Accenture Boosts Anaplan Capabilities With Allitix Purchase

‘Demand for connected enterprise planning is on the rise,’ says David Leckstein, senior managing director and lead of Americas Technology at Accenture.

Accenture is growing its Anaplan capabilities with the acquisition of consulting company Allitix, adding new expertise in financial planning, financial analysis, sales performance management and supply chain.

The consulting giant, No. 1 on CRN’s 2024 Solution Provider 500, did not disclose the terms of the transaction in a statement Monday unveiling the deal. Accenture has more than 350 ecosystem partners and suppliers including SAP, Microsoft and Google.

“Demand for connected enterprise planning is on the rise, given its ability to unlock business value and spur total enterprise reinvention,” David Leckstein, senior managing director and lead of Americas Technology at Accenture, said in the statement. “Allitix’s highly skilled talent, deep domain expertise and agile approach to implementation complements our broader digital capabilities and further expands our ability to deliver integrated enterprise planning transformations for our clients that drive better, faster insights and bottom-line value.”

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Anaplan has a partner program for solution providers, consultancies, systems integrators and other business models, according to the Miami-based vendor. Private equity giant Thoma Bravo took Anaplan private in 2022 for $10.7 billion.

Accenture had been an Anaplan partner for more than eight years before the Allitix acquisition, according to the solution provider giant’s website. Accenture’s Anaplan practice now includes more than 1,500 programs delivered to date, more than 700 Anaplan-certified professionals, more than 19 industries served and more than seven centers of excellence globally. Industries served by Accenture’s Anaplan partnership include telecommunications and retail.

Allitix was founded in 2017 and is based in Irvine, Calif. The company has about 70 employees and more than 60 Anaplan functional and technical professionals. The Allitix employees will join Accenture Technology in North America.

“Joining Accenture is an exciting opportunity for us. Our shared vision for transforming the way organizations operate through connected planning makes this a perfect fit,” Mark Ishikawa, Allitix founder and managing partner, said in the statement.

“By combining Accenture’s technology and consulting capabilities and global reach with our deep expertise in Anaplan, we can offer unparalleled expertise, scale, and support to help our clients navigate complex planning environments and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market,” he said.

In August, Allitix and Cloudera unveiled a new partnership to add more secure, open data lakehouse prowess to Allitix’s portfolio.

The Allitix purchase comes on the heels of Accenture completing the acquisition of Germany-based SAP consulting firm Camelot Management Consultants, Tennessee-based supply chain consulting firm Joshua Tree Group and Germany-based health-care consultancy consus.health in October.

In September, Accenture revealed its fiscal year 2024 performance, with revenue of $64.9 billion, up 1.2 percent year over year. Accenture also reported GAAP net income for the year of $7.42 billion.