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Engineering Sector Team
Some of our successful deals in
the Engineering sector
Eaton Square is a global corporate
advisor with a strong focus on
the engineering sector. Our team
comprises professionals who have
held senior executive positions
in some of the world’s largest
engineering groups and have managed
a large number of the sector’s
corporate transactions globally.
Whether you are looking to sell your
business or grow through acquisition
or other means, our team can help
you develop your strategy, identify
potential counterparties and work
with you throughout the transaction.
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Irwinconsult Expansion to USA
Large Australian engineering corpany specializing in property and buildings
acquired by leading global services frr, WSP
Case Study
About the client Client situation
About tishea leading
Irwinconsult :
clientstructural, building services, Irwinconsult engaged Eaton Square to look for a
civil, waste and traffic engineering consultancy with potential buyer that will accelerate the company’s
Irwinconsult is a leading structural, building services, civil, waste and traiffc engineering consultancy with oiffces in
offices in Melbourne, Bendigo and Darwin. Over its 65 expansion to the United States. Other key
Melbourne, Bendigo and Darwin. Over its 65 year history, it has worked on rany iconic buildings in Melbourne including
year history, it has worked on many iconic buildings in objectives were:
the State Library of Victoria, Royal Children’s Hospital, the Shrine of Rererbrance and the University of Melbourne
Melbourne including the State Library of Victoria, Royal • Shareholders are rewarded for the investment in
School of Design. The frr provided specialist engineering services for the Bendigo Hospital and Geelong Library and
Children’s Hospital, the Shrine of Remembrance and and commitment to the business to date
theHUniversity
eritage Centre. In Darwin since 1964, Irwinconsult has worked on rany signifcant buildings including the Palrerston
of Melbourne School of Design.
Regional Hospital and Soho Apartrents
. • Leveraging the business’ current strong
The firm provided specialist engineering services for performance and future prospects
the Bendigo Hospital and Geelong Library and Heritage • Continuing to provide an attractive workplace
Centre. In Darwin since 1964, Irwinconsult has worked and career options for your shareholders and
on many significant buildings including the Palmerston team.
Regional Hospital and Soho Apartments.
The outcome
Client Situation
Eaton Square led the way of identifying WSP
partner for Irwinconsult.
Irwinconsult engaged EatonWSPSquare
is a global
to look for a
management andthconsultancy
potential buyer services
at will accelerate business
the corpany ’s
focused on the built and natural environment.
expansion to the United States. Other key objectives It
is headquartered
were
in Montreal, Canada and is one
of the largest consultancies in the world with over
Shareholders are rewarded for their investrent
48,000instaff.
and corritrent to the business to date
In December 2018, WSP acquired Irwinconsult.
Leveraging the business’ current strong
The sale to WSP will help Irwinconsult expand its
perforrance and future prospects
services into other major centres across Australia
and fast-track itstocurrent
Continuing provideexpansion
an attractiveinto
worthe
kplace
and career options f or your s h are h olders
United States where it currently has three building and
tear
projects underway. In doing so, it will create greater
opportunities for its 200+ employees.
Our firm started in 1953 and so it was critical that we found the right buyer to carry our heritage and current staff’s
aspirations and talents into the future. With the engineering sector continuing to globalise and consolidate at a
heady pace, it was crucial for us to join a firm that had the resources and backing to win important projects locally
and overseas. Eaton Square enabled us to reach globally to contact potential buyers and understood our varying
The Outcome
shareholders’ needs when evaluating the pros and cons of potential transactions.
Phil Gardiner,
Eaton Square led Managing Director,
the way of identi Irwinconsult
fying WSP partner for Irwinconsult. WSP is a global ranagerent and consultancy services business focused on the built
and natural environrent. It is headquartered in Montreal, Canada and is one of the largest consultancies In the world with over 48,000 staff.
In Dec 2018, WSP Acquired Irwinconsult. The sale to WSP will help Irwinconsult expand its services into other rajor centres across Australia and fast-track
Introducing our global engineering team
Mark Goodwin – Perth +61 422 005 439 Jose Luis Diaz-Rio – Madrid +34 684 249 300
Mark is focused on M&A A +35 year experience
and debt and equity investment and corporate
raisings and brings professional, Jose Luis has
extensive experience run C-level office positions
having led a large number at investments banks,
of successful transactions private banks, brokerage
in Australia, Asia, UK and and financial derivatives
the US. houses.
Mark has managed He is MSc. in Mining
transactions both as an advisor with KPMG and Ernst Engineering from Escuela de Minas de Madrid at
& Young, and as head of the in-house M&A team at Polytechnic University in Madrid; and complementary
Clough Limited. He has also managed a number of financial studies and seminars in Harvard University
equity raisings and has sourced and arranged over and University of Toronto.
$400m of debt and bond facilities. Jose Luis is board member of several companies in the
Mark has delivered corporate strategy, developing financial, energy and construction sectors, and has
and implementing strategic plans. He has qualified participated an managed several EPC energy projects
as a Chartered Company Secretary and has strong in MENA regions countries.
experience in Board decision making and governance. When working for AGEPASA was Barron’s magazine
Mark started his career as a Chartered Engineer nomination as Best International Portfolio Managers
managing the design and construction of major two consecutive years (1988 and 1989).
infrastructure projects. He started his career with BP in South Africa at
Middleburg coal mines and Union Electrica (Naturgy)
James Huey – Beijing +86 1800 135 1907 developing power generation plants programing and
load forecasting algorithms.
James is a Principal of
Eaton Square specialising
in Chinese outbound M&A Roger Collins-Woolcock – +61 412 778 807
and private equity focussing Brisbane
on the engineering services Roger is an engineer who
and IT sectors. James has has worked in the world of
been based in China for consulting for his entire
the past sixteen years and career. He worked for
leads Eaton Square China Cardno for 24 years
business. James acts as a “corporate matchmaker” ultimately as the General
working for Chinese clients who wish to acquire Manager running the
businesses or technologies from outside China, or Australia and New Zealand
clients from outside China who seek to enter the China business with 2000 staff.
market or find a Chinese partner or investor.
Roger has been involved in integrating multiple merger
He is (or has been) a non-executive Director of partners in his time at Cardno. He is currently working
several listed and unlisted companies in Australia, with many of the consulting firms across Australia and
mostly involved in IT, financial services, or property New Zealand.
development. James has a BSc (Hons – Financial
Services) from the University of Manchester (UK) as
well as other formal qualifications in accounting and
corporate governance.
Engineering Sector Team | August 2020
Carlos González Serna – Madrid +34 600 519 925 Santo Volpe, KCSS – Firenze +1 44 7710 683 335
Carlos has a seasoned and Santo started his career in
well-established career in London in 1991 as an options
finance, specifically specialist for Cresvale Ltd
investment banking, IPOs where he eventually became
and financial management. the head of proprietary
He started his career as trading. Santo Volpe has
Director of Analysis in worked for large banks in
Gesconsult, SGIIC. He has Europe. He advised and
been Latam Corporate assisted in setting up several
Finance Deputy Director at BBVA and Private Banking proprietary trading operations and investment funds
General Manager of Hypovereinsbank in Spain. He later in Europe, the United States and the Far East. He has
joined the world of private equity as General Manager managed portfolios as Chief Investment Officer in excess
of EBM SGECR. During the last years of his professional of USD 5 billion comprising all types of asset classes,
life he has been CFO of Interdin, a specialized Equity, physical property, debt instruments, equities, derivatives
FX, Derivatives and Fixed Income broker, and recently, and physical commodities.
Finance Manager and Compliance Director of Indexa Santo holds an undergraduate degree from
AV, the first Spanish robo-advisor. Northwestern University and a Masters degree from
He has a degree in Economics and Business University of London. Currently he is a member of Icon
Administration and a MBA and a MSc. in Finance both Asset Management AG (Zurich); director of Principium
from the IE Business School. Mr. González received Derivatives Ltd (London); and advises several investment
a MSc in Strategic Management Accounting from companies in the US, Europe and the Far East.
UCD-Michael Smurfit Business School and is a qualified
Accountant by the Chartered Institute of Management Richard Goldman – Toronto +1 416 452 0455
Accountant (CIMA). Richard has over 25 years
of corporate finance,
Santiago Foncillas – Madrid investment banking and
Highly skilled investment capital market experience.
banker and consultant, After graduating with an
with vast experience in MBA from the Schulich
IPOs, capital restructuring, School of Business at York
M&A and C level Strategic University in Toronto, Richard
advice, across several worked in the Investment
industries: Telecom; Banking Division at Citibank Canada. Richard then went
Banking, Digital and on on to develop golf courses and home communities in
line transformation. both Canada and the United States. He subsequently
Strategic thinker; with a strong international founded a boutique corporate advisory firm and
background and entrepreneurial focus; his imaginative has provided financial, strategic and management
solutions and strong networking capabilities shall be expertise for numerous entrepreneurs and companies
a definitive asset of Gravitas companies and clients. in such diverse industries as mining, financial services,
Fluent in four languages he has a Law degree by mortgage financing, motorcoach tours, structural
ICADE University, Madrid, and graduate studies at lifting, biofuels, medical devices, online vehicle auctions,
Carnegie Mellon University. He is Managing Partner nanotechnology, online travel, and natural resources.
of Advisia Consulting in Madrid; member Eurocom In 2012 Richard successfully led the going public
and Unilabs Advisory Boards and member of Circulo transaction of a Canadian junior gold exploration
de Empresarios and German-Spanish Chamber of company on the Toronto Venture Exchange. Through
Commerce. that experience Richard further developed his skills
Mr. Foncillas advises Gravitas on Media, Gaming and in business structuring, securities law, capital raising,
Entertainment industry. shareholder relationships and corporate governance.
Engineering Sector Team | August 2020
Joanna Lohkamp – Seattle +1 253 225 4347 Jason Gray – Perth +61 419 969 587
Joanna has held Board, Jason has over 20 years’
CEO, CFO, and COO experience working in the
positions in global Mining, Civil Infrastructure,
companies across Pharmaceutical and
technology, clean Consulting Engineering
tech, manufacturing, industries in roles including
architecture, engineering, technical, operational, and
and consulting sectors. financial including multiple
Joanna’s broad-based M&As in Australia and
business experience spans M&A, turnaround/ China.
restructures, and global operations in complex small Jason’s early career started as a Chartered Engineer
and medium sized companies (both public and private) managing the design and construction of major
as well as a leading Fortune 50 company. infrastructure projects, and quickly evolved to
Joanna is a Board member at The Kleinfelder Group, major project management and senior executive
a $350M global engineering consulting firm and management roles with the likes of Parsons
Woods Bagot, a global architecture and design firm Brinkerhoff, Sinclair Knight Merz and Jacobs.
headquartered in Australia. Jason managed SKM’s Infrastructure Operations in
China and Hong Kong (based in Shanghai) for 3 years.
Jason’s experience in M&As reaches to both buyer
Warren Riddell – Sydney +61 414 445 170 and seller side having worked on/for both sides of the
Warren brings over 30 equation which are highly beneficial for successful
years of expertise in transactions.
business strategy and
transaction management
David Steele – Perth +61 407 744 927
developed client side,
advisor side and as a David has over 35 years’
financier, in the UK, US, experience, primarily in
Middle East and Asia the engineering sector,
Pacific. working for customers
in the upstream and
Formerly a corporate finance partner at EY and Arthur
downstream oil, gas and
Andersen, he was the MD of an early stage PE fund
chemical sectors, the
in Sydney, ran his own private investment office and
mineral processing and
represented a family office in London and New York.
mining sectors and the
More recently he was a partner at Beaton where he led
power and infrastructure sectors. Since 1999, David
the M&A practice.
held senior operational roles with WorleyParsons with
His past clients range from global firms such as responsibility for operations in Australia, South East
PwC, Stantec and White & Case to local firms across Asia, China, the Middle East, North and Latin America,
the technology, professional services, project Europe and Africa, generating revenues of up to $6bn
management, public affairs and environmental sectors. with over 28,000 employees.
Warren holds a BA(Hons) in Economics, Finance and Law David also led teams in WorleyParsons with
from the University of Lancaster (UK), and two Master responsibility for strategy development, customer
degrees from the University of Sydney in European sector development, establishment of new business
Studies and Political Economy (winning the prize for the ventures, mergers and acquisitions and information
latter). He is also a FCA (ICAEW) and an adjunct lecturer technology.
on the MBA program at Macquarie University.
In addition to his work with Eaton Square, David is a
non-executive director, advisory board member and
business mentor.
Engineering Sector Team | August 2020
Taylor Devine +1 703 754 2477 In 2002, Taylor formed Corporate Development
Taylor Devine brings a International, LLC dba: The CDI Group, headquartered
national and international in McLean, VA. The CDI Group works with private
perspective, as well as company owners and corporate executives in the
an owner’s perspective areas of: Corporate Development, Investment Banking,
to the field of M&A and M&A, Valuation and Value Enhancement and Exit and
Investment Banking. He has Succession Planning.
owner or co-owned three Taylor is a Registered Representative of, and securities
different companies at are conducted through, StillPoint Capital, Member
various times in his career FINRA/SiPC, Tampa, FL. Taylor H. Devine Series
as well as having lived in and worked out of London, 7,79,82,89,63.
England for several years. While living in London, Taylor earned a BA from Hillsdale College, an MBA
Taylor established, staffed, and managed international from University of Chicago, and has done additional
operations for Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation, post-graduate work at Colombia University. He is the
parent of Blockbuster Video, in Europe, PacRim and active in The M&A Source, Association of Corporate
South America. Subsequent to Blockbuster, in 1996, as Growth, Alliance of Mergers & Acquisitions Advisors,
CEO and President, he also completed the closing of Health Technology Network and The American College
several Private Placement Memorandums, followed by of Health Care Executives.
a successful IPO.
Early in Taylor’s career, he was part of the
management team that helped build Saga Corporation Reece Adnams +61 400 360 439
(Menlo Park, CA) into what became a national Reece is the Managing
company with more than $1 Billion in Revenue. Saga Principal of Eaton Square
was sold to Marriott Corporation in 1986. After leaving and is focused on M&A
Saga in 1981, he joined Arthur D. Little, Inc. in Acorn and capital services.
Park, MA as a Senior Consultant, where he specialized His industry expertise
in Strategic Planning, Strategic Management, and the incorporates Engineering
Strategic Management of Technology. (including Mining and
Oil & Gas Services), IT
After Arthur D. Little, Taylor was recruited by Debbi
Services, Management
and Randy Fields (Fields Financial, dba: Mrs. Fields
Consultancies, Software and Technology and HR
Cookies) to expand that company on a national basis
Services. With over 20 years of corporate strategy
with all company owned stores. In December 1986,
and mergers and acquisitions experience working in
having successfully established, along with Debbi and
both global corporations and small and medium sized
Randy, a national footprint and highly recognized
services businesses, Reece’s depth of knowledge
brand, Taylor went on to establish one of the first
is invaluable in assisting clients to navigate the
national, voice mail and data interface with IBM 36’s
complexities of M&A transactions.
and 38’s rental companies in the United States. Soon
after that, he was recruited by the new ownership of Reece was also CEO of companies in which Eaton
Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation to expand Square invested, including WDScott and Beaton
Blockbuster Video nationally and internationally. It Research and Consulting.
was during this time that Taylor moved to London and,
as International Corporate Officer and Vice President
for International Operations, established Blockbuster
internationally through company owned, joint-
ventures, and franchise operations in Europe, PacRim
and South America.
Returning to the United States in 1992, he invested
in and served as President, CEO, and/or Chairman of
several early stage companies.
Engineering Sector Team | August 2020
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