NEW YORK & COPENHAGEN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Halfspace, a Denmark-based AI company that helps organizations leverage and scale AI to make better, more informed decisions, faster. The acquisition enhances Accenture’s AI capabilities and talent in the Nordic region and across Europe. With the addition of Halfspace, Accenture will extend the Center for Advanced AI into the Nordics, focused on helping clients capture and create value from AI. Founded in 2015, Halfspace develops AI and generative AI solutions and products that drive value creation by streamlining complex business workflows and uses advanced analytics and data science to transform data into actionable insights. Halfspace has delivered more than 100 data and AI projects to large Nordic organizations and the acquisition will expand Accenture’s footprint in the market. “AI adoption is accelerating across the enterprise faster than any prior technology. Our research shows that 69% of executives believe it brings new urgency to reinvention,” said Carsten Sachmann, Accenture’s lead for the Nordic region. “As one of the largest pure-play AI companies in Northern Europe, Halfspace expands and complements our AI capabilities and talent and enhances our ability to help our clients benefit fully from the potential of AI.” Halfspace adds close to 80 highly qualified AI practitioners to Accenture’s Nordic AI practice, with backgrounds in strategy consulting and globally renowned academic institutions. The Halfspace professionals have knowledge in physics, engineering, mathematics, and other fields. The company also has strong ecosystem relationships with leading AI platform companies including Databricks, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. “AI innovation continues to grow, but many organizations need support to effectively scale the technology across their organizations,” said Matt Prebble, Accenture’s Data & AI lead for EMEA. “With the addition of Halfspace, we are expanding the footprint of our Center for Advanced AI in Europe.” Claus Bek Nielsen, CEO of Halfspace, noted that by combining forces with Accenture, they can further scale solutions and industry reach. “We are proud to support the expansion of the Center for Advanced AI into the Nordics,” he said. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.