EY has acquired Microsoft Gold Partner Pythagoras Communications. The deal boosts EY's professional services and solutions offering around Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, SharePoint and the Power Platform.
Privately held Pythagoras was founded in 1999 and achieved Gold Partner status in 2006. It has offices in Maidenhead, Solihull and London, employs 118 people and more than 140 clients. In May 2020 Pythagoras acquired the K3 customer engagement business.
The company grew 15% in FY20 reporting sales of £10.45m and profit before tax of £1.1m, with circa £4m cash in the bank. Up to now it has focused on the higher education, local government and financial services sectors.
The acquisition advances EY's growth strategy in the UK and Ireland. In the last 18 months EY bought SAP consultancy AgilityWorks and tax services firm Frank Hirth.
Benoit Laclau, EY Managing Partner for Consulting in the UK and Ireland, said: “This acquisition enables our teams to not only advise clients on strategy but also helps them design and provide advanced Microsoft technologies.”