Accenture Completes Acquisition of Oracle Cloud Specialist Certus Solutions
May 08 2018 - 3:59AM
Business Wire
Accenture strengthens Oracle practice to help
clients become intelligent enterprises
Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has completed its acquisition of Certus
Solutions, one of the UK’s top Oracle Cloud implementation service
providers. Certus Solutions becomes part of Accenture’s Oracle
practice, further strengthening its capabilities in delivering
digital transformation on Oracle Cloud.
The acquisition, first announced April 30, has completed all
required closing conditions. The financial terms have not been
disclosed.
Certus Solutions has extensive experience in the government and
health and public services industries, in addition to clients in
the financial services, logistics and telecommunications sectors.
Together, Accenture and Certus Solutions will combine deep cloud
experience, transformational expertise and industry knowledge to
better serve clients on their journey to Oracle Cloud.
“Our aim is to help clients become intelligent enterprises, and
bringing specialist talent like Certus Solutions into our business
is an important step to achieve that,” said Bhaskar Ghosh, group
chief executive, Accenture Technology Services. “We have now
further expanded our Oracle Cloud services and capabilities, so we
can speed up digital transformation for our clients, and help
achieve better business outcomes.”
Mark Sweeny, founder and CEO of Certus Solutions said: “We’re
very pleased that Certus Solutions is now part of Accenture and
excited about the possibilities of our joint proposition. There is
a tremendous opportunity to do some great work and we’re looking
forward to taking that on together.”
Zahra Bahrololoumi, head of Accenture Technology for UK &
Ireland, added: “Our Oracle practice in the UK gets a lot stronger
with the addition of Certus and its highly respected Oracle Cloud
expertise. We’re now looking forward to refining a joint
proposition and helping our clients achieve their goals.”
Accenture was recently awarded the 2018 Partner of the Year for
Oracle ERP Cloud in the UK & Ireland by Oracle. Accenture has
been one of Oracle’s leading systems integration partners globally
for 12 years in a row, with more than 54,000 Oracle-skilled
consultants around the world who help accelerate digital
transformation by implementing Oracle-based business solutions and
new business processes that develop and evolve as their digital
business grows. Accenture has teamed with Oracle for more than two
decades and is a Global Cloud Elite and Platinum level member of
the Oracle Partner Network. Accenture is also certified as an
Oracle Cloud Excellence Implementer. For more information on the
Accenture and Oracle relationship, please visit
www.accenture.com/oracle.
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delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business
and technology to help clients improve their performance and create
sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately
442,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries,
Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and
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