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Huron was founded in May 2002 in Chicago, Illinois, by a group of former employees of Arthur Andersen in the wake of that firm's high-profile collapse. [4]In May 2004, Huron filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the initial public offering of its common stock. [5]
The firm employs more than 12,000 employees [6] in 35 offices in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. [7] The company was chosen by Forbes magazine as one of America’s best management and consulting firms in 2019 [8] and has been awarded for its company culture by Consulting magazine for several years in a row. [9]
On May 6, 2016, the shareholders of the company approved the sale of the firm for $1.14 billion to a group of private investors: [13] Najafi Companies, a Phoenix firm, the New York-based Apollo Global Management and, the Vistria Group of Chicago. [14] The offer amounted to $10 per share, compared to its high of $89/share in 2009.
This list includes notable management consulting firms. Management consulting indicates both the industry of, and the practice of, helping organizations improve their performance, primarily through the analysis of existing business problems and development of plans for improvement.
Soon, private equity firms caught wind of the opportunity. In 2003, there were just 18 for-profits owned by private equity firms; less than a decade later, that number had more than tripled, to 61.
EAB, formerly the Education Advisory Board, was founded in 2007 as a division of The Advisory Board Company.This was officially shortened to EAB in 2014. [1]In December 2014, it was announced that The Advisory Board Company was to acquire Royall & Company, based in Richmond, Virginia, for $850M. [2]
West Monroe is a digital services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. [2] West Monroe provides traditional management consulting, creative and product engineering services to businesses across many industries, including consumer and industrial products, energy and utilities, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, private equity, retail, and software and high tech. West Monroe is ...
Adtalem Global Education Inc. is a US corporation based in Chicago, Illinois, that operates several for-profit higher education institutions, including American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, EduPristine, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, and Walden ...