M&A Deal Summary

Fortescue Acquires Williams Advanced Engineering

On January 24, 2022, Fortescue acquired engineering company Williams Advanced Engineering from EMK Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fortescue’s 1st transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is Fortescue’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-01-24
Target Williams Advanced Engineering
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) Fortescue
Sellers(s) EMK Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Williams Advanced Engineering

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Williams Advanced Engineering is an engineering technology and consulting business to motorsport, high performance automotive, defense, mining and other sectors. Williams Advanced Engineering provides world-class technical innovation, engineering, testing, and manufacturing services to deliver energy-efficient performance to customers. Williams Advanced Engineering is based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fortescue

East Perth, Australia
Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees9,210
Revenue 18.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Fortescue is an iron ore producer in Australia and fourth largest iron ore producer in the world. Fortescue was founded in 1983 and is based in East Perth, Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Engineering) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EMK Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2015
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EMK Capital LLP is a private investment firm focused on majority investments in the business services, consumer, and industrials sectors. EMK Capital is a hands-on investor and looks to commit up to £100 million per platform investment. EMK Capital is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Engineering) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-01 Future Group

Berlin, Germany

Future Group is a technology education and talent platform that provides high-quality coding and technology-based skills to working adults, and a differentiated technology-skilled workforce to businesses. Future Group was founded in 2021 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-29 Bark

London, United Kingdom

Bark is an online services marketplace, that uses proprietary technology to introduce service providers, across a broad range of verticals, with those seeking to purchase services, ensuring quality and real-time matches. Bark was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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