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| WS Atkins plc completes important acquisition U.K.—based designer W.S. Atkins plc announced that on 1 October 2010 it completed its acquisition of The PBSJ Corporation. This follows the announcement made on 1 October 2010 that, at a special meeting of the stockholders of PBSJ, the resolution required for the acquisition of PBSJ by Atkins was duly passed by the holders of over 97% of PBSJ's capital stock eligible to vote, with approximately 99% of votes cast in favour of the resolution. Atkins has acquired the entire issued share capital of PBSJ for a cash consideration of US$280 million (approximately £178 million). write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |