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Consulting news in the UK | Page 401

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

Squarefield advises ICS Solutions on JBT transaction JBT Corporation, an American company active in the food and airports business, has acquired the ‘ICS Solutions; business unit from Stork Food & Dairy Systems. The transaction, which is estimated to be worth around €26 million,
08 July 2014
KPMG Corporate Finance acquires St. Charles Capital The Corporate Finance practice of KPMG has acquired St. Charles Capital, a boutique American investment bank that provides M&A and advisory services for mid-market companies. Financial terms of the agreement have not b
07 July 2014
5 new partners for BearingPoint in France and Germany Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint has appointed five new partners. The newly appointed partners are: David Ceron (France), Ralf Dillmann (Germany), Andreas Fitz (Germany), Maik Frey (Germany) and Jean-
03 July 2014
Steward Redqueen: Coca-Cola adds 2.4 billion to UK economy The world famous drink Coca-Cola adds roughly £2.4 billion a year to the UK economy, claims a new report from consulting firm Steward Redqueen. This year Coca-Cola’s largest production
03 July 2014
Mercer buys strategic stake in Alexander Forbes Group Mercer has acquired a one-third stake in Alexander Forbes, a South African firm that provides human resource and actuarial services to clients in both the public and private sector. Alexander Forbes was founded in 1935 in South Africa
03 July 2014
KKR buys Afriflora for 200 million, Marktlink advises Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) has reportedly invested $200 million in Afriflora, a large grower and distributor of roses based in Ethiopia.
02 July 2014
Deloitte Corporate Finance buys Kavanagh Fennell Deloitte has bought Kavanagh Fennell, one of Ireland’s leading corporate recovery and insolvency services firms.
01 July 2014
KPMG buys US professional services firm Rothstein Kass Accounting- and consulting firm KPMG has agreed to buy Rothstein Kass, the 19th largest professional services firm in the United States. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed yet based on the size of Rothstein
01 July 2014
US consulting industry grows to market size of 41.5 billion The US consulting industry has over the past year yet again booked a strong performance. In 2013 the market grew by 5,7%, taking the industry size to a total of $41.5 billion in revenues.
30 June 2014
Procter & Gamble board member joins BCG Amsterdam Dimitri Panayotopoulos, former Vice Chairman of Procter & Gamble, has joined strategy consulting firm The Boston Consulting Group. Panayotopoulos will be based in Amsterdam and serve as senior adviso
30 June 2014
PA Consulting wins International Space Apps Challenge A team from PA Consulting Group has been won 'The International Space Apps Challenge', an incubator innovation program organized by the NASA.
27 June 2014
Global energy consulting market grows to $11.1 billion The global energy and resources consulting market is valued at $11.1 billion, according to a recently released report, 5.7% higher than the previous year.
26 June 2014
Grant Thornton: Key reasons for outsourcing processes According to a new research from Grant Thornton 40% of the companies globally are in the coming period contemplating to outsource one or more businesses processes. Key drivers for outsourcing are boosting efficie
23 June 2014
Protiviti adds three experienced consultants to US team Protiviti, a global consulting firm that specializes in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) advisory, has over the past months strengthened its U.S. practice with the addition of three experienced consultants. Steve Altier has joined the Minneapo
22 June 2014
Millward Brown buys marketing firm EffectiveBrands Millward Brown, a subsidiary of WPP, has acquired the Dutch-based EffectiveBrands, one of Europe’s leading strategic marketing consulting firms. Millward Brown will combine EffectiveBrands with Millward Brown Optimor, its strategy consulting
19 June 2014
LGA Chairman Merrick Cockell joins PA Consulting Group Merrick Cockell, the head of the Local Government Association, will next month join consulting firm PA Consulting Group. Cockell will work on a part-time basis and support PA’s activities in the local
17 June 2014
PwC launches separate digital unit: PwC Digital Services PwC has launched a new business unit that specializes in digital consulting. According to internal resources the new unit – named ‘PwC Digital Services’ – consists of roughly 2.000 digital consulting professionals around the
17 June 2014
Hay Group strengthens London team with Phil Pringle Hay Group has strengthened its team with Phil Pringle. He joins from ORC International, a specialist in the field of customer and employee research. Pringle has been named a Senior Consultant in Hay Group's Employee Opinion Research division. G
17 June 2014
Alvarez & Marsal wins large contract with US Air Force The Real Estate practice of Alvarez & Marsal has been awarded a five-year, $88 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force (USAF) with its military housing and other public-private real estate programs./em
16 June 2014
Chris Balch appointed to Supervisory Board of Ecorys Ecorys has appointed Chris Balch as a member of the Supervisory Board and its Audit Commission. Balch succeeds Hugh Williams, who has retired from the Board after an impressive number of years working for Ecorys in various executive and non-executi
14 June 2014
A.T. Kearney opens Palo Alto office, 2nd in California A.T. Kearney has opened a new office in Palo Alto, California. The office, the firm's second location in the San Francisco area and 59th worldwide, will focus mainly on clients in the high tech and online sector. The new office opening follows
13 June 2014
Altran signs cloud partnership with Portugal Telecom Portugal Telecom has signed a partnership with consulting and IT services firm Altran. As part of the deal the companies will combine their cloud and datacentre services. Altran has for years been present in Portugal, offering a wide range of t
13 June 2014
HR Solutions and Peritus HR merge and rebrand as Reality HR Two Basingstoke-based HR firms – HR Solutions and Peritus HR – have merged and rebranded as Reality HR.
09 June 2014
Grant Thornton: 31% businesses expect more M&A Nearly one-third of businesses globally expect to grow through M&A over the next three years, up from 28% in 2012, concludes a new research from professional services firm Grant Thornton. In the report &l
09 June 2014
OC&C: Forget the WC: 3 alternative sponsorship options As all marketers know, it is becoming increasingly difficult for a brand to find ways to cut through all the noise and communicate with its audience.
06 June 2014
Deloitte - Grant Thornton merger in Philippines falls through The merger between the member firms of Deloitte and Grant Thornton in the Philippines has fallen through. In January both firms announced that Punongbayan&Araullo (P&A) and Navarro Amper& Co (NA&Co), the member firms of a href=
06 June 2014
Protiviti: Internal auditors want to boost soft skills A new report from Protiviti reveals that auditors believe that they need to boost their soft skills.
05 June 2014
IAOP: Top 20 outsourcing consulting firms of the world Quint Wellington Redwood has the best outsourcing advisory practice of the globe. The Dutch-based consulting firm displaces last years’ winner Deloitte Consulting, which drops to fifth place.
03 June 2014
Dutch management consulting market shrinks to 1.17 billion The Dutch consulting market has over the past contracted with roughly 0,5%.
02 June 2014
McKinsey Principal Robert Feeney joins A.T. Kearney A.T. Kearney has appointed Robert Feeney as a partner of the management consultancy firm and head of the Australia and New Zealand Strategic IT Practice (SITP).
02 June 2014
New Manchester office for consulting firm Hay Group Management consultancy firm Hay Group is relocating to a new office in Manchester. Hay Group is currently based on Queen Street in Manchester’s city centre. In the coming ten years it will base its roughly 2
29 May 2014
Atos buys French IT services firm Bull for 620 million Atos has bought IT-services firm Bull for a fee of approximately €620 million. As a result of the deal Atos strengthens its position in the European IT consulting landscape, in particular in the field of Cloud, Big Data,
28 May 2014

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