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London, UK – September 3, 2025: Praesto Consulting are proud to announce the acquisition of BrightFrog, a UK leader in healthcare digital transformations.

This strategic move is the next step in our growth journey towards becoming a global consulting powerhouse. The acquisition expands the service offerings available to Praesto customers and strengthens the team by welcoming BrightFrog’s exceptional leadership and talent into the Praesto family.

Founded by David Stack, BrightFrog has earned a strong reputation for driving transformational change across the Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Leisure, Travel and other industries.

With rich experience in the Healthcare sector, their mission is to enhance patient outcomes by integrating technology and people, which aligns perfectly with Praesto’s commitment to innovation and excellence.

Jem Ranson, CEO and Founder of Praesto Consulting, commented,  “We are delighted that David and his team at BrightFrog have agreed to join the Praesto group. Its a testament to the ambition and reputation that Praesto has built in the market that a company of the calibre of BrightFrog, the leader in Healthcare digital transformations, wants to join our team.

This acquisition provides a step change in the services we can offer our joint customer base from expanded programme management, project management, and new change management capabilities to Praesto customers and new expert data strategy and technical implementation capabilities to BrightFrog customers. Its very exciting times at Praesto and together David and I are confident that the new combined organisation will accelerate growth of both our organisations and most importantly mean we can bring even more value and success to our highly valued customers.”

David Stack, M.Med.Sci, Managing Director of BrightFrog, added: “Joining Praesto is a natural evolution of our long-standing partnership. Praesto’s technical excellence and delivery track record, combined with BrightFrog’s strategic and transformational expertise, creates a powerful offering for our clients.

We’re excited about the new opportunities this merger brings—for our people, our clients, and the future of healthcare technology. Together, we’re committed to driving sustainable, profitable growth.”

The acquisition is effective immediately, expanding Praesto Consulting Group’s team to 200+ professionals, unlocking new career development opportunities for employees across both organisations.

The financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed.

About BrightFrog: An IT consultancy with a twist. BrightFrog provide high-calibre, thought-provoking leaders that can bring about dramatic transformations within the company in which they operate. With experience across many industries, including Healthcare, Manufacturing, Leisure and Travel, they deliver large programmes such as EPR, ERP, CRM and BI. Their mission it to use their extensive experience in successfully delivering complex Digital Transformation and work with their Global clients, to ensure that technology is making a difference every single day.