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

KPMG acquires BrainNet Supply Management Group KPMG has bought the global supply chain consulting firm BrainNet Supply Management Group. BrainNet has more than 300 supply chain consultants spread across 15 offices in 12 countries. The acquired firm wil
21 June 2012
Projective buys financial services specialist Prodone Projective, the Belgium specialist in program- and project management has taken over Dutch branche associate organization Prodone in Badhoevedorp.
18 June 2012
Consolidation in the lithium-ion battery market Overproduction and falling prices of lithium-ion batteries, have led to significant consolidation in the global market. Smaller parties are repressed, and the market will be largely dominated by five major players. These are the main findings of an int
12 June 2012
Richard Lesser CEO of the Boston Consulting Group Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has appointed Richard Lesser (49) as global chief executive from January 2013.
07 June 2012
Spain is hiring Big4 firms for independent audit banking Spain has picked the "Big Four" accounting and consulting firms PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and Ernst & Young to carry out independent detaile
07 June 2012
Supply chain guru Bill Copacino passed away Bill Copacino, one of the most respected leaders in the field of supply chain, died mid-May at the age of 61 following a long battle with cancer. Copacino has also had a long career in consulting, he was partner at Arth
06 June 2012
Organisational structure not ready for newest technology Even though a large group of executives say digital trends like big data and social media have priority within the company, it is clear that barriers which slow down optimal implementation of technology still exist. This is concluded in a researc
06 June 2012
BCG: Development new product line takes 22 months An average cycle of research and development takes up 22 months on average. However, firms that make use of the best strategy to standardize and mechanize the process while clearly setting priorities, this process could be shortened with 15 months. Thi
29 May 2012
Logica: One third of firms still insecure about impact of SEPA 32% of corporates are still unsure what SEPA means for their business. This is what Logica concludes based on the research by representatives of over 150 firms in the United States and Europe. Given that corporates will have no choice but to adopt SEPA
24 May 2012
PA Consulting Group: Lessons learned from the financial crisis The financial crisis and subsequent economic recession provides CEO’s and directors with a vast number of lessons learned.
22 May 2012
McKinsey: LED lightning dominates lightning market The LED industry will realize an annual sales growth of 30% until 2020, while the total lighting market will only show 3 to 6% sales growth per year in that period. At the same time, LED represents 7% of the lightning mix. Due to the explosive growth,
21 May 2012
Accenture buys big data analytics player Neo Metrics Accenture has completed the acquisition of Neo Metrics Analytics, a consulting firm specializing in big data and predictive analytics. Neo Metrics Analytics is based in Madrid (Spain) and had started its international expansion to
11 May 2012
Bain develops new MBA curriculum for business school International business school HEC Paris has decided to revamp its M.B.A. curriculum following an assessment from Bain & Company and lessons learned from its own faculty members. The strategy consulting firm worked
11 May 2012
AlixPartners has ambitious growth plans after capital injection AlixPartners, an international advisory firm in the field of restructuring, has bought a majority of its shares to private equity party CVC Capital Partners. With this capital infusion the firm plans to pursue an aggressive international expansion stra
11 May 2012
Deloitte buys restructuring specialist CRG Partners Deloitte has bought CRG Partners, a leading turnaround and restructuring firm based in the US. Approximately 60 consultants will be integrated into the Financial Advisory Services (FAS) unit of the Big 4 firm. The deal is expected to close in a month a
10 May 2012
Bain launches campaign for successful female students The German and Swiss branches of Bain & Company have launched a special 'mentoring' program to encourage female students to start their career in the consulting industry and of course with Bain. According to the st
04 May 2012
Ex EquaTerra advisor becomes CEO at Privia Glenn Giles, an alumnus of EquaTerra, has been appointed as CEO of Privia. Privia is an American-based company that supports customers with proposal management services and solutions for the public sector. Giles will be
27 April 2012
PwC acquires online analytics consulting Logan Tod & Co PwC has acquired online analytics consulting firm Logan Tod & Co. The online specialist will, with immediate effect, be integrated in the consulting branch of PwC - PwC Advisory. The managing director o
16 April 2012
Bain & Company files lawsuit against Mr. Woods Bain & Company, one of the world's most prestigious management consulting firms, has started a lawsuit against the owner of the website BainConsultingGroup.com.
16 April 2012
Altran opens automotive Centre of Excellence in Spain International innovation and technology consulting firm Altran has agreed to invest €20 million in an automotive Centre of Excellence (CoE). The CoE, which will be based in Barcelona, will focus on
12 April 2012
Belgian Railways must revamp its organizational structure According to a study by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants the current organizational structure of Belgian Railways is unsustainable.
11 April 2012
Irish NAMA spends 115 million on 100 consultants Politicians and citizens of Ireland are upset after the newspaper Irish Examiner uncovered that the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has paid more than €115 million on consultants over the past 2.5 years. The public sentiment turned against
10 April 2012
IDC: BearingPoint is leading business consulting firm Last week Conultancy.uk presented an overview of the most important consulting firms active in the field of business consulting.
08 April 2012
Accenture Consulting top executive becomes chairperson of MCA Aimie Chapple, Managing Director of Accenture's Management Consulting business in the UK & Ireland, has been elected President of the Management Consultancies Association (MCA).
06 April 2012
A.T. Kearney: Mobile industry grows to 1.9 trillion The global mobile industry will grow from $1.5 trillion dollars in 2011 to $1.9 trillion in 2015. Today, more than 8 million people around the world are employed by companies in the mobile ecosystem, and by the end of 2015, mobile industry jobs will gr
04 April 2012
Alvarez & Marsal opens a new office in Canada International restructuring consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has opened a new office in Calgary, Canada. Managing Director of the office will be Tim Reid, who makes a switch after 20 years from counterp
04 April 2012
AT Kearney consultant pleads guilty for insider trading Sherif Mityas, a consultant at consulting firm A.T. Kearney, has admitted that he has used confidential information, which he had obtained during his work for the consulting firm to trade in shares.
03 April 2012
IDC overview of leading consulting firms in business market The Big Four (PwC, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG), Accenture and IBM are 'lead
02 April 2012
Aon shareholders in favour of move to London The shareholders of Aon Corporation (Aon) have approved a move of the company's headquarters from Chicago to London with an overwhelmingly majority during a special shareholder meeting. 268 million shares voted in favour of the
23 March 2012
KPMG announces redundancy program via voice mail There has been a lot of fuss in the United Kingdom about a redundancy program of Big Four firm KPMG.
20 March 2012
The Netherlands has the happiest employees in the world Dutch workers are overall the happiest workers in the world and Italians are the most miserable, according to the Happiness Index of advisory firm ONS in cooperation with the Wall Street Journal. More than 2,000 workers across 80 countries in 30 se
19 March 2012
Bain & Co hired by American publisher Time Inc. Time Inc., the American corporation that publishes more than 130 big magazines such as People and Sports Illustrated, has hired consultant Bain & Company. This has been made public by the CEO of Time, Laura Lang, i
15 March 2012

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