Accenture Acquires Sweden's Cybersecurity Company Sentor For Undisclosed Sum

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  • Accenture PLC ACN has acquired Sentor, a Sweden-based independent provider of cyber defense and managed security services.
  • The financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed.
  • Sentor's portfolio includes advisory services, security testing, managed detection, and incident-response capabilities, powered by a 24/7/365 security operations center in Stockholm.
  • Its client base spans multiple industries, including finance, insurance, manufacturing, and retail.
  • Sentor's 80 cybersecurity professionals will join the Accenture Security team in Sweden, extending Accenture's local resources and capabilities and addressing the growing demand for local cybersecurity and managed security services.
  • Accenture held $10 billion in cash and equivalents as of May 31, 2021.
  • Barclays analyst Ramsey El-Assal maintained Accenture with an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $310 to $335.
  • Price action: ACN shares traded lower by 0.05% at $293.9 in the premarket session on the last check Tuesday.
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