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

McKinsey acquires data analytics firm QuantumBlack McKinsey has acquire QuantumBlack Visual Analytics to tap into the growing demand for data analytics.
16 December 2015
India remains an attractive investment destination India remains an attractive destination for Foreign Direct Investments, seeing around $34.4 billion enter the economy in 2014, research by Arthur D. Little shows. Much of that money (10.
16 December 2015
Elixirr consultants cycle to Lapland for ITV Text Santa The Elixirr Foundation, and the firm’s participating staff, are supporting this year’s edition of ITV Text Santa.
16 December 2015
Johnston Carmichael unveils four senior appointments Accountancy and business advisory Johnston Carmichael has made four key senior appointments as part of its growth strategy across Scotland. The firm promoted Alexandra Docherty and John McAuslin to Tax Partner, while Paul Cochrane has been promoted
16 December 2015
UK MoD selects CGI for electronic health record service The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded CGI a contract to enhance its Defence Medical Services with an integrated electronic health record, enabling it to provide the appropriate healthcare to its per
16 December 2015
Celonis names The Next View a Consulting Partner The Next View has joined the Consulting Partner program of Celonis.
16 December 2015
Grant Thornton UK grows revenue to 521 million in 2015 Grant Thornton UK has booked solid results in 2015, increasing revenue to £521 million, well above its ‘Ambition 2015’ target of £500 million.
16 December 2015
Mike Ballanco joins Hachette Book Group as CIO Mike Ballanco, a 22 year Accenture veteran and with more than 10 years’ experience in the music industry, will take on the role of CIO at Hachette Book Group. Leveraging his past experience as CIO of EMI and Warner Music, his new responsibili
15 December 2015
Mercer adds Jelf Group unit from sister company Marsh Mercer has carved-out Jelf Group’s financial planning operations from sister company Marsh and integrated it into its UK consumer business division.
15 December 2015
Hitachi Consulting adds complete cloud solution offering Legacy systems have, for many organisations, become a headache to deal with.
15 December 2015
McKinsey supports Facebook with TechPrep initiative The lack of diversity within the US tech industry is a well-known phenomenon, which according to research has a negative impact on economy and society.
15 December 2015
Glassdoor: The top 25 Best Places to Work in the UK Expedia has been named the best to place to work in the UK by employer review platform Glassdoor, and ranks #1 in the top 25 Best Places to Work list.
15 December 2015
Output boost of 1.6% needed to rekindle Nordic growth For the Nordic countries to flourish once again, like they have done for many decades, they will need to boost their productivity growth by 1.6% per annum until 2030, research by BCG shows.
15 December 2015
EY: 92% of oil & gas capital project JVs exceed budget More than nine out of ten (92%) of oil & gas projects run by JVs are exceeding their budget, compared to 83% of non-JV projects, research by EY shows.
15 December 2015
Global energy & resources consulting industry reaches $14.7 billion Despite oil prices slumping to their lowest price since 2009, the global energy and resources consulting market has grown 6% to $14.7 billion.
14 December 2015
Tech giant FIS closes 5.1 billion acquisition of SunGard Fidelity National Information Services, in short known as FIS, has completed its $5.1 billion acquisition of SunGard.
14 December 2015
Top 200 global B2B services players generate 1.5 trillion The 200 largest players in the Business to Business (B2B) Services industry generate around £1.5 trillion in revenues, reveals a new study.
14 December 2015
KPMG boosts revenues to $24.4 billion, Advisory leads growth Accounting and consulting giant KPMG has realised revenues of $24.44 billion for its latest fiscal year, booking an 8% increase in local currency terms, up from 6% in the previous year.
14 December 2015
Bain, BCG, Protiviti & Slalom in Best Places to Work US Glassdoor has released its annual ranking of top 50 places to work in the US. The list of large companies, which is led by Airbnb, contains four consultancies.
14 December 2015
Ecorys UK evaluates mental health provision for schools Consulting and research firm Ecorys has been selected to evaluate a new £3 million Government mental health scheme for hundreds of schools in England.
14 December 2015
55% of businesses say complexity is taking toll on profit For more than half (55%) of businesses, organisational complexity is taking a toll on profits, research by the Economist Intelligence Unit shows. Decision-making processes are the biggest source for this complexity, while poor management is cited a
14 December 2015
Huron sells Legal unit to Consilio, 450 advisors transfer North American consulting firm Huron Consulting Group has sold its legal division, Huron Legal, to Consilio, an advisory firm that specialises in litigation and eDiscovery. As part of the deal, more than 450 employees wi
11 December 2015
Cognizant offers flood-hit Chennai a 40 million donation Consultancy Cognizant has committed itself to a multi-pronged approach to support flood relief and longer-term rehabilitation measures in the city of Chennai, India.
11 December 2015
EyeEm and BCG partnership clicks on quality photos EyeEm and BCG’s partnership has been highly successful for both the EyeEm photography community and meeting the sought after quality at scale required for BCG.com’s visual branding.
11 December 2015
Capgemini joins Tax Incentivised Savings Association Capgemini Consulting has joined the Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA), an association of professional services firms seeking to leverage technological initiatives in the financial services
11 December 2015
Wayne Davidson joins Mercer Investments from Deloitte Mercer has boosted its Investment business in the UK with Wayne Davidson. He joins from Deloitte, where he most recently led the Big Four’s investment consulting business in London.
11 December 2015
Waste to Wealth: The Circular Economy Advantage Linear take-make-waste consumption economies are in many ways highly inefficient.
11 December 2015
Seven business advisory win Mergermarket M&A Awards Global M&A platform Mergermarket has unveiled the 2015 winners of its annual M&A Awards ceremony, with four of the 15 main prizes going to business advisory firms, while three other consultancies man
10 December 2015
10 ways how digital leaders outperform their competition Investment in digital innovation remains a key priority for many businesses. Recent PwC research shows that revenue growth, improving customer experience and increasing profits are the biggest motivators for companies to invest in digital. Investin
10 December 2015
RWE npower names McKinsey partner Kyle Braden CRO Energy provider npower has picked up McKinsey & Company’s transformation expert Kyle Braden, who joins in the newly created Chief Recovery Officer position.
10 December 2015
KPMG opens new Leeds office to capitalise on demand KPMG has officially opened its new office building at One Sovereign Square in Leeds. The new office, covering 61,000 sq. ft.
10 December 2015
72% leading companies struggle to find analytics talent Finding the right analytics talent, the so-called ‘trilinguals’, is increasingly a problem, research by A.T. Kearney shows.
10 December 2015

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