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Engineering giant acquires Aquenta Consulting
Two firms have advised on an acquisition that saw an engineering giant acquire Aquenta Consulting, a leading provider of integrated project services to public and private sector clients in Australia.
Emma Musgrave
Firms: Clarendon Lawyers (Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.); Baker McKenzie (Amec Foster Wheeler)
Value: Undisclosed
Area: M&A
Key players: The legal team advising Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. was led by Clarendon Lawyers managing director Tony Symons (pictured), with assistance from senior associates Billy Dwyer and Sarah Noble.
Deal significance: Aquenta Consulting is a leading provider of integrated project services to public and private sector clients in Australia. The company helps owners, operators and investors in infrastructure and property assets achieve their objectives at a strategic, portfolio, program and project level.
Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of full-spectrum technical, professional and construction services for industrial, commercial and government organisations globally.
Jacobs’ acquisition of Aquenta Consulting will help bolster Jacobs’ Asia-Pacific buildings and infrastructure business.
“The acquisition of Aquenta is a key part of Jacobs’ Asia-Pacific strategy,” said Clarendon Lawyers managing director Tony Symons.
“We are thrilled that the Jacobs team engaged us to assist them execute their growth strategy in Asia-Pacific and look forward to continuing our relationship with them going forward.”
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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