{"id":86237,"date":"2020-12-04T14:44:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T14:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=86237"},"modified":"2020-12-04T14:44:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T14:44:18","slug":"wsp-to-acquire-engineering-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/wsp-to-acquire-engineering-firm\/86237\/","title":{"rendered":"WSP to acquire engineering and consulting firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSP<\/a> has announced an agreement to acquire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.golder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golder Associates<\/a>, the engineering and consulting firm<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/wsp-planning-consultancy\/54687\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acquisition<\/a> is expected to be completed in the first half of the second quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The transaction must be approved by the shareholders at a meeting duly called for such purpose, the meeting is expected to be held on 13 January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Alexandre L\u2019Heureux, president and chief executive officer of WSP, said: \u201cTogether we will create the leading global environmental consulting firm with approximately 14,000 of our 54,000 professionals dedicated to accelerating the world\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/tackling-sustainability-scepticism\/84140\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">green transition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Driving environmental services<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe combination ideally positions WSP to capitalise on the rapidly growing ESG trends driving demand for environmental services and sustainable infrastructure development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWSP looks forward to welcoming Golder Associates\u2019 employees and joining forces with such a well-respected environmental consulting brand. Golder is a global leader in earth sciences and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/scf-professional-services-framework\/81606\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">environmental services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This acquisition directly contributes to the realisation of the goals we laid out in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsp.com\/en-GL\/investors\/presentations-and-events\/2019-2021-global-strategic-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019-2021 Global Strategic Plan<\/a> and is expected to contribute to both strategic growth and value creation for many years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, the strategic relationships with GIC and BCI mark another important milestone for WSP to actively continue our acquisition strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hisham Mahmoud, global president and chief executive officer of Golder, said: \u201cOver the last 60 years, Golder has been on a journey where we have built one of the most successful and respected brands in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCombining Golder\u2019s industry-leading expertise with WSP\u2019s impressive world-class platform and highly complementary services will provide long-term benefits for our people and help create greater value for our clients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis view is echoed and confirmed by the overwhelming support of our Partners for the transaction. 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