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SYDNEY – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Accenture: (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Industrie & Co, a technology consultancy that designs and builds cloud-native solutions for businesses and fast-born businesses. The acquisition expands Accenture’s Cloud First capabilities in delivering cloud-native services to customers, particularly in the financial services space as they increasingly transform into digital businesses and develop new digital products and services. The terms of the transaction will not be disclosed.

Industrie & Co was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Sydney with offices in Melbourne, Hong Kong and Singapore. The company has a deep heritage in cloud infrastructure engineering and offers companies a comprehensive suite of services with capabilities for strategy, design and delivery of cloud products and platforms.

With 173 employees, Industrie & Co has extensive experience in financial services in various industries, including banking, payments, asset management, retirement planning, insurance and capital markets.

The acquisition enables Accenture Cloud First to leverage its leading multi-service capabilities and offer customers an unparalleled combination of industry knowledge, cloud and infrastructure experience, and cloud ecosystem leadership.

“The cloud is the foundation for digital transformation, and success over the next decade will be determined by the new experiences, products and services that the cloud enables,” said Karthik Narain, global director of Accenture Cloud First. “Industrie & Co brings even more cloud-first capabilities to help Accenture customers design, move, and run their businesses in the cloud with speed, predictability, and holistic value.”

Con Zeritis, CEO of Industrie & Co, said: “We are very excited to be part of Accenture. We share the entrepreneurial values ​​and ambition to drive innovation, growth and business results. Accenture’s extensive customer network, global size, and investment in cloud-first strategy make an ideal home to accelerate our growth goals for both our customers and our team. ”

“The Industry & Co team brings a strong presence and culture of innovation to the industry that enables us to drive our customers’ growth,” said Tara Brady, Head of Accenture’s Australia and New Zealand market unit. “In a constrained talent market, the capabilities of Industrie & Co will ensure that we are well positioned to further accelerate the growth and innovation of our customers.”

Accenture’s acquisition of Industrie & Co follows other investments in Australia and New Zealand over the past 18 months, including operating technology provider Electro 80, supply chain and logistics consultancy GRA, cloud-native solution provider Olikka, SAP and cloud solution technology company Zag , Data analytics and supply chain management company Icon Integration and business strategy and econometrics company AlphaBeta.

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