M&A Deal Summary

Accenture Acquires SIGNAL

On October 2, 2023, Accenture acquired marketing company SIGNAL from Vector

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Accenture’s 19th transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Accenture’s 7th transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-10-02
Target SIGNAL
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Accenture
Sellers(s) Vector
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

SIGNAL

Tokyo, Japan
SIGNAL is an integrated marketing firm, based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Accenture

Dublin, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1951
Sector Business Services
Employees750,000
Revenue 64.1B USD (2023)
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 285 of 339
Sector (Marketing) 19 of 22
Type (Divestiture) 25 of 29
Country (Japan) 7 of 9
Year (2023) 10 of 26
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-27 Strongbow Consulting

Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States

Strongbow Consulting is a data-driven strategic advisory firm with deep expertise in helping organizations plan and execute technology transformation strategies. It brings together commercial and technical expertise in infrastructure modernization across three areas: Hybrid Cloud, Networking, and End User Compute environments. Strongbow Consulting was formed in 2014 and is based in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-18 On Service

Hamburg, Germany

On Service is a provider of business process services, specialized in insurance operations. On Service was founded in 2021 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vector

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Marketing
Employees1,427
Revenue 55.2B JPY (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Vector is a PR group, that offers integrated marketing services combining capabilities across public relations, social media management, influencer marketing, advertising operations, research and web production. Vector was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Japan) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 1 of 1