2024/07/01
アクセンチュア、株式会社オープンストリームホールディングスの買収を完了
【東京発：2024年7月1日】 アクセンチュア株式会社（東京都港区、代表取締役社長：江川 昌史、以下、アクセンチュア）は、2024年5月17日に買収の合意を発表した、株式会社オープンストリームホールディングス（東京都新宿区、代表取締役社長：吉原 和彦、以下、オープンストリームホールディングス）の買収を完了したことを発表します。
オープンストリームホールディングスは、株式会社オープンストリーム（東京都新宿区、代表取締役社長：芝村 健太、以下、オープンストリーム）、およびニュートラル株式会社（愛知県名古屋市、代表取締役社長：小屋 晋吾、以下、ニュートラル）を傘下に持つ持ち株会社です。本買収の条件は非公開です。
アクセンチュアはオープンストリームホールディングスを傘下に迎えたことで、オープンストリームおよびニュートラルが擁する、クラウドや製造業のデジタル化に精通した技術者をはじめとする約1,000名のエキスパートがアクセンチュアに加わります。これによりアクセンチュアは、レガシー環境のクラウド移行の支援から、クラウド、データ、AIやIoTなどの先端デジタル技術の導入まで、お客様のデータ駆動型ビジネスの加速に向けたサービスのさらなる強化を図ります。また、調達、生産、製造プロセスから、物流、アフターサービスにいたるバリューチェーン全体の高度化、自動化に強みを持つオープンストリームおよびニュートラルの人材、ソリューションや強固な顧客基盤が加わることで、製造・物流領域におけるビジネスのさらなる拡大を図ります。
アクセンチュアについて
アクセンチュアは、世界有数のプロフェッショナルサービス企業です。アクセンチュアは、世界をリードする企業や、行政機関をはじめとするさまざまな組織の中核にデジタル技術を実装することで、組織運営を最適化し、収益を拡大させ、また市民サービスの向上にも貢献するなど、お客様に対して目に見える成果を圧倒的な規模とスピードで創出しています。アクセンチュアでは、優れた才能でイノベーションを主導する750,000人もの社員が120カ国以上のお客様に対してサービスを提供しています。また、テクノロジーが変革の成否を分ける時代において、世界中のエコシステム・パートナーとの緊密な連携を図りつつ、業界ごとの比類のなき知見、専門知識や、グローバル規模のデリバリー能力を最適に組み合わせながらお客様の変革を支えています。アクセンチュアは、ストラテジー＆コンサルティング、テクノロジー、オペレーションズ、インダストリーX、アクセンチュア ソングの領域をまたぐ、幅広いサービス、ソリューションやアセットを活用して成果につなげています。アクセンチュアでは、成功を分かち合う文化や、360度でお客様の価値創造を図ることで、長期にわたる信頼関係を構築しています。またアクセンチュアは、お客様、社員、株主、パートナー企業、社会へ提供している360度での価値創造を、自らの成功の指標としています。
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