Kin + Carta (KCT), a London-based digital transformation consulting firm, has acquired Cascade Data Labs, a boutique Portland, OR consulting firm specializing in data and analytics. Founded in 2016, Cascade helps companies leverage data to drive business value.
Attain, a public-sector-focused management and technology consultancy, has added Joe Kehoe as a managing director and leader of the firm’s Department of Defense (DoD) practice. He will be based in the National Capital Region.
Consulting firm Protiviti has acquired Indentropy, an Austin-based consultancy specializing in identity and access management (IAM). IAM refers to technology and processes that make sure the right users have access to the appropriate resources.
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP), a national accounting and consulting firm, has appointed Jen Leary as CEO, effective January 1, 2021. She is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Leary, who has been with the firm for 11 years, succeeds CEO Denny Schleper, who will stay on in the role of CEO emeritus through 2021.
Consulting firm Bain & Company has acquired Sutton Place Strategies (SPS), a New York-based deal origination tool and transaction database for private equity firms and mergers and acquisitions advisors.
The US hemp cultivation industry continues to face problems of oversupply and unclear regulation, according to Whitney Economics’ two-year overview of the industry. The economic consulting firm surveyed more than 10,000 licensed operators in 27 states in its 2020 report “Déjà vu: An Economics Analysis of the US Hemp Cultivation Industry.
Technomic, a Chicago-based management consultancy focusing on the foodservice industry, in a recent report highlighted several likely trends for the beleaguered industry next year – including pared down menus and further digitalization.
CBIZ, a national professional services firm, has acquired BeyondPay, a Clinton, New Jersey-based HR technology consulting firm. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1995, BeyondPay provides workforce management solutions to clients across industries.
EY Global has created a dedicated Microsoft Services Group – the first of the Big Four accounting and consulting firms to do so. The move will expand EY’s already strong relationship with Microsoft. More than 80% of EY’s client services and solutions are hosted on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, and the newly formed services group will build on the pair’s strategic alliance.
The International Customer Management Institute (ICMI), a management consultancy focusing on contact center excellence, has launched a new dedicated technology consulting practice. Founded in 1985 and based in Colorado Springs, ICMI provides training, events, informational resources, and consulting to help organizations improve customer experience and increase efficiency at every level of the contact center.
The next five years will pose unprecedented challenges to global banking, with heavy credit and revenue losses. The good news, according to McKinsey & Company, is that most will survive the crisis and recover within half a decade.
Bjorn Pettersen has joined the financial services practice at management consulting firm Point B, taking on the role of customer executive. Pettersen brings more than 25 years of consulting and industry experience in financial services to the practice’s leadership team in New York.
Gaming subscription services are expected to continue gaining in popularity, according to a report from Simon-Kucher & Partners. The marketing and strategy consultancy polled 13,000 people in 17 countries for its Global Gaming Study.
RSM US has acquired MondayCall, a San Francisco-based provider of consulting services for Salesforce customer relationship management (CRM) software. MondayCall was founded in 2010, and has since worked on nearly 2,000 Salesforce projects with clients in a wide range of industries.
Cherry Bekaert, a Richmond, VA-based national accounting and consulting firm, has solidified its position as a leading player in Austin with the acquisition of three local accountancies in the last three years.
The Brattle Group, a global economics, finance, and regulatory consulting firm – has hired Minjae Song as a principal in the firm’s antitrust/competition group. He will be based in Washington, DC. Song joins Brattle from Bates White Economic Consulting, where he spent the last six-and-half years.
Microsoft and consulting partner EY have announced the expansion of an Azure-powered blockchain platform for gaming rights and royalty management. EY and Microsoft previously announced the platform in 2018, initially launching with select Xbox partners such as Ubisoft.
Americans are projected to spend 14% less on holiday gifts in 2020, according to a recent survey from L.E.K. Consulting and Civis Analytics. The survey polled approximately 2,400 US consumers on November 16, 2020.
US retail sales are projected to fall by as much as 4% in December, according to consulting firm Berkeley Research Group (BRG). The top driving factors include earlier holiday shopping in October and November, rising Covid-19 cases nationwide, and dropping consumer sentiment.
TBM Consulting, a Morrisville, NC-based operational advisory firm, has appointed John Ferguson as CEO, effective January 19, 2021. Ferguson succeeds Bill Remy, who will retire from the CEO position but remain on the company’s board of directors.
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