M&A Deal Summary

KBR Acquires Frazer-Nash Consultancy

On August 13, 2021, KBR acquired business services company Frazer-Nash Consultancy from Babcock International Group for 400M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KBR’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is KBR’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is KBR’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-08-13
Target Frazer-Nash Consultancy
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) KBR
Sellers(s) Babcock International Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 400M USD

Target

Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Surrey, United Kingdom
Frazer-Nash Consultancy provides a broad range of professional advisory services across the defense, energy, and critical infrastructure sectors primarily in the U.K. and Australia. With expertise in areas such as systems engineering, data science, cyber, and clean energy. Frazer-Nash Consultancy is based in Surrey, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

KBR

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1901
Sector Engineering
Employees30,000
Revenue 7.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Jefferson Towers, home of KBR's corporate headquarters in downtown Houston, Texas.
Jefferson Towers, home of KBR's corporate headquarters in downtown Houston, Texas.

KBR is an engineering, construction, and services company supporting the global hydrocarbons and international government services market segments. The company offers a portfolio of proprietary technology and consulting services; engineering, construction, procurement, and asset maintenance services; and base operational, logistics, life support, and asset management services, through its technology & consulting, engineering & construction, and government services business segments. KBR was founded in 1901 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 20
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 6
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 3
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-19 Centauri

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Centauri is a technology-driven company providing high-end, creative software and engineering solutions to critical national security missions across space, cyber, ISR, missile defense, and intelligence domains.

Buy $827M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-15 Vima Group

Bristol, United Kingdom

Vima Group is a provider of digital transformation solutions for defense. Vima Group delivers solutions across a number of large-scale, high-priority digital transformation programs to support its clients in ensuring the availability of effective digital and information technology as guided by the U.K.'s Digital Strategy for Defence. Vima Group is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Buy £75M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Babcock International Group

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1891
Sector Environmental
Employees26,115
Revenue 4.4B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Babcock International Group is a multinational support services company specialising in managing complex assets and infrastructure in safety- and mission-critical environments. Babcock International Group was incorporated in 1891 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 7
Country (United Kingdom) 4 of 5
Year (2021) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-11 Babcock International Group - Oil and Gas Aviation Business

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Babcock International Group's Oil and Gas Aviation Business provides offshore oil and gas crew transportation services in the UK, Denmark, and Australia. It is headquartered in Aberdeen, UK, and employs over 500 people and operates around 30 aircraft across its three locations.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-26 Inspiro

London, United Kingdom

Inspiro is a provider of apprenticeships and adult education in the UK, supporting both blue chip customers and SMEs across a range of sectors including Automotive, Rail, Nuclear, Retail, Hospitality and Social Care. Inspiro is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell -