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

Celerant Consulting acquired by Hitachi Consulting Hitachi Consulting has bought international advisory firm Celerant Consulting. The acquisition of Celerant Consulting follows Hitachi's recently announced strategy aimed at building its global management con
03 January 2013
McKinsey: Electric cars will be half cheaper in 2025 The strategy consultants from McKinsey & Company assess that the price of EV batteries will decrease significantly in the coming years. The production will be optimized, the scale of production will be increase
28 December 2012
Altran buys German car engineering specialist IndustrieHansa Altran has bought German car engineering specialist IndustrieHansa. Because of the acquisition of this car engineering specialist from in Munchen, Germany will be the second-largest market for Altran after France. The a hre
24 December 2012
Arthur D. Little: Buying a car online is becoming normal The car industry can capture much more benefit from e-commerce. Although the sector still leans on its traditional business model centred on physical sales, consumers globally are increasingly willing to buy their car online. This can be concluded from
21 December 2012
Ecofys develops Emission Trading Schemes map Together with the International Carbon Action Partnership, Ecofys has launched the Emissions Trading Schemes (ICAP).
19 December 2012
Booz buys Axon Advisory and launches Booz Digital Booz & Company has bought Axon Advisory Partners, a boutique consulting firm that specializes in digital advisory. The consultants will be integrated into a newly launched department called Boo
18 December 2012
Aiman Ezzat nominated CFO at Capgemini Group On the 12th of December, 2012, Capgemini nominated Aiman Ezzat (51) to be its new Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ezzat, who currently is the CEO of Capgemini's Financial Services Global Business Unit, was chosen by
14 December 2012
Clear2pay helps BNY Mellon with payment services Investment management service provider BNY Mellon has hired Clear2Pay to support the transformation of its Treasury Services business. Clear2Pay will implement an Enterprise Payment Hub (EPH) and support BNY Mellon with f
13 December 2012
Rusnano pays Bain 1 million euros for a new strategy The Russian nanotechnology firm Rusnano (‘Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies’) has hired Bain & Company to create a new strategy and strategic roadmap. The Moscow office of Bain won the tender in c
13 December 2012
Lufthansa Consulting helps Iraqi government with airport Lufthansa Consulting has signed a large contract with the Iraqi Government.The German management consulting branche of the aviation company will support Iraq with the further development of Mosul International Airport,the largest airport in North-Weste
13 December 2012
Advisory firm pleads for euro and guilder at the same time The European Union should allow for a dual currency system. According to the consulting firm Strategic Decisions Group, struggling countries should be given the flexibility to introduce national currencies alongside the Euro. The l
13 December 2012
Altran delivers global engineering services to Bosch Bosch has appointed Altran as its strategic partner in the area of global engineering consulting services. As a result of the deal, it is expected that Altran will become one of Bosch's largest global external suppliers of e
12 December 2012
Alvarez & Marsal starts merging and acquisition team in Munich Alvarez & Marsal has launched a dedicated M&A and Transaction Advisory practice in Munich, Germany. By doing this it wants to anticipate on the expected increase in private equity and deal activity in the com
12 December 2012
Resources nominates new Global Head of Finance & Accounting Resources Global Professionals has appointed Shauna Watson as Global Managing Director of its Finance & Accounting practice. Watson will be responsible for monitoring and analyzing the activities of accounting standard sett
12 December 2012
Arthur D. Little agrees strategic partnership with Solidiance Arthur D. Little has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Solidiance, an Asian-based strategic advisory firm.
11 December 2012
BCG: Corporate Venturing gaining popularity again ‘Corporate Venturing’ is a growing trend among large organizations. After years of shrinkage, the expansion of the corporate venturing market has returned to the level of 2005.
10 December 2012
Ecorys opens new office in Croatia's capital Zagreb Ecorys has opened a new office in the capital of Croatia, Zagreb. The official opening of the new office will take place on December the 14th. Maja Hranilovic, who has been liaison officer for Ecorys in Croatia for several y
07 December 2012
Belgian Alexander De Mol partner at Bain and Company Bain & Company has nominated the Belgian Alexander De Mol its partner. He joined the firm in 2002 as Associate Consultant and smoothly grew through the ranks over the past years. Alexander De Mol is based in the Du
06 December 2012
A.T. Kearney: Islamic bank has to review its strategy Up until now, Islamic banks have typically performed better than the conventional banks. However research from A.T. Kearney shows that growth rates are slowing and that profitability is eroding.
03 December 2012
Hay Group: Leadership seen as a critical success factor Leadership is becoming a critical success factor for companies. The survey "Best Company for Leaders" by Hay Group shows that "world-class" companies in the field of leadership have up to 40% more chance to success.
22 November 2012
Alvarez & Marsal adds Gabrielle Reijnen to restructuring team The Amsterdam office of Alvarez & Marsal has appointed Gabrielle Reijnen as Managing Director (MD) of the restructuring team of the Dutch office. Before this Reijnen worked as "Head of Corporate Coverage" at the
21 November 2012
Ricardo buys technical environmental advisory firm AEA Europe International engineering and management consulting service provider Ricardo has bought AEA Europe, the largest British specialized environmental consultancy firm. AEA Europe and its 400 sustainability consultants spread across fiv
18 November 2012
Brazil soccer stadiums have been allocated bad images Brazil may be famous for being the ideal soccer country, the soccer stadiums in this country are less and less visited. Supporters were complaining about high ticket prices, unsafety and a lack of comfort. This can be concluded from an investigation do
18 November 2012
Smartphone owners will spend way more money Smartphone owners will spend more money than other consumers during christmas and end of the year periods. A lot more, because their total expense lies 72% higher than that of other consumers. That is what advisory firm Deloit
18 November 2012
Innovation advisory firm Altran exists 30 years This year innovation and technology consulting firm Altran celebrates its 30th anniversary. Honoring this jubilee, contemporary CEO (PhiIippe Salle) together with co-founder Alexis Kniazeff spoke about the past, present and
16 November 2012
Accenture buys sales analytics specialist NewsPage Accenture has completed the acquisition of NewsPage, a business intelligence service provider specialized in marketing & sales. Approximately 128 employees of NewsPage based in Singapore, China, India and Malaysia hav
16 November 2012
Hackett: Directors dissatisfied with talent management Global business leaders are "ighly dissatisfied with level and quality of support they receive from HR on talent management issues. The alarming conclusion comes from a report from The Hackett Group, an intern
15 November 2012
Clear2pay and IBM launch SEPA Testing Tool Clear2Pay and IBM have together launched a 'SEPA Testing Tool' that can help financial institutions with the migration to SEPA. The tool supports banks and other financial institutions with standa
13 November 2012
PA Consulting warns for economic decline of the West The economic domination of the West is at serious risk. The economies of for instance the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands are seriously threatened by the emergence of China, India and other emerging countries. If the West doe
05 November 2012
McKinsey: Few world-class companies in China Several Chinese companies belong to the world's largest organizations in terms of sales and status. Nevertheless, only few of them succeed in becoming a world-class company, according to research by strategy consulting firm a href
02 November 2012
IT consultancy Atos opens office in Doha Qatar Atos has opened a new office in Doha, Qatar. The office will enable the French IT services company to provide its services locally and further anticipate on cultural and geographical differences. The new office is in line with
02 November 2012
Roland Berger: Germany leader in sustainable industry The German economy is rapidly changing into a green production machine. Germany annually earns approximately €300 trillion with sustainable products and services. This income accounts for 15% of the global turnover in “clean tech”, the
25 October 2012

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