M&A Deal Summary

Accenture Acquires King James Group

On September 7, 2021, Accenture acquired communications company King James Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Accenture’s 2nd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Accenture’s 1st transaction in South Africa.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-09-07
Target King James Group
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Accenture
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

King James Group

Johannesburg, South Africa
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King James Group offers integrated communications solutions across several industries, including financial services, consumer goods, technology and media. King James Group was founded in 1998 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Buyer

Accenture

Dublin, Ireland

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Category Company
Founded 1951
Sector Business Services
Employees624,000
Revenue 61.6B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 241 of 315
Sector (Communications) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 214 of 280
Country (South Africa) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 47 of 59
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-07 BENEXT

Paris, France

BENEXT is an independent product consulting company specializing in product management, agile coaching, cloud-based development and data science. BENEXT was founded in 2014 and is based in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-20 Experity

São Paulo, Brazil

Experity is a provider of cloud-based customer experience and commerce solutions. The Company helps businesses build greater efficiencies and agility in commerce, marketing, content and data through leading cloud-based technologies. Experity was founded in 2003 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

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