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Mastercard launches AI and economics consulting practices

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Mastercard launches AI and economics consulting practices

Mastercard has expanded its consulting business with new offerings in artificial intelligence and economics consulting.

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KPMG kicks off process for new headquarters in Luxembourg

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KPMG kicks off process for new headquarters in Luxembourg

KPMG has confirmed it is moving to a new headquarters in Luxembourg, where the firm currently employs around 1,800 staff.

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Accenture to Expand Government Transformation Capabilities in the U.K. with Acquisition of 6point6

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Accenture to Expand Government Transformation Capabilities in the U.K. with Acquisition of 6point6

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has signed an agreement to acquire 6point6, a U.K. technology consultancy, specializing in cloud, data, and cybersecurity. Spanning the commercial and public sectors, the acquisition will enhance Accenture’s strategy and architecture capabilities, with a particular emphasis on central government, defense and security, and financial services.

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Nicola Quincey joins PwC as EMEA AWS Alliance Leader and Partner

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Nicola Quincey joins PwC as EMEA AWS Alliance Leader and Partner

Nicola Quincey has joined PwC as its new EMEA AWS Alliance Leader and Partner. Nicola has over 25 years of experience in the cloud industry and joins PwC from AWS where she led their EMEA Commercial Team for Strategic Accounts.

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L.E.K. Consulting Names Stephen Sunderland Head of Asia-Pacific Region

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L.E.K. Consulting Names Stephen Sunderland Head of Asia-Pacific Region

L.E.K. Consulting has elected Stephen Sunderland, a Partner at the global strategy consulting firm, as its new Head of the Asia-Pacific Region. He is also a member of the firm’s global Board of Directors.

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Accenture Acquires Innotec Security, Spain-Based Leading Cybersecurity Company

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Accenture Acquires Innotec Security, Spain-Based Leading Cybersecurity Company

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Innotec Security, a privately held company specializing in cybersecurity-as-a-service, cyber resilience and cyber risk management, expanding its capabilities and footprint in Spain. Innotec Security was previously owned by parent company Entelgy Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Eight Advisory supports Finaxy Group in a major refinancing and acquisition resulting in Xplorassur, the new French market leader in travel insurance

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Eight Advisory supports Finaxy Group in a major refinancing and acquisition resulting in Xplorassur, the new French market leader in travel insurance

Eight Advisory assists Finaxy Group, one of France’s leading insurance brokers, with vendor due diligence for its refinancing and due diligence for the acquisition of Assurinco Voyage, Présence Assistance Tourisme and Libbela.

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Powering an actionable climate roadmap

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Powering an actionable climate roadmap

Braskem is Latin America’s biggest petrochemical company. It is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, with more than 40 industrial units spread around the world, and produces polypropylene, polyethylene and poly vinyl chloride (PVC), commodity products at the base of the plastics industry. Braskem’s business model today relies on fossil fuels, namely—naphtha (crude oil) and ethane (natural gas)—which makes reducing carbon emissions especially challenging.

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Kirk Waldrop joins Alvarez & Marsal as managing director

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Kirk Waldrop joins Alvarez & Marsal as managing director

Kirk Waldrop, an experienced supply chain and operations consultant, has joined Alvarez & Marsal’s corporate improvement practice as a managing director.

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Arthur D. Little expands Korean office with appointment of Yub Shin as Partner

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Arthur D. Little expands Korean office with appointment of Yub Shin as Partner

Arthur D. Little (ADL) today announced that Yub Shin has joined ADL Korea as a Partner in its Strategy and Organization (S&O) practice. Based in the consultancy’s Seoul office, Yub brings over 20 years experience in management consultancy and business development to the firm, expanding the scope and capabilities offered by ADL Korea. 

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KPMG joins Deloitte in exploring sale of UK restructuring arm

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KPMG joins Deloitte in exploring sale of UK restructuring arm

KPMG has become the second major auditor to begin exploring a sale of its UK restructuring arm in as many months, as the big four accountants prepare for unprecedented reform of the profession.

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Accenture buys German insurance specialist ON Service Group

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Accenture buys German insurance specialist ON Service Group

Accenture has acquired ON Service Group, enhancing its business process services capabilities in the insurance sector.

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Porsche Consulting and ABB Robotics team up in construction sector

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Porsche Consulting and ABB Robotics team up in construction sector

Porsche Consulting has signed an agreement with ABB Robotics aimed at using innovative technology to improve the manufacturing process of modular housing.

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Tom O'Brien relocates to FTI Consulting's Riyadh office

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Tom O'Brien relocates to FTI Consulting's Riyadh office

FTI Consulting has relocated UAE-based managing director Tom O'Brien to the firm’s Riyadh office, handing him the remit to build out the construction dispute resolution team in Saudi Arabia.

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Lutfi Zakhour returns to Strategy& as a partner

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Lutfi Zakhour returns to Strategy& as a partner

Continuing his career in the management consulting realm, Lutfi Zakhour is back at Strategy&.

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IBM Consulting invests heavily in generative AI on AWS platform

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IBM Consulting invests heavily in generative AI on AWS platform

IBM Consulting has expanded its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help more mutual clients derive value from generative artificial intelligence.

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CyberKnight signs inaugural consulting partnership with KPMG

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CyberKnight signs inaugural consulting partnership with KPMG

CyberKnight has signed a strategic partnership with KPMG, its first ever tie-up with a management consulting firm.

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Deloitte selected as consulting partner for university mega-merger

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Deloitte selected as consulting partner for university mega-merger

Deloitte has been selected to support the largest ever university merger in history.

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Samay Mishra joins Kearney's public sector practice as partner

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Samay Mishra joins Kearney's public sector practice as partner

Kearney has strengthened its Middle East partnership with Samay Mishra, who brings over two decades of strategy and management consulting experience to the firm.

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HKA releases sixth annual CRUX report on construction claims and disputes

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HKA releases sixth annual CRUX report on construction claims and disputes

HKA, a global risk and disputes consulting firm, yesterday released “Forewarned is Forearmed,” its sixth annual CRUX Insight Report, which examines construction claims and disputes across regions.

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