# Jacobs Engineering acquires CH2M Hill for $3.27 billion

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of CH2M HILL Companies Ltd. in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $3.27 billion, including about $416 million of CH2M net debt. The deal was announced on August 2, 2017.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-08-02
- Where: United States
- Value: $3.27B
- Status: announced
- Products: design, engineering, and program management services
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Jacobs Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/4073.md) (acquirer)
- [CH2M HILL Companies](https://endata.com/companies/18039.md) (target)
- [CH2M](https://endata.com/companies/23538.md) (target)

## Sources

- [eponline.com](https://eponline.com/articles/2017/08/02/jacobs-engineering-acquires-ch2m-hill.aspx?admgarea=News), 2017-08-02: "By increasing our industry reach and adding to our already extensive skills, this transaction enhances our value to our clients and bolsters Jacobs' position as a premier consulting, design, engineering, construction, and operations and maintenance technical services firm."
- [ohsonline.com](https://ohsonline.com/articles/2017/08/02/jacobs-engineering-acquires-ch2m-hill.aspx), 2017-08-02: "By increasing our industry reach and adding to our already extensive skills, this transaction enhances our value to our clients and bolsters Jacobs' position as a premier consulting, design, engineering, construction, and operations and maintenance technical services firm."
- [waterworld.com](https://www.waterworld.com/wastewater-treatment/article/16203017/jacobs-and-ch2m-to-create-consultancy-juggernaut-in-3bn-merger), 2017-08-02: "Jacobs Engineering Group will acquire all of the outstanding shares of CH2M in a cash and stock transaction worth approximately $3.27 billion, including approximately $416 million of CH2M net debt."

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