LONDON (CU)_London-based Deloitte was established in 1845. The corporation employs over 456,000 workers globally. Deloitte’s primary areas of competence include audit, consulting, advising, and tax services. However, the corporation also has a significant presence in the global IT service provider (ITSP) industry. 4impact was established in 2005 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. According to the company’s LinkedIn profile, it employs 102 staff at the organization.
4impact specializes in the following areas: project delivery, PMO establishment, change management, IT leadership and implementation, business analysis, business process design, application/web development, business intelligence, test automation, SOA, enterprise architecture, AWS, banking projects, data solutions, FSI, integrations, RPA, automation, digital lending, composable banking, core banking, Azure, system integrations, Kakfa, Confluent.io, core banking, and master data management.
According to the firm, the purchase would boost Deloitte’s digital transformation offering for the insurance industry, making Deloitte one of the top certified Guidewire consultants in Australia. Guidewire is a technological platform utilized by the majority of insurance companies in Australia. According to the business, the purchase will add around 50 workers to Deloitte’s Guidewire team. According to Deloitte, John Ryan, former CEO of 4impact will join Deloitte Consulting as a partner.
Arthur Calipo, Deloitte National financial services and insurance leader, said: “Guidewire solutions are widely used across the sector in Australia and Asia. 4impact is the largest Guidewire certified specialist team in the region and their deep experience will be a strong addition to our market offerings that connect strategy with leading edge technology solutions.”
According to Berin Wallace, Deloitte Consulting partner and national leader, industry solution, “The arrival of this highly specialized team will add to our already strong presence in the Australian market, and our broader global footprint, and we’re excited to be welcoming John Ryan and the team, including the highly credentialed delivery center group in Manila, into Deloitte.”
According to the incoming Deloitte Consulting partner John Ryan, “Joining Deloitte represents a natural evolution for us, and the firm’s recognition and investment in our people and their capability is a testament to what they have achieved in the market. This is a logical next step, combining this group’s experience with Deloitte’s global Guidewire experience and resources to create the leading service in our region.”
According to Roland Slee, managing director at Guidewire, Asia Pacific, “The combination of the 4impact team’s experience with Guidewire Cloud development and Deloitte’s Guidewire Cloud implementation skills and assets will only accelerate Guidewire’s mission of powering insurance innovation.” Regarding M&A, Deloitte has been busy purchasing MSPs and MSSPs globally. While Deloitte is best known for its audit, consulting, advising, and tax services, the business also has a significant presence in the global IT service provider (ITSP) industry.
