M&A Deal Summary

AtkinsRéalis Acquires WS Atkins

On April 20, 2017, AtkinsRéalis acquired business services company WS Atkins for 3.6B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AtkinsRéalis’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is AtkinsRéalis’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AtkinsRéalis’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-04-20
Target WS Atkins
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) AtkinsRéalis
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.6B USD

Target

WS Atkins

Epsom,, United Kingdom
WS Atkins plc is engaged in design, engineering, and project management consultancies, employing some 18,300 people across the UK, North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Europe.

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Buyer

AtkinsRéalis

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1911
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees38,446
Revenue 9.7B CAD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

AtkinsRéalis is an engineering services and nuclear company in creating sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform infrastructure and energy systems. The company deploy global capabilities locally to its clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of its capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. AtkinsRéalis was founded in 1911 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 5
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
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