Arcadis acquires DPS Group

Arcadis acquired DPS, an engineering and construction-management firm for life sciences and semiconductor facilities, adding 2,850 staff; the deal was announced Oct. 5, two months after Arcadis completed its purchase of IBI Group. Frank Keogh stepped down as DPS CEO. Corporate strategic M&A, not a PE roll-up of home-service trades.

“AMSTERDAM — Arcadis, a global design and consultancy organization for natural and built assets, acquired DPS, a consultancy, engineering, and construction management company for life sciences and semiconductor facilities. The acquisition, which was announced on Oct. 5, comes after five years of successful collaboration between both organizations and two months after Arcadis completed the purchase of IBI Group.”

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