Accenture is buying construction consultancy Soben to boost its data center development expertise.

The IT consultancy is paying an undisclosed sum for Glasgow-based Soben, which specializes in developing data centers, as well as pharma and energy projects.

The Scottish firm works with hyperscalers and colo providers on major data center construction in Europe, the US, Mexico, Brazil, India, and Australia. Its website lists data center projects for undisclosed clients in Berlin and Mexico City.

Its team of 250 will join Accenture’s infrastructure and capital projects practice, Industry X.

“The market for capital projects and especially data centers is growing rapidly, driven by ever-higher demand for cloud computing and AI and exponential data growth,” said Steve Roberts, senior managing director at Accenture Industry X.

“Hyperscalers and colocation companies are under tremendous pressure to deliver on this demand. They need a provider that brings data center expertise plus proven capital projects experience, which is what the combination of Soben and Accenture will stand for.”

Accenture has been active in the digital infrastructure space in recent months, having acquired Italian network services company Fibermind last year.

In January, it announced it was forming a joint venture with Australian telco Telstra to bolster the latter’s AI infrastructure. Now it is adding Soben to its ranks

“When we started Soben in 2011, our vision was to disrupt the construction consultancy marketplace, and we have now established Soben as one of the key players for capital projects in Europe and North America,” said Scott Smyth, CEO at Soben. “By joining Accenture, we can realize that vision and offer fantastic opportunities for our people to grow their careers.”

He added: “We’re looking forward to bringing Accenture’s global reach and digital capabilities to our clients to help them scale their business fast and deliver exceptional outcomes for their capital projects.”