M&A Deal Summary

Jacobs Acquires Edwards and Kelcey

On March 22, 2007, Jacobs acquired engineering company Edwards and Kelcey

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Jacobs’ 3rd transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is Jacobs’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Jacobs’ 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-03-22
Target Edwards and Kelcey
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) Jacobs
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Edwards and Kelcey

Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Edwards and Kelcey, Inc. is a provider of engineering, design, planning, and construction management firm serving public and private clients in the fields of transportation, planning/environmental, communications technology, buildings/facilities, and land development.

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Buyer

Jacobs

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Engineering
Employees56,700
Revenue 16.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Jacobs' corporate headquarters in Pasadena, California.
Jacobs' corporate headquarters in Pasadena, California.

Jacobs is a provider of professional technical and engineering services. The company offers a full-spectrum of support to industrial, commercial, and government clients across multiple markets. Services include scientific and specialty consulting as well as all aspects of engineering and construction, operations and maintenance. Jacobs was formed in 1947 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 32
Sector (Engineering) 3 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 24
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 22
Year (2007) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-05 W.H. Linder & Associates

Houston, Texas, United States

W.H. Linder & Associates, Inc. is a full-service, multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm. W.H. Linder offers a comprehensive suite of engineering and support services; with their core services tailored to the oil & gas sector.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-10 John F. Brown

United States

John F. Brown Co. is an airport management consulting firm specializing in financial planning and business advisory services for clients in the United States.

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