Main international legislation agency, Baker McKenzie, has suggested British American Tobacco (BAT) on its new international strategic partnership with Accenture to rework its World Enterprise Options perform and Provide Community Operations.
The collaboration will assist simplify processes, enhance velocity to market, improve compliance agility and create a basis for future progress. The settlement may also present BAT with entry to Accenture’s complete technological capabilities – together with analytics and Agentic AI options – in addition to its international studying capabilities, serving to upskill BAT workers throughout the globe.
The transition of BAT’s Provide Community Operations is a strategic alternative to convey world-class experience to Accenture’s end-to-end provide chain and operations workforce and co-create a differentiated and market main functionality, at scale – powered by information, AI and tech.
Completion of this transaction is topic to receipt of related regulatory approvals and sure different issues.
The cross-border Baker McKenzie workforce was led by World M&A Chair, Jannan Crozier, with Steve Holmes and Sue McLean main on the business agreements.
The broader Baker McKenzie workforce included:
- Company: Robert Adam, Tanya Seitz, Ryan Howlett, Ambrose Teo, Eli Clinton-Davis
- Business: Harry Kirkwood, Jess Steele
- Competitors: Samantha Mobley, Carmen Gillis, Zeyang Gao
- Employment: Carl Richards, Julia Wilson, John Bracken, Annabel Mackay, Felipe Graham
- Compliance: Ben Smith, Alison Stafford Powell, Courtney Mackness, Kier Burbidge
- Tax: Oliver Pendred, Ed Lucas
- Authorized Venture Administration: Sophie Martin, Cedric Balmot
Commenting on the deal Jannan Crozier stated: “We’re proud to have supported BAT on this landmark international partnership, which can additional strengthen its operational agility and future-readiness by means of cutting-edge expertise and innovation. This deal is a testomony to Baker McKenzie’s capability to advise on advanced, transformative transactions that span a number of jurisdictions and apply areas. Our deep sector data and collaborative strategy allowed us to ship a seamless answer that helps BAT’s strategic ambitions and positions them on the forefront of their business.”
