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The move continues the firm’s rapidly expanding presence in the market, says EY.
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EY acquires NZ technology consulting firm
02 August 2022
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EY has acquired New Zealand boutique technology consulting firm Q4 Associates to bolster its assistance to clients in the financial services sector.
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Q4 Associates specialises in intelligent automation (IA) and robotic process automation (RPA) services that EY New Zealand said it plans to use to strengthen the capabilities of its financial services technology consulting team.
EY New Zealand financial services leader, Paul Roberts, said the addition expands EY’s position in the market.
“As we continue to grow our recently formed New Zealand financial services practice, it made sense to bring on board a team of highly experienced IA and RPA professionals,” said Mr Roberts.
“The addition of the Q4 Associates team to our existing New Zealand financial practice, along with a number of other significant hires and promotions over the last six months, means we are rapidly expanding our presence in the market and continue to bring our financial services clients the deep industry knowledge and experience they need to help them address some of their most complex challenges.”
EY said that the acquisition resulted in 12 technology consultants joining the financial services technology consulting team as well as Q4 Associates co-founders Samantha Osborne, Maurice Dubey and Shayde Boryer joining the leadership team.
Chief executive of Q4 Associates, Samantha Osborne, said she was pleased with the outcome and the outlook of working together moving forward.
“This is an exciting next step in the evolution of our business and we are looking forward to being part of the EY regional and global network, which will present fantastic new opportunities for both our people and our clients,” said Ms Osborne.
“With EY looking to grow their existing team by bringing in key talent with deep data skills and local market experience, we knew this opportunity would be a great fit for us as we start a new chapter for our business and the joining together of our teams creates a compelling service offering in the local and regional market.”
EY financial services intelligent automation leader for Asia Pacific, Brian Collins, said that adding Q4 Associates provided a great way to further meet clients’ needs.
“I am thrilled to be able to offer our clients an expanded set of capabilities with the addition of Q4 Associates to the EY team,” said Mr Collins.
“We have worked alongside Q4 Associates in the market for some time now, and I am confident our shared values and culture align well.
“This expansion will help us to meet the growing demand for digitisation and automation services in Oceania, as our clients seek to provide the best solutions to their customers.”
EY said the new team will be based out of their Auckland office and will provide services for clients across New Zealand and Australia.
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