Accenture to acquire a 65% stake in DLB Associates.

Accenture, a multinational professional services company, agreed to acquire a 65% stake in DLB Associates, a company, specializing in data center site selection, due diligence, design engineering, commissioning, construction quality management and energy optimization services. Financial terms are not disclosed. “As AI-driven demand for data center capacity accelerates, our clients increasingly face infrastructure constraints that impact their core value chains. Along with DLB's deep expertise, Accenture will offer an end-to-end capability from the earliest stages of conceptual design and strategic site development through to advanced engineering, rapid deployment, and operational performance. This approach will ensure our clients can meet the ever-increasing demands of AI with speed, scale and reliability,” Julie Sweet, Accenture Chairman and CEO.