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UK, London - 17 February 2012

Arthur D. Little voted most influential chemical engineer

The founder of Arthur D. Little, the world’s first management
consulting firm linking Strategy, Technology and Innovation, Arthur Dehon Little, has been voted the most influential chemical engineer by ‘The Chemical Engineer’ (TCE) journal. Little won 30% of the vote in the 2011 TCE’s series about Chemical Engineers who Changed the World, for defining the role of the chemical engineer.

France, Paris - 02 January 2012

Arthur D. Little announces the successful completion of its Management Buy-Out

Firm returns to a Global Partnership

Arthur D. Little today announces that it successfully completed its Management Buy-Out (“MBO”) with Altran Technologies on 30th December, 2011. In its 125th anniversary year, the world’s first management consulting firm has once again become a Global Private Partnership, with 100% of the ownership of the company now held by its Partners. The MBO deal involves all of its offices worldwide and includes the prestigious Arthur D. Little brand.

Sweden, Stockholm - 03 November 2011

Arthur D. Little: Mobile Voice OTT could become a disruptive force

The second phase of mobile VoIP innovation, led by highly sophisticated players, has the potential to attack the most fundamental model upon which telcos base their business. Global management consultancy Arthur D. Little’s latest report, Disruptive threat or innovative opportunity? outlines key trends influencing this development and the response options available.

UK, London - 27 September 2011

New study quantifies the impact of broadband speed on GDP

Doubling the broadband speed for an economy increases GDP by 0.3%.

Research conducted by Ericsson, Arthur D. Little and Chalmers University of Technology confirms that increased broadband speed contributes significantly to economic growth. Positive effects come from automated and simplified processes, increased productivity as well as better access to basic services such as education and health.

UK, London - 08 September 2011

Arthur D. Little demonstrates that innovators need to go back to the future to drive change

Experience from key breakthroughs over last 125 years powers new advances

As part of celebrating 125 years of strategic consulting, Arthur D. Little today outlined how society can learn lessons from history in order to power future innovation. Based on its own experience working on projects as diverse as the lunar landings, alternative energy and the introduction of electronic trading systems, the world’s oldest management consultancy has analysed five key innovations and how we can learn from them, now and in the future.

UK, London - 01 September 2011

Arthur D. Little calls for a new cooperation model between the host country and energy companies

Increase transparency to better manage the impact of externalities along the oil industry value chain

With the rise of petronationalism and increasing competition for oil and gas supplies, Arthur D. Little’s latest viewpoint “Building a New Equilibrium” provides insight into the changing face of the industry and how key players, including International Oil Companies (IOCs), National Oil Companies (NOCs), Oil Service Companies (OSCs) and host countries need to co-operate to create and share value to benefit all stakeholders. Key to this is trusted and transparent measurement of externalities – direct, indirect and induced impacts of investment - on the host country’s economy.