# Jacobs to acquire 65% stake in PA Consulting for £1.825B

Jacobs announced a strategic partnership to acquire a 65% stake in PA Consulting, valuing PA at £1.825 billion ($2.4 billion). The remaining 35% will be held by PA employees, with Carlyle Group exiting.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-11-30
- Where: United Kingdom
- Value: $2.40B (1.82B GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: innovation and transformation consulting services

## Companies

- [Carlyle Group](https://endata.com/companies/458.md) (investor)
- [PA Consulting](https://endata.com/companies/9097.md) (target)
- [Jacobs](https://endata.com/companies/15664.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [jacobs.com](https://www.jacobs.com/newsroom/press-release/jacobs-acquire-majority-stake-pa-consulting), 2020-11-30: "Our partnership with PA forms a unique offering in the market that combines strategic front-end consulting and deep domain knowledge across key sectors with next generation science and technology expertise."

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