Stagwell to Acquire QStrauss Consulting

Accenture to Acquire Staufen

February 20, 2025

Professional Services

Accenture has agreed to acquire Staufen, a Germany-based management consulting firm and its subsidiaries. The deal is intended to expand Accenture’s capabilities in operational competitiveness for manufacturing and supply chains, combining Staufen’s operational excellence with Accenture’s digital technologies such as AI, generative AI, and digital twins.

Stagwell to Acquire Create. Group

December 30, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Stagwell has entered into an agreement to acquire Create. Group, a leading Middle East independent strategic digital communications group. Create. Group will be integrated into Stagwell’s Code and Theory Network to expand digital strategy, product, content, and innovation capabilities across the region and globally.

Embrace Software Acquires QSTRAT

November 25, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Embrace Software (via its Embrace Industrial group) acquired QSTRAT, a provider of sourcing and quoting software for manufacturers and distributors. The deal expands Embrace Industrial into the configure, price, and quote (CPQ) vertical and aims to integrate QSTRAT’s RFx and cost analysis capabilities into Embrace’s industrial solution stack.

Stagwell Acquires Consulum to Expand MENA Government Advisory Capabilities

August 6, 2024

Consulting

Stagwell has entered into an agreement to acquire Consulum, a pan‑MENA government advisory consultancy with ~160 professionals and offices across Riyadh, Manama, Dubai, London, Cape Town and Kuala Lumpur. The acquisition strengthens Stagwell's strategic communications, public policy and government advisory capabilities as part of its MENA expansion.

Arcfield Acquires Strategic Technology Consulting (STC)

August 8, 2023

Engineering Services

Arcfield has completed the acquisition of Strategic Technology Consulting (STC), a provider of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and digital engineering services. STC will operate as a subsidiary of Arcfield and expand Arcfield's digital engineering, MBSE and digital twin capabilities to support government and commercial customers; Arcfield is PE-backed and headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia.

Operative Acquires Ad Tech Firm STAQ

March 16, 2021

Data & Analytics

Operative has completed the acquisition of STAQ, a data collection, normalization and visualization technology company that automates aggregation of revenue and inventory data from hundreds of sources. The deal expands Operative's data and programmatic business-management capabilities—integrating STAQ's data processing and visualization into Operative's AOS platform to provide unified, automated insights for media companies and marketers.