Accenture strikes deal with Seabury

Global professional services company Accenture will acquire the corporate advisory and aviation consulting business of Seabury Group.    Global professional services company Accenture said it will acquire the corporate advisory and aviation consulting business of Seabury Group, a New York-based professional services firm on the aviation industry.
   Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
   Seabury’s corporate advisory practice focuses on restructuring distressed aviation companies through strategic planning and cost reduction, while the company’s consulting practice focuses on fleet, network, commercial, maintenance, airports, cargo and human capital improvements.
   The business acquired from Seabury will become part of Accenture’s global aviation practice, and Accenture will gain about 120 employees.
   “The combination of Seabury’s corporate advisory and consulting businesses, together with Accenture’s global capabilities, will help the world’s leading airlines accelerate the pace of digital transformation,” Accenture said.