Accenture snaps up top SAP partner Edenhouse

SAP specialist's 220 staff will join new owner's SAP Business Group in the UK

Accenture has acquired SAP platinum partner Edenhouse Solutions for an undisclosed sum.

Warwickshire-based Edenhouse was founded in 2008 and generated £41.9m in revenues for its year ending 31 March 2020. It specilaises in the sale, implementation, support and hosting of SAP products and services to SMBs.

"Now that Edenhouse is part of Accenture, we're in an even stronger position in the UK to help our clients harness change and accelerate their transformational journeys," stated John Erik Ellingsen, Accenture's intelligent platform services lead for the UK and Ireland.

"The global pandemic has increased demand for SAP's cloud-based solutions and the additional skills we now have access to will enable us to rapidly meet the needs of our clients, helping them to progress more quickly on their path to value and become more sustainable businesses for the future."

Edenhouse's addition to Accenture's portfolio is expected to scale the latter's capabilities in the UK to address this increased demand for SAP solutions. Its team of 220 will join Accenture's SAP Business Group in the UK.

Paul Solomon, CEO at Edenhouse, stated: "Together, Accenture and Edenhouse are a great fit.

"Being part of Accenture will provide amazing opportunities for our staff and our clients. We have similar shared values, including putting business outcomes at the heart of everything we do to deliver 360 degree value for clients and leveraging our deep relationships with SAP.

"We're excited to be able to bring the combination of our people, technology and industry excellence to take digital transformation to the next level for our clients."

Mukul Dixit, Accenture's SAP Business Group lead for the UK and Ireland, added: "By teaming with Edenhouse we will broaden the depth of our SAP capabilities to serve our large and mid-sized clients on their next phase of growth and transformation, and cement our leadership position in the UK market.

"I'm excited by the possibilities that this acquisition opens up for our clients through our combined SAP expertise coupled with Accenture's deep industry knowledge, end-to-end transformational capabilities and global reach."