Exton Consulting

Founded in 2006, Exton Consulting from France helps the management of large banks and insurance companies successfully manage business development and transformation projects in various markets throughout Europe. The Exton Consulting team consists of more than 150 consultants based in France, Italy, Germany and Spain. According to the company itself, Exton Consulting is one of the five best consulting companies in Europe in financial services strategy and management.

History

2021: Accenture bought Exton Consulting

In mid-June 2021, Accenture entered into an agreement to purchase the French consulting company Exton Consulting, which provides banking institutions with digital transformation support. The financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

The Exton Consulting team of approximately 150 highly qualified professionals will join Accenture's industry-wide financial services group and enhance its ability to offer innovative end-to-end solutions to a wider range of financial services companies.

Accenture bought consulting company Exton Consulting

The head of Accenture France & Benelux's markets division, Olivier Girard, notes:

Our intention to acquire Exton Consulting is part of our overall growth strategy aimed at expanding critical skills and capabilities in strategic, fast-growing areas of the market. This underscores our commitment to the financial services industry, which is facing an unprecedented transformation caused by economic and geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory challenges, digital transformation, the urgency of rethinking customer experience and the need to rethink operational models.

Accenture management also expects that the acquisition of Exton Consulting will expand the company's ability to successfully combine the abilities of talented employees with the latest technologies, such as artificial intelligence, data and the cloud.^[1]

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