Construction

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc and CH2M HILL Companies Ltd have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Jacobs will acquire all the outstanding shares of CH2M in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $3.27 billion, including approximately $416 million of CH2M net debt.

James Hardie Industries plc has announced that it has completed its acquisition of German-based XI (DL) Holdings GmbH and its subsidiaries including, but not limited to, Fermacell GmbH, from Xella International S.A. in an all-cash transaction based on an enterprise value of €473 million.

Kier, a leading property, residential, construction and services group, has been appointed by The Crown Estate to redevelop Morley House on Regent Street in a £36m project.

Kier Group plc, a leading property, residential, construction and services group, has announced its trading update for the six months ended 31st December 2017, prior to announcing its results for the period on 15th March 2018.

Kier has been named the preferred bidder by the Real Ideals Organisation (RIO) to build a centre for immersive technologies, featuring a 360-degree cinema, the first of its kind in Europe.

Kier, a leading property, residential, construction and services group, has been appointed by Public Health England (PHE) to deliver a new £160m specialist bioscience laboratory building as part of a new £400m world-leading public health science campus and headquarters in Harlow.

Kinshofer GmbH from Germany and New Zealand based Doherty Group announced today they have signed a definitive agreement to merge. Under the terms of the agreement, Kinshofer has acquired 100% of the Doherty Group.