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Europe – Accenture acquires Focus Group Europe, complete OCTO Technology acquisition

23 March 2017

Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a global professional services company, has acquired Focus Group Europe, a UK-based, privately owned, consulting services provider and software reseller.

 Accenture has also announced that it has completed the acquisition of OCTO Technology, a French technology consultancy specialising in digital transformation services and software development.

Focus Group Europe is now part of Accenture’s global ServiceNow practice, adding more than 70 professionals with nearly 75 ServiceNow certifications to the team.

“Combining Focus Group Europe’s talent and sales and delivery capabilities with Accenture’s client portfolio, global workforce and industry and functional expertise creates a powerful platform to drive growth, and is a natural complement to Accenture’s regional and global position,” Ciaran Cosgrave, managing director, Accenture ServiceNow Practice, said. “Focus Group Europe’s talented professionals will further aid our cloud team to help clients eager to expand and get the most out of their ServiceNow adoption efforts.”

Meanwhile, OCTO has now become part of Accenture Digital, expanding Accenture’s digital services offering in France.

“We thank OCTO’s leadership and employees for supporting this acquisition. It shows the confidence they have in this initiative, which enables us to build a unique end-to-end digital transformation service offering in the French market,” Christian Nibourel, country managing director for Accenture in France and Benelux, said. “Our clients now have access to an expanded range of digital skills and industry experience, which, combined with our ability to quickly scale solutions, are unmatched in the market.”

“The addition of OCTO to Accenture Digital’s existing capabilities allows us to provide solutions that match all these needs – whether it is to help clients identify, test and adopt new business models based on emerging technologies, or to quickly implement at scale more mature digital technologies,” Pascal Delorme, Accenture Digital lead, France and Benelux, said.

Accenture acquired a 100% shareholding in OCTO through a cash tender offer, which was supported unanimously by the supervisory board of OCTO.

No further details of the acquisitions were announced.