Amec Foster Wheeler - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Amec Foster Wheeler M&A Summary

Amec Foster Wheeler has acquired 29 companies of its own. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Amec Foster Wheeler’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Foster Wheeler AG for $3.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2007, when it sold AMEC - Midwest Pipelines business to Willbros Group for $14M. Amec Foster Wheeler has acquired in 8 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include engineering (47%) and business services (31%).

Amec Foster Wheeler Ownership

Who owns Amec Foster Wheeler?

Amec Foster Wheeler is owned by John Wood Group. It was acquired on October 9, 2017.

Amec Foster Wheeler Business Overview

Where is Amec Foster Wheeler headquartered?

Amec Foster Wheeler is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Amec Foster Wheeler have?

Amec Foster Wheeler has 40,000 employees.

What sector is Amec Foster Wheeler in?

Amec Foster Wheeler is an engineering company.

When was Amec Foster Wheeler founded?

Amec Foster Wheeler was founded in 1848.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity29
    • M&A Buy Activity26
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 2

Amec Foster Wheeler plc

Old Change House, 128 Queen Victoria Street,
London, EC4V 4BJ
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7429 7500
www.amec.com

Amec Foster Wheeler plc serves the oil & gas, clean energy, environment & infrastructure and mining markets with consultancy, engineering, project management, operations and construction services, project delivery and specialized power equipment services. Amec Foster Wheeler was formed in 1848 and is based in London.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 23 1 2 - - - 26
vol $882M $29M $3.2B $4.1B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 1 - - - - 2 3
vol $14M $14M
  29

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Amec Foster Wheeler Italiana S.r.l. 2017-06-05 - Divestiture
Corsico, Italy
Aquenta Consulting Pty Ltd. 2017-01-29 - Divestiture
Brisbane, Australia · www.aquenta.com.au
Scopus Engineering 2014-12-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Aberdeen, United Kingdom · www.scopuseng.com
Foster Wheeler AG 2014-11-12 3.2B USD Merger
Reading, United Kingdom · www.fwc.com
Automated Engineering Services Corp. 2013-11-06 29M USD Add-on Acquisition
Naperville, Illinois
Kromav Engenharia Ltda. 2012-09-18 - Stake Purchase
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · www.kromav.com.br
Unidel Group Pty Ltd. 2012-05-30 19M AUD Add-on Acquisition
Brisbane, Australia · www.unidel.com.au
Mactec, Inc. 2011-06-11 280M USD Add-on Acquisition
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.mactec.com
QED International (UK) Ltd. 2011-02-21 51M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Aberdeen, United Kingdom · www.qed-i.com
Zektin Group Pty. Ltd. 2011-02-07 34M AUD Add-on Acquisition
Melbourne, Australia
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Engineering 12 (46%) 277M (7%) - -
Business Services 8 (31%) 459M (11%) 1 (33%) -
Construction 2 (8%) 3.2B (78%) - -
Environmental 2 (8%) 108M (3%) - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (4%) 51M (1%) - -
Machinery 1 (4%) 17M (< 1%) - -
Infrastructure - - 1 (33%) 14M (100%)
Renewable Energy - - 1 (33%) -
Total 26 $4.1B 3 $14M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 9 414M - -
  Washington 2 - - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  Maine 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 29M - -
  Georgia 1 280M - -
  Florida 1 20M - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  California 1 85M - -
United Kingdom 7 3.5B - -
Australia 5 155M 1 -
Canada 3 34M 1 14M
  Alberta 1 34M 1 14M
  Quebec 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Brazil 1 - - -
Italy - - 1 -
Slovakia 1 17M - -
Domestic 7 (27%) 3.5B (85%) - -
Cross-border 19 (73%) 620M (15%) 3 (100%) 14M (100%)
Total 26 $4.1B 3 $14M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
BofA Securities
1
Legal Deals
Linklaters
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.2B
$100M to $1B 2 $388M
< $100M 12 $523M
TOTAL $4.1B
Largest Foster Wheeler AG
$3.2B (2014-11-12)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $14M
TOTAL $14M
Largest AMEC - Midwest Pipelines business
$14M (2007-06-06)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
12%
3 (12%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

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