Accenture - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Accenture M&A Summary

Accenture has acquired 341 companies, including 176 in the last 5 years. A total of 30 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 7 assets.

Accenture’s largest acquisition to date was in 2013, when it acquired Procurian for $375M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2015, when it sold Navitaire to Amadeus IT Group SA for $830M. Accenture has acquired in 23 different US states, and 35 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (45%) and business services (24%).

Accenture Business Overview

Where is Accenture headquartered?

Accenture is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

What is Accenture’s revenue?

Accenture disclosed revenue of 64,112M USD for 2023 and 61,594M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Accenture have?

Accenture has 750,000 employees.

What sector is Accenture in?

Accenture is a business services company.

When was Accenture founded?

Accenture was founded in 1951.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity346
    • M&A Buy Activity339
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 19
  • Total Countries Invested 35
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 68
  • M&A Advisors 5

Accenture

Accenture Plc

1 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour,
Dublin, D02 P820
Ireland,
+353 1 646 2000
www.accenture.com

Accenture is a global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions, Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. Accenture was founded in 1951 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (29.0/yr) # 194 59 22 26 32 6 339
vol $917M $917M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 4 2 - - - 1 7
vol $830M $500M $1.3B
  346

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Touchcast, Inc. 2025-04-16 500M USD Divestiture
New York, New York · www.touchcast.com
Soben 2025-03-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Glasgow, United Kingdom · www.sobencc.com
Altus Consulting 2025-03-04 - Divestiture
San Pedro, Costa Rica · www.altus.cr
Halfspace 2025-03-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Copenhagen, Denmark · www.halfspace.ai
Workhelix, Inc. 2025-02-27 - Stake Purchase
Palo Alto, California · www.workhelix.com
Voltron Data, Inc. 2025-02-20 - Stake Purchase
Mountain View, California · www.voltrondata.com
Staufen AG 2025-02-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Köngen, Germany · www.staufen.ag
IQT Consulting SpA 2024-12-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Rovigo, Italy · www.iqtconsulting.it
Award Solutions, Inc. 2024-11-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Plano, Texas · www.awardsolutions.com
Allitix, Inc. 2024-11-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.allitix.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Accenture Federal Services    - Novetta Solutions LLC 2021-06-01 2
Arlington, Virginia · www.accenturefederal.com McLean, Virginia · www.novetta.com
Health Unlimited Ltd.    - M Booth Associates, Inc. 2019-10-01 1
London, United Kingdom · www.unlimitedgroup.com New York, New York · www.mbooth.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 152 (45%) - 3 (43%) 1.3B (100%)
Business Services 81 (24%) 601M (66%) 1 (14%) -
Software 37 (11%) - 2 (29%) -
Internet Software and Services 22 (6%) - 1 (14%) -
Marketing 22 (6%) 316M (34%) - -
Digital Media 5 (1%) - - -
Communications 3 (1%) - - -
Media 3 (1%) - - -
Education 2 (1%) - - -
Semiconductors 2 (1%) - - -
Technology Hardware 2 (1%) - - -
Electronics 1 (< 1%) - - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (< 1%) - - -
Engineering 1 (< 1%) - - -
Environmental 1 (< 1%) - - -
Insurance 1 (< 1%) - - -
Machinery 1 (< 1%) - - -
Manufacturing 1 (< 1%) - - -
Transportation 1 (< 1%) - - -
Total 339 $917M 7 $1.3B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 124 917M 4 1.3B
  California 27 51M 1 -
  New York 17 - 1 500M
  Texas 13 - - -
  Massachusetts 8 - 1 -
  Virginia 8 - - -
  Illinois 7 316M - -
  Pennsylvania 7 375M - -
  New Jersey 6 - - -
  Washington 5 - - -
  Georgia 4 - - -
  Colorado 3 - - -
  Ohio 3 - - -
  Minnesota 2 - 1 830M
  Missouri 2 - - -
  Maryland 2 - - -
  North Carolina 2 - - -
  Maine 1 - - -
  Kansas 1 - - -
  Indiana 1 - - -
  District of Columbia 1 - - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  Tennessee 1 - - -
United Kingdom 34 - 1 -
Germany 31 - - -
Australia 18 - - -
France 17 - - -
Brazil 15 - - -
Canada 13 - - -
  Ontario 8 - - -
  British Columbia 2 - - -
  Alberta 2 - - -
  Saskatchewan 1 - - -
Italy 12 - 1 -
Spain 11 - - -
Japan 9 - - -
Netherlands 9 - - -
Sweden 5 - - -
India 4 - - -
Singapore 3 - 1 -
New Zealand 3 - - -
Switzerland 3 - - -
Argentina 2 - - -
  California 1 - - -
Belgium 2 - - -
China 2 - - -
Denmark 2 - - -
Hungary 2 - - -
Ireland 2 - - -
Israel 2 - - -
Norway 2 - - -
South Africa 2 - - -
Bulgaria 1 - - -
Costa Rica 1 - - -
Finland 1 - - -
Indonesia 1 - - -
Luxembourg 1 - - -
Malaysia 1 - - -
Mexico 1 - - -
Nigeria 1 - - -
Saudi Arabia 1 - - -
Thailand 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (1%) - - -
Cross-border 337 (99%) 917M (100%) 7 (100%) 1.3B (100%)
Total 339 $917M 7 $1.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Clearsight Advisors
1
Rothschild Global Advisory
1
Goldman Sachs
1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $866M
< $100M 1 $51M
TOTAL $917M
Largest Procurian
$375M (2013-10-03)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $1.3B
TOTAL $1.3B
Largest Navitaire LLC
$830M (2015-07-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
28 (8%)
Strategic(s)
9%
30 (9%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Strategic(s)
71%
5 (71%)

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