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Elix-IRR is a global consulting and advisory firm that specialises in outsourcing, shared services and operating models, with offices in London, Johannesburg and Hamburg.

History
Elix-IRR was founded in 2009 by Stephen Newton, Graham Busby, Ian Ferguson and Michael Henry. They were backed by Mark Goodyear and Andy Curtis, both former senior partners of Accenture, who joined as non-executive board members.

In 2010 Elix-IRR entered into a strategic partnership with law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, to extend their reach of advisory services into the legal domain.

Services
Elix-IRR provides a full sourcing lifecycle consultancy service, and aims to integrates all perspectives of a sourcing or outsourcing deal (buy, sell, advise, legal), from alignment to business strategy, right through to optimising or exiting a deal.

In addition to offering advisory services, Elix-IRR offers supplier and compliance management tool "Harmony".

Elix-IRR have a strong focus on the financial services sector, and annually reports on trends in financial services outsourcing and offshoring. They also have experience in emerging markets, especially South Africa.

Particular services offered include:


 * Sourcing


 * Outsourcing


 * Target Operating Model design


 * Shared services


 * Operational strategy


 * Change management


 * Transformation

Leadership
Stephen Newton, Managing Partner

Stephen Newton is an internationally recognised specialist in transformational change, strategy and sourcing, with 20 years of experience in these fields. Prior to starting Elix-IRR Stephen was a Managing Partner at Accenture, and worked with boards to shape their global transformational agendas. He has also held roles as an executive/partner at IBM, with responsibility for transformational consulting and outsourcing in European Financial Services, and at KPMG.

Recognition
July 2011: Elix-IRR was awarded as Distinguished Honoree at the International Business Awards for “New Company of 2011″.

February 2012: Elix-IRR was recognised by the International Association of Outsourcing Professional as one of the World's Best Outsourcing Advisors.