Accenture - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Accenture M&A Summary

Accenture has acquired 317 companies, including 177 in the last 5 years. A total of 29 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 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 22 different US states, and 34 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 61,594M USD for 2022 and 50,533M USD for 2021.

How many employees does Accenture have?

Accenture has 624,000 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 Activity321
    • M&A Buy Activity315
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 18
  • Total Countries Invested 34
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 64
  • M&A Advisors 5

Accenture

Accenture Plc

1 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour,
Dublin, 2
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 ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (30.2/yr) # 164 30 59 22 26 14 315
vol $917M $917M
Sell (0.8/yr) # 2 2 2 - - - 6
vol $830M $830M
  321

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Health Unlimited Ltd. 2024-04-10 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.unlimitedgroup.com
Axis Corporate SL 2024-04-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Barcelona, Spain · www.axiscorporate.com
CLIMB Co., Ltd. 2024-04-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Takasaki, Japan · www.climb-net.co.jp
Intellera Consulting Spa 2024-04-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Milan, Italy · www.intelleraconsulting.com
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corp. 2024-03-27 - Growth Capital
Downtown, British Columbia · www.sanctuary.ai
Flo Group Holding B.V. 2024-03-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Rotterdam, Netherlands · www.flo-group.com
ARHS Developments 2024-03-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Belvaux, Luxembourg · www.arhs-group.com
Udacity, Inc. 2024-03-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Mountain View, California · www.udacity.com
The Lumery 2024-03-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Melbourne, Australia · www.thelumery.com
Mindcurv Group GmbH 2024-02-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Essen, Germany · www.mindcurvgroup.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 141 (45%) - 2 (33%) 830M (100%)
Business Services 75 (24%) 601M (66%) 1 (17%) -
Software 35 (11%) - 2 (33%) -
Internet Software and Services 22 (7%) - 1 (17%) -
Marketing 21 (7%) 316M (34%) - -
Digital Media 5 (2%) - - -
Media 3 (1%) - - -
Communications 2 (1%) - - -
Technology Hardware 2 (1%) - - -
Education 1 (< 1%) - - -
Electronics 1 (< 1%) - - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (< 1%) - - -
Environmental 1 (< 1%) - - -
Insurance 1 (< 1%) - - -
Machinery 1 (< 1%) - - -
Manufacturing 1 (< 1%) - - -
Semiconductors 1 (< 1%) - - -
Transportation 1 (< 1%) - - -
Total 315 $917M 6 $830M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 117 917M 3 830M
  California 24 51M 1 -
  New York 17 - - -
  Texas 12 - - -
  Massachusetts 8 - 1 -
  Virginia 8 - - -
  Illinois 7 316M - -
  Pennsylvania 6 375M - -
  New Jersey 6 - - -
  Washington 5 - - -
  Georgia 4 - - -
  Ohio 3 - - -
  Colorado 3 - - -
  North Carolina 2 - - -
  Missouri 2 - - -
  Maryland 2 - - -
  Minnesota 1 - 1 830M
  Utah 1 - - -
  Maine 1 - - -
  Kansas 1 - - -
  Indiana 1 - - -
  District of Columbia 1 - - -
United Kingdom 33 - 1 -
Germany 28 - - -
Australia 18 - - -
France 17 - - -
Brazil 14 - - -
Canada 12 - - -
  Ontario 8 - - -
  British Columbia 2 - - -
  Saskatchewan 1 - - -
  Alberta 1 - - -
Italy 10 - 1 -
Spain 10 - - -
Japan 8 - - -
Netherlands 8 - - -
Sweden 5 - - -
Singapore 3 - 1 -
New Zealand 3 - - -
Switzerland 3 - - -
Argentina 2 - - -
  California 1 - - -
Belgium 2 - - -
China 2 - - -
India 2 - - -
Ireland 2 - - -
Israel 2 - - -
Norway 2 - - -
Bulgaria 1 - - -
Denmark 1 - - -
Finland 1 - - -
Hungary 1 - - -
Indonesia 1 - - -
Luxembourg 1 - - -
Malaysia 1 - - -
Mexico 1 - - -
Nigeria 1 - - -
Saudi Arabia 1 - - -
South Africa 1 - - -
Thailand 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (1%) - - -
Cross-border 313 (99%) 917M (100%) 6 (100%) 830M (100%)
Total 315 $917M 6 $830M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
1
RA Capital Advisors LLC
1
Clearsight Advisors, Inc.
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 1 $830M
TOTAL $830M
Largest Navitaire LLC
$830M (2015-07-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
27 (9%)
Strategic(s)
9%
28 (9%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
4 (67%)

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