Multiconsult AS (Norway) to acquire Polish business from WS Atkins plc (Poland)
Deal Size: $4.6 million Industry: Engineering consulting Date: August 2014
Design, engineering and project management consultancy WS Atkins plc said Monday that it agreed to sell its Polish business to Multiconsult AS, a Norwegian multidisciplinary consultancy and design business, for a cash consideration of 2.8 million pounds or 3.5 million euros. Prof Dr Uwe Krueger, chief executive officer of Ws Atkins plc, said: “The sale of our Polish business is a further step forward in the implementation of our strategy to optimise our portfolio of businesses, and focus our investment in markets where the Group can deliver profitable growth.” WS Atkins plc provides design, engineering, and project management consultancy services. WS Atkins plc, Polish Business provides design, engineering, and project management consultancy services. Multiconsult AS provides consulting and design services.
Energy Action Limited (Australia) acquired EnergyAdvice Pty Limited (Australia)
Deal Size: Unspecified Industry: Energy consulting Date: August 2014
Leading energy management company, Energy Action Limited, announced that it has acquired highly regarded energy consultancy business, EnergyAdvice Pty Limited. Established in 1997 by Mr Phil Randall, Energy Advice is a profitable, debt-free business with a core competency in energy procurement, contract management services and a speciality consultancy service. The company’s operations will complement Energy Action’s energy procurement and contract management offering and significantly strengthen EAX’s access to large energy load customers. EnergyAdvice has long term engagements with a blue-chip client list representing large commercial and industry energy consumers. These clients are highly complementary to Energy Action’s currently accessible market base. Energy Action Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated energy management services to the commercial and industrial customers in Australia.
Ameresco, Inc. (USA) acquired substantially all assets of Energyexcel LLP (UK)
Deal Size: Unspecified Industry: Energy consulting Date: August 2014
Ameresco, Inc., a US-based energy efficiency and renewable energy company, has acquired the energy consultancy and energy project management business of energyexcel LLP, a UK-based energy services company that provides consultancy, project management, carbon management and energy procurement services. The acquired two UK-based businesses provide complementary energy efficiency, supply management and sustainability services. The acquisition will allow Ameresco to add local presence in the UK and commercial and industrial (C&I) customer base, while expanding its capabilities and value-added services to serve local and multi-national commercial, industrial and manufacturing customer in North America and Europe. In addition, the acquisition will broaden Ameresco’s international expertise and service offerings for multi-national customer. Further, the transaction combined with the capabilities of Ameresco’s recent acquisition of Energy Services Partnership (ESP), a provider of energy management solutions, will provide the company a range of energy efficiency, renewable energy solutions and intelligent energy management services, addressing both sides of the customers’ meter, including energy supply, demand response, energy data information and analytics, and utility invoice management. Ameresco, Inc. provides energy efficiency solutions for facilities primarily in North America. Continue reading