Beale & Co advises Royal HaskoningDHV on its acquisition of maritime engineers Arch Henderson

Beale & Co has advised international engineering consultant Royal HaskoningDHV on its acquisition of maritime engineers Arch Henderson.

Royal HaskoningDHV is an independent international consultancy since 1881, combining engineering, design and consultancy services with software and technology. It has offices in 30 countries, employing 5,800 professionals worldwide.

Founded in 1919, Arch Henderson offers specialist services in the design of harbour works, coastal protection schemes and ship repair facilities. Its multi-disciplinary services operate throughout the UK and abroad, serving clients including ports and harbour authorities, ship builders, major oil companies, offshore service companies, local authorities and NHS Trusts.

Building on Arch Henderson’s track record on maritime defence infrastructure across the Clyde estate in the Glasgow area and Royal HaskoningDHV’s experience at Portsmouth and Devonport naval bases, the team can now jointly expand its specialist civil, structural and architectural services to naval bases in the UK and allied nations.

Royal HaskoningDHV CEO Marije Hulshof commented:

“We are very excited to welcome our new colleagues from Arch Henderson who are so complementary to our team. Like us, they have over 100 years of maritime expertise, along with established and long-lasting client relationships with port and government clients.”

Further commenting on the acquisition, Martijn Nieuwenhuis, Legal Counsel for RHDHV said:

“The team from Beale & Co provided an excellent job throughout the acquisition process of Arch Henderson. Attention to detail when needed combined with practical and strategic advice in order to get the deal done. Beale & Co’s strong business sense makes it easy to discuss things with them.”

The team included corporate Partner James Hutchinson, Associate Jonathan Booton and Solicitor Deen Taj.