24th Nov 2006 07:00
Atkins (WS) PLC24 November 2006 LSH TO ACQUIRE YOUNG & BUTT Lambert Smith Hampton Group Limited ("LSH"), a wholly owned subsidiary of WSAtkins plc, has agreed to acquire Young & Butt Limited ("Young & Butt"), thelargest independent firm of surveyors and commercial property consultants on theUK's South Coast. The deal compliments LSH's comprehensive national network ofoffices, increasing its network to 30 UK and Ireland offices, and reinforces thefirm's leading position in the national commercial property market. The acquisition, from the individual shareholders of Young & Butt, is expectedto complete on 30 November 2006. As of 31 October 2006 the annual turnover ofYoung & Butt was £ 2.1m and it had gross assets of £ 0.9m. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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