Dublin-based professional services firm Accenture has announced its intent to acquire Orlade Group, a French provider of advisory and project management services for capital projects.
According to a company news release, the acquisition is expected to expand Accenture’s ability to help clients optimize investments in large-scale, long-term infrastructure initiatives such as nuclear power plants, power grids and rolling stock.
Orlade and its subsidiaries, Op² and pmO, will bring approximately 200 professionals, primarily based in Paris and Bordeaux, into Accenture’s infrastructure and capital projects practice under Industry X.
“This acquisition would strengthen our position in France and boost our ability to help clients reinvent how they plan and execute large-scale projects in the energy, utilities, rail, aerospace and defense sectors. It would enhance our capital project management expertise, from advisory to execution, and leverage advanced technologies like generative AI to drive large-scale, responsible transformation,” Accenture’s Koen Deryckere said in a statement,
