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Eaton Square is a global corporate advisor with a strong focus on the engineering sector. Our team comprises professionals who have held senior executive positions in some of the world’s largest engineering groups and have managed a large number of the sector’s corporate transactions globally.
Whether you are looking to sell your business or grow through acquisition or other means, our team can help you develop your strategy, identify potential counterparties and work with you throughout the transaction.
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About the client
Irwinconsult is a leading structural, building services, civil, waste and traffic engineering consultancy with offices in Melbourne, Bendigo and Darwin. Over its 65 year history, it has worked on many iconic buildings in Melbourne including the State Library of Victoria, Royal Children’s Hospital, the Shrine of Remembrance and the University of Melbourne School of Design. The firm provided specialist engineering services for the Bendigo Hospital and Geelong Library and Heritage Centre. In Darwin since 1964, Irwinconsult has worked on many significant buildings including the Palmerston Regional Hospital and Soho Apartments.Client situation
Irwinconsult engaged Eaton Square to look for a potential buyer that will accelerate the company’s expansion to the United States. Other key objectives were:- Shareholders are rewarded for the investment in and commitment to the business to date
- Leveraging the business’ current strong performance and future prospects
- Continuing to provide an attractive workplace and career options for your shareholders and team.
The outcome
Eaton Square led the way of identifying WSP partner for Irwinconsult. WSP is a global management and consultancy services business focused on the built and natural environment. It is headquartered in Montreal, Canada and is one of the largest consultancies in the world with over 48,000 staff. In December 2018, WSP acquired Irwinconsult. The sale to WSP will help Irwinconsult expand its services into other major centres across Australia and fast-track its current expansion into the United States where it currently has three building projects underway. In doing so, it will create greater opportunities for its 200+ employees.Our firm started in 1953 and so it was critical that we found the right buyer to carry our heritage and current staff’s aspirations and talents into the future. With the engineering sector continuing to globalise and consolidate at a heady pace, it was crucial for us to join a firm that had the resources and backing to win important projects locally and overseas. Eaton Square enabled us to reach globally to contact potential buyers and understood our varying shareholders’ needs when evaluating the pros and cons of potential transactions.
- Phil Gardiner Managing Director, Irwinconsult
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