PRESS RELEASE

Munich, 12 September 2022

honert has advised the sellers of Giftge Consult GmbH, a leading consulting and engineering company for energy transition solutions in Germany, on the sale of all shares to Arcadis, a leading global design & consultancy organization for natural and built assets.

With this acquisition, Arcadis will strengthen its position in the attractive and high growth energy transition sector, complementing services within its global Resilience business area. Giftge Consult GmbH is a company with 60 talented employees, 40 years of market experience, a strong reputation, and long-standing client relationships with the key German transport infrastructure and energy transmission system operators

Giftge Consult’s capabilities and services span the German energy and transport industry, notably in technical planning, asset management, construction engineering and infrastructure delivery for energy transmission grids. In addition, the company brings expertise that Arcadis can roll out and cross-sell internationally with its global client base, such as pipeline engineering, high voltage-direct current (HVDC) and hydrogen transmission, environmental permitting and digital surveying services. This will enable the delivery of more complex and diverse services in the areas of transmission grids and transport infrastructure planning and delivery in the future.

About Arcadis
Arcadis is the leading global design & consultancy organization for natural and built assets. Arcadis maximizes impact for its clients and the communities they serve by providing effective solutions through sustainable outcomes, focus and scale, and digitalization. Arcadis comprises 28,000 people, active in more than 70 countries that generate EUR 3.3 billion in revenues.

About Giftge Consult GmbH
Since its foundation in 1979, Giftge Consult GmbH has developed from a classical engineering office to a powerful consulting and engineering company. Giftge Consult strives to meet its customers’ needs through safe, flexible and innovative project solutions. As engineering specialists for the fields of energy, rail, road and environment, Giftge Consult draws on decades of experience.

ADVISORS SELLERS OF GIFTIGE CONSULT GMBH:

honert (Munich): Patrick Spalek, Dr. Thomas Grädler, Martina Baumert (each M&A / corporate law)