Accenture acquires BOSLAN, boosts net-zero infrastructure capabilities
BILBAO, SPAIN — Global professional services company Accenture has announced the acquisition of BOSLAN, a Bilbao-based provider of management services for large infrastructure projects.
By applying artificial intelligence and other digital technologies to asset lifecycle management, the combined team will help clients optimize their project investments and achieve carbon neutrality more efficiently.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Expanding expertise in renewable energy projects
With this acquisition, Accenture integrates over 1,000 engineering and project management professionals from BOSLAN, predominantly based in Spain and Brazil.
BOSLAN also operates in Portugal, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Mexico.
The new team will join Accenture’s infrastructure and capital projects practice within its digital engineering and manufacturing service, Industry X.
“BOSLAN has been helping organizations continuously adopt new technologies for large-scale infrastructure projects and energy projects, such as offshore wind farms and hydrogen infrastructure, some of which have become milestones in the energy sector,” said Isaac Gómez, CEO of BOSLAN.
“By joining Accenture, we are expanding our services for clients with advanced technology solutions, advisory and transformation capabilities, and global reach.”
BOSLAN specializes in engineering and overseeing the construction of infrastructure for the net-zero transition, including wind farms, solar power plants, smart grids, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and hydrogen plants.
The company also supports the construction of data centers and critical infrastructure. Its services encompass feasibility studies, project planning, cost and quality control, contract management, and field work supervision.
Strengthening global presence in infrastructure services
The acquisition is Accenture’s first capital projects acquisition in Europe, where spending on the clean-energy transition reached $341 billion in 2023.
It follows Accenture’s acquisitions of Anser Advisory in the United States and Comtech Group in Canada, targeting an addressable annual market of $88 billion in North America.
“European companies in the energy and utilities sector are leading the charge in transitioning to renewable energy and ensuring low-carbon emission power is competitive,” said Götz Erhardt, who leads Industry X in Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Accenture.
“BOSLAN will also grow our footprint as a global provider of infrastructure and capital projects services, including digital and AI solutions for asset lifecycle management, which are essential to the reinvention of infrastructure projects.”
Accenture has approximately 750,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. For the second consecutive year, the outsourcing giant ranked #1 in the OA500 2024, an objective index of the world’s top 500 outsourcing companies.
