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Since when Accenture is European? It’s this because these companies are not Palantir?

Accenture is operating from Ireland, legally speaking. It may be in American hands, serving American shareholders and American interests, and it may have been started as a European front for an American business, but it's technically an EU company.

I don't think those kinds of details matter to a government looking to start yet another trade war, though. The list is based on the question "what legally European tech companies do business in America, sorted by income".

By this logic, FAANG is also EU

FAANG usually only operate what is necessary to collect payment and maybe do some lobbying on the side. Accenture actually has a full HQ with people on the ground in Europe.

But yes, legally speaking, FAANG is also EU, same way Volkswagen is an American company. That's not really how people tend to talk about these companies, though.

> FAANG usually only operate what is necessary to collect payment and maybe do some lobbying on the side.

Google, Meta, Microsoft do a lot of R&D un Europe. Google more so than the others. I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple had substantial R&D in Europe as well, although I couldn’t name specific sites like the first three. Maybe you meant big corp instead of FAANG specifically?

Accenture has its HQ in Dublin - FAANG companies have their HQs in the US?

But their Intelectual Property is located in Ireland :) For numerous helpings of double irish dutch sandwiches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Sandwich

Being officially HQ-ed in Dublin, Ireland might be the reason. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accenture

Although it originated in the US its headquarters are in Ireland. Probably solely for tax reasons.

Similarly, what's DHL doing there?

I mean, I know it's headquartered in Germany. But why is it targeted here? Is it because it was once American?

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