Atkins agrees to £2.1bn takeover by Canada's SNC-Lavalin

摘要

Canadian engineering and construction organisation SNC-Lavalin Group is to acquire consultant group WS Atkins for an aggregate cash consideration of £2.1bn. The announcement comes just weeks after news emerged that SNC-Lavalin had made a bid approach for UK-based Atkins. Atkins provides design, engineering and project management across the infrastructure, transportation and energy sectors. It has 18,000 employees; revenue of around £2bn in 2016; and is geographically diversified in the US, Middle East and Asia, together with a leading position in the UK and Scandinavia.