3/10/2018 2018 Design In Tech Report The large consulting firms are the major M&A driver 21 new acquisitions of creative agencies or designer-founded startups noted in 2017. 2017 JAN - FEB MARCH MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST OCTOBER SEPTEMBER DECEMBER Idean acquired by JWalk acquired by The Monkeys and Market Gravity Maya acquired by Wire Stone Cooper acquired Matter acquired by Rothco acquired by Capgemini Shiseido Maud acquired by acquired by Deloitte BCG acquired by by Designit/Wipro Accenture Accenture Accenture Accenture Unity&Variety Intrepid acquired Clearhead Telepathy VLT Labs acquired acquired by by Accenture acquired by Acne acquired by acquired by by McKinsey & Co Salesforce Accenture Deloitte ServiceNow (CEO: John Donahoe) TandemSeven Sequence acquired acquired by by Salesforce Brand.ai acquired Genpact. by InVision Dribbble acquired by Tiny YARD acquired by Kyu Collective. DeviantArt acquired by Wix 2018 We’re excited to join Verizon in their quest to put customers in control of their connectivity and create breakthrough live and digital experiences. —Moment acquired by Verizon March 2018 Source: @tberno @jcoronado1 @leahbuley @hugosarrazin @randyjhunt @scootermcdoog @ezyjules @shatzygoespro 2018 Design In Tech Report | Technology × Business × Design 15 / 90 http://jmmbp001.local:5757/?ckcachecontrol=1520689902#16 15/90