Sweco has recently announced it has acquired JHK architects in Utrecht. Stepstone Corporate Finance+ has assisted Chris de Jonge during this sale process in the disposal of his business.
Joining Europe’s largest architectural and engineering office offers JHK room for innovation, long-term continuity and growth. JHK will continue to work together with its existing relations of advisors and clients as a separate business unit and under its own name. With this acquisition, Sweco strengthens its position in urban area development with high-quality knowledge and experience. With this acquisition, Sweco strengthens its position in urban area development with high-quality knowledge and experience.
Eugene Grüter, CEO Sweco the Netherlands: ” We are enormously proud to take this important step. With the arrival of this new group of colleagues, we will create even more value and the most sustainable solutions for our clients.”
Chris de Jonge, JHK: “The Stepstone Corporate Finance+ team has been a pleasure to work with and essential in making this transaction happen at favourable terms. I am very happy with the end result and with the fact that as JHK we can now offer our clients a more broaden proposition and our employees an excellent working environment under Sweco ownership.”
Based in Utrecht, JHK is a medium-sized architectural firm that operates nationwide. Areas of expertise of JHK are, educational buildings, transformations, utility projects, interior projects, parking garages & living and working environments. The firm has made its name with the design of Unilever’s Office The Bridge in Rotterdam, the Philips office on the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven and the ASML Building 3 in Veldhoven.
Sweco is Europe’s largest architecture and engineering consultancy, with a turnover of approximately EUR 2 billion and listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm. Sweco designs and develops the sustainable societies and cities of the future. Together with clients and the knowledge of 17,500 architects, engineers and consultants, the company creates smart solutions for the urban area.
