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U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA Leaders Led by Secretary Sean Duffy to Headline American Airlines Safety Conference
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 9 [Category: BizAerospace] -- American Airlines posted the following news:
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U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA leaders led by Secretary Sean Duffy to headline American Airlines safety conference
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will headline the American Airlines Safety Management System (SMS) Industry Forum on April 29 at the Robert L. Crandall Campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Duffy will be joined in conversation by American CEO Robert Isom on the state of aviation safety in 2026.
"It is an honor to welcome Secretary Duffy to talk to leaders across
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FORT WORTH, Texas, April 9 [Category: BizAerospace] -- American Airlines posted the following news:
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U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA leaders led by Secretary Sean Duffy to headline American Airlines safety conference
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will headline the American Airlines Safety Management System (SMS) Industry Forum on April 29 at the Robert L. Crandall Campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Duffy will be joined in conversation by American CEO Robert Isom on the state of aviation safety in 2026.
"It is an honor to welcome Secretary Duffy to talk to leaders acrossthe transportation industry about our top priority -- safety," Isom said. "American has long been a leader in the advancement of safety initiatives in partnership with the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration and the rest of the aviation industry. This forum plays a key role in the future of transportation safety."
The following day, Deputy FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau will be a featured panelist, alongside American COO David Seymour, DFW Airport CEO Chris McLaughlin and GE Aerospace President and CEO of Commercial Engines and Services Mohamed Ali in a conversation about the role of SMS in different -- but connected -- organizations. American has hosted the annual SMS Industry Forum as a gathering of professionals across aviation, government, transportation and more to exchange lessons learned, best practices and ideas for improving safety.
"Our SMS Industry Forum is a top event for safety professionals each year -- one that American has proudly hosted for a decade," Seymour said. "We're honored that Secretary Duffy, Deputy Administrator Rocheleau, Chris McLaughlin and Mohamed Ali will be joining us this year to share their insights."
A recap of these two sessions will be posted on news.aa.com following the event.
Accredited members of the media can email mediarelations@aa.com for more information about attending.
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About American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL)
American Airlines is a premium global airline connecting more of the U.S. to the world. With roots tracing back to an air mail carrier in the Midwestern United States in 1926, American now operates more than 6,000 daily flights to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries and serves more than 200 million customers annually. Powered by a proud and talented team of 130,000 aviation professionals, American's team lives out the airline's purpose of caring for people on life's journey every day.
The world's largest airline proudly celebrates its centennial year in 2026, reaching a milestone that reflects a century of innovation and the Forever ForwardSM spirit that changed the industry and the world. American introduced the first scheduled air cargo service, the first airport lounge and the first airline loyalty program and continues to reinvent the customer experience today. The airline is also a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members serve more than 900 destinations around the globe.
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Original text: https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2026/USDOT-and-FAA-to-headline-American-Airlines-safety-conference-OPS-OTH-04/default.aspx
Typhoon Test Fires Game-changing Low-cost Weapon to Counter Threats From Uncrewed Air Systems
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 9 -- BAE Systems issued the following news release:
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Typhoon test fires game-changing low-cost weapon to counter threats from uncrewed air systems
BAE Systems has successfully completed test firing of a low-cost precision weapon launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon, demonstrating a highly effective, affordable solution to counter uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).
The APKWS(R) laser-guidance kit is a combat-proven, multi-mission solution manufactured by BAE Systems in the US. It is designed to counter a range of threats while enabling cost-effective operations and
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ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 9 -- BAE Systems issued the following news release:
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Typhoon test fires game-changing low-cost weapon to counter threats from uncrewed air systems
BAE Systems has successfully completed test firing of a low-cost precision weapon launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon, demonstrating a highly effective, affordable solution to counter uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).
The APKWS(R) laser-guidance kit is a combat-proven, multi-mission solution manufactured by BAE Systems in the US. It is designed to counter a range of threats while enabling cost-effective operations andis already deployed with armed forces around the world.
The Company conducted the trial from its flight test development centre in Warton, Lancashire using a Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon test and evaluation aircraft to launch a successful strike on a ground-based target at a UK military testing range.
"As the UK's sovereign provider of combat air capability, we play a crucial role in supporting the UK armed forces - working closely with the Ministry of Defence to develop technologies that strengthen our national defence capabilities.
This trial with the APKWS laser-guidance kit on Typhoon demonstrates a game-changing capability and a cost-effective solution that would enhance Typhoon's already impressive range of weapons capabilities." Richard Hamilton, Managing Director - Air Operations at BAE Systems' Air sector
This activity, supported by RAF, will provide valuable insights into how a low-cost precision weapon could be integrated in the aircraft, particularly counter UAS weapons, where affordable interception options are needed. It also forms part of a range of capability enhancements planned for Typhoon to increase the aircraft's potency in current and future combat air operations.
The Eurofighter Typhoon carries a wide range of advanced air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons, making it the combat aircraft of choice of air forces across Europe and the Middle East. This includes Meteor long range air to air missiles, Storm Shadow and Brimstone air to surface weapons for deep strike and precision attack roles.
The APKWS laser-guidance kit enables air-to-surface and air-to-air strikes. Air forces are successfully operating it in combat on the F-16, A-10 and several other fixed-wing platforms, as well as a number of rotary-wing platforms.
The recent trial on Typhoon paves the way for the next stage of tests on air-to-air targets.
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Original text: https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/apkws-typhoon-trials
[Category: BizNational Defense]
SAS, NC State and ECU Deploying Sensors and IoT Analytics to Help Farmers Protect Crops, Livestock and Equipment
CARY, North Carolina, April 9 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release:
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SAS, NC State and ECU deploying sensors and IoT analytics to help farmers protect crops, livestock and equipment
University extensions key to bringing innovations from the lab to the field
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Eastern North Carolina farmers face threats from flooding, increased soil salinity and saltwater intrusion that destroy crops, endanger livestock and damage expensive farm equipment. To help address these challenges, researchers from North Carolina State University
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CARY, North Carolina, April 9 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release:
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SAS, NC State and ECU deploying sensors and IoT analytics to help farmers protect crops, livestock and equipment
University extensions key to bringing innovations from the lab to the field
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Eastern North Carolina farmers face threats from flooding, increased soil salinity and saltwater intrusion that destroy crops, endanger livestock and damage expensive farm equipment. To help address these challenges, researchers from North Carolina State University(NC State), the NC State Plant Sciences Initiative and East Carolina University (ECU) are collaborating with data and AI leader SAS on a pilot project exploring affordable, field-ready agricultural sensor systems designed to deliver timely, data-driven insights to growers.
In just the last two years, weather events like Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Chantal have caused extensive crop losses for North Carolina farmers. Additionally, increased soil salinity, which can be driven by poor drainage, high evaporation or dry conditions, makes large swaths of land unusable for farming. Having even a small amount of additional time to prepare for flooding, or a better understanding of the extent of saltwater intrusion and salinity increases, can save significant money for an industry where profitability margins can be razor-thin.
But timely field data to confront these challenges has been elusive, until now. A groundbreaking pilot in Hyde County (NC) is joining NC State and ECU researchers with SAS experts to deploy affordable sensors measuring water depth, soil moisture and salinity in real time. This data, along with current and forecasted weather, will feed into a model, powered by SAS(R) Analytics for IoT, for identifying areas most likely to flood, helping farmers safeguard crops, equipment and livestock, manage drainage and mitigate risks from changing soil salinity.
Innovative collaborations bringing power of data to farmers
The flood resiliency project grew out of a presentation at the 2025 SAS Innovate conference about real-time flood prediction modeling in Cary, NC. In attendance was NC State Ag Analytics Platform Manager, Brad Lewis, who wondered how this technology, and an existing partnership with SAS, could help protect vulnerable farmland. Dr. Ciprian Popoviciu, director of the Center for IoT Engineering and Innovation at ECU, was already working on low-cost sensors with the Hyde County Extension agent, Andrea Gibbs, making the county an ideal location for a pilot project.
"This project leverages the strengths and expertise of everyone involved and creates opportunities to learn from one another throughout the process. This has resulted in a project that has the potential to be incredibly impactful for Hyde County growers," said Gibbs.
NC State and ECU previously teamed up to develop a saltwater intrusion first alert notification system for farmers across the state's Tidewater region.
"Our down east counties are fighting an uphill battle against saltwater and flooding ruining farmland," said Popoviciu. "The sensor arrays we've put in place will automate soil salinity monitoring that has historically been a lengthy, manual process that could not scale to meet the needs of local farmers. The sensors, combined with real-time analytics, will provide farmers a more detailed view of the extent of saltwater intrusion, and where it will happen next. These sensor arrays are also acting as early warning stations, helping farmers plan for and respond to flooding."
The project uses the Ag Analytics Platform, the product of a joint collaboration between NC State, SAS and North Carolina A&T University. Built on SAS' flagship data and AI platform, SAS(R) Viya(R), the Ag Analytics Platform was designed to develop new solutions and integrate existing ones for storing, analyzing and maintaining large-scale datasets and data repositories for agricultural improvement.
"Being able to predict the flooding of an area is only just the beginning," said Lewis. "Farmers will be provided with real-time actionable insights that will allow them to make decisions that protect their livelihood."
Bringing innovation to the field
Technology can only take things so far. University extension played a key role in catalyzing the collaboration of NC State, ECU and SAS, serving as a bridge between academic researchers, technology partners and growers. By connecting on-the-ground needs with research expertise and analytics capabilities, the initiative aims to help ensure that scientific advances are applied in ways that directly support agricultural production.
As the project develops and expands to other counties, these data-driven tools will help aid in faster decisions on the farm, boosting an agricultural sector that annually contributes $111 billion to the state's economy.
"Farmers and growers are the backbone of the state's economy, but face increasing threats from drastic weather changes, like persistent droughts and generational floods," said Tyson Echentile, Global Lead, IoT Solutions, SAS. "Low-cost and easily deployed soil and weather sensors, feeding into a sophisticated IoT analytics environment, will help them prepare for and endure nature's extremes."
Echentile will be part of a panel on breakthrough innovations in flood resilience, Wednesday, April 8 at the ClimateTech Connect conference in Washington, DC.
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About SAS
SAS is a global leader in data and AI. With SAS software and industry-specific solutions, organizations transform data into trusted decisions. SAS gives you THE POWER TO KNOW(R).
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Original text: https://www.sas.com/en_us/news/press-releases/2026/april/iot-agriculture-ncstate-ecu.html
[Category: BizComputer Technology]
Resilience and Potential Opportunity in a Higher Volatility World
NEW YORK, April 9 (TNSxrep) -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release on April 8, 2026:
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Resilience and Potential Opportunity in a Higher Volatility World
Citi Wealth The Short and Long: Macro Investments View Report Q2 2026
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* Citi Wealth's latest The Short and Long: Q2 2026 Macro Investment View states global shocks to markets are driving higher volatility and rapid risk repricing, while the U.S. economy remains relatively resilient.
* Citi Wealth's 2Q26 view favors quality
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NEW YORK, April 9 (TNSxrep) -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release on April 8, 2026:
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Resilience and Potential Opportunity in a Higher Volatility World
Citi Wealth The Short and Long: Macro Investments View Report Q2 2026
HIGHLIGHTS
* Citi Wealth's latest The Short and Long: Q2 2026 Macro Investment View states global shocks to markets are driving higher volatility and rapid risk repricing, while the U.S. economy remains relatively resilient.
* Citi Wealth's 2Q26 view favors qualityand resilience, including U.S. large cap equities, short duration high quality fixed income, with a strategic allocation to gold, which remains an attract mix for ballast and potential income in portfolios.
* Structural themes such as AI, energy security, and supply chain realignment continue to create potential long term opportunities amid persistent inflation and tighter monetary policy.
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Today, Citi Wealth released The Short and Long: Q2 2026 Macro Investment View, its quarterly report designed to offer global, data-driven guidance to help investors navigate increasingly complex markets with confidence and clarity.
"The first quarter saw markets digest simultaneous shocks, which increased volatility and led investors to quickly reprice risk. While the U.S. economy remains resilient, elevated inflation risks and tighter policy expectations reinforce our preference for portfolio quality. We continue to believe investors should remain anchored to fundamentals--favoring U.S. equities, staying underweight duration, and taking equity risk rather than credit risk given tight spreads. Gold remains a key portfolio diversifier and ballast, and we see durable opportunities in structural themes like the energy transition and the AI ecosystem, which are being accelerated by global events," said Kate Moore, Chief Investment Officer, Citi Wealth.
Markets entered 2026 facing multiple shocks at once. AI disruption, geopolitical conflict, and shifting policy expectations have increased volatility and driven the need for investors to re-evaluate risk levels.
While these forces unsettled markets and investors, they also reinforced the importance of focusing on resilience, quality, and diversification in portfolios.
Despite a challenging start to the year, equity markets experiencing meaningful swings, the roughly 9% peak to trough drawdown in the S&P 500 during 1Q26 remained within historical norms, reinforcing the importance of long-term portfolio resilience rather than reactive positioning.
The report outlines how current forces are shifting our perspective across asset classes and Citi Wealth has outlined five core convictions represent our highest confidence views on the macro backdrop, potential market opportunities, and risks in 2Q 2026:
1. Remaining anchored to fundamentals during volatility: We believe U.S. equities remain a favored core equity exposure for portfolios due to durable fundamental underpinnings.
2. Staying underweight duration amid inflationary and fiscal concerns: Front-end bond exposure appears to offer attractive income with less of the price risk of longer-term bonds if rates rise further.
3. Taking equity risk rather than credit risk: With global spreads still tight, we do not think investors are being paid enough to take excessive credit risk as the conflict may impact growth in various regions.
4. Gold remains an important piece of portfolio construction: As global entities diversify global reserve balances, gold has the potential for continued benefit.
5. Structural investment themes are becoming more actionable: The conflict in the Middle East is exacerbating slow-moving forces around supply chain realignment, the energy transition, and fiscal policy - leading to potentially durable opportunities.
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About Citi
Citi is a preeminent banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs, a global leader in wealth management and a valued personal bank in its home market of the United States. Citi does business in more than 180 countries and jurisdictions, providing corporations, governments, investors, institutions and individuals with a broad range of financial products and services.
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Original text: https://www.citigroup.com/global/news/press-release/2026/resilience-and-potential-opportunity-in-higher-volatility-world
Pacific Life Releases 2025 Annual Company Publications
NEWPORT BEACH, California, April 9 -- Pacific Life, an insurance company, issued the following news release on April 7, 2026:
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Pacific Life Releases 2025 Annual Company Publications
Pacific Life announced today the release of its annual company publications, including its 2025 Annual Report and Report to Members.
Key business highlights in the 2025 Annual Report include:
* $25 billion in benefits payouts
* $275 billion in company assets and $1.6 trillion in life insurance in force
* 1 million in-force members
* $1.2 billion in recurring premium life insurance sales and $16 billion
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NEWPORT BEACH, California, April 9 -- Pacific Life, an insurance company, issued the following news release on April 7, 2026:
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Pacific Life Releases 2025 Annual Company Publications
Pacific Life announced today the release of its annual company publications, including its 2025 Annual Report and Report to Members.
Key business highlights in the 2025 Annual Report include:
* $25 billion in benefits payouts
* $275 billion in company assets and $1.6 trillion in life insurance in force
* 1 million in-force members
* $1.2 billion in recurring premium life insurance sales and $16 billionin annuity sales
* $82 billion in total assets under management and assets under wrap and $3.2 billion in pension risk transfer sales
* 1,970 reinsurance treaties across 18 countries
* $40 billion record new investments
* $9.7 million in global charitable giving
* 9 consecutive years named as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute
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About Pacific Life
Pacific Life provides a variety of products and services designed to help individuals and businesses in the retail, institutional, workforce benefits, and reinsurance markets achieve financial security. Whether your goal is to protect loved ones or grow your assets for retirement, Pacific Life offers innovative life insurance and annuity solutions, as well as mutual funds, that provide value and financial security for current and future generations. Supporting our policyholders for nearly 160 years, Pacific Life is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
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Original text: https://www.pacificlife.com/press-releases/pacific-life-releases-2025-annual-company-publications.html
[Category: BizInsurance]
NFP, an Aon Company, Acquires Sherman Insurance Agency, Inc., Expanding Transportation and Logistics Expertise Across the Upper Midwest and Beyond
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Aon, a provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human resources solutions and outsourcing services, posted the following news release on April 8, 2026:
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NFP, an Aon Company, Acquires Sherman Insurance Agency, Inc., Expanding Transportation and Logistics Expertise Across the Upper Midwest and Beyond
South St. Paul-based agency brings deep trucking insurance specialization along with commercial, personal and benefits solutions
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NEW YORK -- NFP, an Aon (NYSE: AON) company and leading property and casualty (P&C)
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CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Aon, a provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human resources solutions and outsourcing services, posted the following news release on April 8, 2026:
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NFP, an Aon Company, Acquires Sherman Insurance Agency, Inc., Expanding Transportation and Logistics Expertise Across the Upper Midwest and Beyond
South St. Paul-based agency brings deep trucking insurance specialization along with commercial, personal and benefits solutions
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NEW YORK -- NFP, an Aon (NYSE: AON) company and leading property and casualty (P&C)broker and benefits consultant, today announced the acquisition of Sherman Insurance Agency, Inc., a full-service agency specializing in trucking, commercial, personal and benefits insurance solutions. Based in South St. Paul, Minnesota, Sherman strengthens NFP's presence in the Upper Midwest and enhances its Transportation and Logistics practice. As part of the transaction, Sherman leaders John Glieden, Kyle King and Peter Lobe will join NFP as senior vice presidents, and Jennifer Carter will join as vice president. All will report to Amanda Ruback, managing director, P&C, Central region.
"We're excited to welcome the Sherman team to NFP as we expand our risk management footprint across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest," said Mike Schneider, president of NFP's Central region. "Sherman brings a well-established, multidisciplinary brokerage with deep expertise in trucking insurance. We look forward to integrating these capabilities into our Transportation and Logistics specialty group as we support clients nationwide."
Founded in 1931, Sherman Insurance Agency has a long history of serving small and mid-market businesses in the trucking and transportation industries across the Twin Cities, Upper Midwest and beyond. Over the years, Sherman has broadened its offerings to include innovative risk management solutions for commercial clients and personal insurance needs.
"Joining NFP marks an exciting new chapter for Sherman," said Glieden. "Our clients will benefit from access to NFP's diversified risk solutions and integrated resources, while we continue to deliver the customer-first approach that has defined our business since 1931."
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About NFP
NFP, an Aon company, helps companies and individuals address today's most significant Risk Capital and Human Capital challenges.
With colleagues across the U.S., Canada, UK and Ireland, and global capabilities enhanced by the Aon advantage, NFP serves a diversity of clients, industries and communities. Our collaborative team provides specialized expertise and customized solutions, including property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, life insurance, executive benefits, wealth management and retirement plan advisory.
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Original text: https://aon.mediaroom.com/2026-04-08-NFP,-an-Aon-Company,-Acquires-Sherman-Insurance-Agency,-Inc-,-Expanding-Transportation-and-Logistics-Expertise-Across-the-Upper-Midwest-and-Beyond
Accenture Acquires Keepler to Boost Its AI and Data Business in Spain
NEW YORK, April 9 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release:
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Accenture Acquires Keepler to Boost Its AI and Data Business in Spain
MADRID - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Keepler Data Tech, a Spanish cloud-native AI and data company. The acquisition will expand Accenture's capabilities to help clients across industries reinvent their core business processes with AI solutions grounded in strong data foundations.
Founded in 2018, Keepler offers AI and data capabilities that cover the end-to-end value chain, from defining a data strategy
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NEW YORK, April 9 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release:
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Accenture Acquires Keepler to Boost Its AI and Data Business in Spain
MADRID - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Keepler Data Tech, a Spanish cloud-native AI and data company. The acquisition will expand Accenture's capabilities to help clients across industries reinvent their core business processes with AI solutions grounded in strong data foundations.
Founded in 2018, Keepler offers AI and data capabilities that cover the end-to-end value chain, from defining a data strategyand building cloud-native data foundations to deploying advanced analytics, gen AI and agentic AI that embed intelligence into core business processes. With a value-realization approach supported by secure, modern data platforms and data readiness, Keepler focuses on industrialized delivery, ethics, compliance and robust observability to optimize automation and decision-making. This comprehensive model helps organizations modernize their data architecture, implement DataOps and MLOps at scale and activate AI across the enterprise to deliver tangible business impact.
More than 240 Keepler professionals will join Accenture. The company, with presence in Madrid, London and Lisbon, has a team that includes technical architects, data scientists, analysts and software engineers among others. They will further strengthen Accenture's ability to scale AI for clients in Spain and beyond.
"Technology is evolving at extraordinary speed, and AI and data are now central to how companies reinvent their businesses, stay competitive and improve their resilience in the current context," said Mercedes Oblanca, Market Unit Lead for Spain and Portugal at Accenture. "By bringing Keepler into Accenture, we further strengthen our end-to-end AI and data capabilities as well as our agentic AI solutions. Combined with our deep industry, functional and technology expertise, this enables us to support clients as they transform their organizations by harnessing the full potential of AI adoption across their value chains in a secure and responsible way."
"From day one, our mission at Keepler has been to help organizations turn data and AI into real, scalable outcomes," said Juan Maria Aramburu, CEO of Keepler. "By joining Accenture, we accelerate that mission. Together, we will further scale our solutions and drive innovation to clients across Spain and EMEA, empowering them to activate AI with confidence and transform how they operate."
This acquisition is part of Accenture's ongoing investments in AI to accelerate clients' reinvention. Keepler is the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions aimed at expanding Accenture's AI capabilities, including Faculty; the Palantir consultancy Decho; Palantir certified partner RANGR Data; Salesforce AI consultancy NeuraFlash; and AI company Halfspace.
Terms of the transaction--including the acquisition of the stake held by private equity investment firm DTCP--were not disclosed.
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About Accenture
Accenture is a leading solutions and services company that helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise, bringing together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people, our proprietary assets and platforms, and deep ecosystem relationships. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. Through our Reinvention Services we bring together our capabilities across strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song and Industry X with our deep industry expertise to create and deliver solutions and services for our clients. Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and we measure our success by the 360 value we create for all our stakeholders.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "may," "will," "should," "likely," "anticipates," "aspires," "expects," "intends," "plans," "projects," "believes," "estimates," "positioned," "outlook," "goal," "target" and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance nor promises that goals or targets will be met, and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Many of the following risks, uncertainties and other factors identified below may be amplified by conflict in the Middle East, as well as any escalation or expansion of economic disruption or the conflict's current scope. These risks include, without limitation, risks that: the transaction might not achieve the anticipated benefits for Accenture; Accenture's results of operations have been, and may in the future be, adversely affected by volatile, negative or uncertain economic and geopolitical conditions and the effects of these conditions on the company's clients' businesses and levels of business activity; Accenture's business depends on generating and maintaining client demand for the company's solutions and services including through the adaptation and expansion of its solutions and services in response to ongoing changes in technology and offerings, and a significant reduction in such demand or an inability to respond to the evolving technological environment could materially affect the company's results of operations; risks and uncertainties related to the development and use of AI, including advanced AI, could harm the company's business, damage its reputation or give rise to legal or regulatory action; if Accenture is unable to match people and their skills with client demand around the world and attract and retain professionals with strong leadership skills, the company's business, the utilization rate of the company's professionals and the company's results of operations may be materially adversely affected; Accenture faces legal, reputational and financial risks from any failure to protect client and/or company data from security incidents or cyberattacks; the markets in which Accenture operates are highly competitive, and Accenture might not be able to compete effectively; if Accenture does not successfully manage and develop its relationships with its ecosystem partners or fails to anticipate and establish new alliances in new technologies, the company's results of operations could be adversely affected; Accenture's ability to attract and retain business and employees may depend on its reputation in the marketplace; Accenture's profitability could materially suffer due to pricing pressure, if the company is unable to remain competitive, if its cost-management strategies are unsuccessful or if it experiences delivery inefficiencies or fail to satisfy certain agreed-upon targets or specific service levels; changes in Accenture's level of taxes, as well as audits, investigations and tax proceedings, or changes in tax laws or in their interpretation or enforcement, could have a material adverse effect on the company's effective tax rate, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition; Accenture's results of operations could be materially adversely affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; Accenture's debt obligations could adversely affect its business and financial condition; as a result of Accenture's geographically diverse operations and strategy to continue to grow in key markets around the world, the company is more susceptible to certain risks; if Accenture is unable to manage the organizational challenges associated with its size, the company might be unable to achieve its business objectives; Accenture might not be successful at acquiring, investing in or integrating businesses, entering into joint ventures or divesting businesses; Accenture's business could be materially adversely affected if the company incurs legal liability; Accenture's work with government clients exposes the company to additional risks inherent in the government contracting environment; Accenture's global operations expose the company to numerous and sometimes conflicting legal and regulatory requirements; if Accenture is unable to protect or enforce its intellectual property rights or if Accenture's solutions or services infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others or the company loses its ability to utilize the intellectual property of others, its business could be adversely affected; Accenture may be subject to criticism and negative publicity related to its incorporation in Ireland; as well as the risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed under the "Risk Factors" heading in Accenture plc's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this news release speak only as of the date they were made, and Accenture undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made in this news release or to conform such statements to actual results or changes in Accenture's expectations.
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Original text: https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-acquires-keepler-to-boost-its-ai-and-data-business-in-spain
[Category: BizConsulting]
