Accenture Acquires Beacon Consulting Group

Beacon Pointe Advisors Acquires The Financial Advisors

January 15, 2026

Wealth Management

Beacon Pointe Advisors has acquired The Financial Advisors, a $1.2 billion AUM registered investment adviser based in Andover and Newburyport, Massachusetts, closing on January 15, 2026. The 11-person, employee‑owned firm will expand Beacon Pointe’s New England footprint and broaden delivery of its allWEALTH services platform as Beacon Pointe grows its national AUA to roughly $62 billion.

Accenture Acquires The Highlands Consulting Group

August 18, 2025

Consulting

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.

Accenture Acquires Blackcomb Consultants

October 4, 2022

IT Services

Accenture has acquired Blackcomb Consultants, a Chicago-based Guidewire specialist, to strengthen its Guidewire and cloud delivery capabilities for property & casualty insurers. The 158 Blackcomb employees will join Accenture's Industry & Function Platforms Group to focus on Guidewire project delivery and cloud-hosted services; financial terms were not disclosed.

Accenture Acquires The Beacon Group

September 8, 2022

Consulting

Accenture has acquired The Beacon Group, a Portland, Maine–based growth strategy consulting firm. Beacon's team of more than 60 growth strategy, market modeling and M&A advisory experts will join Accenture Strategy, deepening Accenture's capabilities in market modeling, targeting and inorganic-growth advisory.

Allegis Advisor Group Acquires Beacon Financial, Inc.

October 6, 2020

Financial Services

Allegis Advisor Group has acquired Beacon Financial, Inc., a national insurance marketing organization that specializes in annuities, life insurance and Medicare, and will merge Beacon into Allegis. The deal expands Allegis's capabilities and talent pool to provide affiliated advisors broader insurance solutions, Medicare planning, lead generation and advanced market support.

Accenture Acquires IBB Consulting

October 9, 2017

Consulting

Accenture has acquired IBB Consulting, a Philadelphia-based strategy consulting firm focused on broadband, mobile, media and technology clients. Approximately 160 IBB Consulting professionals joined Accenture Strategy's Communications, Media & Technology practice to expand Accenture's strategy capabilities for CMT clients; financial terms were not disclosed.