Accenture Acquires VanBerlo: Executive Perspectives

“The number of smart connected products is increasing rapidly and the speed of digitization is challenging our clients’ design and development processes. Both call for a new approach to innovation. Bringing VanBerlo’s creative team into our Industry X.0 practice will enable us to help our clients develop new business models and generate new revenues from smart connected products and services.”
“Our multidisciplinary team is passionate about creating forward-looking solutions that meet humans’ needs and generate growth for clients. We are looking forward to joining Accenture Industry X.0 and driving innovation for global clients.”
Accenture Acquisitions: Buyout List
In Accenture’s 2019 fiscal year, the company invested around US$1.2 billion on 33 acquisitions, seeking to bolster its talent pool and capabilities within strategic, high-growth markets. That buying spree is continuing into 2020.This latest deal marks the seventh Accenture investment or acquisition we’ve seen so far in 2020. The others involve:- Icon Integration, an Australian SAP cloud application partner focused on digital supply chain solutions and business intelligence (BI) software.
- Mudano, a UK-based consulting firm focused on analytics, data and artificial intelligence.
- The Workday, Salesforce, and U.S. MuleSoft cloud IT consulting practices from Sierra-Cedar.
- Ideoclick, an e-commerce optimization platform provider.
- SAP partner Maihiro.
- The MSSP arm of Symantec Enterprise.