West Monroe Partners

Table of Contents: (1) Big Four Fiscal 2016 Consulting Rankings and Audit Conflict Risk Metrics (MR Research Note Vol X, No 2); (2) CSC Shareholders Approve HP Enterprise Merger; (3)Oracle Performing Due Diligence on Accenture Acquisition?; (4) Deloitte Acquires Cloud Consultancy, Day 1; Plans to Expand Cloud Capabilities; (5) Accenture Completes First Annapolis, OCTO, Seabury, Focus Group Europe and Davies Transactions; (6) CRA Closes Acquisition of Life Sciences Strategy Specialist, C1 Consulting; (7) BearingPoint Expands Operations Consulting Capabilities with UK and Italy Acquisitions; (8) Ethisphere Honors Accenture, Capgemini and Wipro as 2017 Most Ethical Companies; (9) Consulting Leadership: KPMG, Deloitte, CRA, Marakon, BDO and FTI; and (10) Thought Leadership: Strategy&, L.E.K. and PwC. (2,785 words, 1 Graphic)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2015-16 Canada HR Consulting Rates Report Published; (2) EY Consulting Revenue Growth Leads All Categories, Up Over 11.5 Percent; (3) Accenture to Acquire Cloud Sherpas; (4) European Digital Agency NetBooster Acquires Dutch Internet Advantage Affiliate; (5) Accenture Agrees to Acquire TV Technology and Resources of S3 Group; (6) Practicus Acquires Incite BI; (7) Roland Berger Rebrands; (8) Accenture Acquires Brazilian Digital Marketing Services Firm, AD.Dialeto; (9) US Labor Department Clears Infosys in Alleged Consultant H-1B Visa Violations; Continues to Look at Other Firms; (10) Huron Agrees to Acquire Cloud Services Firm, Cloud62; (11) Consulting Leadership: Roland Berger, West Monroe Partners, KPMG and Deloitte; (12) Thought Leadership: World Bank and KPMG; and (13) 2015-16 US, UK, Australia, New Zealand & Singapore HR Consulting Rates Reports Published. (2,650 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2014 Brazil IT Consulting Rates; (2) BCG Digital Ventures Acquires Australian Strategic Design Consultancy, S&C; (3) Argentina's Grupo ASSA Forms Strategic Alliances with West Monroe Partners and BearingPoint; (5) PKF Consulting Acquired by CBRE; (6) Consulting Leadership: BCG, Deloitte and FTI; and (7) Thought Leadership: PwC and BCG. (1,315 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) KPMG Global Chair Steps Down for Health Reasons; John Veihmeyer to Succeed Michael Andrew; (2) Capgemini 2013 Consulting Revenues Decline by 7.5% in 2013; (3) Deloitte Enters Strategic Alliance with NetSuite; (4) FTI Consulting a Challenging Start for Former BCG Executive; (5) KPMG India Bribery and Corruption Advisory Inquiries up Over 185 Percent; (6) West Monroe Partners Acquires CRM and Analytics Consultancy, Madrona Solutions; (7) Accenture and Samsung Form Strategic Alliance; (8) Appointments: Buck, BDO and Capgemini; and (9) Thought Leadership: Accenture and PwC. (1,845 words)...More

AMCF names finalists for its consulting project excellence awards. Deloitte and SAP court battle in California continues. Deloitte's former CEO, James Quigley, appointed trustee of IFRS Foundation. Deloitte enters strategic alliance with Salesforce.com. Former New York Senator and Empire Strategic Planning leader indicted for tax evasion and influence peddling. Mercer rebrands outside US as Mercer Marsh Benefits. (675 words)...More

MR - West Monroe Partners (WMP) and the former European operation of BearingPoint, now operating as an independent firm under the BearingPoint brand, have formed a strategic consulting alliance to expand their global market presence and to better serve international clients. Under the terms of their agreement BearingPoint and WMP will refer clients to one another in their home markets, collaborate on work in Europe and North America, and share intellectual capital. The firms will continue to focus on their respective home markets, while partnering on client work in other global locations. (390 words)...More