M&A Deal Summary

System One Acquires AECOM - Quality Programs Business

On July 13, 2015, System One acquired staffing company AECOM - Quality Programs Business from Aecom

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is System One’s 2nd transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is System One’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is System One’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-07-13
Target AECOM - Quality Programs Business
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) System One
Sellers(s) Aecom
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

AECOM - Quality Programs Business

Los Angeles, California, United States
AECOM - Quality Programs Business enhances System One's own 35-year legacy as an integrated quality solutions provider.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

System One

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Sector Staffing
DESCRIPTION

System One is a provider of managed staffing and technical outsourcing solutions to improve productivity, specializing in the energy, engineering, information technology, commercial and scientific sectors. System One is the sixth largest engineering staffing companies and the forty-second largest staffing company overall in the U.S. System One is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 12
Sector (Staffing) 2 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 12
Year (2015) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-03 Joulé

Edison, New Jersey, United States

Joulé Inc. is a dynamic specialty staffing, engineering solutions and industrial contracting firm. We deliver personal attention backed by deep corporate resources. Joulé businesses provide best-in-class niche services in their industries. Small enough to customize solutions for your business, we’re large enough to deliver comprehensive results.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-09 Precision Resource

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Precision Resource Co. provides engineering, project management and technical support to the power and energy industries.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Aecom

Dallas, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Business Services
Employees52,000
Revenue 14.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
AECOM's corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California.
AECOM's corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California.

Aecom is a global provider of professional technical and management support services for public and private clients around the world. Aecom provides planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, and program and construction management services for a broad range of projects, including highways, airports, bridges, mass transit systems, government and commercial buildings, water and wastewater facilities, and power transmission and distribution. AECOM was formed in 1980 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 6
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 5
State (California) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 1 of 5
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-17 URS

San Francisco, California, United States

URS provider of engineering, construction, and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world. The company offers a full range of program management; planning, design and engineering; systems engineering and technical assistance.

Buy $6.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-06 Shimmick

Oakland, California, United States

Shimmick is a general engineering contractor that designs and builds dams, bridges, water treatment facilities, and foundations. Shimmick was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Buy $175M