Australian mid-market organisations are demonstrating remarkable enthusiasm and optimism for adopting artificial intelligence (AI), seeking to benefit from the disruptive potential the technology can| www.consultancy.com.au
Global technology consulting powerhouse Accenture has picked up six-year-old Australian cybersecurity consulting roll-up CyberCX in a deal reported to be worth more than $1 billion. Headquartered in Melbourne and owned by private equity firm BGH Capital, CyberCX was formed in 2019 through the initial acquisition and amalgamation of twelve separate boutiques, since growing to a headcount of around 1,400 across the region.| Consultancy.com.au
The Australian branch of professional services firm KPMG has posted $2.1 billion in revenues for its 2025 financial year to July, the dip of around 4 percent partially offset by improved profitability.| Consultancy.com.au
Technology consulting and services firm Data#3 has opened the doors to its new office in Perth, which will be overseen by recently appointed Western Australia general manager Vince Troth. Based in the heart of the central business district at 140 St Georges Terrace, Data#3 described the upgrade from its former Mounts Bay Road address as a dynamic, state-of-the-art space designed to foster collaboration and connection.| Consultancy.com.au
Accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton has added two new partners over the past fortnight: Matthew Lane in its corporate tax division and risk & compliance expert Richard Storey. An anti-money laundering specialist, Storey joins the firm in Sydney after most recently serving as risk & compliance general manager at Tabcorp, before which he was a partner at KordaMentha and associate partner at Ernst & Young.| Consultancy.com.au
Digital consultancy xAmplify has acquired fellow Canberra-based advisory CTO Group, a move which follows an investment from Macquarie Capital and the scrapping of its recent merger. Established in 2010 and led by a number of ex-HPE employees, CTO Group primarily serves federal government clients across five key capabilities; technology, digital enterprise, service integration, cybersecurity, and governance & assurance.| Consultancy.com.au
Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal has recruited former McKinsey partner Dorian Gaertner to lead a newly-launched digital services practice for Australia and Southeast Asia. Gaertner crosses to Alvarez & Marsal as a managing director in Sydney after spending more than a decade and a half at McKinsey & Company, during which time he gained a Ph.| Consultancy.com.au
Perth-based SAP consultancy DyFlex Solutions has purchased east coast counterpart Bluetree in a deal following shortly on the heels of its own sale to private equity firm Five V Capital. Founded by a trio of former Deloitte consultants in 2016, Bluetree has since expanded from its Sydney and Melbourne base to include an outlet in Auckland, offering a range of services grouped around advisory & implementation, analytics, and performance management.| Consultancy.com.au
Grant Thornton has appointed Wi Liem Chua as its new national leader for management consulting alongside his current role overseeing retail & consumer products. Chua has been with Grant Thornton for the past eight years, joining the firm upon its acquisition of Melbourne-based management consultancy and retail sector specialist GNC Group in 2017, before which he spent time at Target and Coles.| Consultancy.com.au
Technology consultancy Atturra is set to acquire Melbourne-based IT solutions and managed services provider Blue Connections in a deal worth potentially a tick over $25 million. Currently based out of the eastern suburb of Scoresby, Blue Connections IT has been in business in Melbourne for close to twenty years, and provides a range of services including networking, security, cloud, and IT procurement.| Consultancy.com.au
Organisational design management consultancy Bendelta has welcomed employment advisory Workplace Research and its team of psychologists in Canberra. The addition of the award-winning advisory, which has been in business for just shy of thirty years and will now be known as ‘Workplace Research powered by Bendelta’, close to doubles the firm’s on-the-ground presence in Canberra.| Consultancy.com.au
Professional services firm KordaMentha has continued to diversify its offering through the launch of a new technology & data practice, bolstered by the acquisition of digital consultancy CharterX. The new practice will be led by KordaMenthachief information officer Ryan Wadsworth together with a senior team including existing technology partners Roheena Kahn and Sharee Bartlett, and forensic data analytics expert Ron Holtshausen.| Consultancy.com.au
Global consultancy Teneo has purchased PwC’s Australian restructuring arm, in the process launching its financial advisory business downunder with over 80 professionals already in place. In a major disruption to the Australian consulting sector, Teneo properly enters the local scene with more than a dozen former PwC partners and 70 staff, significantly adding to its current local headcount of around 15 strategy & communications professionals.| Consultancy.com.au
Rebecca Campbell-Burns has taken over as CEO of digital and business advisory Escient from Stephen Mabbs, who co-founded the firm in 2016 and will now transition to the role of Chair. Currently managing director of Escient’s ‘southern region’, Campbell-Burns joined the firm from Qlik in Melbourne shortly after its founding, having previously spent close to two decades at ASG acquisition SMS Management & Technology.| Consultancy.com.au
National accounting and consulting firm Pitcher Partners has made five partnership promotions across its tax, audit, wealth management, and business advisory lines in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Anthony Kazamias and Sean Troyahn step up as audit and private business partners in Brisbane, Lirize Loots (tax advisory) and Andrew Wilson (private wealth) have been promoted in Sydney, and Elisha Herbert becomes a tax advisory partner in Melbourne.| Consultancy.com.au
The Victorian branch of advisory firm Bentleys has rebranded from McLean Delmo Bentleys to Bentleys Victoria, bringing closer alignment with the national network and a focus on the future. After more than forty years in business and a previous tie-up with Hall Chadwick, Hawthorn-based McLean Delmo joined the independent Bentley’s network as its Melbourne member in 2013, later merging with the local branch of UHY Haines Norton.| Consultancy.com.au
Building on a relationship spanning over 20 years, Echelon Planning has integrated into the consulting practice Urbis. Founded in 2012, Echelon Planning is a niche urban planning consultancy based in Brunswick, Victoria.| Consultancy.com.au
Cutcher & Neale, a 250-person accounting and advisory firm, has acquired BBB Partners, a Melboune-based counterpart with around 50 staff. Announced yesterday, the deal marks Cutcher & Neale’s expansion into Melbourne, which will be the firm’s fourth location, alongside offices in Newcastle, Sydney and Brisbane.| Consultancy.com.au
Specialist HR technology consultancy HR Crowd has appointed Ben Bach as Practice Director for its New South Wales (NSW) business unit. Ben Bach joins HR Crowd with 17 years of experience in human capital management (HCM) systems and HR transformation experience, having led complex programs for blue-chip clients across the Australian and UK public sectors, as well as in the consumer, education, mining, utilities, and gaming industries.| Consultancy.com.au
Tasmanian boss Robin Allardice has been appointed as acting CEO of the Bentleys network in Australia and New Zealand following the departure of Tony Sacre to head up Allinial Global. Robin Allardice has been with the local firm and its predecessor Kaizen Business Services for the past two decades, the latter which merged with Anning & Associates in 2013 to form the Tasmanian practice of Bentleys, which he has overseen since 2022.| Consultancy.com.au
Global professional services firm FTI Consulting continues to add to its firepower in Australia, recruiting another trio of senior managing directors.| www.consultancy.com.au
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Fast-growing Australian digital consultancy vNEXT has been picked up by Microsoft specialist Rapid Circle, marking the Dutch consultancy’s fourth purchase down under in the space of three years.| www.consultancy.com.au
Australian telecom giant Telstra has advanced the end-to-end capabilities of its business technology consulting wing through the addition of Melbourne-based cloud specialist Versent.| www.consultancy.com.au
In its second down under deal of the year, Rapid Circle has acquired Microsoft partner Adopt & Embrace.| www.consultancy.com.au
Invartis Consulting has welcomed Nigel Jansz as Country Head of its freshly launched Australia & New Zealand business.| www.consultancy.com.au
