London — August 24, 2015 — L.E.K. Consulting, a global management consulting firm, provided commercial due diligence support to OMERS Private Equity (“OPE”) in its acquisition of Environmental Resources Management (“ERM”) for an enterprise value of US$1.7 billion.
ERM is a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, social consulting and sustainability related services. It operates across more than 40 countries and employs over 4,800 people, with clients spanning a range of sectors including Oil & Gas, Mining, Power, Manufacturing, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals.
In supporting OPE, L.E.K. combined its existing knowledge of ERM with its sector experience and expertise in commercial transaction support. L.E.K. examined the drivers of ERM’s market-leading growth rate and profitability, revealing how ERM’s strong natural growth characteristics and business model were enabling it to leverage the effects of regulatory and societal change to outperform its competitors. The evidence and insight developed by L.E.K. assisted OPE in completing an off-market bi-lateral acquisition process.
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L.E.K. Consulting is a global management consulting firm that uses deep industry expertise and rigorous analysis to help business leaders achieve practical results with real impact. We are uncompromising in our approach to helping clients consistently make better decisions, deliver improved business performance and create greater shareholder returns. The firm advises and supports global companies that are leaders in their industries — including the largest private and public sector organizations, private equity firms and emerging entrepreneurial businesses. Founded more than 30 years ago, L.E.K. employs more than 1,000 professionals across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. For more information, go to www.lek.com.
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