M&A Deal Summary

Jacobs Acquires W.H. Linder & Associates

On October 5, 2006, Jacobs acquired engineering company W.H. Linder & Associates

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Jacobs’ 2nd transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is Jacobs’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Jacobs’ 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-10-05
Target W.H. Linder & Associates
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) Jacobs
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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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 3 of 32
Sector (Engineering) 2 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 24
State (Texas) 1 of 4
Country (United States) 2 of 22
Year (2006) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-04-04 Techna-West Engineering

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Techna-West Engineering Ltd. is an industrial service supplier for clients such as Suncor, Syncrude, and Petro-Canada, and evolved to offer full-service capabilities in all engineering disciplines.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-22 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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