RSK KEEPS UP A BRISK M&A PACE TO RANK AS #3 FIRM IN THE UK; GROWS ON THE CONTINENT WITH M&A IN GERMANY AND ITALY

摘要

Ryder: Our acquisitive strategy has remained largely the same over the past few years. We provide clients an end-to-end offering by identifying business that will fit well into our existing family of companies and investing in them. Although the coronavirus pandemic makes it an uncertain time for businesses around the world, our acquisition strategy stays much the same. We want to continue to invest and will focus in market segments that are less likely to be negatively affected by COVID-19 than others. The financing from Ares Capital Management has enabled us to act on this strategy and given us the financial clout to continue our track record of acquiring businesses built by entrepreneurs that have a strong culture and loyal staff. In FY16– 17, we acquired 3 businesses; in FY17–18, we acquired 7 businesses; in FY18–19, there were 12; and in FY19-20 RSK acquired 11 more. In Environment Analyst’s 2019 Market Assessment Report, RSK was ranked the third largest environmental consultancy in the UK, up from ninth in 2018. So, our growth strategy is going very well and we are also maintaining RSK’s core values as we expand, which is very important to us. These include maintaining our family feel, making a positive contribution to society and working to reduce RSK’s carbon footprint while helping our clients to do the same.