August 27, 2025

Accenture to Acquire SI&C to Strengthen Enterprise-Wide, Data-Driven Transformation Capabilities in Japan

TOKYO; Aug. 27, 2025 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire SI&C Co., Ltd., a Tokyo-based provider of advanced digital technology and consulting services focused on cloud, data and AI. By welcoming SI&C’s deep technical expertise, industry knowledge, and highly skilled talent, Accenture will further enhance its ability to help Japanese clients achieve enterprise-wide, data-driven transformation. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.

Founded in 1980, SI&C has 45 years of experience delivering high-quality IT services powered by advanced technologies to clients across a wide range of industries—including financial services, public sector, manufacturing, and retail. By combining these capabilities with Accenture’s services, Accenture aims to deliver even greater value to clients. SI&C employees will also gain expanded opportunities to grow and contribute as professionals driving transformation and solving societal challenges, including by accessing Accenture's learning and development programs.

SI&C employs approximately 900 professionals and offers sophisticated solutions that integrate custom development, cloud, data and AI. SI&C also provides consulting services that support business process optimization and organizational transformation. In addition, SI&C owns ADVANCED SOLUTION LEADING CORPORATION and Cibis. Inc., which specialize in application development and ERP implementation support. Together, these subsidiaries employ around 600 professionals. The entire SI&C group, comprising approximately 1,500 professionals, will join Accenture in Japan.

Atsushi Egawa, CEO, Accenture, Japan, and co-CEO, Asia-Pacific, said: “Accenture continues to strengthen its services to help clients build digital cores that are essential to driving enterprise-wide transformation. SI&C’s proven track record in delivering high quality IT services, exceptional talent capabilities, and deep industry knowledge and experience—along with the trust earned from clients through these strengths—align perfectly with the areas Accenture is focused on enhancing. SI&C’s mission to use digital technology to improve the future and transform society, resonates strongly with Accenture’s purpose to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. We believe the integration of these two companies which share the same values will accelerate transformation for Japanese enterprises.”

Toshinori Iwasawa, CEO, SI&C Co., Ltd. said: “SI&C is embarking on a new chapter as part of Accenture. Since our founding, we have continuously evolved while staying true to our commitment to technical excellence and quality. Aligned with our vision of becoming a ‘Beyond SI’ solutions integrator that exceeds client expectations, this transaction will combine our strengths with Accenture’s broad service offerings, global insights, and execution capabilities to deliver new value to our clients, while providing expanded opportunities for our people. We will continue to serve our clients, employees, and society with integrity and a spirit of bold change.

Completion of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions.

About SI&C
SI&C is a solutions integrator that provides comprehensive IT services, including the design, development, and maintenance of business applications and platforms across various industries. The company supports employees in obtaining international project management certifications such as PMP and has achieved Level 5—the highest rating—in the CMMI maturity model, a rare accomplishment in Japan. SI&C has also established its own development standard, SICP, based on CMMI, enabling the delivery of high-quality services to clients. Leveraging its extensive business knowledge, strong development and project management capabilities, and cutting-edge technologies such as DX and AI, SI&C supports enterprise innovation. For more information, please visit https://www.siac.co.jp/.

About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at accenture.com

Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “likely,” “anticipates,” “aspires,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “positioned,” “outlook,” “goal,” “target” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance nor promises that goals or targets will be met, and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. These risks include, without limitation, risks that: Accenture and SI&C will not be able to close the transaction in the time period anticipated, or at all, which is dependent on the parties’ ability to satisfy certain closing conditions; the transaction might not achieve the anticipated benefits for Accenture; Accenture’s results of operations have been, and may in the future be, adversely affected by volatile, negative or uncertain economic and geopolitical conditions and the effects of these conditions on the company’s clients’ businesses and levels of business activity; Accenture’s business depends on generating and maintaining client demand for the company’s services and solutions including through the adaptation and expansion of its services and solutions in response to ongoing changes in technology and offerings, and a significant reduction in such demand or an inability to respond to the evolving technological environment could materially affect the company’s results of operations; risks and uncertainties related to the development and use of AI could harm the company’s business, damage its reputation or give rise to legal or regulatory action; if Accenture is unable to match people and their skills with client demand around the world and attract and retain professionals with strong leadership skills, the company’s business, the utilization rate of the company’s professionals and the company’s results of operations may be materially adversely affected; Accenture faces legal, reputational and financial risks from any failure to protect client and/or company data from security incidents or cyberattacks; the markets in which Accenture operates are highly competitive, and Accenture might not be able to compete effectively; Accenture’s ability to attract and retain business and employees may depend on its reputation in the marketplace; if Accenture does not successfully manage and develop its relationships with key ecosystem partners or fails to anticipate and establish new alliances in new technologies, the company’s results of operations could be adversely affected; Accenture’s profitability could materially suffer due to pricing pressure, if the company is unable to remain competitive, if its cost-management strategies are unsuccessful or if it experiences delivery inefficiencies or fail to satisfy certain agreed-upon targets or specific service levels; changes in Accenture’s level of taxes, as well as audits, investigations and tax proceedings, or changes in tax laws or in their interpretation or enforcement, could have a material adverse effect on the company’s effective tax rate, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition; Accenture’s results of operations could be materially adversely affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; Accenture’s debt obligations could adversely affect its business and financial condition; changes to accounting standards or in the estimates and assumptions Accenture makes in connection with the preparation of its consolidated financial statements could adversely affect its financial results; as a result of Accenture’s geographically diverse operations and strategy to continue to grow in key markets around the world, the company is more susceptible to certain risks; if Accenture is unable to manage the organizational challenges associated with its size, the company might be unable to achieve its business objectives; Accenture might not be successful at acquiring, investing in or integrating businesses, entering into joint ventures or divesting businesses; Accenture’s business could be materially adversely affected if the company incurs legal liability; Accenture’s work with government clients exposes the company to additional risks inherent in the government contracting environment; Accenture’s global operations expose the company to numerous and sometimes conflicting legal and regulatory requirements; if Accenture is unable to protect or enforce its intellectual property rights or if Accenture’s services or solutions infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others or the company loses its ability to utilize the intellectual property of others, its business could be adversely affected; Accenture may be subject to criticism and negative publicity related to its incorporation in Ireland; as well as the risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed under the “Risk Factors” heading in Accenture plc’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, and other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this news release speak only as of the date they were made, and Accenture undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made in this news release or to conform such statements to actual results or changes in Accenture’s expectations.

# # #