Accenture PLC agreed to acquire Germany-based design consultancy designaffairs.
The acquisition will help boost Accenture's capabilities in designing smart products and services ready for manufacturing. Designaffairs, which was founded in 1997, has over 100 professionals in studios in Germany, China and the U.S.
Examples of designaffairs' client work include the Hyundai Driver Information System with its three-dimensional touch interface, Siemens' Somatom Force CT scanner, and Nescafé's Milano cloud-connected coffee machine.
The financial terms of the deal, which is subject to customary closing conditions, were not disclosed.
