9 Dec 2019 | SOCOTEC acquired DPA “David Pattillo & Associates” and made an agreement with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R)

The SOCOTEC Group, one of Europe’s largest providers of testing, inspection and certification services for construction and infrastructure sites, today announced the acquisition of DPA (“David Pattillo & Associates”), a highly respected provider of dispute resolution and project risk management services to the US construction market. Separately, SOCOTEC announced an agreement with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), a US-based investment firm, in which a CD&R-managed fund will invest in SOCOTEC. The CD&R investment is expected to close prior to year-end. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Cobepa will remain the majority owner of the company.