Fjord CEO Olof Schybergson

Accenture Interactive has acquired service design consultancy Fjord, for an undisclosed amount.

The acquisition can help you Accenture to expand the digital and marketing capabilities can offer its clients, with a distinctive specialize in mobile, complementing Accenture’s existing business strategy, data analytics, and marketing operations services.

“For the last 12 years, we’ve championed the worth of design and its ability to rework industries and create meaningful experiences for folk,” said Fjord founder and CEO Olof Schybergson. “The services that we design with our clients are setting new benchmarks for digital innovation. It’s rewarding that Accenture Interactive – probably the most global leaders within the digital economy – has recognised our talent, and is now investing in it. Together we’ll be capable to envision and convey to market the type of magic that only a few organisations globally could aim to compare.”

The acquisition is a part on an ongoing investment in digital and marketing, following Accenture’s buyout of avVenta in October last year.

Founded in 2001, Fjord is now a privately-held company with greater than 200 employees, headquartered in London, with offices in Berlin, Helsinki, Istanbul, Madrid, Ny, Paris, San Francisco and Stockholm.