Leeds transformation consultancy acquired as international group expands UK presence

An international professional services company has announced that it has acquired a Yorkshire digital consultancy as it expands its UK presence.

Accenture, which is based in America and Ireland, has acquired cloud and digital transformation consultancy Infinity Works, headquartered in Leeds.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but it is expected to strengthen and expand the cloud delivery and engineering capabilities of Accenture Cloud First in the UK.

Karthik Narain, global lead of Accenture Cloud First, commented: “Acquiring Infinity Works is a significant step in advancing our Accenture Cloud First strategy and capabilities in the UK, and in achieving our purpose to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity.

“The Infinity Works team brings deep cloud and engineering specialization and increases our ability to leverage cloud-native architectures, applications and methods to help clients innovate and operate with speed and flexibility at scale.”

Paul Henshaw, co-founder at Infinity Works, said: “Ever since Infinity Works was founded, we have used cloud-first approaches to help our customers migrate to the cloud and enable them to digitally transform at scale and speed.

“We are proud of our proven experience of delivering across multiple sectors using a combination of our unique working culture, values, and technical expertise.

“Accenture’s resources and capabilities will enable us to better support our customers’ digital projects while providing them with the same exceptional levels of service they’ve come to expect.”