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

Aspen Advisors merges with The Chartis Group Healthcare IT provider Aspen Advisors has merged with healthcare consulting firm The Chartis Group to create a strategic healthcare consultancy. The new firm will consist of 250 consultants and provide clients with healthcare information technology
24 December 2014
Point B opens Dallas office, 8th office in US markt Consulting firm Point B recently opened a new office in Dallas, its eight in the US.
24 December 2014
Dubai strikes business consultancy deal with BCG The Economic Council of Dubai has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Boston Consulting Group. As part of the agreement, the business strategy advisor will provide the Council with consultancy support in fields related to economic, fina
24 December 2014
Accenture UK plans to hire 1,600 new professionals Consulting firm Accenture has announced a massive recruitmnt drive in the UK, to boost its technology, strategy, and industry practices. The firm aims to hire 1,600 new employees, ranging from experienced profession
24 December 2014
NHS spends 640 million on management consultants The NHS spent £640 million on private sector management consultants in 2014, up from £313 million in 2010.
23 December 2014
Deloitte eyeing independent IPO sponsor status In 2013 Deloitte voluntarily lost its independent IPO “sponsor” status. Less than two years later, the Big 4 firm has changed its mind, and is eyeing a return to the recovering IPO market.
23 December 2014
Consulting firms eyeing Indian renewable energy The Indian government’s commitment to implement large scale renewable energy infrastructure by the early 2020s is boosting business investment in the sector, luring the attention of dozens of foreign
23 December 2014
Stephen Chase head Management Consulting KPMG KPMG has appointed Stephen Chase as the new Management Consulting Leader of its Advisory Practice in the US. Chase has more than two decades of experience in the sector and has been promoted from his latest role as Principal at the Advis
23 December 2014
UK management consulting firms buoyant about growth 2014 will go into the records as a positive year for the UK management consulting sector.
23 December 2014
AlixPartners buys New York-based Evidence Exchange Consulting firm AlixPartners has bought litigation- and investigation-support firm Evidence Exchange.
23 December 2014
HaskoningDHV: Costs Port of Venice cut by 25% Royal HaskoningDHV has presented its final layout of the new Port of Venice onshore-offshore container terminal to the Italian Embassy in London.
23 December 2014
Deloitte, Aecom & HOK support Westminster renewal The Palace of Westminster, home to the House of Lords and the House of Commons, is crumbling; cracks are getting bigger, rats have infested the leaky cellars, and the Tower of London is leaning.
22 December 2014
Atos triples US footprint with Xerox ITO acquisition Global IT services firm Atos has significantly expanded its US footprint with the acquisition of Xerox’s IT Outsourcing (ITO) business. The deal, which costs Atos roughly €880 million, will see 9,800 employees join its team in
22 December 2014
Roland Berger launches digital hub Terra Numerata Roland Berger Strategy Consultants has launched a new platform – named ‘Terra Numerata’ – which will support large companies with their transformation to new digital business models. With the European-based digita
22 December 2014
CBRE: 10 most expensive office markets of the globe London is once again the most expensive office market in the world, a survey by CBRE shows. The top five is dominated by Asian markets, taking three out of five places, and closed by Moscow.
22 December 2014
Consulting firms key in apprenticeship standards UK Eleven consulting firms have signed up to develop the new standard for management consultancy apprenticeships as part of the UK Government Trailblazers scheme to reform all apprenticeships in the UK
22 December 2014
AT Kearney: Half consumers continuously connected More than half of the global consumers are almost ‘continuously’ connected, with 28% being on the Internet 24-7 and 23% at least every hour, a research by A.T. Kearney shows. The population most connected is found in Brazil and Nigeria,
22 December 2014
A&M boosts US Healthcare practice with Donald Casey Alvarez & Marsal has recently added healthcare expert Donald Casey to its North American team. Casey, who joins from IPO4Health, will from the firm’s base in Chicago, be responsible for growing the service portfolio and market footprint i
22 December 2014
Deloitte: UK sporting events attract 67 million visitors Professional sporting events in the UK were attended by 67 million in 2014, finds a recently published report by Deloitte’s UK Sports Business Group. The British public continues to have a huge appetite for sports, with attendance
19 December 2014
Ricardo-AEA signs agreement with Saudi consultancy Environmental consulting firms Ricardo-AEA and Arensco signed a collaboration Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will combine their knowledge and expertise to provide the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with environmental services capability. Both firm
19 December 2014
Ramboll acquires environmental consultancy ENVIRON Engineering consulting firm Ramboll has acquired environmental and health consultancy ENVIRON, a move that strengthens Ramboll’s global positioning and goal to expand into new regions. As a result of the acquisition, 1,500 ENVIRON employees w
19 December 2014
Ex FSA boss Hector Sants joins Oliver Wyman UK Sir Hector Sants, former executive at Barclay’s Bank and the UK’s Financial Services Authority, has decided to join management consulting firm Oliver Wyman as a partner and vice president. In his new role he will advise Oliver Wyman&rsq
19 December 2014
Alvarez helps State of Louisiana save 81 million Following recommendations made by consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal, the State of Louisiana (US) will be able to save more than $80 million this fiscal year, and possibly even as much as $2.7 billion over the coming years. Alvarez was paid
19 December 2014
Capgemini: M-commerce share of online grows 4,000% Online spending via mobile phones and tablets has risen by 4,000% in the past four years, from less than 1% in 2010 to 37% in 2014, concludes the Quarterly Benchmarking report released by consulting firm Capgemini and the association for e-retail I
19 December 2014
Sacha Romanovitch new CEO Grant Thornton UK Business and financial adviser Grant Thornton has appointed Sacha Romanovitch as its new CEO, effective June 2015. Romanovitch succeeds Scott Barnes, who in turn will take on the role of Chairman of the Grant Thornton International Board
18 December 2014
Simon-Kucher: Public transport of London expensive The public transport system in London is one of the most expensive in the world, concludes a new comparative research from Simon-Kucher & Partners across major international capitals.
18 December 2014
Oliver Wight: Automotive sector gearing up for growth The automotive sector should focus their business strategies on Integrated Business Planning and demand management, says consulting firm Oliver Wight.
18 December 2014
Consulting firms PwC and IBM named digital superstar Consulting firms PwC and IBM have been recognised for their outstanding digital marketing campaigns in 2014 and have been named ‘digital superstar’ by B2B Marketing. The campaigns of the two firms have ‘gone that step further&rsqu
18 December 2014
Accenture: UK citizens want more digital police tools Three out of four UK citizens feel that the police should expand its use of digital tools as this would improve its services, concludes a UK-analysis by Accenture of its global digital police solutio
18 December 2014
Avasant: Global Process Owners growing in importance There is a growing trend among enterprises across the globe adopting global operating models for service delivery to access new markets and talent, reduce cost, realize higher business value, and rea
18 December 2014
EY: Parental advice leaves out alternatives to university Parents play an important part in the career choice process of their children, reveals research by EY. The survey shows that 70% of parents prefer their child to attend university, and 50% admitted to try to influence their children’s choice.
18 December 2014
Four consulting firms named top M&A advisor 2014 Consulting firms Deloitte, EY, PwC and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants have been recognised as top M&A advisors by M&A platform Mergermarket. EY managed to secure two awards, while Deloitte, PwC and Roland Berger each w
17 December 2014

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