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UK: Consultancy firm on multinational merger streak

By  |  May 7, 2013

One of the largest multidisciplinary consultancies Mott MacDonald is on a multinational merger streak with the news of its recent acquisition of a consultant firm in South Africa, just days after a buyout of another consultant in Brazil. The recent buyout of PD Naidoo & Associates symbolizes a “more strategic” time for Mott MacDonald, according to its chairman. The announcement is just nine days after the company also bought Brazilian consultant Habtec. The trend also signifies better economic times for the firm, as the company restricted its buyouts to smaller businesses during the recession. Reports say the buyout within South Africa is one of the largest ever for Mott MacDonald.

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