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

New Managing Director for Hay Group UK and Ireland Hay Group has recently appointed consulting expert Jim Tapper as Cluster Leader for North Europe and Managing Director UK and Ireland.
06 February 2015
Head of KPMG Tax Valuations Services joins BDO BDO has a boosted its London-based Valuations team with the appointment of the former Head of KPMG’s Tax Valuations group: Anne Daly. According to BDO’s Head of the department, Daly’s addition will boost the firm's client offering
06 February 2015
Aon Hewitt hires Jorge Huitron as Senior Consultant Aon Hewitt, the retirement and health solutions business of Aon, has boosted its Manager Research team with the addition of Jorge Huitron. In his new role, Huitron will be taksed with managing engagement within the private equity segment.
06 February 2015
BearingPoint continues growth with record revenues European management consultancy BearingPoint has continued its growth path in 2014, boosting its profit by 6.2% to the highest EBIT in its history. Revenue rose to €560 million, and looking ahead Peter Mockler, BearingPoint’s
05 February 2015
E-commerce growth engine running out of steam The continued growth of online only sales may be coming to a standstill in the UK, with both logistical issues and customer behaviour holding back further e-commerce expansion.
05 February 2015
West Midlands firms see strong post-recession revival The West Midlands has seen solid financial progress in the past year, with net profits of the top 200 companies growing with 52% and international sales doubling in two years, a report by BDO shows. According to the firm, this post-reces
05 February 2015
Deloitte: Chinese hungry for European firm acquisitions Chinese firms are snapping up European firms, acquiring 79 in 2014 with an average value of £249 million. European investment in Chinese companies, in comparison, involved 54 deals valued at £116 million. Chinese firms are pa
05 February 2015
Simon Virley re-joins KPMG as Partner Energy practice After a long and honoured career in public service, Simon Virley is returning to KPMG as partner to support the firm’s Energy practice in the UK. Virley’s expertise in the market is expected to help KPMG's clients navigate th
05 February 2015
Oliver Wyman boosts aviation business with TeamSAI Oliver Wyman has acquired TeamSAI, a provider of management consulting and technical services to the aerospace and aviation industry. TeamSAI will be integrated into CAVOK, the firm’s aviation and aerospace division. The combined capacities o
05 February 2015
Grant Thornton appoints Will Davies to lead FIS team Grant Thornton has appointed forensic investigation partner Will Davies to head its Forensic and Investigation Services unit.
05 February 2015
Capgemini supports Office Depot with IT integration Office Depot has hired Capgemini to support the firm with post-merger integration support in the field of finance and accounting and IT. The new contract comes on top of the existing relationship between the two firms – Capgemini h
04 February 2015
Aon Hewitt acquires Workday consulting expert Kloud Aon Hewitt has acquired Kloud, one of Europe’s largest specialised Workday consultancy firms.
04 February 2015
A.T. Kearney expects M&A wave in Oil & Gas industry In a recently released report by A.T. Kearney the consequences of a plummeted oil and gas price are considered in the area of mergers and acquisitions.
04 February 2015
Sodexo hires Hymans Robertson for pensions advice Sodexo, one of the largest catering firms in the UK, has hired Hymans Robertson to support the firm with pensions and investment advisory services. In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo has more than 35,000 employees serving clients in over 2,
04 February 2015
Accenture to add 250 new professionals in Ireland Technology consulting firm Accenture has revealed plans to recruit 250 new staff in Ireland, to be based in the country’s capital. The new jobs will be a mix of graduate and professional roles in the areas of technology and digital. According
04 February 2015
Newton expands offerings into Energy & Utilities market Operational improvement specialist Newton has expanded its offerings into the Energy and Utilities sector, a move that, according to Newton founder Kevin Jones, underlines the firm’s continued growth and follows the successes of its Transport
04 February 2015
Pauline Biddle to helm Deloitte Midlands practice Deloitte recently announced that Pauline Biddle has been promoted to take the wheel of the firm’s Midlands practice from February 2015. She brings 22 years of experience in diverse positions within Deloitte UK to her new command. p
04 February 2015
Management consultancy Elix-IRR rebrands as Elixirr Consulting firm Elix-IRR has rebranded as Elixirr, a move that according to Stephen Newton, the firm’s Managing Partner, sets way for the next stage of growth and maturity. Elixirr was founded in 2009 by fiv
03 February 2015
Huron buys healthcare consultancy Studer Group A massive deal in the US healthcare consultancy market has been announced, with Huron Consulting Group buying Studer Group for a fee of $325 million. Studer Group will be integrated into Huron Healthcare, and create a healthcare consulti
03 February 2015
Deloitte UK re-elects David Sproul as Chief Executive Deloitte has re-elected David Sproul as the firm’s Chief Executive for a second term. Starting on 1 June 2015, Sproul will for another four year period lead the UK business of the globe’s largest accounting- and consulting fi
03 February 2015
IG&H expands into the Belgian consultancy market IG&H Consulting & Interim, one of the leading consulting firms in the Netherlands, has expanded its footprint into the Belgian consultancy market.
03 February 2015
Five consulting firms win Talent Management Award Accenture, Aon, Capgemini, Cognizant and IBM have been recognised for their excellence in Talent Management & HR practices during the Brandon Hall Group Awards, which celebrates organisations that successfully develo
03 February 2015
Industrial Internet of Things adds 14.2 trillion to GDP The Industrial Internet of Things has the potential to add 14 trillion to the global GDP, new research by Accenture shows. According to the firm, this could only be reached if both governments and companies step up their game and increase investmen
03 February 2015
Grant Thornton: Higher MSB output propels economy UK MSBs are contributing considerably to the UK economy and the mid-market segment represents the most productive segment in the UK, new research by Grant Thornton shows.
03 February 2015
The 30 best management consulting firms to work for The Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company and McKinsey & Company are in the view of roughly 3,000 consultants the best management consulting firms to work for. The list of top 30 employers in the industry includes several other
02 February 2015
Technology, Media & Telecom consulting reaches 5 billion The global technology, media and telecoms (TMT) consulting market has grown by 4% to roughly $5 billion, according to a recently released report.
02 February 2015
Vitality and Mercer seeking Healthiest Company UK Vitality and consulting firm Mercer have launched 'Britain’s Healthiest Company', an initiative which aims at finding and celebrating organisations with the healthiest employees in the UK. The results of the challenge will
02 February 2015
McKinsey: Increase productivity to save global growth The world has enjoyed unprecedented economic growth since the 1950s, with the world economy growing six fold in the decades since 1964, boosted by a booming population and the development of highly productive technologies and practices. Demographic
02 February 2015
Deloitte: Close social gap or risk losing out on talent Millennials are less interested in profit and personal financial gain over social improvement and self-development, a recent global survey by Deloitte finds. Tomorrow’s leaders are looking for the business they work for to have a social purpo
02 February 2015
Ramboll Management Consulting grows executive team Ramboll has recently added three advisors to the Executive Management Team of its Management Consulting practice: Henrik Rosenberg Seiding, Carsten Sørensen and German Volker Rothenpieler. Ramboll Group is an in 1945 establ
02 February 2015
Donna Bonfield and Jessica Bellingham join Reality HR Reality HR, a Basingstoke-based HR consultancy, has added two new professionals to its team: Donna Bonfield and Jessica Bellingham.
02 February 2015
Super Bowl XLIX adds $205 million to Phoenix region Each year the unofficial holiday known as “Super Bowl Sunday” kicks off in the US, and is globally known to be most watched event in America. This year is expected to be no different, with the 1st of February slated by PwC to
30 January 2015

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