, appears to be good news for global consumer businesses seeking to access its markets.
08 December 2016
Interview with Peter Hoving, Senior Consultant at UMS Group An interview with Peter Hoving, Senior Consultant at UMS Group, an international consulting firm that specialises in strategic asset management issues.
08 December 2016
Bidwells helps Brookgate secure development funding in Cambridge Brookgate, a property development and investment company in Cambridge, has hired Bidwells to secure development funding for the 163,000 square feet ‘Grade A’ office development.
08 December 2016
Mott MacDonald provides lenders' technical for Gobi Desert windfarm The 50MW Tsetsii wind farm situated in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, reached financial close recently.
08 December 2016
BCG hires former Bain advisors John Perkins and Christy Carter The Boston Consulting Group has hired John Perkins and Christy Carter, who join as Partner and Managing Director within its Principal Investors & Private Equity (PIPE) practice.
08 December 2016
Strong growth in the top tier of the Dutch consultancy industry The top tier of the Dutch consultancy market has enjoyed a year of strong growth. Eight out of ten firms saw revenues increase, with half booking double-digit growth.
07 December 2016
Accenture pushes deeper into advertising with Karmarama deal Accenture has acquired Karmarama, a London-based creative agency, in what is regarded as a dramatic move by a consulting firm to move into the advertising space.
07 December 2016
Twelve tips for utilities to embrace community solar programs Utilities across the US are embracing community solar, viewing it as an opportunity to retain customers and compete against the burgeoning self-generation rooftop solar PV market by providing a utility-operated 100 percent solar option.
07 December 2016
Gate One hires Don Shields to grow digital transformation offering Gate One has recently added Don Shields to its team. Shields joins from Cognizant, where he led the firm’s Digital practice in the UK.
07 December 2016
CMC Consulting Group rebrands as Alira Health CMC Consulting Group, an international consulting firm with six offices in Europe, will early next year will rebrand to Alira Health.
07 December 2016
IBM BCS partner Rich Drab joins Marsh to lead Dovetail Insurance Marsh subsidiary Dovetail Insurance has a new CEO, Rich Drab. Chicago-based Drab joins from IBM where he was a Partner at IBM Global Business Services.
07 December 2016
Emerging market retail banking to grow by $450 billion by 2020 The retail banking industry has enjoyed fierce growth across emerging markets over the past decade, averaging a CAGR of 18%.
06 December 2016
Masters in M&A execution generate stronger returns than peers Companies with considerable experience in M&A, on both buy and sell side, tend to considerably outperform companies with one time M&A strategy, a new report finds.
06 December 2016
Deloitte hires Claire Handby as Director in Real Estate practice Claire Handby joins Deloitte as a Director in the firm’s Real Estate practice; she joins the firm from EY where she was a Senior Manager.
06 December 2016
Ramboll selected as key city partner in EU sustainability programme Ramboll has been selected by European Union’s International Urban Cooperation as a key city partner for Asia, as part of an IUC programme focused on forging partnerships between cities.
06 December 2016
CSC enters into strategic affiliation agreement with eBECS CSC has entered into a strategic affiliation agreement with eBECS, a UK-based IT firm.
06 December 2016

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