Arcadis - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Arcadis M&A Summary

Arcadis has acquired 25 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Arcadis’ largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired EC Harris for $2.2B. Arcadis has acquired in 6 different US states, and 12 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (56%) and engineering (28%).

Arcadis Business Overview

Where is Arcadis headquartered?

Arcadis is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

What is Arcadis’ revenue?

Arcadis disclosed revenue of 5,003M EUR for 2023 and 4,029M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Arcadis have?

Arcadis has 32,324 employees.

What sector is Arcadis in?

Arcadis is a business services company.

When was Arcadis founded?

Arcadis was founded in 1888.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity26
    • M&A Buy Activity25
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 2

Arcadis

Arcadis NV

Symphony Gustav Mahlerplein 97-103,
Amsterdam, 1082 MS
Netherlands,
+31 88 426 1261
www.arcadis.com

Arcadis is a natural and built asset design and consultancy firm working in partnership with clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes through the application of design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services. Arcadis was incorporated in 1888 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 22 - 2 - - 1 25
vol $2.6B $925M $3.6B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - 1 - - - 1
  26

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
WSP Infrastructure Engineering GmbH 2025-03-20 - Add-on Acquisition
, Germany
Arcadis - Hong Kong Design and Engineering (HK D&E) Business 2022-10-11 - Divestiture
Hong Kong, China
DPS Group 2022-10-05 261M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Dublin 24, Ireland · www.dpsgroupglobal.com
IBI Group, Inc. 2022-07-18 664M CAD Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.ibigroup.com
SEAMS Ltd. 2018-01-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Sheffield, United Kingdom · www.seamsltd.com
E2 ManageTech 2017-07-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Foothill Ranch, California · www.e2managetech.com
Brooke Smith Planning Consultants Ltd. 2017-03-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Birmingham, United Kingdom · www.brookesmithplanning.com
Environmental Strategies Pty Ltd. 2016-10-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Eveleigh, Australia · www.environmentalstrategies.com.au
Franz Environmental, Inc. 2014-10-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Mississauga, Ontario · www.franzenvironmental.com
Callison Architecture, Inc. 2014-08-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Seattle, Washington · www.callison.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 14 (56%) 2.9B (81%) 1 (100%) -
Engineering 7 (28%) 664M (19%) - -
Environmental 2 (8%) - - -
Construction 1 (4%) - - -
Software 1 (4%) - - -
Total 25 $3.6B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 - - -
  New York 2 - - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
United Kingdom 6 2.6B - -
Canada 3 664M - -
  Ontario 3 664M - -
Australia 1 - - -
Brazil 1 - - -
Chile 1 - - -
China - - 1 -
France 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
Ireland 1 261M - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (4%) - - -
Cross-border 24 (96%) 3.6B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 25 $3.6B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
1
Legal Deals
Stikeman Elliott
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.2B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.3B
TOTAL $3.6B
Largest EC Harris LLP
$2.2B (2011-10-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
2 (8%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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