M&A Deal Summary

Willbros Group Acquires AMEC - Midwest Pipelines business

On June 6, 2007, Willbros Group acquired infrastructure company AMEC - Midwest Pipelines business from Amec Foster Wheeler for 9M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Willbros Group’s 1st transaction in the Infrastructure sector.
  • This is Willbros Group’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Willbros Group’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Willbros Group’s 1st transaction in Alberta.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-06-06
Target AMEC - Midwest Pipelines business
Sector Infrastructure
Buyer(s) Willbros Group
Sellers(s) Amec Foster Wheeler
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 9M GBP

Target

AMEC - Midwest Pipelines business

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Willbros Group

Houston, Texas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1908
Sector Construction
Employees7,959
Revenue 732M USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION

Willbros Group, Inc. is a provider of energy infrastructure contractor serving the oil, gas, refining, petrochemical and power industries. Its offerings include engineering, procurement and construction (either individually or as an integrated EPC service offering), maintenance, facilities development and operations services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Infrastructure) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Alberta) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-01 InfrastruX Group

Seattle, Washington, United States

InfrastruX Group LLC is a provider of end-to-end infrastructure construction services, primarily for the electric and natural gas utility end-markets.

Buy $360M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Amec Foster Wheeler

London, United Kingdom

website

Category Company
Founded 1848
Sector Engineering
Employees40,000
Revenue 4.0B GBP (2014)
DESCRIPTION
Amec Foster Wheeler office in Houston, Texas.
Amec Foster Wheeler office in Houston, Texas.

Amec Foster Wheeler plc serves the oil & gas, clean energy, environment & infrastructure and mining markets with consultancy, engineering, project management, operations and construction services, project delivery and specialized power equipment services. Amec Foster Wheeler was formed in 1848 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Infrastructure) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
State (Alberta) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-08 Shapiro and Associates

Seattle, Washington, United States

Shapiro & Associates specialises in environmental planning and regulatory compliance for government and industrial clients operating out of Seattle, Washington and Boise, Idaho.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-09 Steward & Associates

Snohomish, Washington, United States

Steward & Associates is a fisheries and watershed management consulting firm. Steward offers a broad range of environmental services with specialized focus on fishery science, natural resource assessment, Endangered Species Act planning, critical area regulations, and permitting.

Buy -
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