Tracked deals
28
28 tracked deals across 2018-2026.
Consulting Buyers & Acquisitions in California
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
24 strategic · 7 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2022
7 tracked deals announced in 2022.
Buyer Snapshot
Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture | 2 | Global professional services and consulting firm providin... | Strategic |
| 2X | 1 | Subscription-based go-to-market services provider offerin... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Affiliated investors (including Anser management) | 1 | Anser senior management and affiliated investors who roll... | Investor |
| Alliant Insurance Services | 1 | National insurance brokerage and employee benefits consul... | Strategic |
| Ascendion | 1 | Provider of AI-powered software engineering solutions and... | Strategic |
| CIP Capital | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm focused on tech-enabled... | PE |
| Copley Equity Partners | 1 | Private investment firm focused on lower middle-market co... | PE |
| DCI Consulting Group, Inc. | 1 | Human resources data analytics and compliance consulting ... | Strategic |
| Elixirr | 1 | Global challenger consultancy offering strategy, digital,... | Strategic |
| Epiq | 1 | Global technology-enabled services leader serving law fir... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
Acquisition Volume in Consulting in California by Year
Last 8 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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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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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 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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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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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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April 24, 2025
- Buyer
- Ascendion
- Target
- UXReactor
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Ascendion has acquired UXReactor, an award-winning user experience strategy and design firm headquartered in Pleasanton, California, to strengthen its AI-driven experience design and end-to-end digital solutions. The deal integrates UXReactor's experience strategy, UX research, and design capabilities with Ascendion's AI-powered software engineering platform to accelerate client digital transformations and product launches.
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October 21, 2024
- Buyer
- Elixirr
- Target
- Hypothesis
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Elixirr has acquired Hypothesis, a Los Angeles–based insights and strategy firm founded in 2000. The acquisition expands Elixirr's research, qualitative and quantitative capabilities and strengthens its US presence while adding expertise across technology, media & entertainment, and retail/CPG sectors.
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October 10, 2024
- Buyer
- J.S. Held
- Target
- Stapleton Group
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Global consulting firm J.S. Held has acquired Stapleton Group and launched a Strategic Advisory practice led by Michael Jacoby. The acquisition strengthens J.S. Held's restructuring, bankruptcy, receivership, and turnaround capabilities and adds specialized expertise in real estate and agribusiness.
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- Buyer
- VSS Capital Partners
- Target
- Treya Partners
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
VSS Capital Partners completed a platform investment in Treya Partners, a San Francisco–based procurement and strategic sourcing consulting firm serving mid-market private equity-backed companies. Financial terms were not disclosed; Treya will partner with VSS to expand product offerings and pursue strategic M&A as part of a buy-and-build growth plan.
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- Buyer
- SBI (The Growth Advisory)
- Target
- Carabiner Group
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
SBI, the go-to-market growth advisory, has acquired Carabiner Group, a RevOps-as-a-Service firm, to expand its RevOps and RevTech capabilities. The deal strengthens SBI’s end-to-end GTM offering by adding Carabiner’s fractional RevOps, technology-agnostic systems integration, and RevTech expertise to SBI’s growth strategy and execution services.
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May 1, 2024
- Buyer
- RKD Group
- Target
- Heller Consulting
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
RKD Group has acquired Heller Consulting, a nonprofit-focused technology strategy, CRM planning and implementation firm. Heller will operate as a subsidiary of RKD Group with founder Keith Heller remaining as a strategic advisor and Jeffery Appell serving as President of Heller Consulting, an RKD Group company.
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November 30, 2023
- Buyer
- Resolution Economics, LLC, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
- Target
- Biddle Consulting Group (Affirmative Action Plan and related practice groups)
- Seller
- Biddle Consulting Group
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
Resolution Economics (a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners) has acquired the Affirmative Action Plan (AAP), DE&I, pay equity, and related training practice groups of Biddle Consulting Group; financial terms were not disclosed. The acquired practice groups — headquartered in Folsom, California — will be integrated into ResEcon’s Berkshire Division to expand its AAP, EEO consulting, litigation support, and workforce-analytics capabilities.
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July 24, 2023
- Buyer
- Kearney
- Target
- Silicon Foundry
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Global management consulting firm Kearney has acquired Silicon Foundry, an innovation advisory and venture-scouting firm, to expand its strategic transformation and innovation capabilities. The deal brings Silicon Foundry’s startup and investor network into Kearney’s global consulting platform, enabling broader access for corporate clients to emerging technologies and venture ecosystems.
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January 4, 2023
- Buyer
- DCI Consulting Group, Inc.
- Target
- Gerstco, Inc.
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
DCI Consulting Group, a Washington, D.C.-based HR data analytics and consulting firm, has acquired Gerstco, an affirmative action software and consulting firm based in San Jose, California. The acquisition expands DCI's software-based affirmative action plan capabilities, audit support and pay-equity services while extending its presence in California; Gerstco's clients and staff will transition to DCI.
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November 4, 2022
- Buyer
- Alliant Insurance Services
- Target
- FutureSense
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Alliant Insurance Services has acquired FutureSense, a national HR, compensation, and organizational development consulting firm. The acquisition expands Alliant's consulting capabilities within its Employee Benefits Group and brings FutureSense's virtual, people-focused consulting team into the Alliant family; terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Segal Advisors, Inc. (d/b/a Segal Marco Advisors)
- Target
- Milliman Inc. — San Francisco Investment Consulting Practice
- Seller
- Milliman Inc.
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Segal Advisors, Inc. (d/b/a Segal Marco Advisors) has acquired Milliman Inc.'s San Francisco investment consulting practice in a divestiture transaction. The move expands Segal Marco's research and consulting capabilities, increases its public-sector footprint, and adds endowments and foundations to its client roster.
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July 5, 2022
- Buyer
- Foster & Foster Consulting Actuaries, Inc.
- Target
- Bartel Associates, LLC
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Foster & Foster Consulting Actuaries, Inc. has acquired California-based Bartel Associates, LLC to expand its presence on the U.S. West Coast and broaden its OPEB and pension consulting capabilities. The acquisition will deepen Foster & Foster's actuarial bench and extend its health and welfare plan consulting services to Bartel's public-sector clients.
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May 26, 2022
- Buyer
- Copley Equity Partners
- Target
- FMG Leading
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Copley Equity Partners has made an investment in FMG Leading, a San Diego-based advisory firm specializing in human capital strategy, leadership alignment, and organizational performance. Terms were not disclosed; the capital will support FMG's talent investments and growth across industry verticals, with Copley joining FMG's board to help scale the business.
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May 17, 2022
- Buyer
- S4Capital plc
- Target
- TheoremOne
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
S4Capital plc has combined with TheoremOne to strengthen its technology consulting and engineering capabilities, positioning TheoremOne to lead S4Capital's technology services practice. TheoremOne will continue to operate autonomously under its existing leadership while gaining access to S4Capital and Media.Monks' content, data, and analytics capabilities.
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April 8, 2022
- Buyer
- ZRG
- Target
- RoseRyan, Inc.
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
ZRG, a global talent advisory firm backed by RFE Investment Partners, has acquired RoseRyan, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based finance and accounting consulting firm. The acquisition expands ZRG's finance and accounting consulting capabilities and West Coast presence; financial terms were not disclosed.
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January 19, 2022
- Buyer
- SBI, CIP Capital
- Target
- Smart Selling Tools
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
SBI, a Go-to-Market growth advisory, has acquired Smart Selling Tools, an analyst and consulting firm focused on sales technology and productivity. The acquisition (backed by investor CIP Capital) expands SBI's commercial technology capabilities and brings Smart Selling Tools founder Nancy Nardin into SBI as a RevTech Expert Advisor.
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October 15, 2021
- Buyer
- ShoreView Capital Partners
- Target
- 8020 Consulting, LLC
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Minneapolis-based private equity firm ShoreView Capital Partners has completed an investment to recapitalize 8020 Consulting, a Southern California financial consulting firm. ShoreView partnered with 8020's management to support growth, backing a strategy that includes pursuing add-on acquisitions and geographic expansion.
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- Buyer
- Hastings Equity Partners
- Target
- Celerity Consulting Group, LLC
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Hastings Equity Partners announced a platform investment in Celerity Consulting Group, a San Francisco–based information management and utility consulting firm. Hastings will partner with Celerity's existing leadership team to support growth—both organic and via add-ons—to expand the firm's capabilities serving utilities, government, law firms, and corporations.
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- Buyer
- Escalent
- Target
- Grail Insights
- Seller
- NewQuest Capital Partners
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Escalent has acquired Grail Insights from NewQuest Capital Partners, combining Grail’s strategic insights capabilities and global offices with Escalent’s advisory and data analytics platform. The acquisition expands Escalent’s ability to integrate primary, secondary, syndicated and internal data streams to deliver end-to-end consulting and implementation services for global brands.
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March 11, 2021
- Buyer
- Sterling Investment Partners IV LP, Affiliated investors (including Anser management)
- Target
- Anser Advisory
- Seller
- Round Table Capital Partners (RTC Partners)
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Sterling Investment Partners IV LP and affiliated investors made a significant equity investment in Anser Advisory and acquired Round Table Capital Partners' (RTC) interests as part of a recapitalization. Anser management rolled equity and will partner with Sterling to support the firm's growth and build-up opportunity in capital program advisory and construction/program management services.
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- Buyer
- Accenture
- Target
- Future State
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Accenture has acquired Future State, a 75-person change management and organizational transformation consultancy based in Oakland, California. The team will join Accenture's Talent & Organization / Human Potential practice to expand the firm's change management, post-merger integration and product development enablement capabilities.
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December 19, 2019
- Buyer
- Health Management Associates
- Target
- NPO Solutions
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Health Management Associates (HMA) has acquired NPO Solutions, a California-based management consulting firm focused on strengthening nonprofit and public sector organizations. NPO Solutions will operate as a division of HMA Community Strategies, expanding HMA's capabilities in strategy, capacity building and evaluation and furthering its California footprint; terms were not disclosed.
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July 18, 2018
- Buyer
- Trinity Consultants, Inc.
- Target
- ADVENT Engineering Services, Inc.
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Trinity Consultants has acquired ADVENT Engineering Services, which will operate as a Trinity company led by Albert Dyrness. The acquisition expands Trinity’s life‑sciences consulting capabilities to include process development, process and automation engineering, CQV (commissioning, qualification and validation), and project management for biopharmaceutical and related manufacturers.
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