Accenture to acquire Soben, terms not disclosed

Accenture (ACN) has agreed to acquire Soben, a global provider of construction consultancy services, headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland. The company said, “Soben’ expertise in data center development and the pharmaceutical and energy industries will boost Accenture’s capital projects capabilities in advisory as well as project, cost and commercial management for clients. Soben works for leading global hyperscalers and co-location providers on major data center construction. Its services include project management consultancy, scheduling, project controls, cost and commercial management, consultancy and advisory, and carbon cost management. With a team of 250, the company serves clients in Western Europe, the US, Mexico, Brazil, India and Australia. They will join Accenture’s infrastructure and capital projects practice within Industry X.” Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Completion of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions.