International Business Solutions

What International Business Solutions does

International Business Solutions (IBS) is a privately held strategy and operations consulting firm founded in 1998 and headquartered in Mexico City, with a second regional office in Madrid serving the Spanish and broader European markets. The firm positions itself as a specialist in value creation and competitiveness solutions for large enterprises and mid-market companies across Latin America and Spain. Its offering is organized into six consulting practices — Strategy (Estrategia), Digital Transformation (Transformación Digital), Sales & Marketing (Ventas y Mercadotecnia), Supply Chain (Cadena de Suministro), People & Organization (Personas y Organización), and Finance & Administration (Finanzas y Administración) — supported by an "Executive" sub-brand providing executive search and specialized talent placement.

The firm differentiates through a hands-on, on-site implementation methodology that combines design thinking, lean, agile working, Six Sigma, TPM/SMED, and RPA, with Firm Partners personally involved in project delivery. IBS operates under an outcome-based commercial model with a contractual 2:1 ROI guarantee on consulting engagements and a reported global average delivered ROI of 7.6:1; 75% of projects are renewals from existing clients. IBS does not sell a unified software product; it sells professional services, delivered through direct, high-touch enterprise engagements with no channel partners or digital self-serve distribution.

The customer base spans at least ten verticals and includes Banorte, Scotiabank, Pavisa, Grupo Herdez, Grupo Bimbo, Cemex, Devlyn, Vitro, Selther, Telcel, and Walmart, among 200+ named logos. Demand generation is primarily referral- and renewal-driven, supplemented by thought leadership, industry chamber participation (CANACINTRA, CANILEC, CMIC, IMEF), and select media publications. There is no disclosed revenue, funding, headcount, or M&A activity; the firm operates as an independent partnership-style organization.

Name

International Business Solutions

Legal name

International Business Solutions

Website

https://ibs.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

International Business Solutions (IBS) is a privately held strategy and operations consulting firm, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Mexico City with a Madrid office. It serves large enterprises across Latin America and Spain through six consulting practices and an executive search sub-brand, delivering on-site transformation engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategy and Operations Consulting: Core consulting services delivering strategy and operations solutions with ROI-based contractual commitments. Services are delivered through on-site collaborative implementation with clients, covering strategic planning, digital transformation, operational improvements, and organizational redesign. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements.
2. Executive Recruitment and Selection: Specialized executive search and highly specialized position placement services. The Executive division recruits visionary leaders for specific roles and covers vacancies in specialized fields, ensuring alignment between candidates and positions, including cultural alignment with the hiring organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IBS is a strategy and operations consulting firm that sells six specialized consulting practices—Strategy, Digital Transformation, Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain, People and Organization, and Finance and Administration—delivered on-site at enterprise client sites with a contractual 2:1 ROI guarantee. Through its "Executive" sub-brand, IBS additionally sells executive recruitment and specialized position placement services to organizations seeking senior leadership.

Product overview

International Business Solutions is a strategy and operations consulting firm that offers a portfolio of consulting practices rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include six specialized practice areas: Estrategia (Strategy), Transformación Digital (Digital Transformation), Ventas y Mercadotecnia (Sales and Marketing), Cadena de Suministro (Supply Chain), Personas y Organización (People and Organization), and Finanzas y Administración (Finance and Administration). These practices work together to provide end-to-end business transformation services, with digital transformation serving as an enabling capability across all other practices. Additionally, the Executive service provides specialized executive recruitment and talent selection. The firm differentiates through its implementation-focused approach, combining methodologies such as design thinking, lean, and agile working with a contractual ROI guarantee of 2:1.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Executive: Executive talent recruitment and specialized selection service for executive and highly specialized positions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7.6 to 1 average ROI generated globally for clients on consulting services
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: Global strategy consulting leader with growing LATAM presence. Directly comparable as a top-tier strategy and operations advisor serving enterprise clients, though IBS focuses on mid-market and regional execution while McKinsey dominates large-scale transformation.
• Deloitte Consulting: Big Four professional services firm with extensive LATAM operations offering strategy, operations, and human capital consulting. Comparable in serving enterprise clients across financial services, consumer goods, and manufacturing with similar practice breadth.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG): Global strategy consulting firm with significant LATAM operations. Comparable as a full-service strategy and operations advisor serving enterprise clients, with similar practice areas including digital transformation and operational excellence.
• Roland Berger: European-headquartered global strategy consulting firm with strong operations practice. Comparable in strategy and operations consulting with focus on industrial, automotive, and consumer goods sectors similar to IBS's manufacturing-heavy client base.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Global professional services firm specializing in operational improvement, performance improvement, and turnaround consulting. Directly comparable in operations-focused consulting with hands-on implementation approach similar to IBS's methodology.
• Bain & Company: Global strategy consulting firm with strong operations practice and LATAM offices. Comparable in delivering strategic and operational transformation to enterprise clients across financial services, consumer goods, and manufacturing verticals.
• Accenture: Global professional services firm with major LATAM presence delivering strategy, consulting, digital, and operations services. Comparable in targeting enterprise digital transformation and operational improvement, though at much larger scale.
• Kearney: Global management consulting firm with deep operations and supply chain expertise. Directly comparable in operations-focused consulting, particularly supply chain optimization and procurement, which aligns with IBS's Cadena de Suministro practice.

Regional players

• everis (NTT Data): Spain and LATAM-headquartered consulting and technology firm (now part of NTT Data). Comparable as a regional strategy and operations consulting player with similar geographic focus on Spain and Latin America, competing for the same enterprise clients.
• Gloria (formerly Strategia Consultores): LATAM-focused management consulting firm with offices in Mexico and Latin America. Comparable as a regional strategy and operations consulting peer serving enterprise clients in similar markets and verticals as IBS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IBSNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-business-solutions_2

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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