The global cybersecurity industry is growing rapidly. Market researchers at IDC believe spending in the sector will reach almost $134 billion by 2022.
The importance of culture and its impact on private equity strategy and returns has been a growing development over the past couple of years. As PE investment returns have lagged those of the stock market in the US, firms are feeling pressure to improve and deliver stronger results. This fact combined with some high-profile private company debacles, in large part due to cultural toxicity and leadership miscues, underscores the urgent need for PE sponsors and portfolio companies to prioritize a focus on culture.
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It is a reality of life in the global business community that one all too seldom meets Austrians. But so often, when one does, they leave quite an impression. And so it is with Michael Zwiefler, a Hong-Kong-based Managing Director at Accenture, who oversees the firm’s banking clients in Greater China.
The role of procurement is changing. Value chains are becoming more complex, with increased risks and opportunities that accompany that complexity, developments in digitisation, automation and analytics that unlock previously untapped potential, as well as the acceleration of technological advancements and innovations which has meant it has become more difficult than ever to keep pace without external partnerships. McKinsey evaluates where procurement leaders should begin to transform their functions.
Bain & Company and QVARTZ are formally operating under one name, forming a strategic management consulting powerhouse in the Nordic region.
Telecoms, media and tech consultancy Delta Partners has admitted Anna Arlorio and Damilola Ojo to its partnership in Dubai, further marking a recent growth spurt for the firm.
Accenture has agreed to acquire Gekko, a French Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services company. Accenture says the acquisition will increase its AWS resources in France to support enterprise migrations and development on cloud platforms.
OGUK's 'Energy Transition Outlook 2019' highlights an interesting pilot in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. PosHYdon will be the first offshore green hydrogen plant.
As the pace of technological change accelerates, no nation can afford to ease up on their efforts to conduct engineering in a safe and innovative way, according to research commissioned by the Royal Academy of Engineering and Lloyd’s Register Foundation as part of Engineering X, a new international collaboration that brings together some of the world’s leading problem-solvers to address the great challenges of our age.
Over 50 consulting firms have won a spot on a £200 million consultancy and advisory framework from the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
Deloitte has acquired analytics and financial performance management business, Bistech. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Ping An Consumer Finance Co Ltd received an official approval for opening according to an announcement from the Shanghai office of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission.
As China’s population nears 1.5 billion and internet use is rising at an explosive rate, the prospects for SaaS Enterprise Solutions and online marketing look brighter than ever.
Gender equality remains a major issue in the corporate world, and women remain significantly underrepresented in the corporate pipeline.
As of the third quarter of 2019, brick-and-mortar retailers accounted for 90% of all retail sales — so it's safe to say physical retail is very, very far from dead,.
FTI Consulting Inc., the U.S.-based corporate advisory firm, is considering an acquisition of boutique consultancy Delta Partners to expand its offerings for telecommunications and technology clients, people with knowledge of the matter said.
IT and business consulting services firm CGI has announced it intends to acquire TeraThink, an IT and management consulting firm providing digitization, enterprise finance, risk management and data analytics services to the U.S. federal government.
International law firm Ashurst has launched a consulting arm in Australia after hiring a partner from Deloitte.
Deloitte has acquired Malaysia-based specialist AccelTeam as part of analytics and cognitive expansion plans across Southeast Asia.