Canback Consulting
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Management consulting |
| Founded 📆 | 2004 |
| Founder 👔 | Staffan Canback, Justin Dangel |
| Defunct | 2020 |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Products 📟 | Management consulting services |
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Canback Consulting (an independent business unit of Economist Group) was a global management consulting firm headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The firm provided advisory services for senior management of global corporations.
Practices were strategy, M&A due diligence, sources of growth, corporate finance, and organizational performance.
History
Canback was founded in 2004 under the name Canback Dangel by Dr. Staffan Canback, a Harvard Business School alumnus and former partner at McKinsey & Co. and Monitor Company; and Justin Dangel, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur[1] The name was later changed to Canback Consulting. The firm was acquired by The Economist Group through its Economist Intelligence Unit subsidiary in July 2015.[2] The firm closed down its operations in July 2020.
Services and clients
Canback offered management consulting to global companies and private equity firms. The firm had five practices: Strategy, M&A Due Diligence, Sources of Growth, Corporate Finance, and Organizational Performance.[citation needed]
Clients were global companies mainly within sectors: Consumer Goods, Retail, Cellular services, and Financial Services.
Geographies
Canback Consulting had since its founding worked on the ground in 89 countries. A particular expertise was emerging countries.[3]
Recruiting
Canback employees were mainly recruited directly from premier universities including Harvard, MIT, Yale, Tufts, Dartmouth, University of Cape Town, and Boston University.[citation needed] The firm favoreded candidates with exceptional quantitative skills.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Canback | History". Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ↑ The Economist Intelligence Unit Acquires Canback & Company
- ↑ Where in the World Is the Market? The Income Distribution Approach to Understanding Consumer Demand in Emerging Countries
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