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Bridgepoint to acquire financial services consulting firm Alpha FMC for £626m

Private Equity Wire

Financial services-focused consulting firm Alpha FMC’s leadership team has approved a £626m takeover bid from private equity firm Bridgepoint. The offer of 505p per share represents a 51% premium on Alpha FMC’s closing price on 30 April, the day after the offer was made.

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Tobias Dengel on How Voice Tech Will Revolutionize Work, Life, and Financial Services

Steve Sanduski

Guest: Tobias Dengel , the president of WillowTree , a digital product consultancy that was acquired by TELUS International in 2023 for over $1.2 Practical applications of next-gen voice tech in financial services , from ordering checks to scheduling client meetings. How new technologies build trust with the user.

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The Evolving Playbook: Expert-Led Operational Enhancements in Private Equity

Private Equity Professional

Our team of consultants recently helped a global service provider to develop a framework for the management of internal improvement projects. FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial service organizations, such as insurance companies and credit unions, are fundamentally about customer service.

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This Cryptocurrency May Be Down 73%, but It Has Explosive Long-Term Potential

The Motley Fool

Top-tier consulting firms agree, with the likes of Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey & Co. This refers to the problem of inaccurate and incomplete data within the financial services industry, especially when it comes to corporate actions such as mergers, dividends, and stock splits. Image source: Getty Images.

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Looking Outside the "Magnificent Seven" Stocks Could Be a Good Idea for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Investors: Here's 1 Stock That I've Got My Eye On

The Motley Fool

While it's still nascent, major corporations such as accounting and consulting firm Deloitte have deployed the governance software in its risk management practice. Additional use cases for Watson's governance capabilities include financial services such as bill approval, as well as ethical hiring practices.

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Microsoft Just Expanded Its Partnership with a Critical Ally in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Revolution

The Motley Fool

Now, cloud computing and software giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and IT services and consulting specialist Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: CTSH) are joining forces to help bring AI to the masses. Image source: Getty Images. Its fourth-quarter revenue declined 1.7% year over year, though its earnings per share jumped 16%.

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1 in 5 Americans of Retirement Age Still Works. Should You Be Working, Too?

The Motley Fool

After a long career in financial services, he was burned out and ready to stop working for good. Now, about 12 months later, he's consulting in his former field and playing in a band. He took on a couple of consulting projects that he was mostly able to tackle from home. By the spring, he'd had enough.