URS - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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URS M&A Summary

URS has acquired 10 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

URS’s largest acquisition to date was in 2007, when it acquired Washington Group International for $2.6B. URS has acquired in 7 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (40%) and construction (30%).

URS Ownership

Who owns URS?

URS is owned by AECOM. It was acquired on October 17, 2014.

URS Business Overview

Where is URS headquartered?

URS is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

How many employees does URS have?

URS has 50,000 employees.

What sector is URS in?

URS is a construction company.

When was URS founded?

URS was founded in 1904.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 5

URS Corp.

600 Montgomery Street, 26th Floor,
San Francisco, California 94111
United States,
(415)774-2700
www.urscorp.com

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.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 10 - - - - - 10
vol $4.4B $4.4B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  10

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Flint Energy Services Ltd. 2012-05-14 1.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Calgary, Alberta · www.flintenergy.com
Apptis, Inc. 2011-04-27 260M USD Add-on Acquisition
Chantilly, Virginia · www.apptis.com
BP Barber & Associates, Inc. 2011-04-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Columbia, South Carolina
Scott Wilson Group Plc 2010-09-14 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.swmoz.com
ForeRunner Corp. 2009-11-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Lakewood, Colorado
Washington Group International, Inc. 2007-05-31 2.6B USD Add-on Acquisition
Boise, Idaho · www.wgint.com
EG&G Technical Services, Inc. 2002-07-18 335M USD Add-on Acquisition
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dames & Moore Group 1999-06-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Los Angeles, California · www.dames.com
Thorburn Colquhoun Holdings Plc 1999-02-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Greiner Engineering, Inc. 1996-04-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Irving, Texas
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 4 (40%) 335M (8%) - -
Construction 3 (30%) 2.6B (58%) - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (10%) 1.3B (28%) - -
Engineering 1 (10%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (10%) 260M (6%) - -
Total 10 $4.4B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 3.2B - -
  Virginia 1 260M - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  South Carolina 1 - - -
  Nevada 1 335M - -
  Idaho 1 2.6B - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
United Kingdom 2 - - -
Canada 1 1.3B - -
  Alberta 1 1.3B - -
Domestic 7 (70%) 3.2B (72%) - -
Cross-border 3 (30%) 1.3B (28%) - -
Total 10 $4.4B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
2
UBS Investment Bank
1
Legal Deals
Osler
1
Latham & Watkins
1
Cooley LLP
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $3.9B
$100M to $1B 2 $595M
TOTAL $4.4B
Largest Washington Group International, Inc.
$2.6B (2007-05-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
30%
3 (30%)

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