# SNC-Lavalin agrees £2.1B takeover of Atkins

The boards of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and WS Atkins plc reached agreement on an all-cash £2.1 billion acquisition of Atkins by SNC-Lavalin (GB) Holdings Ltd.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-04-21
- Where: United Kingdom
- Value: $2.70B (2.10B GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: engineering and design services
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [SNC-Lavalin](https://endata.com/companies/296.md) (acquirer)
- [WS Atkins](https://endata.com/companies/26324.md) (target)

## Sources

- [waterbriefing.org](https://waterbriefing.org/home/company-news/itemlist/tag/acquisition?start=80), 2017-08-17: "The boards of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and WS Atkins plc have reached agreement on the terms and conditions of an all cash £2.1 billion acquisition of Atkins by SNC-Lavalin (GB) Holdings Ltd."

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