In a deal worth around £45m, WS Atkins has acquired oil and gas offshore engineering business Houston Offshore Engineering (HOE). HOE has specialist experience in the design of offshore deepwater floating production platforms with a well established project and client base in the international oil a
Read moreShares in electronics group CSR were given a lift as the UK takeover panel extended the deadline for US suitor Microchip Technology to complete its bid negotiations. The previous deadline of 25 September has now been pushed back to 15 October. Oil and gas group Cairn Energy was higher after announci
Read moreEngineer WS Atkins said it has experienced a "mixed" first half of the year compared to a strong prior year, with its failed bid for Balfour Beatty's Parsons Brinckerhoff costing it £4.5m. However, a robust rail performance offset difficulties elsewhere and meant, despite currency headwinds, its ove
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