Recent Consulting Acquisitions
Acquisition Volume in Consulting by Year
Last 5 years
This page summarizes recent consulting transactions where buyers—from global strategy firms to specialist boutiques and private equity—have added capability or scale across advisory services. Activity spans strategy, risk, people and leadership, retirement plan and benefits consulting, and technology-enabled analytics.
Examples in the listing include strategic capability builds such as Bain & Company acquiring JJC FinTech to strengthen CLM and KYC/AML delivery; sector consolidation and scale moves like Integrated Pension Services buying BDS Consulting Group for retirement plan compliance; and capability and product restructurings such as Audax Private Equity acquiring a majority stake in Keystone while Keystone spun out Keystone.AI as an independent B2B AI SaaS business.
What Stands Out
- Recurring acquirers are a mix of global consultancies, specialist firms and financial buyers: examples listed include Riveron, Accenture, Ankura Consulting Group, LLC, STRAT7, Belcan, LLC, AE Industrial Partners, LP, J.S. Held, and Yellowtail Conclusion.
- Buyers are frequently acquiring capability: analytics and AI-enabled intelligence (e.g., International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG) / Franchise Business Review (FBR)), KYC/AML and client lifecycle tech (e.g., Bain & Company / JJC FinTech), retirement plan compliance (e.g., Integrated Pension Services / BDS Consulting Group), leadership and presentation skills (e.g., The Leadership Edge / 2Connect), and risk & investigations (e.g., Consello / Morpheus Risk).
- Geography is concentrated in the United States and the United Kingdom, with recent deal locations including California, Texas, New Hampshire, Georgia, the District of Columbia, and regions in England (e.g., Buckinghamshire).
- Transaction structures vary: strategic tuck‑ins and capability buys, growth investments (e.g., Southfield Capital in The Perfect Franchise), majority-stake private equity deals (e.g., Audax Private Equity in Keystone), and carve-outs or product spin-outs (e.g., Keystone → Keystone.AI).
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- Buyer
- ATIS, KJA, Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP)
- Target
- Soberman Engineering
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Type
- Addon
ATIS, through its Canadian subsidiary KJA, acquired Soberman Engineering to expand its presence in Toronto. The deal strengthens KJA’s capabilities in vertical transportation consulting—particularly new construction advisory—while maintaining Soberman’s independent client-focused approach. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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February 19, 2026
- Buyer
- Integrated Pension Services
- Target
- BDS Consulting Group
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Integrated Pension Services, a national retirement plan consulting and compliance firm based in Boston, has acquired BDS Consulting Group, a specialized retirement plan consulting firm serving more than 260 plan clients nationwide. The deal includes all client relationships and staff (BDS employees will join Integrated Pension) and expands Integrated Pension's scale by nearly 50%, strengthening its retirement plan compliance and workplace wealth capabilities.
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- Buyer
- International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG)
- Target
- Franchise Business Review (FBR)
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- New Hampshire, United States
- Type
- Buyout
The International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG) has acquired Franchise Business Review (FBR) to strengthen IFPG’s franchise growth platform with independent market research and benchmarking capabilities. The acquisition will deepen IFPG’s analytics and AI-enabled performance intelligence offerings to provide franchisors predictive insights on franchisee satisfaction, onboarding, and system-wide performance risks.
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February 18, 2026
- Buyer
- The Leadership Edge
- Target
- 2Connect
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
The Leadership Edge, a San Diego-based leadership and organizational development consultancy, has acquired 2Connect, a communications and presentation skills training firm. The acquisition combines The Leadership Edge's leadership development capabilities with 2Connect's presentation and communications expertise to offer an integrated suite of services for life sciences and other technical industries; financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Opportune LLP
- Target
- Consulting & Advocacy Practice of Pickering Energy Partners LP
- Seller
- Pickering Energy Partners LP
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Opportune LLP, a Houston-based global business advisory firm, has acquired the Consulting & Advocacy Practice of Pickering Energy Partners LP. The practice leader Dan Romito and his team will join Opportune to bolster the firm's sustainability and energy advisory capabilities; Solomon Partners served as financial advisor to Pickering Energy Partners in the transaction.
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February 9, 2026
- Buyer
- Bain & Company
- Target
- JJC FinTech
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Bain & Company has acquired London-based JJC FinTech, a boutique financial services consulting and technology firm specializing in client lifecycle management (CLM) and anti-financial crime (KYC/AML). The deal enhances Bain's capabilities to deliver end-to-end CLM, KYC and AML transformations for financial institutions, combining Bain's strategy and digital strengths with JJC's hands-on implementation expertise.
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February 5, 2026
- Buyer
- Pearl Meyer
- Target
- Ampersand Leadership Group
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Pearl Meyer has acquired Ampersand Leadership Group, a boutique leadership advisory consultancy, and hired several senior practitioners to expand its Leadership Advisory practice. The move strengthens Pearl Meyer's capabilities serving private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and corporate boards by adding Ampersand's leadership advisory, executive assessment, and coaching expertise.
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January 29, 2026
- Buyer
- Sia
- Target
- Kaiser Associates
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- District of Columbia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Sia has acquired Kaiser Associates, a boutique strategy consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., to launch a dedicated Corporate Strategy, Private Equity & M&A business line and accelerate its U.S. expansion. Kaiser Associates’ leadership (Ali Cumber, Paul Mumma and Jon Meyerholz) will join Sia, with Jon Meyerholz named Managing Partner of the new business line; the deal is intended to broaden Sia’s strategic advisory capabilities and scale Kaiser’s services globally.
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January 29, 2026
- Buyer
- Consello
- Target
- Morpheus Risk
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Consello has acquired Morpheus Risk, a UK-based risk and threat assessment firm, and will integrate the team into a newly formed Consello Risk practice. The deal expands Consello's advisory capabilities with on-the-ground intelligence, investigations and operational risk mitigation expertise to support multinational clients amid rising geopolitical volatility.
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January 27, 2026
- Buyer
- Argano
- Target
- Pharosity Consulting
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Argano has acquired Pharosity Consulting, a life‑sciences-focused consulting firm specializing in gross‑to‑net, government pricing, commercial contracting, and advanced analytics. The deal, announced January 27 and closed in December 2025, expands Argano's life sciences capabilities and deepens its finance, revenue, and analytics offerings for pharmaceutical and biotech clients.
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January 22, 2026
- Buyer
- Southfield Capital
- Target
- The Perfect Franchise
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Southfield Capital has made a strategic growth investment in The Perfect Franchise (TPF), a franchise advisory and consulting firm, to support the company's expansion and enhance its advisory platform. TPF will remain under current leadership with founder and CEO Mark Schnurman continuing to run day-to-day operations while Southfield provides capital, operational support, and strategic resources.
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January 17, 2026
- Buyer
- EisnerAmper
- Target
- MLCworks
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Global business advisory firm EisnerAmper has acquired digital marketing and growth advisory firm MLCworks in a deal that closed in early January 2026. The combination brings MLCworks’ marketing/growth capabilities—such as media strategy, SEO, custom website design, and online reputation management—into EisnerAmper’s holistic client service model.
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January 15, 2026
- Buyer
- Audax Private Equity
- Target
- Keystone
- Seller
- RLH Equity Partners
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Audax Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Keystone, purchasing the global technology and advisory services practice from RLH Equity Partners in a recapitalization that closed January 2, 2026. Concurrently, Keystone spun out its Core AI business as an independent B2B AI SaaS company (Keystone.AI) with RLH retaining a minority stake; Jeff Marowits was named CEO and Greg Richards will remain as a senior strategic advisor.
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January 12, 2026
- Buyer
- Windrose Consulting Group
- Target
- Zenith Access Network
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Windrose Consulting Group has acquired Zenith Access Network, a market access consultancy focused on Greater China and emerging APAC markets. The deal brings Zenith's founder Shuang Wen into Windrose as Head of APAC to strengthen the firm's regional market access, pricing and reimbursement capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.
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January 11, 2026
- Buyer
- Diginex
- Target
- The Remedy Project Limited
- Seller
- The Remedy Project's sole shareholder (unnamed)
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Buyout
Diginex, a London-headquartered sustainability RegTech provider, has completed the acquisition of The Remedy Project Limited, a Hong Kong-based advisory and research organization focused on labor and human rights in global supply chains. The deal was structured with an initial issuance of 1 million ordinary shares to The Remedy Project's sole shareholder and up to 1 million additional shares tied to earnout/operating targets, enabling Diginex to integrate human-rights due diligence advisory capabilities into its ESG and supply-chain technology platform.
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- Buyer
- Dark Horse Consulting Group
- Target
- Bruder Consulting & Venture Group
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Dark Horse Consulting Group (DHCG) has acquired Bruder Consulting & Venture Group (BCVG), integrating BCVG as a Regenerative Medicine department within DHC to expand the group's capabilities in regenerative medicine, tissue repair, and biomaterials. The deal brings BCVG's strategic advisory expertise in discovery, development, clinical design, and regulatory affairs into DHCG's global consulting platform.
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January 8, 2026
- Buyer
- Contemporary Leadership Advisors (CLA)
- Target
- Momentum Global (Momentum Global HR)
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Contemporary Leadership Advisors (CLA) has acquired Momentum Global (Momentum Global HR), a boutique human-capital advisory founded by former CHROs Scott Slipy and Suni Lobo. The deal brings Momentum Global's operator-led HR expertise and AI-enabled workforce insights into CLA, expanding the firm's strategic HR advisory and operating capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.
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January 8, 2026
- Buyer
- Accordion
- Target
- FCM
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Accordion, a New York–based, AI- and data-powered financial consulting firm focused on private equity, has acquired operator-led performance improvement firm FCM. The deal adds about 50 operator-led consultants to Accordion’s capabilities, broadening its performance improvement and operational-diligence offerings to better serve private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies; financial terms were not disclosed.
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January 1, 2026
- Buyer
- Lewis & Ellis, Inc.
- Target
- Griffith, Ballard & Company
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Lewis & Ellis, Inc. announced that Griffith, Ballard & Company has joined Lewis & Ellis effective January 1, 2026. The combination expands Lewis & Ellis’s life actuarial capabilities and scale while allowing Griffith Ballard to continue operating from Cedar Rapids under its existing leadership and to contribute its Lifebase technology and actuarial expertise to the broader platform.
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January 1, 2026
- Buyer
- Denison Consulting
- Target
- Newmeasures
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Denison Consulting and Newmeasures combined through a legal merger effective January 1, 2026, with the combined business operating under the Denison Consulting, Inc. name. Newmeasures will operate as a Denison Consulting practice, expanding Denison's employee listening and Qualtrics implementation capabilities to link employee feedback to measurable organizational performance.
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December 8, 2025
- Buyer
- YA Group
- Target
- J.M. Reagan Consulting
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Addon
YA Group, a Nashville-based building consulting and forensic engineering firm, has acquired J.M. Reagan Consulting (JMR), a Houston-based property damage and construction claims consulting business. The add-on strengthens YA's presence in Texas and expands its construction consulting capabilities for insurance-sector clients; the deal was finalized December 8, 2025.
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November 25, 2025
- Buyer
- 51toCarbonZero
- Target
- Green Element
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Climate technology platform 51toCarbonZero has integrated UK sustainability consultancy Green Element, combining Green Element’s two decades of science‑based advisory with 51toCarbonZero’s AI-driven emissions management platform. The move embeds advisory capabilities (LCA, climate risk, CSRD/SBTi compliance) into 51toCarbonZero’s product offering to deepen consulting services and accelerate capability expansion across its client base in the UK, Europe and North America.
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November 13, 2025
- Buyer
- Business Development Resources (BDR)
- Target
- Plumbing CEO
- Seller
- Plumbing CEO, Nate Agentis
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Business Development Resources (BDR) has acquired the Plumbing CEO brand and appointed its founder, Nate Agentis, as Director of the Plumbing Vertical. The acquisition brings Plumbing CEO's leadership development and training resources into BDR's suite to help expand and deepen BDR's offering for plumbing contractors across North America.
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November 4, 2025
- Buyer
- L Squared Capital Partners
- Target
- Ergo
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
L Squared Capital Partners has made a significant growth investment in Ergo, a New York–headquartered geopolitical and strategic intelligence firm. The capital will support Ergo's organic growth, expand its go-to-market initiatives (including the Flashpoints Forum membership), and enable strategic acquisitions while Ergo's management retains a significant ownership stake.
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- Buyer
- Total Resource Management, Inc. (TRM)
- Target
- Performance Consulting Associates (PCA)
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Total Resource Management (TRM), an enterprise asset management and digital transformation advisory firm based in Alexandria, Virginia, has acquired Performance Consulting Associates (PCA), a reliability and maintenance management consultancy founded in 1976. The acquisition expands TRM’s reliability, maintenance management, and EAM consulting capabilities and integrates PCA’s team and services into TRM’s broader advisory and implementation offerings.
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October 22, 2025
- Buyer
- Guideboat Capital Partners
- Target
- P3 Cost Analysts Franchise, LLC
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Arkansas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Guideboat Capital Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, acquired P3 Cost Analysts Franchise, LLC, a Fayetteville, Arkansas cost-reduction consulting firm, with the transaction closing on October 22, 2025. P3 provides shared-savings cost reduction services across utilities, telecommunications, waste management and other overhead categories; Guideboat intends to partner with the founder-led team to support growth and long-term value creation.
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October 17, 2025
- Buyer
- Cumming Group
- Target
- Seneca Group
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cumming Group has merged with Seneca Group, bringing more than 70 Seneca professionals into Cumming’s platform to expand the firm’s Pacific Northwest capabilities. The combination strengthens Cumming Group’s owner-advisory, project management, and cost-consulting services for corporate, healthcare, and education clients and expands its regional and international footprint.
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October 9, 2025
- Buyer
- UPSTACK
- Target
- Breakwater Cloud Advisors
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
UPSTACK has acquired Breakwater Cloud Advisors, a Vancouver, Washington–based customer experience (CX) consulting firm, to accelerate and expand its CX + AI practice. Breakwater's founders Brendan Paulin and Andrew Millard (and Business Development Director Star Toups) will join UPSTACK to broaden the company's advisory and execution capabilities across CCaaS, conversational AI, workforce management, analytics and automation for midmarket and enterprise clients.
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October 8, 2025
- Buyer
- Consertus, Inc., Round Table Capital (RTC) Partners
- Target
- Acumenian, Anchor Enterprises, Cotter Consulting, CPM, Enstoa, Kal Krishnan Consulting Services, Inc. (KKCS), OAC Services, Saybrook Associates, Waycode, The Wells Partnership
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Consertus, a new platform backed by Round Table Capital (RTC) Partners, announced its launch and the integration/acquisitions of ten AEC and capital-program advisory firms — including Kal Krishnan Consulting Services (KKCS) and The Wells Partnership (TWP). The moves create a single, technology-forward capital program management and advisory platform (Consertus) with more than 800 professionals and expanded geographic and capability coverage.
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October 7, 2025
- Buyer
- Newmark Group, Inc.
- Target
- RealFoundations, Inc.
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Newmark Group, Inc. has acquired RealFoundations, a Dallas-based real estate consulting and managed services firm, to bolster Newmark’s Investor Solutions suite and scale its fund and asset management capabilities. The deal brings RealFoundations’ technology-enabled data management, performance analytics and managed services into Newmark’s platform to accelerate growth in recurring management services globally. Terms were not disclosed.
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September 18, 2025
- Buyer
- Dark Horse Consulting Group
- Target
- Converge Consulting, LLC
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Dark Horse Consulting Group (DHCG), a global strategic and operational consulting firm focused on cell and gene therapy and biotherapeutics, has acquired Converge Consulting, LLC, a Cambridge-based life sciences consulting firm. The acquisition expands DHCG's capabilities in supply chain, manufacturing, commercial launch readiness, enterprise IT solutions, CMC, and Quality to provide broader end-to-end support across the product development lifecycle.
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September 17, 2025
- Buyer
- West Monroe
- Target
- 2050 Partners
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
West Monroe, a global business and technology consulting firm, has acquired 2050 Partners, an energy-focused consulting firm headquartered in the Bay Area. The acquisition expands West Monroe’s demand-side management, energy efficiency and regulatory advisory capabilities to help utilities manage rising load and meet decarbonization goals.
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September 10, 2025
- Buyer
- Shore Capital Partners
- Target
- Optis Consulting
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Shore Capital Partners has completed a partnership with Optis Consulting, a Vancouver-based source-to-pay (S2P) consulting and implementation firm. Shore will support Optis's growth by joining the board, investing in organic growth, expanding service offerings, and selectively evaluating acquisitions to scale the platform.
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September 10, 2025
- Buyer
- HR Path
- Target
- Next Generation, Inc.
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
HR Path, a global HR consulting and HRIS solutions provider, has acquired Next Generation, Inc. (NGI), a Chicago-based HCM/ERP consulting and systems-integration firm. The acquisition expands HR Path’s presence in North America and strengthens its workforce management and HCM implementation capabilities.
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September 9, 2025
- Buyer
- HOC
- Target
- MidDel Consulting
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Type
- Buyout
HOC, a provider of enterprise software and consulting for energy trading and risk management, has acquired MidDel Consulting, a Minneapolis/Edina-based firm specializing in energy trading technology and consulting. The deal expands HOC's capabilities in energy trading, AI-driven automation and consulting delivery to better serve oil, gas, power and renewables clients across North America.
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September 4, 2025
- Buyer
- Parthenon Capital
- Target
- Embark
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Parthenon Capital has made a strategic growth investment in Embark, a Dallas-based management and financial consulting firm, to accelerate the company's organic growth and M&A strategy while expanding its technology and AI capabilities. Founder Paul Allen will remain Chairman and retain a significant ownership stake as Embark pursues investments in automation, AI, talent, and expanded advisory services.
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September 4, 2025
- Buyer
- Lightcast
- Target
- Skill Collective
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Lightcast has acquired UK-based consultancy Skill Collective to combine Skill Collective's workforce transformation consulting with Lightcast's global skills intelligence and data platform. Skill Collective will operate as "Skill Collective – a Lightcast Company," continuing consulting engagements while gaining access to Lightcast's taxonomy, labor-market insight, and infrastructure to scale skills transformation for enterprise clients.
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September 4, 2025
- Buyer
- Epiq, Fireman (Epiq Advisory for Law Firms)
- Target
- Inflection IT
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Epiq has acquired Inflection IT, a specialist consultancy for Intapp platform implementations, and will integrate its consultants into Fireman, an Epiq advisory business focused on law firms. The acquisition expands Epiq's Intapp and legal-technology implementation capabilities to better serve law firms and corporate legal departments.
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September 3, 2025
- Buyer
- Argano
- Target
- HyBridge Solutions
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- South Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Argano, a global specialist consultancy and portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners, has acquired HyBridge Solutions, a cloud-focused consulting firm specializing in workforce management (WFM), human capital management (HCM) and cloud ERP implementations. The add-on expands Argano's healthcare expertise and performance consulting capabilities while bolstering its UKG and Infor platform offerings and managed services.
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September 3, 2025
- Buyer
- Huron
- Target
- Wilson Perumal & Company
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Huron (NASDAQ: HURN) has acquired strategy and operations consulting firm Wilson Perumal & Company (WP&C) and integrated approximately 30 WP&C team members into its Innosight strategy and innovation capabilities. The deal brings WP&C's proprietary methodologies and operations-focused strategy expertise into Huron's Commercial operating segment to expand the firm's strategy, operations, and transformation offerings across industrials, manufacturing, energy, consumer, private equity, and public sector clients.
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September 1, 2025
- Buyer
- Pyxis Advisory Group
- Target
- Catule Consulting
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Pyxis Advisory Group, a Houston-based diversified advisory firm, has acquired Catule Consulting, effective September 1, 2025. Catule principals Josh Grahmann and Silas Aday have joined Pyxis as Managing Directors to lead the firm’s Upstream and Oilfield Services verticals, expanding Pyxis’s capabilities across energy and industrial markets.
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August 22, 2025
- Buyer
- Trivest Partners
- Target
- Applied Value Group
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Trivest Partners has made a growth investment in Applied Value Group, a New York–headquartered management consulting firm specializing in cost and capital efficiency improvements. The capital will be used to scale Applied Value's offerings, broaden capabilities, expand its reach (notably in North America and the Nordics), pursue targeted add-on acquisitions, and attract talent; terms were not disclosed.
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August 18, 2025
- Buyer
- Accenture
- Target
- The Highlands Consulting Group
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Accenture has acquired The Highlands Consulting Group, a Sacramento-based management consulting firm with expertise in healthcare, transportation, social services and organizational change management. The acquisition strengthens Accenture’s capabilities serving California state agencies and expands its public sector consulting footprint in the state; financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Waterland Private Equity
- Target
- Chemservice
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Type
- Growth capital
European private equity firm Waterland has entered a strategic minority investment partnership with Chemservice, a regulatory compliance and regulatory affairs consultancy serving the chemical industry. The founders will retain a significant minority stake and remain in management as Waterland supports Chemservice’s organic expansion and targeted M&A to accelerate international growth and broaden its service offering.
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August 14, 2025
- Buyer
- HR Path
- Target
- RKM Consulting
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Victoria, Australia
- Type
- Buyout
HR Path has acquired Melbourne-based RKM Consulting, a specialist in HRIS technology and SAP SuccessFactors implementation. The deal expands HR Path’s footprint in Australia and New Zealand and strengthens its HRIS/SAP SuccessFactors capabilities and local delivery capacity.
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August 13, 2025
- Buyer
- MGT
- Target
- rpk GROUP
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
MGT, a national technology and advisory solutions firm, has acquired rpk GROUP, a higher-education-focused management consulting firm led by Rick Staisloff. The acquisition expands MGT's higher education finance and strategy capabilities and deepens its portfolio of advisory services for colleges, universities, and state systems.
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August 6, 2025
- Buyer
- HR Path
- Target
- PredictiveHR
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
HR Path has acquired PredictiveHR, a U.S.-based HRIS advisory and implementation specialist known for UKG and Paylocity expertise. The deal expands HR Path's footprint in North America and strengthens its UKG implementation, post-live optimization, and managed services capabilities.
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August 4, 2025
- Buyer
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
- Target
- Dion Leadership, Inc.
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) has acquired Novi, Michigan-based Dion Leadership, Inc.; terms were not disclosed. Dion Leadership's founder Steve Dion and his team will remain in Novi and will report into Gallagher's Talent Consulting operations, expanding Gallagher's executive consulting and leadership development capabilities.
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July 31, 2025
- Buyer
- Huron
- Target
- Treliant
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- District of Columbia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Huron, the Chicago-headquartered global professional services firm, has acquired Treliant, a Washington, D.C.-headquartered advisory and managed services firm focused on financial services risk, compliance, and financial crimes. The acquisition expands Huron's financial services capabilities, managed services footprint, and ability to serve clients in Europe; financial terms were not disclosed.
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July 30, 2025
- Buyer
- 2X
- Target
- Outbound Funnel
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
2X, the subscription-based go-to-market services leader, has acquired Outbound Funnel, a revenue operations consultancy specializing in AI-powered sales engagement and revenue intelligence platform implementations. The acquisition expands 2X's RevOps and GTM technology capabilities, adding deep platform implementation, migration, and managed services expertise to its subscription-managed services portfolio.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of consulting firms are being acquired?
Acquisitions cover a broad range: boutique strategy and sector specialists, risk and investigations firms, leadership and organizational development consultancies, retirement plan advisors, and consultancies with technology or analytics capabilities (examples include Kaiser Associates, Morpheus Risk, 2Connect, and BDS Consulting Group).
Who are the most active buyer types in consulting deals?
Active buyers include global strategy and professional services firms, regional and specialized consultancies, and financial sponsors. The recurring buyer list includes names such as Riveron, Accenture, and Ankura Consulting Group, LLC, alongside private equity and growth investors like Audax Private Equity and Southfield Capital.
Where are these consulting acquisitions taking place?
Deals in the recent sample are concentrated in the United States and United Kingdom, with notable locations including California, Texas, New Hampshire, Georgia, the District of Columbia, and parts of England (e.g., Buckinghamshire).
What capabilities do buyers most commonly seek?
Buyers are frequently adding analytics and AI-enabled intelligence, regulatory and compliance services (KYC/AML, retirement plan compliance), market access and pricing expertise, leadership and talent advisory, and sustainability/energy advisory—illustrated by transactions such as IFPG/FBR, Bain & Company/JJC FinTech, and Opportune LLP/Pickering Energy Partners.