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&lt;p&gt;Following up on last year&#39;s acquisition of BearingPoint&#39;s North American assets, Deloitte has entered talks with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants that will likely result in a comprehensive merger.  The deal, which Deloitte representatives hope to complete by the year&#39;s end, would see Roland Berger&#39;s 2,000+ employees regrouped and rebranded under the banner Roland Berger Deloitte Strategy Consultants.  This marks a bold step forward in what the &lt;em&gt;Financial Times&lt;/em&gt; calls Deloitte&#39;s bid to &quot;overtake McKinsey as the market leader in strategic advice.&quot; The firm&#39;s efforts to do so appear to be gaining momentum; with a revenue haul of $833 million in 2009, Roland Berger is a much more aggressive pick-up than BearingPoint, bought outright for just $350 million.  Deloitte&#39;s consulting divisions raked in an impressive $7.5 billion last year, and further expansions could see consulting supplant audit as Deloitte&#39;s primary revenue generator in the near future.  Revenue benchmarks aside, firm representatives also note that Roland Berger&#39;s long-held establishment in the European market will seamlessly complement Deloitte&#39;s capabilities in North America and Asia, the parent firm&#39;s traditional strongholds&amp;mdash;assuming the deal goes through, that is.  As of yet, nothing is certain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Could we really see Deloitte surpass McKinsey  as the world&#39;s go-to strategy consultancy?  One thing is certain: With Deloitte hot on the acquisition trail, and plans in motion to bring 250,000 new employees to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu by 2015, McKinsey doesn&#39;t stand a chance in terms of resources and good, old-fashioned bulk.  As far as McKinsey is concerned, though, clients don&#39;t much care about size&amp;mdash;quality is their paramount concern.  Will McKinsey be able to maintain its industry-leading standards of quality in the face of direct competition?  Will Deloitte&#39;s strength in resources translate to quality delivery, or will its size ultimately weigh it down?  Exciting times ahead!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;- Sam Reynolds&lt;/p&gt;

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