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

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
Boston Group: Working hard and over hours are history It has been known for decades that consultants work hard. And strategy consultants, who work in the top of customer organizations, usually work even harder. Workweeks of 65 hours are “quite normal” in that industry in certain phases of a pr
22 October 2012
Kurt Salmon: 50 percent margins on luxury ladies' shoes The luxury segments of shoes for women are booming worldwide.
19 October 2012
Altran expects its highest profit of past 10 years Altran is on track to achieve its highest profit over the past ten years, as said by Altran CEO Philippe Salle in a recent interview with Reuters. The improved financial performance is the result of the new strategic roadmap
17 October 2012
Big4 under fire after free advice to British government The Big4 accountancy and consulting firms have come under fire in the United Kingdom after the British newspaper The Guardian uncovered that the firms have donated more than €2 million to political parties since 2009. The scal
17 October 2012
Economy unprepared for 1 billion working women In the coming decade, nearly 1 billion women will for the first time enter the global economy. This change in the dynamics of the global workforce will fundamentally shift the way we do business. The impact is likely to be even larger than the traditio
16 October 2012
Christophe De Vusser managing partner of Bain's Brussels office Global management consulting firm Bain & Company has appointed Christophe De Vusser to managing partner of the Brussels office.
12 October 2012
BCG: Luxury items not suffering from recession The hunger for luxury products like yachts, dresses and expensive safari’s, even in times like these, does not seem to suffer.
06 October 2012
Hans Pung new president of economic firm Rand Hans Pung has been appointed as the new president of RAND Europe. He takes over from Jonathan Grant, who will remain at the economic advisory firm and works as a researcher on consulting projects. img src="/media/Hans Pung
06 October 2012
BCG and Bain hired by Mexican construction firm Mexico’s third-largest construction firm, Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos, has hired Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company to support it in improving its business pe
04 October 2012
Deloitte reports record revenues in Belgium despite crisis Despite the difficult economic climate in Belgium, Deloitte has achieved record sales.
03 October 2012
Purchase department is becoming the strategic stakeholder Procurement departments of clients are becoming an increasingly strategic stakeholder for management consulting firms.
02 October 2012
BCI location analysis helps EnVivo open office in Leiden The U.S. biotechnology company EnVivo Pharmaceuticals is going to establish its European headquarters in Leiden's Bio Science Park.
02 October 2012
Ecorys helps Indian state with improving healthcare system The World Bank has hired Ecorys to assist with the improvement of the healthcare systems of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
02 October 2012
Ernst & Young buys consulting firm Jeffrey Parker Ernst & Young has bought Jeffrey Parker & Associates, a boutique American financial advisory firm that focuses on infrastructure. Approximately 10 consultants of the acquired firm will be integrated into the Tra
01 October 2012
Altran invests in nuclear energy consulting and services Altran, one of the largest innovation and high-tech engineering consulting firms in Europe, has plans to explore services in the field of nuclear energy. The firm sees high growth opportunities in partic
28 September 2012
BP outsourced finance and accounting processes to Accenture BP has selected Accenture to be its Global Outsourcing Provider of Finance and Accounting (F&A) Services. Accenture will be responsible for providing record to report, order to cash, procure-to-pay and production reve
28 September 2012
New CEO and new CFO for Celerant Consulting Celerant Consulting, an international consulting firm specialized in operations and supply chain, has appointed Patrik Sjöstedt as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Patrik joined Celerant in 2008 as Head of the Nordic Region and most recently
28 September 2012
Aon, Booz and Mercer: Chief Culture Officer more important The Chief Culture Officer (CCO) is becoming an increasingly important asset for companies. And as a result, more companies are appointing someone to keep an eye on their culture. This is evident from recent “Point of Views” of a href="/fir
27 September 2012
Ex PwC partner Lindsay Dart head of Internal Audit at Protiviti in the UK Risk consulting firm Protiviti has appointed Lindsay Dart as the new head of its Internal Audit department of its London office. She originates from the Deutsche Bank. Before that she worked at Pricew
26 September 2012
Atos wins 90 million euro ICT consulting contract Atos has signed a large contract of €90 million with the government of Wales. In the coming 5 years, the ICT giant will support the Welsh government with IT consulting and ICT services. img src="/media/Atos-11094.jpg" alt="Atos" title="A
24 September 2012

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