ARCADIS announces successful closure of Callison acquisition
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
October 17, 2014 -- ARCADIS (Euronext: ARCAD), the leading global natural and
built asset design and consultancy firm, today announced that it has completed
the required steps to reach closure of the acquisition of Callison, the 1,000
people high level architectural and interior design consultancy with offices in
the United States, China, Europe, Middle East and Mexico. The acquisition was
first announced in August 2014. Final steps included approval from the Beijing
Municipal Commission of Commerce, which has now been received.
Together with Callison, a global leader in retail design and mixed-use
developments, ARCADIS will become a top five player in the global architecture
market. The company will also become the clear global leader in retail design,
the leading player in mixed use/commercial developments in Asia and with more
than 500 people the leading international design and architecture firm in China.
The combination also provides ARCADIS opportunities to better support clients
globally by leveraging the wide range of capabilities, market reach and scale
throughout the US, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and South America.
Neil McArthur, CEO of ARCADIS said, "We are pleased to announce the successful
completion of this acquisition. By bringing together the capabilities of RTKL
and Callison we are creating a true leadership position in high end design and
architecture. Our significantly enhanced market position is expected to benefit
both our clients and our people and gives us the opportunity to be involved in
even more industry leading design and architecture projects."
For more information, please contact Joost Slooten of ARCADIS at +31-202011083
or outside office hours at +31-627061880 or e-mail joost.slooten(at)arcadis.com.
About ARCADIS:
ARCADIS is the leading global natural and built asset design and
consultancy firm working in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional
and sustainable outcomes through the application of design, consultancy,
engineering, project and management services. ARCADIS differentiates through its
talented and passionate people and its unique combination of capabilities
covering the whole asset life cycle, its deep market sector insights and its
ability to integrate health & safety and sustainability into the design and
delivery of solutions across the globe. We are 27,000 people that generate ?3
billion in revenues. We support UN-Habitat with knowledge and expertise to
improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world. Please
visit: www.arcadis.com
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