Accenture plc (ACN) shares have gained 21.7% in the past year, outperforming 20.2% growth of the Zacks S&P 500 composite.The company yesterday announced its agreement to acquire cloud service provider Navisite, aimed at improving Accenture’s strategic footing. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.Navisite is a leading provider of managed cloud services, offering a comprehensive suite of IT solutions, including cloud migration, managed hosting and application management. With a focus on opti ...

Accenture plc (ACN) shares have gained 24.6% in the past year, outperforming the 22.8% growth of the Zacks S&P 500 composite.The consulting giant yesterday announced its decision to acquire digital design and technology agency Work & Co. The deal is expected to close later this month and the financial terms have been kept under wraps.Established in 2013, NW-based Work & Co specializes in planning, designing and developing digital products. The company’s clients include big names such as Google, Apple, Pfize ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire Navisite, a digital transformation and managed services provider. The addition of Navisite will bolster and scale Accenture’s application and infrastructure managed services capabilities to help clients across North America modernize their IT for the AI era. The terms of the acquisition from private equity investment firm Madison Dearborn Partners were not disclosed. Based in Andover, MA, Navisite’s team of approxim ...

Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN) just revealed plans of buying Work & Co – a digital product company based out of Brooklyn. Its shares are roughly flat at writing.Here’s what we know about the Accenture-Work dealCopy link to sectionThe professional services company expects this acquisition to help it tap on the global digital transformation market that is expected to hit $1.7 trillion by 2028.   The 14th Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre Outlook for M&A Event is on 29 Jan at @BayesBSchool! Experts wi ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire Work & Co, a global digital product company that blends design, technology, and innovation to help companies create breakthrough products and experiences. The acquisition reinforces how continued investment by Accenture Song—the world's largest tech-powered creative group—is creating new ways for its clients to grow while meeting their customers' ever-evolving needs. Founded in 2013, Work & Co has earned multiple honors for digital prod ...

New research from Accenture finds the world is in the midst of a massive technology shift, as AI and other disruptive technologies become “Human by Design”—much more human-like and intuitive for people to use—and usher in a new era of unprecedented productivity and creativity.NEW YORK & LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) finds the world is in the midst of a massive technology shift, as AI and other disruptive technologies become “Human by Design”—much more human-like and int ...

SINGAPORE & SAO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture [NYSE: ACN] is setting up generative AI studios in nine countries across Asia Pacific and Latin America to respond to growing client interest in the technology. Studios across Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Greater China, India*, Japan, Mexico, Philippines and Singapore* will connect clients with data and AI experts from Accenture, and ecosystem partners, ventures, and other strategic investments to enable rapid experimentation, co-creation and scaling of gen ...

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MILAN & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has signed an agreement to acquire Customer Management IT and SirfinPA, a pair of jointly-owned Italian technology consultancies supporting the public sector and specializing in justice and public safety. The acquisition aligns with Accenture’s focus on helping Italian public service organizations build their digital core and deliver enhanced services to the citizens they serve. Founded in 2010, with offices in Rome, Naples and Cosenza, Customer Ma ...