Advising and partnering with AtkinsRéalis
In 2023, we were delighted to advise AtkinsRéalis, a longstanding client of the Firm, on the sale of its Scandinavian Engineering Services business to transport consulting and engineering firm Systra Group.
The transaction was structured as an auction, and once the best and final bids were in, the deal exchanged within two weeks.
AtkinsRéalis is one of the world's leading design, engineering and project management organisations, connecting people, data and technology to help clients on a range of complex projects. It is served from our UK, Paris and Middle Eastern offices. We have advised the client since 2015, and over that period, have delivered advice in Construction, Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Tax, Real Estate and Regulatory law.
The Charles Russell Speechlys team on this transaction was led by Corporate Partner David Coates and Senior Associate Ashwin Pillay, with Commercial Partner Caroline Young, and in collaboration with Construction partner Steven Carey.
“We were delighted to support the core deal team of Kelly Gill, Ed Egerton and Annette Chapman as well as others at Atkins on this strategic transaction for the business and are excited to see how the engineering consulting business develops and evolves on the Systra platform,” said Corporate Partner David Coates. “It was also a pleasure to work closely with our counterparts at firms in Scandinavia whose support was critical to delivering a successful outcome for the clients.”
David Coates
Partner
“The advice and quality of service provided by David, Ashwin, Caroline and the wider team at Charles Russell Speechlys was a critical driver in successfully executing this sale. Their pragmatic and commercial approach is an essential part of why we will continue to work closely with them on M&A activity.”
Kelly Gill
Transaction Lead
“We are hugely indebted to David, Ashwin, Caroline and the wider team at Charles Russell Speechlys for their invaluable support on this crucial transaction for our business. In particular, their ability to seamlessly coordinate advice from numerous jurisdictions was key to delivery of this project.”
Ed Egerton
We have also been collaborating with the team at AtkinsRéalis on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives important to both organisations. For example, we have been working alongside the AtkinsRéalis in-house legal team since 2021 on a pro bono Disability Benefit Appeals project, helping vulnerable people challenge unfair reductions or withdrawals of disability benefits by the Department of Work and Pensions. In June 2023, we hosted a thought leadership and networking event on Net Zero for Property Intensive Businesses, with insights from Jonathan Holyoak, their Government & Net Zero Policy Director, on how AtkinsRéalis help their clients make a difference in this area. We are privileged to work with a client where our values and ESG objectives align and we can make a joint contribution on significant issues.
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