IDC Marketscape names EY a leader in business consulting

The recognition is for global, Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions

LONDON, April 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- EY has been recognized as a leader for business consulting globally and in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions by IDC in its annual report series, IDC MarketScape for Business Consulting 2016 Vendor Assessment.¹ EY is one of the few organizations to be named a leader in all of the IDC MarketScape reports.

The IDC MarketScape reports cite EY as one of the leading business consulting organizations that help clients grow their digital capabilities, improve operations and processes, manage risk and drive innovation throughout their networks².

The IDC MarketScape evaluates companies based on a comprehensive framework and set of parameters that assess global business consulting service providers relative to one another. It also examines factors expected to be most conducive to success in a given market.

Norman Lonergan, EY Global Vice Chair ‒ Advisory, says:

"The solid assessment in the IDC MarketScape reports reflects EY's achievement in delivering innovative services to clients in diverse industries worldwide. As clients and markets are affected by disruptive trends resulting from an increasingly digital world, EY is focused on continuing to develop and provide new skills, tools and services to clients, whether it is through internal growth or strategic alliances and acquisitions."

Cushing Anderson, Program Vice President, Business Consulting Services, IDC, says: "The IDC MarketScape reports represent the opinions of clients purchasing business consulting services used to design and implement their companies' or organizations' structures and processes for strategic business objectives. Worldwide, EY is viewed by clients as being among the most capable at challenging corporate culture and driving and implementing change."

¹ IDC MarketScape Worldwide/Asia-Pacific/Americas/EMEA Business Consulting Services Vendor Assessment, Mar-16, IDC #US40634416, Jan16, IDC #AP40634316, Mar-16, IDC #US40634116, Mar-16, IDC EMEA40414216
² IDC MarketScape EMEA Business Consulting Services Vendor Assessment, Mar-16, IDC #EMEA40414216

Notes to editors

Examples of EY strategic alliances and acquisitions include:

Digital –
Acquisitions: Seren (August 2015); NorthPoint Digital (November 2015)
Alliances: LinkedIn (October 2015), EMC (March 2016); Adobe (April 2016)

Cybersecurity and risk –
Acquisitions: Mycroft (July 2015), Integrc (August 2015)
Alliance: Los Alamos National Laboratory (August 2015)

Analytics –
Acquisition: C3Business Solutions, now EYC3 (February 2015)

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