ABeam Consulting Acquires Qorval Integrated Solutions, a US Consultancy Firm

ABeam Consulting Ltd. (based in Tokyo; Representative Director and President, Kazumasa Nishioka) announced the acquisition of Qorval Integrated Solutions, Inc. (QIS), a rapid growing United States consultancy on April 25. This acquisition further enhances ABeam’s position as one of the fastest growing full service global consulting firms. QIS, a Dallas, Texas based firm with broad service offerings, is known in the US for their senior consulting and industry focused approach in solving complex business problems by combining management and technology consulting.

QIS will quickly be integrated with ABeam Consulting US to strengthen ABeam’s global approach to the North American market. This will expand ABeam’s services to North American companies while continuing to provide unique services to Japanese and other Asian enterprises in the U.S.

William R. Muns, will be CEO of ABeam Consulting US and will join the ABeam Global Management Committee. AlFisher, ABeam’s Global Senior Advisor, will be Chairman.

With the acquisition of QIS, ABeam Consulting will have offices in Dallas, Boston, Cleveland, in addition to its current offices in New York and Los Angeles.

About ABeam Consulting
ABeam Consulting is one of the leading business consulting firms, providing professional services in the areas of strategy, BRP, information technology, and outsourcing through its global network centering on Asia and North America. About 2,400 consultants serve companies in a wide range of industries, such as manufacturing, financial services, consumer business, energy, telecommunications and the media, as well as the public sector. Consolidated sales for the financial year that ended in March 2005 were 27.4 billion JPY (irregular 10-month settlement period following the change in settlement of account term, in conformance with U.S. accounting standards).

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Naoki Takahashi
Corporate Marketing, ABeam Consulting Limited