He continues the deal, whose price was not disclosed, means. "We are the largest AX practice in the U.S." The acquisition also comes as Microsoft revealed its AX cloud plans this week and that appears to be driving a wave of AX M&A activity, including Sonata Software's purchased of I.B.I.S., the attempted hostile takeover of Edgewater Technology by Ameri Holdings and the probably acquisition of Australia-based UXC by U.S.-based IT services giant, CSC. Denver, Colo.-based Junction has about 220 people who have joined RSM with 10 major players there now principals at RSM. Ems says the deal provides "a huge entrée and credibility in consumer products food and beverage and retail" as well as augmenting the firm's growing life sciences business. RSM expects to turn the AX business into a $100-million practice in the next four years.