SNC-Lavalin, a Montreal-based company, which provides engineering, procurement and construction and engineering, procurement, and construction management services in a variety of industry sectors, including mining and metallurgy, oil and gas, environment and water, infrastructure and clean power, acquired WS Atkins Plc, a British multinational engineering, design, planning, architectural design, project management and consulting services company headquartered in London, for a C$3.6bn. “Joining SNC-Lavalin will provide us with the ability to offer our clients and employees the enhanced scale, capabilities, expertise and other benefits that come with being part of a larger and stronger global company,” said Heath Drewett, President of Atkins. “At the same time, we look forward to bringing our own unique project management, design, consulting and engineering capabilities to SNC-Lavalin’s clients. The result will be a more agile and responsive company that better meets client needs and creates cross-selling opportunities.”