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Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has announced its agreement to acquire Soben, a Glasgow-based global construction consultancy firm specializing in data center development. The acquisition will enhance Accenture's capital projects capabilities, particularly in project management and cost control services.
Soben, with a team of 250 professionals serving clients across Western Europe, US, Mexico, Brazil, India, and Australia, will join Accenture's Industry X infrastructure division. The company provides services including project management, scheduling, cost management, and carbon cost management to major global hyperscalers and co-location providers.
Recent research by Accenture reveals significant challenges in capital projects, with only 6% of organizations delivering on schedule, and two-thirds missing targets, resulting in 29% additional labor costs and penalties. The data center market is experiencing rapid growth, with Accenture estimating annual spending exceeding $200 billion in the US, Europe, and Middle East over the next 3-5 years.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has announced an investment in Aaru, a company developing AI-powered prediction engines that simulate consumer behavior and preferences. Through this collaboration, Accenture Song plans to integrate Aaru's flagship model, Lumen, into its AI products and services across various business functions.
Aaru's platform utilizes multi-agent AI systems to create precise human behavior simulations based on proprietary and public data sources, delivering behavioral predictions within minutes. This approach aims to overcome limitations of traditional methods like surveys and focus groups.
As part of the deal, Baiju Shah, chief strategy officer of Accenture Song, will become a strategic advisor to Aaru. The investment comes as 85% of CMOs report increasing difficulty in maintaining market relevance. Aaru joins Accenture Ventures' Project Spotlight program, following previous investments in AI companies like Cresta, Martian, and Writer.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has announced it will release its second-quarter fiscal 2025 financial results on Thursday, March 20, 2025. The company will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EDT to discuss the quarterly performance.
Participants can join the teleconference by dialing +1 (877) 883-0383 for U.S. calls or +1 (412) 317-6061 for international calls, using access code 2669177. The call will be accessible via webcast on Accenture's Investor Relations website, with a replay available afterward.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Altus Consulting, a UK-based leader in consulting and digital transformation, to enhance its strategic advisory and delivery services for insurance, investments and financial services businesses. Founded in 2005, Altus Consulting specializes in advisory services with data-driven insights and detailed modeling for life, pensions, investments, and insurance sectors.
The acquisition brings Altus Consulting's skilled team into Accenture's Insurance practice, adding expertise in distribution, risk & regulation, operating models, data, and technology. The deal includes comprehensive operational and regulatory impact assessment tools to augment Accenture's existing assets.
This strategic move follows Accenture's recent acquisitions of BCS Consulting and Mudano, further expanding its UK financial services capabilities. The acquisition was made from Equisoft Inc., which retains the former Altus software business. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Halfspace, a Denmark-based AI company, to strengthen its artificial intelligence capabilities in the Nordic region and across Europe. Founded in 2015, Halfspace specializes in AI and generative AI solutions, having completed over 100 data and AI projects for large Nordic organizations.
The acquisition brings nearly 80 highly qualified AI practitioners to Accenture's Nordic AI practice, with expertise spanning physics, engineering, mathematics, and other technical fields. Halfspace maintains strong ecosystem partnerships with AI platform companies including Databricks, Microsoft, and NVIDIA.
This strategic move extends Accenture's Center for Advanced AI into the Nordics, addressing the growing demand for AI adoption, which according to Accenture's research, is viewed by 69% of executives as bringing new urgency to business reinvention.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a strategic investment through Accenture Ventures in Workhelix, a tech-enabled services company specializing in AI workforce optimization. The investment will integrate Workhelix's solutions into Accenture LearnVantage, their comprehensive learning and training platform.
According to Accenture's Pulse of Change survey, while 86% of C-suite leaders plan to increase generative AI investments, only 35% of employees understand its potential value. Workhelix's platform leverages over 450 million workplace data points across 20,000+ jobs and 300,000+ activities to evaluate AI's impact on workforces and create detailed implementation plans.
The collaboration aims to enhance Accenture's capabilities in talent transformation and role-based skills assessments, helping organizations identify tasks that can be optimized with generative AI and create actionable roadmaps. Workhelix will join Accenture Ventures' Project Spotlight, gaining access to Accenture's domain expertise and enterprise clients.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is launching new capabilities, accelerators, and training to help organizations build and scale generative AI solutions that enhance the integration of Google Cloud's Gemini models and Salesforce's Agentforce. As a leading transformation partner for both companies, Accenture will help clients with industry and function-specific accelerators that leverage their extensive data and AI engineering skills.
These accelerators will drive intelligent AI-driven processes by harnessing real-time data insights to identify operational efficiencies and deliver more personalized customer experiences. In customer care, the integration combines Salesforce's Agentforce with Google Gemini's multi-modal capabilities to enable predictive issue resolution and tailored customer offers across multiple languages and interaction methods.
For healthcare, Accenture's health document AI accelerator uses Google Cloud's MedLM model and Vertex AI to interpret medical data that Salesforce's Agentforce can surface to care providers. Google Cloud and Salesforce technology training will be available through Accenture LearnVantage, providing upskilling programs and ecosystem certification services.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has announced an investment in Voltron Data, a Mountain View-based company developing software for accelerated computing in AI applications. The investment, made through Accenture Ventures, focuses on Voltron Data's core solution, Theseus - a SQL query engine that processes petabyte-scale data faster and more cost-effectively than traditional CPU-based systems.
Theseus utilizes GPU technology to analyze log, machine, and tabular data, reducing query processing time from hours to minutes. The platform enables data preprocessing for AI/ML workloads while unifying data analytics and AI pipelines on the same infrastructure, resulting in reduced energy consumption and data center footprint.
Voltron Data, founded in 2021, serves major global banks, communications firms, and governments. The company joins Accenture Ventures' Project Spotlight, a vertical accelerator for data and AI companies. Investment terms were not disclosed.
INFRONEER Holdings and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced a joint venture agreement to establish INFRONEER Strategy & Innovation, set to launch on April 1, 2025. The JV will be 81%-owned by INFRONEER HD and 19%-owned by Accenture, employing approximately 100 people.
The venture aims to address Japan's critical infrastructure challenges, including aging facilities, labor shortages, and financial constraints. The JV will focus on three main initiatives: implementing data-driven management models, improving construction site productivity through digital technology, and enhancing infrastructure operations efficiency.
Key technological implementations include AI integration, a digital platform linking various business operations, and solutions like 360-degree camera combined with BIM to reduce inspection workload. The partnership leverages INFRONEER's infrastructure expertise and Accenture's digital transformation capabilities to drive innovation in Japan's construction and infrastructure sectors.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has announced new personalized learning and training services from SAP, becoming one of the first global services partners to deliver SAP Learning organization's training programs. The collaboration aims to help organizations upskill and reskill employees across all levels through streamlined access to essential content and industry-recognized SAP certifications.
The training services will include scheduled instructor-led curriculum and tailored multi-disciplinary learning journeys. Participants can complete a Nanodegree program for SAP solutions through Udacity, part of Accenture LearnVantage. The initiative focuses on helping organizations make better-informed buying decisions and increase user satisfaction with SAP solutions while fostering employee loyalty.
The companies are exploring possibilities to further personalize learning journeys using LearnVantage's AI-powered platform, which offers guided learning pathways to prepare skilled talent for business growth and impact.
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