Accenture's $1.8-bn acquisition plan to act as lesson for IT firms in India

Firm has been driving growth in digital technology areas by acquiring small firms

Accenture Plc, the global technology and consultancy firm, has taken an aggressive acquisition plan entailing an investment of $1.8 billion. The company, which has seen nearly seven per cent revenue growth in dollar terms for the past two years, has been driving growth in digital technology areas through the acquisition of small firms.

Accenture invested more than a billion dollars during the previous financial year, beginning from September 2016, to August 2017. The company further said that it would invest $1.8 billion in the following financial year, that is between September 2017 and August 2018. This is higher than the