Cicero Group

Name

Cicero Group

Legal name

Cicero Research, LLC

Website

https://cicerogroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-Side & Sell-Side) (BPAHAOAA), Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Management consulting
• Data-driven consulting
• M&A advisory
• Private equity consulting
• Social sector consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Data-driven management consulting fees for strategy, operational excellence, transformation, and advanced analytics engagements. Professional services billed to private sector (Fortune 500s, SMBs), public sector (government), and social sector (nonprofits, foundations) clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cicero Group is a data-driven management consulting firm that delivers advisory services across three practice pillars: Management Consulting (strategy, customer insights and analytics, transformation, operational excellence), M&A Consulting (private equity services, M&A advisory, post-merger integration, exit support), and Social Sector Consulting (social impact, higher education, government, veteran and military affairs, homelessness). Engagements leverage advanced analytics, predictive modeling, machine learning, AI, NLP, and the proprietary infonomics methodology to deliver actionable recommendations for Fortune 500, mid-market, public sector, and nonprofit clients across roughly 69 countries.

Product overview

Cicero Group is a data-driven management consulting firm that does not offer a unified software product or SaaS platform. Its offerings consist entirely of consulting service practice areas organized around four pillars: Management Consulting (Strategy, Customer Insights & Analytics, Transformation, and Operational Excellence), M&A Consulting (Private Equity Services, M&A Advisory, Post-Merger Integration, and Exit Support), Social Sector Consulting (Social Impact, Higher Education, Government, and Veteran & Military Affairs), and a dedicated Healthcare Practice. Within Customer Insights & Analytics, Cicero offers six distinct consulting service modules: Sales & Marketing, Advanced Analytics, Data Strategy, Custom Market Research, Data Monetization, Digital, and Product & Pricing Optimization. Advanced Analytics encompasses predictive modeling, machine learning, AI classification and regression modeling, pricing and marketing campaign optimization, and measurement and optimization. Data Monetization includes infonomics consulting, data strategy, analytics and modeling, implementation and optimization, and data partner and technology evaluation. Digital covers full-scale transformation, end-to-end customer journey redesign, and dynamic pricing. Product & Pricing Optimization includes pricing strategy and execution, product and portfolio management, concept testing and feature optimization, customer experience management, predictive analytics, customer segmentation, customer lifecycle and loyalty management, and measurement and optimization. These consulting services are not modular software products but rather advisory engagements delivered by teams of consultants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy Consulting
• Customer Insights & Analytics
• Transformation Consulting
• Operational Excellence Consulting
• Private Equity Services
• M&A Advisory
• Post-Merger Integration
• Exit Support
• Veteran & Military Affairs Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• $50MM Sales Revenue Increase for Global HR Consulting Co.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MGTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCicero Group has become part of MGT, with MGT acquiring Cicero's Management Consulting and M&A Consulting services. This partnership expands MGT's full range of capabilities while providing Cicero clients access to MGT's broader service offerings.
• Cicero Impact CapitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2019, Cicero founded Cicero Impact Capital to focus foundation investments in driving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Investments include clean-water distribution in Sub-Sahara Africa, kidney-failure prevention in Mexico and Latin America, and improved elementary education in low-income communities globally.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kearney: Global management consulting firm with deep operations and strategic-transformation practices; closely comparable to Cicero across operational excellence, strategy, and M&A advisory for large enterprises.
• Slalom Consulting: Mid-sized, regionally distributed consulting firm combining strategy, transformation, and data/analytics; highly comparable business model and target mid-market to Fortune 500 client base.
• West Monroe: Boutique management and technology consultancy with strong operations, M&A, and analytics practices; closely matches Cicero's mix of operational excellence, customer analytics, and PE services.
• Huron Consulting Group: Public consulting firm with dedicated strategy, analytics, and healthcare practices; comparable on data-driven advisory, healthcare vertical depth, and higher-education/social-sector exposure.
• LEK Consulting: Strategy boutique with sector depth in healthcare and life sciences alongside analytics-driven commercial diligence; directly comparable to Cicero's PE diligence and pricing/segmentation work.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Operations- and diligence-focused consultancy with deep PE relationships; comparable to Cicero's private equity services, M&A advisory, and operational improvement engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Top-tier strategy consultancy with a leading private equity practice and analytics offerings; overlaps with Cicero on strategy, PE diligence, and customer analytics for Fortune 500 clients.
• BCG: Global strategy and transformation consultancy competing directly in advanced analytics, pricing optimization, and post-merger integration engagements at the same enterprise buyer set.
• McKinsey & Company: Largest global strategy consultancy; competes with Cicero for the same Fortune 500 and PE buyers across strategy, transformation, and advanced-analytics mandates.
• Deloitte Consulting: Big Four advisory practice with broad management consulting and analytics; overlaps heavily with Cicero on transformation, M&A advisory, and government/nonprofit sector work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cicero_group
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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