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Accenture buys UK data centre experts Soben

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US professional services company Accenture is to acquire Glasgowheadquartered construction consultancy Soben for an undisclosed sum.  

Soben will bring its expertise in data centre, pharmaceutical and energy sectors to bear within Accenture’s infrastructure and capital projects practice. 

Founded in 2011, Soben has a team of 250 people working all over the world including Western Europe, the US, Mexico, Brazil, India and Australia. 

Its services include: 

  • cost and commercial management 
  • consultancy and advisory 
  • carbon cost management 
  • project management  
  • project controls/scheduling 

Accenture started scaling its infrastructure and capital projects business in 2023 with the acquisition of advisory and management company Anser Advisory in the US, and consulting and programme management company Comtech in Canada.  

In 2024, it added BOSLAN, a management services provider focused on net-zero infrastructure in Spain, and IQT Group, a provider of engineering managed services for large infrastructure projects, in Italy. 

Soben works for leading global hyperscalers and co-location providers on major data centre construction 

“The market for capital projects and especially data centers is growing rapidly, driven by ever-higher demand for cloud computing and AI and exponential data growth,” said Steve Roberts, senior managing director, Accenture Industry X.  

“Hyperscalers and co-location companies are under tremendous pressure to deliver on this demand. They need a provider that brings data centre expertise plus proven capital projects experience, which is what the combination of Soben and Accenture will stand for.” 

Scott Smyth, CEO at Soben, added: “When we started Soben in 2011, our vision was to disrupt the construction consultancy marketplace, and we have now established Soben as one of the key players for capital projects in Europe and North America.” 

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