Accenture

Company acquired: Altitude

Head count: 11-50 employees

Annual revenue: undisclosed

Purchase price: undisclosed

Date of announcement: Jan. 9

Accenture kicked off a busy month of acquisitions by purchasing Boston-based, privately owned design firm Altitude aiming to bolster its consumer insight, design and product engineering capabilities.

According to a statement from the Dublin, Ireland-based consultancy, the Altitude team will find its new home in Accenture's North American Connected Product Lifecycle Services practice.

Accenture will also use the acquisition to establish a Connected Products Studio in Boston, which is an emerging hub for IoT innovation, according to the company.