Publicis Sapient has announced the completion of the strategic acquisition of Australia-based Management consultancy firm, Third Horizon.
The acquisition, which closed on February 28th, expands the end-to-end digital transformation capability available to Publicis Sapient clients globally, particularly deepening the strategy and consulting expertise available across industries.
With a shared focus on the integration of strategy with experience, engineering and product to drive customer outcomes, Third Horizon reinforces and accelerates Publicis Sapient’s connected digital business transformation proposition in the market and the acquisition gives Third Horizon clients access to Publicis Sapient’s scale, with a team of 20,000 professionals across 53 offices.
Nigel Vaz (pictured, right), global CEO of Publicis Sapient said: “I’m excited to welcome Third Horizon to Publicis Sapient. With the addition of their team, and market-leading capabilities in Management Consulting, we reinforce our commitment to accelerating our clients’ transformations, and will offer one of the most comprehensive end-to-end transformational solutions for our clients globally.”
Neville Bagot, Third Horizon’s MD added: “Third Horizon was established on the relentless focus of helping our clients deliver results. With the increasing interconnection of customer, digital and operating models, Publicis Sapient emerged as the obvious partner to enhance the breadth of our capabilities, and deliver value to our clients. We couldn’t be more excited.”
Publicis Sapient Australia MD Sarah Adam-Gedge (pictured, left) said: “Publicis Sapient’s acquisition of a management consulting firm like Third Horizon aligns with our global strategy, and will further accelerate the growth we are experiencing in Australia and internationally.
“The depth of industry experience from Third Horizon, combined with Publicis Sapient’s deep experience in digital business transformation through the eyes of the customer is an extremely exciting proposition for clients. I am looking forward to working closely with Third Horizon’s principals Neville Bagot, Robert Kelly and Steven Metzmacher who have built an incredibly successful consulting business.”
