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SYDNEY, Australia; May 26, 2021 – Accenture: (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Industrie&Co, a technology consultancy that designs and creates cloud native solutions for enterprises and “born in the cloud” fast emerging companies. The acquisition expands Accenture’s Cloud First capabilities in delivering cloud native services for clients, particularly within financial services, as they increasingly transform into digital businesses and build new digital products and services. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.

NEW YORK; May 25, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN), GitHub, Microsoft and ThoughtWorks have founded and launched The Green Software Foundation, a nonprofit organization established with the Linux Foundation and the Joint Development Foundation Projects LLC, that aims to build a trusted ecosystem of people, standards, tooling and leading practices for building green software.

PARIS; May 25, 2021 – Accelerated investments in digital and sustainability could add up to 5.7 million new jobs across Europe by 2030, according to a  new research report  from  Accenture  (NYSE: ACN) conducted in collaboration with  BusinessEurope .

NEW YORK; May 20, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today launched ‘SOAR with Accenture,’ a collection of assets and services that can enable business transformation across specific industries and functions. This curated set is optimized to support deployments of RISE with SAP, an SAP® offering that helps companies use technology to redesign business processes for more valuable outcomes. SOAR with Accenture raises business transformation to the next level by driving the use of industry and function best practices, cloud capabilities, and helping accelerate time to value while fostering innovation.

NEW YORK; May 19, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been named a Leader in Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix® for Software Product Engineering Services 2021  report .  

MANNHEIM, GERMANY; May 18, 2021 –  Accenture  (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Homburg & Partner, a strategic management consulting firm with deep specialization in commercial strategy, sales, and pricing. Homburg & Partner’s team of 73 professionals have joined Accenture’s Customer, Sales & Service team. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

NEW YORK; May 18, 2021 – The oil and gas companies most committed to reinventing themselves over the next three years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic expect to grow their revenues and margins at twice the rate of companies least committed to reinvention, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) that outlines best practices companies should adopt to thrive in the energy transition.

NEW YORK; May 17, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today opened the application period for the fifth annual  Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge , which seeks to support innovative solutions for improving the way people access, receive, manage and finance healthcare in North America.

PARIS, NEW YORK and HONG KONG; MAY 17, 2021 – Efma and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have launched the eighth annual Banking Innovation Awards. The global competition rewards the best new innovative ideas and practices currently transforming the banking industry. Banks can submit entries until September 24, at: innovationinbanking.efma.com.   

NEW YORK; May 13, 2021 – While 95% of asset managers in North America believe that their technology, data and digital capabilities will be competitive differentiators by 2025, many remain in the early stages of adopting disruptive technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

NEW YORK; May 13, 2021 – Despite industrial customers’ increasing expectations for a digital purchasing experience, many industrial companies have been slow to deliver, with only about one in 14 of them (7%) planning to transform their digital sales capabilities within the next two years, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

PARIS; May 11, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has announced its intent to acquire Linkbynet , a leading French cloud services provider specializing in cloud optimization and managed services, cloud transformation and cloud security. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.

ARLINGTON, Va.; May 11, 2021 – A new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) found that many citizens have acquired significant new caregiving responsibilities at home during the pandemic, yet most are unaware of what social services are available to them.

TOKYO; May 10, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Shiseido are establishing a joint venture to accelerate Shiseido's digital transformation as part of the strategic partnership the two companies announced on Feb. 9.

WHITLEY, U.K.; May 6, 2021 – Jaguar Land Rover will transform its global marketing operations as part of its ongoing commitment to be the creator of the world’s most distinct luxury vehicles, delivering a more personalized customer experience, with creativity and technology at its core.

NEW YORK; May 4, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a strategic investment, through  Accenture Ventures , in Prevailion, a next-generation cyber intelligence company that provides clients with expansive visibility into malware across their organization and supply chains with early detection of advanced threats through adversary counterintelligence.

DENVER; May 4, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced that it is acquiring assets from ThinkTank, a Denver-based digital engagement technology company. ThinkTank’s cloud-based, intelligent stakeholder engagement platform assets and team will join  Accenture’s Intelligent Platform Services  group, strengthening Accenture’s capabilities and resources to help clients quickly and effectively deploy and adopt enterprise software applications. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.

PERTH, Australia; May 3, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Electro 80, a leading provider of operational technology (OT) for resources clients in Australia, including mining, energy, engineering, construction and utilities companies. The acquisition expands Accenture’s local digital OT capabilities, which help asset-intensive companies make manufacturing and production operations safer and more efficient. The acquisition also strengthens Accenture’s local capabilities for Industry X, which helps clients digitise their manufacturing, operations and engineering.

NEW YORK; May 3, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been named a leader in Everest Group’s Veeva PEAK Services Matrix® Assessment 2021 report.

WASHINGTON, D.C.; May 3, 2021 – The Digital Dollar Project (DDP) will launch at least five pilot programs over the next 12 months with interested stakeholders and DDP participants to measure the value of and inform the future design of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC), or “digital dollar.”

RIYADH; May 3, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire AppsPro in Saudi Arabia, one of the leading Oracle Cloud implementation service providers in the region. The acquisition further bolsters Accenture’s robust Oracle Cloud capabilities globally, with the aim of delivering additional value to clients in the Middle East on their journeys to the cloud. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

NEW DELHI; May 3, 2021 – Mankind Pharma, the fourth largest pharmaceutical manufacturing company headquartered in India, has collaborated with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to accelerate its digital transformation journey to become an intelligent enterprise, improving business agility, performance, and operational efficiency.