RINA, the inspection, certification and engineering consultancy multinational, has acquired the entire share capital of Patrick Engineering Ltd., the Chicago-based engineering consultancy company active in infrastructure, transport and renewable energy.
With a turnover of about $82 million and 340 employees in 19 offices mainly located in the Northeast U.S., Patrick Engineering will be fully integrated into RINA Consulting, the subsidiary of the RINA Group operating in the engineering sector.
The acquisition is aligned with RINA’s strategy to grow both organically and via acquisitions and further strengthens the group’s geographic footprint, which already has a presence in the largest markets worldwide. As well as adding competencies across the group, the continued international expansion represents a further step in the implementation of RINA’s plan and positions the group to better support international and local clients in large overseas projects.
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