UK construction firm Balfour Beatty said it had acquired regional peer company Cowlin Group from the current management for £ 52 mln (EUR 76.7 mln) in cash. Cowlin has positive net cash balances of more than £ 20 mln, Balfour Beatty said.
UK construction firm Balfour Beatty said it had acquired regional peer company Cowlin Group from the current management for £ 52 mln (EUR 76.7 mln) in cash. Cowlin has positive net cash balances of more than £ 20 mln, Balfour Beatty said.
The company said it expects Cowlin to boost earnings from 2008, as the firm is set to benefit from regional government spending on infrastructure and buoyant private sector investment.