Accenture to Buy Product Management Specialist BENEXT

Accenture is to buy French-based product management consultancy BENEXT, which owns data science and big data specialist Vyve. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Founded in 2014, BENEXT helps clients design, organize, deploy and manage their digital products, while also enhancing user experience. Vyve focuses on data science, data engineering and management, including support for product launches via ' SpaceLab'. As part of the deal, the business's approximately 160 execs will join Accenture's digital transformation services business OCTO Technology.

Olivier Girard, Market Unit Lead for Accenture France & Benelux, says the deal will bring more specialized skills through technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence, data and DevOps. David Robert, founder and President of BENEXT, adds: 'The combination of our two organizations' expertise allied with our deep product management expertise would enable us to take the services offered to our clients to a whole new level. Together, we can help clients reimagine their products, reengineer their product life cycles and optimize their customers' experiences'.

Web sites: www.accenture.com , www.benextcompany.com and www.vyve.fr .