M&A Deal Summary

Amec Foster Wheeler Acquires Scopus Engineering

On December 15, 2014, Amec Foster Wheeler acquired engineering company Scopus Engineering from Growth Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amec Foster Wheeler’s 12th transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is Amec Foster Wheeler’s 7th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-12-15
Target Scopus Engineering
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) Amec Foster Wheeler
Sellers(s) Growth Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Scopus Engineering

Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Scopus Engineering ('Scopus') is a provider of electronic survey and engineering services to the upstream oil & gas sector. Scopus is an industry leader in performing precision surveys offshore, capturing data for use in engineering and fabrication drawings.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Amec Foster Wheeler

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1848
Sector Engineering
Employees40,000
Revenue 4.0B GBP (2014)
DESCRIPTION
Amec Foster Wheeler office in Houston, Texas.
Amec Foster Wheeler office in Houston, Texas.

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 26
Sector: Engineering M&A 12 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 23 of 23
Country: United Kingdom M&A 7 of 7
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-12 Foster Wheeler AG

Reading, United Kingdom

Foster Wheeler AG is a engineering and construction company and power equipment supplier delivering technically advanced, reliable facilities and equipment.

Buy $3.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-29 Aquenta Consulting Pty

Brisbane, Australia

Aquenta Consulting Pty Ltd. is a provider of independent cost, contract and consulting services to the oil and gas, mining, building, transport, utilities and infrastructure sectors, with an excellent track record of success and high levels of repeat business for major regional and global customers.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Growth Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 250M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Growth Capital Partners LLP is a private equity firm that seeks investments in small to mid-sized UK based businesses. GCP provides both debt and equity capital for profitable companies with strong growth prospects and experienced management teams. The Firm typically looks to invest £10m - £50 million. Specific areas of interest include business support services, leisure, transport and distribution, consumer products and specialist engineering. Types of transactions include MBOs, growth capital financings, and secondary or tertiary buyouts. Growth Capital Partners formerly known as Close Growth Capital was spun out of Close Brothers Group plc and became independent in 2009. Growth Capital Partners LLP is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 32
Sector: Engineering M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 13
Country: United Kingdom M&A 16 of 31
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-25 Advanced Innergy Solutions

Gloucester, United Kingdom

Advanced Innergy Solutions is involved in the engineering, manufacture, and application of insulation and passive fire protection systems, as well as buoyancy and SURF (subsea, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines) products. Its advanced materials deliver mission-critical solutions for the energy, industrial, automotive, chemical, and marine sectors. Advanced Innergy Solutions was formed in 2007 and is based in Gloucester, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-23 Excelsior Technologies

Flintshire, United Kingdom

Excelsior Technologies is a designer and manufacturer of flexible packaging products and supplies to a range of blue chip clients across the food and medical packaging sectors, including Birds Eye, Haribo, Premier Foods and SC Johnson.

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