Huron Consulting Group Acquires Rittman Mead India

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business consulting services, today announced that on July 1, 2015, the Company acquired the India affiliate (Rittman Mead India) of Rittman Mead Consulting Ltd., a data and analytics consulting firm that specializes in the implementation of enterprise performance management (EPM) and analytics systems.

The addition of Rittman Mead India enhances Huron’s EPM and Analytics offerings to clients on a global scale, while also providing a local presence for clients based in India.

“The addition of the Rittman Mead India team is significant to Huron on a number of fronts,” said Jay Laabs, managing director and leader of Huron Consulting Group’s Enterprise Performance Management & Analytics practice. “The team will further enhance our core EPM skills with a platform to expand our technology depth with a remote delivery capability. It also provides us access to the local market in India with a recognized and respected presence. We are pleased to welcome the Rittman Mead India team to Huron.”

Rittman Mead India, based in Bangalore, India, is led by Venkatakrishnan Janakiraman. As an Oracle ACE and globally recognized speaker, Janakiraman and his team in India excel in providing value to customers by implementing Oracle EPM and Analytics services to solve complex business problems. Rittman Mead India was recently named the India Oracle Business Analytics Partner of the Year 2015.

“Huron and Rittman Mead India have a similar approach to addressing clients’ needs,” said Janakiraman. “We are both committed to solving clients’ business issues as well as complex technical issues. I believe that our team in India will mesh well with Huron’s global EPM and Analytics strategy for continued growth.”

The acquisition will result in more than 40 executive, technical and sales professionals joining Huron’s EPM & Analytics practice. Janakiraman will join Huron as a managing director. For reporting purposes, Rittman Mead India will be included in the Huron Business Advisory segment, which includes the EPM & Analytics practice. Rittman Mead Consulting Ltd. and its affiliates other than Rittman Mead India were not included as part of the transaction. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

About Huron’s Enterprise Performance Management & Analytics Practice

Huron’s Enterprise Performance Management & Analytics practice delivers solutions that help organizations manage and optimize their financial performance, operational efficiency, and client experience. With expertise in full-service enterprise performance management, business analytics, CRM, and big data professional services, Huron helps global clients across industries drive results and gain competitive advantage. Our comprehensive offerings include organizational improvements and software consulting leveraging both Cloud and on-premise configurations. Huron is a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and a Silver level partner of the Salesforce.com partner network.

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group helps clients in diverse industries improve performance, transform the enterprise, reduce costs, leverage technology, process and review large amounts of complex data, address regulatory changes, recover from distress and stimulate growth. Our professionals employ their expertise in finance, operations, strategy, analytics, and technology to provide our clients with specialized analyses and customized advice and solutions that are tailored to address each client's particular challenges and opportunities to deliver sustainable and measurable results. The Company provides consulting services to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations, including healthcare organizations, leading academic institutions, Fortune 500 companies, governmental entities and law firms. Huron has worked with more than 450 health systems, hospitals, and academic medical centers; more than 400 corporate general counsel; and more than 400 universities and research institutions. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.

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