Consulting & Advisory

London – September 17, 2026 -- Eight Group, a UK facilities management provider scaling through M&A, has rolled out IFS's AI-powered Nexus Black Resolve to 65 engineers within weeks, cutting repair processes that once took hours or days down to minutes.

Eight Group expands its IFS deployment beyond Resolve

Building on the early success of Nexus Black Resolve, Eight Group is adding IFS Loops Digital Workers, IFS Cloud, and Planning & Scheduling Optimization (PSO) to its technology stack. The expanded platform gives the company real-time insight into finance, projects, field service, scheduling, and asset data across its operations as it grows through acquisition.

Glasgow, Scotland – September 17, 2026 -- Invisors, a Workday services provider, has been named one of the UK's Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional ServicesTM 2026 by Great Place to Work®, in the Small & Medium Organisation category, marking the firm's second inclusion in the category.

Employee survey shows 92% satisfaction rate versus 54% industry average

According to anonymous employee surveys, 92% of Invisors staff say the company is a great place to work, compared with 54% at a typical UK-based company. The Trust Index© survey administered by Great Place to Work® UK assessed work-life balance, job satisfaction, psychological safety, financial security and consistency of employee experience across departments and seniority levels.

Rye, N.Y. – September 16, 2026 -- Dunes Point Capital, LP ("DPC") has sold NextGen Security LLC to funds advised by Apax Partners LLP, exiting an electronic security integrator that operates across 8 locations.

NextGen serves regulated facilities across four end markets

Based in Exton, Pennsylvania, NextGen is an end-to-end integrator of electronic security systems for complex and regulated facilities. The company serves industrial, healthcare, education, and commercial end markets through its 8-location footprint.

Multiple advisory firms structured the transaction

William Blair & Company, L.L.C. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. served as M&A advisors to DPC on the sale. Polsinelli PC acted as legal advisor, while Alvarez & Marsal Global Transaction Advisory Group provided financial due diligence services for the deal.

Paris – September 16, 2026 -- EcoVadis has been named a Leader in the 2026 Verdantix Green Quadrant for Supply Chain Sustainability Software, marking the second consecutive time the company has secured the top ranking.

Verdantix places EcoVadis among eight firms with the most advanced sustainability software capabilities

The analysis cites EcoVadis Vitals and enhanced assessment and scoring tools featuring a regulatory monitoring lens as key differentiators, noting improvements to supplier reporting and auditability. The report states these capabilities serve both small-to-medium and large enterprises by integrating sustainability assessments with procurement and finance priorities, reinforced by partner-led on-site audits and worker voice tools for human rights due diligence.

Bornheim – September 16, 2026 -- Germany's statutory pension contribution rate stands at 18.6% of gross salary, with policymakers discussing further increases in coming years that could leave employees with less net income despite unchanged gross pay. Germany's Council of Economic Experts (Sachverständigenrat) has separately warned of rising total social security contributions, compounding financial pressure on both workers and employers.

Consultant Reiner Huthmacher, founder of the Fachkräftemagnet brand and Huthmacher Consulting GmbH, argues that blanket salary increases are not the most economically viable response for mid-sized companies (KMU) facing this squeeze.

San Antonio – – September 16, 2026 -- PayrollOrg will host its 2026 Payroll Leaders Conference (PLC) from Sept. 14-16 at the Kimpton Santo San Antonio - Riverwalk hotel, bringing together payroll executives for three days of leadership training and strategic education.

Tesla executive closes conference with session on accuracy and accountability systems

The conference opens with leadership expert Pegine addressing strategic decision-making amid organizational chaos and command-presence communication. Carolyn Hayden-Garner, a global executive at Tesla, will close the event with a session on the systems governing accuracy and accountability within payroll organizations.

Singapore – September 16, 2026 -- YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR) has appointed Andrew Davison as Chief Strategic Officer, effective September 16, 2026, tasking him with corporate strategy, portfolio governance and operational scaling as the AI-enabled workforce management and integrated facility management (IFM) provider expands beyond Asia.

Davison brings 20 years of cross-market leadership to YYForce's expansion push

Davison most recently served as Director and Head of Transformational Delivery (APAC) at Lancia Consult in Singapore, where he built the firm's Jakarta presence and led regional delivery operating models across multiple markets. He also conducted executive-level operational due diligence and investment evaluation for private equity and corporate clients during that tenure.

Tokyo – September 15, 2026 -- Frost & Sullivan will convene more than 300 senior executives, technology specialists and innovation professionals in Tokyo on 21 October 2026 for the Growth, Innovation & Leadership Summit (GIL Global: Japan 2026), held at Bellesalle Shibuya First under the theme "Strategy and Innovation to Turn Uncertainty into Competitive Advantage."

Summit targets geopolitical risk, resource constraints and market fragmentation as growth barriers

The one-day programme is designed to give corporate strategy, R&D, investment and venture capital leaders a forum to convert operating uncertainty into competitive advantage. Sessions will cover generative AI's impact on brand strategy, diversity as a business driver, and the shift toward energy and materials infrastructure beyond electric vehicles.

Nuremberg – September 15, 2026 -- German advisory group neo Kanzlei has completed a two-step expansion in Nuremberg, merging with local firm Neumüller & Partner mbB and recruiting tax advisor Kris-Roman Seebaß, who brings his own client portfolio to the new entity.

Neumüller & Partner mbB fully integrated into neo since July 2026

Since July 2026, Neumüller & Partner mbB has become part of neo, with all clients and staff transferred into the group. The move established the legal foundation for the new neo Steuerberatungsgesellschaft Nürnberg mbH. Lawyer and authorized signatory Eva Rudl-Truxa continues her role within the new Nuremberg entity, ensuring continuity for existing clients.

Boston – September 15, 2026 -- Just 40% of organizations say they are effective at building sufficient bench strength for critical roles, according to a global survey of nearly 800 business and HR leaders by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp).

Bench strength drives nearly 7x higher succession success

Organizations that excel at building bench strength are more than 2.5 times as likely to be high-performance organizations and nearly 7 times as likely to report successful succession outcomes, the study found. Yet the report, titled "The New Rules of Succession Management: A Blueprint for Future-Ready Organizations," concludes that many companies confuse succession activity—talent reviews, leadership programs, readiness plans—with actual leadership depth.