Oliver Wyman Acquires the Business of the Independent Software Development Company LShift Limited
December 01 2016 - 1:59PM
Business Wire
Acquisition set to boost global management consultancy’s
technology and data business, Oliver Wyman Labs, to offer clients’
digital innovation and competitive edge
Global management consultancy, Oliver Wyman, has acquired the
business of LShift Limited, an independent software
development company, to boost Oliver Wyman Labs, its
technology and data offering. The newly combined Oliver Wyman
business of dedicated specialists further enhances its expertise
and its ability to use innovative approaches to technology and data
to drive business impact for clients.
Paul Beswick, Partner and Global co-Head of Oliver Wyman
Labs, says: “The mission of Oliver Wyman Labs is to help clients
achieve competitive advantage and sustained impact through the
power of the information they have, or could capture. With the
acquisition of LShift’s business we will be able to further
enhance this offering, helping clients on the path to becoming
knowledge-powered businesses.”
Andy Wilson, Chairman of LShift, says: "As one of the first
companies to use agile methods and empowered engineers to
successfully manage large, complex projects with small teams, we
are in a unique position to work with Oliver Wyman and take our
combined approach to technology to a larger market, helping clients
thrive through digital innovation.”
For examples of Oliver Wyman Labs’ work, please
click here.
About LShift
LShift was an IT consultancy based in London and Berlin. For the
last 15 years they have led the field in running technically
agnostic, highly empowered and agile teams across all
business verticals. For examples of LShift's prior work,
please click here.
About Oliver Wyman
With offices in 50+ cities across 26 countries, Oliver Wyman is
a global leader in management consulting that combines deep
industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy,
operations, risk management, and organization transformation.
Oliver Wyman is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan
Companies [NYSE:MMC]. Follow Oliver Wyman on
Twitter @OliverWyman.
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