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

Investments in agriculture technology startups boom to 4.6 billion The Agtech startup market, like much of the startup scene, has seen explosive growth in investments in recent years, with total investments increasing more than eightfold since 2010 to $4.6 billion.
30 May 2016
Synechron opens digital innovation centre in London, 2nd globally Consulting and technology firm Synechron has opened a new innovation centre in London.
30 May 2016
Onno Bloemers leads Benelux Insurance practice of Delta Capita The Benelux practice of Delta Capita has strengthened its partner team with Onno Bloemers.
30 May 2016
Saudi Arabia a lucrative battleground for management consultants Saudi Arabia is a lucrative battleground for management consultants – total fees paid to consulting firms in the Kingdom has grown by 12% to hit $1.3 billion.
27 May 2016
Arup moves into larger Glasgow office at West Regent Street Arup has moved into a 13,400 square feet grade A office space at 1 West Regent Street, in Glasgow.
27 May 2016
Consultancies challenge students to design the ultimate company Consulting firms from eight different European countries have joined forces to launch an international student competition.
27 May 2016
Former Bain consultant at the helm of McGregor Fashion Group Armin Broger has recently been appointed the new Managing Director of the Dutch fashion house McGregor Fashion Group. The new CEO, who early in his career was a consultant at Bain & Company, has held a number of mana
27 May 2016
Jim Bond joins Gallagher Bassett Services as new CFO Gallagher Bassett Services, a subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, has hired Jim Bond as its CFO.
27 May 2016
Consumer and retail M&A market finding its way back to rationality The global M&A market has been awash with activity over the past years, as private equity firms sought to exit stock built up from before the crisis and corporates, flush with cash, sought to pick up
26 May 2016
HPE spins out IT consulting and services business into CSC Hewlett-Packard Enterprise has spun out its Enterprise Services business into CSC, creating an entity with annual revenues of $26 billion and more than 5,000 clients in 70 countries.
26 May 2016
NOA recognises five consulting firms for outsourcing excellence Accenture, Infosys, Capita, Elixirr and Symphony Ventures have managed to scoop a prestigious accolade for excellence in the field of outsourcing advisory.
26 May 2016
Former Jane Lewis executive launches consultancy firm for SMEs Former Jane Lewis Managing Director, Nick Hodson, has launched his own boutique management consultancy aimed at the SME market.
26 May 2016
Investors and CEOs disagree on purpose of business To better understand the differences in opinions between investors and CEOs, PwC recently compared two investigations of the respective groups.
26 May 2016
Tim Hufler joins Alvarez as Senior Director in San Francisco Alvarez & Marsal has picked up valuation expert Tim Hufler, who joins the firm’s Valuation Services in San Francisco as a Senior Director.
26 May 2016
Mott MacDonald hires Norrie Westbrook as highway Director Mott MacDonald hires Norrie Westbrook as a Development Director for its UK highways business in Scotland.
26 May 2016
Life sciences needs to better address gender gap to succeed The life sciences industry is undergoing disruption as new business models arise to meet changing stakeholder expectations.
25 May 2016
Roland Berger assesses size of the Moroccan informal economy CGEM, the association for private sector enterprises in Morocco, has hired Roland Berger to conduct a market study on the country’s informal economy, also known as grey market.
25 May 2016
Canadian city questions proposal to spend 200.000 on consultant The Canadian city of Saskatoon, as part of its urban renewal and rejuvenation programme, is seeking external consulting advice – even while it says it according to many has the in-house knowhow to ge
25 May 2016
KPMG and L.E.K. alumnus leads Google in Australia & New Zealand Google Australia & New Zealand has named Jason Pellegrino as its new Managing Director for the region.
25 May 2016
PwC launches cloud based accounting service PwC Next PwC’s cloud based accounting platform, PwC Next, is looking to work together with Australian and New Zealand based tech startups.
25 May 2016
Accenture hires Jill Standish as Retail Senior Managing Director Accenture has hired 20 year retail industry veteran Jill Standish as the Senior Managing Director and Global Leader of its Retail practice.
25 May 2016
The most important digital and technology trends for CxOs globally Rapid technological advancements have in recent years sparked a wave of innovation, forming – across the dimensions of cultural-socio, economic and political – a number of megatrends, from the growin
24 May 2016
Bain: real estate demand in India to grow by 9% per year Supply and demand in India’s residential property market have, in recent years, been diverging. Major cities in India have considerable overhang as prices remain high while demand is low.
24 May 2016
Consulting firms supporting Fifty Thousand Homes campaign Fifty Thousand Homes is a business led organisation that seeks to end the current housing problem in London through the addition of 50,000 new homes per year to 2020 to meet continued demand.
24 May 2016
Two thirds of mid and large Dutch enterprises use ERP solution A large number of Dutch businesses are using ERP-solutions. More than two thirds of mid-sized and large Dutch businesses currently have an ERP system in place.
24 May 2016
Law firm RPC launches internal management consultancy business Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, a London based law firm, has launched a new in-house and internally focused management consultancy to support in-house lawyers with operational excellence.
24 May 2016
David Jorgenson succeeds Paul Collins as CEO of Equiteq Equiteq, an advisory and M&A firm to the professional services industry, has appointed New York based David Jorgenson as CEO.
24 May 2016
McKinsey: Chinese future economic growth depends on innovation The Chinese economy is slowing down from a mammoth 9.4% annual increase over the past three decades. In order to remain a key player in the competitive landscape with Industry 4.
23 May 2016
The top 50 most sustainable cities for water management The threat of a water crisis is looming for hundreds of millions of the world’s inhabitants, as climate change, water management challenges and demographic shifts are disrupting water’s ecosystem.
23 May 2016
Consumer interest in connected cars gaining speed in top markets In the coming decades hundreds of millions of new cars will be connected cars.
23 May 2016
Aecus launches interim management practice: Aecus Interims London based outsourcing consultancy Aecus has launched an interim management practice, adding to its portfolio of consulting, benchmarking and delivery services.
23 May 2016
Max Verstappen to consult tech talent of Dutch IT consultancy Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen, winner of the most recent Grand Prix in Barcelona, has taken on an advisory position at Exact.
23 May 2016

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