Global management consulting firm Accenture wants to buy Cirruseo, a leading provider of Google Cloud solutions in France, for its Applied Intelligence platform. Negotiations are ongoing and financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Accenture believes that the acquisition of Cirruseo will solidify Applied Intelligence’s leadership position in its sector.
Here is an excerpt from a press release published by the Associated Press:
The acquisition would strengthen Accenture’s expertise in Google Cloud in the French market and more broadly across Europe by enhancing its ability to help clients apply Google Cloud technologies in an industry-specific context, at speed and at scale. Cirruseo’s expertise would also fortify Accenture’s ability to help clients accelerate innovation by leveraging the cloud to analyze increasing volumes of data and create hyper-personalized client experiences, all with secured architectures.
“The addition of Cirruseo would be a significant step forward in our growth strategy in France, bringing a strong team of Google Cloud specialists to Accenture,” said Olivier Girard, Accenture’s Geographic Unit managing director for France and Benelux. “The combination of Cirruseo’s mastery of Google Cloud technologies with our expertise in digital marketing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity would enhance our ability to deliver a unique end-to-end service offering to help clients with their digital transformations.”
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Providing consulting and implementation services for Google Cloud Platform and G Suite solutions, Cirruseo has nearly 100 highly skilled Google Cloud professionals and is a Google Cloud Premier Partner, as well as a certified trainer for Google Cloud technologies. Since its creation in 2011, Cirruseo has helped more than 600 clients, including some of the largest French companies, define and execute their Google Cloud-based strategies.
“As the demand for Google Cloud services is booming, joining Accenture is an exciting opportunity for us to help even more organizations benefit from the potential of Google Cloud to drive innovation,” said Hervé Romain, co-founder and CEO of Cirruseo.
