M&A Deal Summary

DRA Acquires Forge Group North America Companies

On July 31, 2014, DRA acquired engineering company Forge Group North America Companies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DRA’s 1st transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is DRA’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is DRA’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-07-31
Target Forge Group North America Companies
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) DRA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Forge Group North America Companies

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Forge Group North America Companies engages in engineering, construction, and operations services, Taggart is an excellent complementary business has an excellent reputation in the global coal preparation and clean coal technology markets, and has expanded its skill set into the power sector, ports and terminals, bio fuels, mineral sands, as well as the mining and aggregate industries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DRA

Perth, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Engineering
Employees4,200
Revenue 893M AUD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

DRA is a global multi-disciplinary engineering, project delivery and operations management group focused on the mining, minerals and metals industry, with a track record spanning more than three decades. DRA was founded in 1984 and is based in Perth, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Engineering) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-26 RLH Consulting Engineers

Cape Town, South Africa

RLH is a South African-based engineering consulting firm specialising in the planning and design of coastal infrastructure, marine terminals and port infrastructure projects across the globe. They provide world-class services on EPCM contracts, from pre-feasibility planning and assessment through design, project management and construction supervision. Their specialist expertise in marine environmental analysis plays a major role in the initial planning and evaluation of marine infrastructure projects.

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