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Edinburgh Data Science Consultancy Optima Partners Raises £2.3m

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Edinburgh Data Science Consultancy Optima Partners Raises £2.3m

The consultancy, which has offices in Edinburgh, London and Bristol, plans to expand into new markets and sectors.

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BCG and the CMO Sustainability Accelerator Form Alliance to Help Brands Redefine Sustainable Marketing and Accelerate Sustainable Growth

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BCG and the CMO Sustainability Accelerator Form Alliance to Help Brands Redefine Sustainable Marketing and Accelerate Sustainable Growth

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the world’s leading management consultancies, today announced a strategic partnership with the CMO Sustainability Accelerator (CSA), a groundbreaking joint effort by leading organizations in the marketing industry. Composed of the ANA, Sustainable Brands, and Adweek, the CSA consolidates resources and professional experience across the industry to help CMOs maximize impact and accelerate sustainable innovation to build better brands and a better world.

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Big Four switch: Alliance Pharma hires Deloitte as its new auditor after KPMG resigns

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Big Four switch: Alliance Pharma hires Deloitte as its new auditor after KPMG resigns

Alliance Pharma has appointed Big Four giant Deloitte as auditor after the pharmaceutical company’s go-to for six years KMPG resigned.

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Alvarez & Marsal launches new offices in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh

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Alvarez & Marsal launches new offices in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh

Global management consultancy Alvarez & Marsal has simultaneously launched two new offices in the Middle East, adding Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to its existing footprint in Dubai.

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KPMG delivers 16% growth to book record $2.3 billion income

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KPMG delivers 16% growth to book record $2.3 billion income

KPMG’s Australian member firm has booked its best year in history, posting revenue of $2.34 billion in its 2021/22 financial year.

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Alvarez & Marsal Boosts Life Sciences, Biopharma and Medical Technology Expertise by Appointing Steve Moscoe as Managing Director

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Alvarez & Marsal Boosts Life Sciences, Biopharma and Medical Technology Expertise by Appointing Steve Moscoe as Managing Director

Industry Leader Brings Significant BioPharma and MedTech Experience to A&M with Focus on Cell & Gene Therapies.

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Wavestone and PEN Partnership join forces to become a leading UK player in transformation consultancy

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Wavestone and PEN Partnership join forces to become a leading UK player in transformation consultancy

After signing a conditional acquisition agreement in July 2022, Wavestone announces the acquisition of PEN Partnership, a UK-based consulting firm.

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First Abu Dhabi Bank selects IBM Consulting as digital partner

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First Abu Dhabi Bank selects IBM Consulting as digital partner

First Abu Dhabi Bank has selected IBM Consulting as a partner for digital transformation services.

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Accenture Helps Swisscom Advance Its Environmental Ambitions with Sustainability Roadmap

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Accenture Helps Swisscom Advance Its Environmental Ambitions with Sustainability Roadmap

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) collaborated with Swisscom (OTCMKTS: SCMWY) on a climate strategy to reduce the telecommunications company’s emissions and help its customers reduce their emissions by one million tons of carbon by 2025 — equal to 2% of Switzerland’s total carbon emissions.

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EY announces the acquisition of digital engineering consultancy Digital Detox

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EY announces the acquisition of digital engineering consultancy Digital Detox

EY has today announced the acquisition of Digital Detox Ventures Limited (Digital Detox), a UK-based digital engineering consultancy.

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Russell Taylor named telecoms sector leader at PwC

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Russell Taylor named telecoms sector leader at PwC

PwC UK has appointed Russell Taylor as its new telecoms sector leader.

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Booz Allen partners with Acalvio on cyber deception

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Booz Allen partners with Acalvio on cyber deception

Booz Allen Hamilton, a McLean VA-based management and technology consulting firm, has partnered with Acalvio to provide the Silicon Valley cybersecurity firm’s Shadowplex autonomous deception product to government and commercial clients.

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EY invests $500 million into oil and gas offering, appoints new global leader

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EY invests $500 million into oil and gas offering, appoints new global leader

EY Global has announced a $500-million investment to expand its oil and gas sector offering and has promoted Dubai-based Saulius Adomaitis to global leader of the sector.

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Bain & Company launches customer experience training program

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Bain & Company launches customer experience training program

Bain & Company has launched NPSx, a customer experience training and certification program based on the firm’s Net Promoter Score and Net Promoter System.

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Kimberly Johnston joins PA Consulting's energy practice as partner

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Kimberly Johnston joins PA Consulting's energy practice as partner

Kimberly Johnston has joined PA Consulting as a Houston-based partner in the energy and utilities practice.

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Saudi government selects IBM as partner for digital skills building

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Saudi government selects IBM as partner for digital skills building

Saudi Arabia is currently the world’s ninth most advanced country for digital skills, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Competitiveness Report. Keen to expand on its excellence, the country’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is unrolling a range of key initiatives as part of a five-year roadmap.

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Metaverse gaining traction, says PwC

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Metaverse gaining traction, says PwC

US consumers and business leaders are moving quickly to capitalise on the metaverse, according to a recent survey from PwC.

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Qatar's Investment Promotion Agency inks double deal with PwC

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Qatar's Investment Promotion Agency inks double deal with PwC

The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) has signed a double deal with PwC, which will see the accounting and consulting giant help the agency attract international investors and expand its own footprint in the country.

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KPMG: Technology governance in an evolving regulatory landscape

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KPMG: Technology governance in an evolving regulatory landscape

The advent of new and disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, cloud computing, decentralized ledger systems, machine learning, big data analytics, and high-speed connectivity has posed unprecedented opportunities and risk challenges to financial systems around the world. Fadi Al Sheikh, a leader at KPMG in the Middle East, outlines the state of technology governance for the Saudi market.

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Roland Berger strengthens team with acquisition of POLARIXPARTNER

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Roland Berger strengthens team with acquisition of POLARIXPARTNER

Roland Berger today announced the acquisition of Saarburg-based management consulting firm POLARIXPARTNER. The acquisition will further strengthen Roland Berger's team and its expertise in cost optimization.

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