Accenture has agreed to acquire Verum Partners, an infrastructure and capital projects management firm with deep expertise across the mining, metals, transportation, logistics, chemicals, and energy industries. The move strengthens Accenture’s Infrastructure & Capital Projects practice in Latin America by combining its digital and advanced AI capabilities with Verum Partners’ on-site execution leadership.
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Verum Partners has more than 180 employees with extensive hands-on field experience. The team will join Accenture’s Infrastructure & Capital Projects practice, enhancing its regional delivery capabilities.
Verum Partners focuses on identifying and eliminating inefficiencies throughout the lifecycle of infrastructure and capital projects, spanning feasibility, engineering, construction, commissioning, and operational handover. Its project management and industry expertise help organizations reduce rework, improve productivity, and accelerate operational readiness for complex industrial projects.
Brazil’s investment cycle is gaining momentum across mining expansion, grid modernization, energy transition initiatives, and transportation infrastructure. Large-scale infrastructure and capital projects in mining, energy, and transportation often extend over a decade and involve fragmented teams of contractors, suppliers, and engineers. According to Accenture research, approximately 90% of such projects fail to meet original schedule and budget targets. The acquisition is intended to bolster Accenture’s ability to address these challenges in the Latin American market by applying AI-enabled project management models to improve predictability and reduce risk.
Infrastructure and capital projects represent a growing segment of Accenture’s global portfolio. Since 2023, the company has expanded its capabilities through acquisitions, including Anser Advisory in the U.S., Comtech in Canada, Soben in the UK, BOSLAN in Spain, Partners in Performance in Australia, IQT Group in Italy, and Orlade in France. Accenture also recently acquired a majority stake in U.S. data center developer DLB Associates, further strengthening its infrastructure and capital projects capabilities.
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“Brazil’s investment cycle is accelerating, from mining expansion and grid modernization to energy transition programs and transportation infrastructure. AI-enabled project management models offer organizations opportunities to get to grips with delays and overspend.”
Rodolfo Eschenbach, Market Unit Lead – Latin America, Accenture
“Verum Partners is experienced in aligning thousands of workers, multiple contractors and complex field conditions on a daily basis. This ability, combined with the company’s expertise in addressing on-site challenges and Accenture’s advanced AI and digital capabilities, will deliver AI-enabled platforms and project management models to our clients that significantly lower the risks and improve the predictability of their infrastructure megaprojects.”
Renato Improta, Latin America Lead for Industry X, Accenture
“Capital projects succeed when teams share information openly, coordinate continuously and solve problems directly in the field. Joining Accenture allows us to scale this approach, deepen digitalization early and support clients in delivering safer, faster and more predictable industrial, energy and infrastructure assets.”
David Elio, CEO, Verum Partners
