ADVANT Altana advises Artelia on the acquisition of ADP Ingénierie (ADPI)

Paris, October 30, 2024 - ADVANT Altana advised Artelia, an international multidisciplinary consulting, engineering and project management group, on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in ADP Ingénierie (ADPI), owned by Groupe ADP (formerly Aéroports de Paris).

This acquisition is to enable Artelia to become a major player in the global airport engineering market. The Group expands its portfolio of services and complementing its skills and current references in the airport sector in France and Denmark.

ADPI - now Artelia Airports - supports its clients at every stage of their airport infrastructure projects (terminals, runways, baggage sorters, etc.), from consulting to design and project management. The company brings together about one hundred experts, based mainly in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

Active in the mobility, water, energy, construction and industry sectors, Artelia is one of the top 50 engineering companies in the world, with a turnover of €983 million in 2023, a headcount of more than 9,000 employees and a presence on five continents.

ADVANT Altana advised Artelia on this matter with a multidisciplinary team comprising Gilles Gaillard and Olivier Carmès, (corporate M&A), Philippe de Saint-Bauzel and Alexandre Thuau-Renaudet (tax), Jean-Guy de Ruffray, Camille Raclet and Claire Borgel (IP/IT), Marie Hindré and Margaux Brunet (competition), Gildas Robert and Moustafa Khabbaz (compliance) and François Muller and Lucille Montaut (commercial contracts). 

ADVANT Beiten advised on the Chinese aspects of the transaction with Susanne Rademacher, Jenna Wang-Metzner and Li Lelu. 

Grant Thornton advised on the tax due diligence for Artelia with Stéphany Brevost, Matisse Benoliel and Philippine Schlemer.

Bredin Prat advised ADP with a team comprising Barthélémy Courteault, Thomas Sharps and Charlotte Caplanne (M&A), Jean-Baptiste Frantz and Léo Labeille (tax).