Cambridge Management Consulting acquires Blue Creek, a Dubai-based Consultancy

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Press Release: 16/05/2024 – LONDON, UK - Cambridge Management Consulting (Cambridge MC), one of Europe’s fastest growing and most innovative consultancies, is continuing an ambitious growth strategy with the acquisition of Dubai-based management consulting firm Blue Creek.


The acquisition of Blue Creek will expand Cambridge MC’s team and reach to 22 countries globally and embolden our mission to help our clients make a better impact on the world. 


Blue Creek is an IT and business advisory firm which works with key growth and delivery partners to serve local and regional clients in the FinTech, RegTech, RiskTech, Commerce and Cloud markets.


The combination of Cambridge MC’s clients in the Middle East, such as BP and Etisalat, and Blue Creek’s extensive local market understanding expands the strength and knowledge base of our offer to clients, existing and new. 


Blue Creek’s projects for GCC clients have included digital strategy and technology change assignments across Smart City, SME Sector & tourism development in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, for sovereign asset, technology, government and energy sector clients.


Tim Passingham, Founder and Chairman of Cambridge Management Consulting stated “We are delighted to have acquired Blue Creek and to have Owen Stubbs and his associates join the Cambridge MC team. I’m excited by our international expansion plans and our ever-growing ability to serve an increasingly wide variety of clients and vertical markets.” 


Owen Stubbs, Managing Partner of Blue Creek added “It’s an enormous pleasure to join the Cambridge Management Consulting team and looking forward to helping Cambridge MC grow further internationally into new markets and with new clients.” 

 

About Cambridge Management Consulting


Cambridge Management Consulting (Cambridge MC) is an international consulting firm that helps companies of all sizes have a better impact on the world. Founded in Cambridge, UK, initially to help the start-up community, Cambridge MC has grown to over 200 consultants working on projects in 25 countries. Our capabilities focus on supporting the private and public sector with their people, process and digital technology challenges.


What makes Cambridge Management Consulting unique is that it doesn’t employ consultants – only senior executives with real industry or government experience and the skills to advise their clients from a place of true credibility. Our team strives to have a highly positive impact on all the organisations they serve. We are confident there is no business or enterprise that we cannot help transform for the better.


Cambridge Management Consulting has offices or legal entities in Cambridge, London, New York, Paris, Dubai, Singapore and Helsinki, with further expansion planned in future. 


For more information visit: www.cambridgemc.com


About Blue Creek


Blue Creek is a professional IT and business advisory firm that collaborates with strategic growth and delivery partners to cater to the needs of local and regional clients in the FinTech, RegTech, RiskTech, Commerce, and Cloud markets. 


Our focus is on facilitating business transformation and growth through various means such as product development, technology innovation, investments, M&A, and effective management of key technology risks. We strive to achieve bottom-line success by driving enterprise technology transformation and rationalisation.


For more information visit: https://www.bluecreek.ae/


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