Acquiring Company
Accenture
Acquired Company
Telstra Group Limited
Description
Accenture and Telstra have announced a proposed joint venture (JV) aimed at rapidly accelerating Telstra's data and AI roadmap. This joint venture would combine specialists from Telstra and Accenture's Data & AI teams to build a world-class data and AI ecosystem, modernize platforms, and reinvent business processes. The seven-year JV is set to drive innovation and value for Telstra's customers, people, and shareholders, and leverage Accenture's global expertise to scale AI responsibly and at pace.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed