Top buyers in the consulting industry

Consulting firms are continuously on the lookout to use inorganic activity as a means to expand their service offerings, client networks, consultant teams, and to enter new markets or launch new solutions. Meet the consulting firms that can calls themselves the top buyers in the consulting industry.

Alongside organic growth, consulting firms turn to a range of dealmaking options – acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, company affiliations or equity partnerships – to fuel growth. Consultancy.org keeps track of all major deals closed by consulting firms or involving consulting divisions across 100+ countries, spanning deals closed by consultancy firms, non-industry players as well as private equity groups.

Based on our database of over 2,000 deals in the past years, here are the top consulting firm buyers.

1.
Accenture
We are one of the world’s leading organizations providing management consulting, technology and outsourcing services, with more than 293,000 employees; offices and operations in more than 200 cities ...
2.
Deloitte
“Deloitte” is the brand under which tens of thousands of dedicated professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk managemen...
3.
EY
At EY, we are committed to building a better working world — with increased trust and confidence in business, sustainable growth, development of talent in all its forms, and greater collaboration. We...
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KPMG
KPMG international operates as a network of member firms offering audit, tax and advisory services. We work closely with our clients, helping them to mitigate risks and grasp opportunities. Member fi...
5.
PwC
At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We help organisations and individuals create the value they're looking for. We're a network of firms in 157 countries wi...
6.
Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton in the Netherlands is a member of Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL), one of the world’s largest networks (#6) of independent accounting and consulting firms with 62,000 professio...
7.
Baker Tilly
The Baker Tilly network is a global provider of assurance, tax and consultancy services, ranked among the world’s top 10 networks by revenue, and leaders in client experience. Our more than 41,000 pe...
8.
Sia
A pioneer of Consulting 4.0, Sia Partners comprises 2,400+ consultants with diverse expertise and operates from 38 offices worldwide; spanning across Asia, North Africa, and North America, in additio...
9.
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm. We are the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions. We strive for world-shaping client impact We wo...
10.
Argon & Co
Argon & Co is a global management consultancy that specialises in operations strategy and transformation. With expertise spanning the supply chain, procurement, finance and shared services, we work t...
11.
Bain & Company
Bain & Company is one of the world's leading management consulting firms. We work with top executives to help them make better decisions, convert those decisions to actions, and deliver the sustainab...
12.
CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 90,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end po...
13.
Aon
Aon exists to shape decisions for the better – to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Our colleagues provide our clients in over 120 countries and sovereignties with advice and s...
14.
FTI Consulting
Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting has grown to become a market-leading global consulting firm that brings together distinct capabilities and experts to serve as the trusted advisor to clients wh...
15.
PA Consulting
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine...
16.
BearingPoint
BearingPoint is an independent management and technology consultancy with European roots and a global reach. The company operates in three business units: Consulting, Products, and Capital. Consultin...
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OC&C Strategy Consultants
OC&C Strategy Consultants is a global strategy boutique. We have more than 30 years of experience at unpicking the most complex business challenges with simple, uncommon sense. We are strategy specia...
18.
Boston Consulting Group
The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy. We partner with clients from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors i...
19.
ERM
The profile of ERM is not active on Consultancy.org....
20.
Roland Berger
Roland Berger is the only management consultancy of European heritage with a strong international footprint. As an independent firm, solely owned by our Partners, we operate 51 offices in all major m...
21.
Capgemini Invent
Capgemini Invent is Capgemini Group’s innovation, design, and transformation powerhouse, accelerating ideas into prototypes and scalable real-world solutions that help our clients get the future they...
22.
Elixirr
The Challenger Consultancy Elixirr is a global award-winning challenger consultancy. With roots in strategy consulting, their capabilities are constantly evolving as they grow, ranging from business ...
23.
dss+
With over 900 professionals in 40 countries, we are a world-class operations management consulting firm with a purpose of saving lives and creating a sustainable future. From our solid legacy as DuPo...
24.
IBM Consulting
New world, new way Today’s relentless pace of change is a permanent reality – driving the world to reconsider the way work gets done. To stay ahead means embracing new perspectives, open ecosystems a...
25.
Projective Group
An international end-to-end partner for those who want to excel in an ever-changing environment Just over a decade ago, Projective Group’s founders identified a gap in the financial services consulti...
26.
West Monroe
The company profile of West Monroe on Consultancy.org is not active....
27.
Delta Capita
Delta Capita is a leading global financial services provider of managed services, technology solutions and consulting. Delta Capita has a unique combination of experience in Financial Services and te...
28.
EFESO Management Consultants
EFESO Management Consultants is a global consulting group specialized in operations strategy and performance improvement. We work side-by-side with our clients to accelerate their transformation towa...
29.
Nextcontinent
Our “citizens” are independent key players in their respective markets, sharing a unique entrepreneurial vision. Trust is the key word they share with their clients through this worldwide citizenship...
30.
Publicis Sapient
Publicis Sapient is a digital business transformation company. We partner with global organizations to help them create and sustain competitive advantage in a world that is increasingly digital. We o...
31.
Kearney
Since 1926, Kearney has been a leading management consulting firm and trusted partner to three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500 and governments around the world. With a presence across more than 40...
32.
Alvarez & Marsal
Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for leadership, action and results. Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global pro...
33.
Capco
Capco does not have an active company profile on Consultancy.org....
34.
Eraneos
Eraneos is a global Management & Technology Consultancy group that shapes the digital future of organizations. With our services and our industry leading experts, we help customers remain one step ah...
35.
IG&H
IG&H Consulting & Interim is growing and is the leading independent consultancy in the Netherlands. IG&H was founded in 1988 by Jan van Hasenbroek and Kees van der Geer from their student room in Rot...
36.
North Highland
The company profile of North Highland on Consultancy.org is not active....
37.
Valcon
Valcon is the premium operations consulting firm in Europe, and that means that we are the champions of connecting strategy and operations and making it work. We call this The HOW. Valcon’s HOW is ou...
38.
Analysys Mason
Analysys Mason is a global management consulting firm, with a vision to be the leading authority and catalyst for digital change, connectivity and inclusion. We provide bespoke strategy, transaction,...
39.
Civitta
The profile of Civitta on Consultancy.org is not active....
40.
Cordence Worldwide
The company profile of Cordence Worldwide on Consultancy.org is not active....
41.
Devoteam
Devoteam is a leading consulting firm focused on digital strategy, tech platforms, and cybersecurity. By combining creativity, tech, and data insights. We empower our customers to transform their bus...
42.
Korn Ferry
We are a global consulting firm in over 50 countries with more that 8.600 people. We help organizations get their strategy, structure, and talent aligned. What does that mean? We help companies desig...
43.
YCP
YCP Solidiance is a corporate strategy consulting and investment firm with focus on Asia, and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. We advise CEOs on make-or-break deals, define new business models,...
44.
Arthur D. Little
At Arthur D. Little (ADL) we dare to be different. As the world’s first management consulting company, blazing trails is in our DNA. Since our establishment in 1886 by MIT chemist, Arthur Dehon Littl...
45.
H&Z Management Consulting
We deliver more than successful strategy; we partner with our clients to make it happen. We work with the world’s leading companies, creating change, improving performance, and driving sustainable gr...
46.
Protiviti
Protiviti is a global consulting firm that delivers deep expertise, objective insights, a tailored approach, and unparalleled collaboration to help leaders confidently face the future. Protiviti and ...
47.
Rimkus
Consultants. Experts. Innovators.TM Rimkus is a worldwide provider of engineering, technical, and construction consulting to corporations, insurance companies, law firms, and government agencies. Rim...
48.
NMS Consulting
NMS Consulting is a global management consulting firm providing strategic counsel to private and public organizations and the individuals who lead them. The combination of our diverse skills, global ...
49.
Nous Group
Nous Group is an international management consultancy with a broad consulting capability that takes clients from strategy and design through to transformational change. Our network of 750 people work...
50.
Yonder Consulting
Yonder is a consultancy that helps clients to unlock opportunity and deliver business impact. Traditionally, this takes the experience of separate research, consulting and innovation businesses; but ...
51.
Zanders
We are an independent firm with a track record of innovation and success across the total spectrum of treasury, risk and finance. Our Business Values are the ingrained principles of the company and o...
52.
BTS
BTS is a global professional services firm headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with over 1,200 professionals in 36 offices located on six continents. For more than 30 years, BTS has helped the world’...
53.
Caliba
Caliba was founded in 2011 as a procurement consultancy firm with our office located in Brisbane, Australia. We initially provided services across all industry sectors in Australia. We have refined o...
54.
Comatch
The company profile of Comatch on Consultancy.org is not active....
55.
INNOPAY
We are a consultancy firm specialised in digital transactions. We help companies anywhere in the world to harness the full potential of the digital transactions era. We do this by delivering strategy...
56.
Kepler
The company profile of Kepler on Consultancy.org is not active....
57.
Maine Pointe
Maine Pointe is a global supply chain and operations consulting firm trusted by many chief executives and private equity firms to drive compelling economic returns for their companies. This is achiev...
58.
McGrathNicol
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Point B
Point B is a consulting company dedicated to helping organizations with critical initiatives in the areas of customer engagement, growth investments, workforce experience and operations excellence. O...
60.
Rapid Circle
The company profile of Rapid Circle on Consultancy Australia is not active....
61.
Technology Holdings
In January 2025, Technology Holdings rebranded as TH Global Capital....
62.
TH Global Capital
TH Global Capital (formerly known as Technology Holdings) is an award-winning global investment banking firm specializing in sector-focused investment banking, asset management, and growthadvisory se...
63.
Thoughtworks
The profile of Thoughtworks on Consultancy Middle East is not active....
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Accuracy
Accuracy is a wholly independent international consulting firm providing advice to company management and shareholders for their strategic or critical decisions, notably in transactions, disputes and...
65.
AFRY Management Consulting
The company profile of AFRY Management Consulting is not active....
66.
AIM
AIM, a Blue Matter company, is a leading Supply Chain consulting provider, helping pharmaceutical, biotech and life science companies design, build and sustain efficient supply chain operations. Our ...
67.
ArcBlue
ArcBlue is a leading procurement and supply chain consulting firm. We help our clients to leverage the power of procurement and supply to drive positive change in their organisations. Established in ...
68.
ARCH
The company profile of ARCH on Consultancy.org is not active....
69.
Ayming
The company profile of Ayming on Consultancy.org is not active....
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BJSS
Your strategic technology partner BJSS is the leading technology and engineering consultancy for business. Trusted by our clients, we collaborate to deliver complex, innovative technology, engineerin...
71.
Bonfiglioli Consulting
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72.
Brennan
The company profile of Brennan on Consultancy Australia is not active....
73.
Cedar Management Consulting
Cedar Management Consulting does not have an active company profile on Consultancy.org....
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Coeus Consulting
The company profile of Coeus Consulting on Consultancy.org is not active....
75.
Consulum
Consulum is a government advisory firm dedicated to helping governments develop, lead and deliver positive programmes that successfully promote their global interests. With decades at the highest lev...
76.
CubeMatch
The company profile of CubeMatch is not active....
77.
Davies
We are a specialist professional services and technology firm, working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated and global businesses. We help our clients to manage risk, operate their...
78.
Drees & Sommer
The profile of Drees & Sommer on Consultancy.org is not active....
79.
Elm
We offer a wide range of ready-made and customized digital solutions in many areas. By availing of our diverse and flexible business models, we ensure providing products that are seemingly tailored t...
80.
Emerton
The company profile of Emerton on Consultancy.org is not active....
81.
Enfuse Group
Enfuse Group is an award-winning digital transformation consultancy. In this fast changing, digitally empowered world, we use our deep understanding of people and technology to help our clients to ge...
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EPSA
EPSA does not have an active profile on Consultancy Europe....
83.
Eurogroup Consulting France
Eurogroup Consulting is a Strategy, Organisation and Management consulting firm. It was created in 1982 and is of European essence. The firm is known and recognised for its interventions across all s...
84.
Exent
Business Transformation Specialists. Exent solves complex problems at the intersection of technology, process, people and data. We deliver strong outcomes, on the back of even stronger relationships....
85.
Fairgrove Partners
The company profile of Fairgrove Partners on Consultancy.org is not active....
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GEP
GEP® delivers transformative supply chain solutions that help global enterprises become more agile and resilient, operate more efficiently and effectively, gain competitive advantage, boost profitabi...
87.
Groenewout
Groenewout is a leading logistics consultancy firm that focuses on the development and implementation of logistical and supply chain operations. Groenewout's specialists advise on: (re) design, expan...
88.
Horváth
Horváth & Partners are independent, international management consultants with over 900 highly qualified employees. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, we have offices at location...
89.
Inverto
INVERTO - We deliver results As an international management consultancy, INVERTO is one of the leading specialists for strategic procurement and supply chain management in Europe. The consultancy ide...
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L.E.K. Consulting
We’re L.E.K. Consulting, a global strategy consultancy working with business leaders to seize competitive advantage and amplify growth. Our insights are catalysts that reshape the trajectory of our c...
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Livingstone
The profile of Livingstone on Consultancy.org is not active....
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