M&A Deal Summary

Accenture Acquires YSC Consulting

On August 9, 2022, Accenture acquired business services company YSC Consulting from Graphite Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Accenture’s 62nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Accenture’s 29th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-08-09
Target YSC Consulting
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Accenture
Sellers(s) Graphite Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

YSC Consulting

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
YSC Consulting is a global provider of leadership strategy consultancy services. YSC Consulting operates from 17 offices in Europe, North America, South Africa and Asia-Pacific. YSC Consulting was founded in 1990 and is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Accenture

Dublin, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1951
Sector Business Services
Employees791,000
Revenue 64.9B USD (2024)
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 269 of 358
Sector: Business Services M&A 62 of 84
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 239 of 313
Country: United Kingdom M&A 29 of 37
Year: 2022 M&A 16 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-07 Romp

Jakarta, Indonesia

Romp is a brand and experience agency provides creative talent and innovative services across branding, creative and performance marketing. Romp is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-01 Carbon Intelligence

London, United Kingdom

Carbon Intelligence is a carbon and climate change strategy consultancy, adding more than 160 professionals to its rapidly growing group of data scientists, consultants, and sustainability experts. Carbon Intelligence was founded in 2011 and is based in London, England.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Graphite Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 1.2B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Graphite Capital is a private equity firm that seeks mid-market investments in the UK. Target sectors include retail and consumer, manufacturing, services and distribution, financial services, healthcare, leisure, and property. The Firm looks for transactions valued from £30 to £150 million. Prospective transaction situations typically include management buyouts/buy-ins of corporate spin-offs or privately held companies. The Firm also considers roll-outs and consolidation strategies. Graphite Capital was originally formed in 1981 and became independent in 2001. Graphite is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 66 of 70
Sector: Business Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 15 of 16
Country: United Kingdom M&A 63 of 67
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-02 Random42

London, United Kingdom

Random42 is a scientific communication studio specializing in medical animation and education, virtual reality, augmented and mixed reality, interactive and visually engaging solutions for global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Random42 was founded in 1992 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-07 Digital Space

Newark, United Kingdom

Digital Space is a privately-owned, information and communications technology provider, supplying multi-site organizations with the network connectivity, cloud, unified communication, managed IT and mobile solutions they need to operate effectively in today’s highly competitive market place. Digital Space was founded in 2004 and is based in Newark, United Kingdom.

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