Wood Group and Amec Foster Wheeler shareholders have approved a recommended all-share offer for the industry consultancy.

The £2.2 billion deal (subject to relevant clearances) is expected to go through in the fourth quarter of 2017.

The new Group will be led by Robin Watson as Chief Executive and David Kemp as Chief Financial Officer. Ian Marchant will continue as Chair.

In addition, certain members of the Amec Foster Wheeler Board will join the Board of the combined Group; Roy Franklin will join as Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director, and Ian McHoul and Linda Adamany will be appointed as non-executive directors.


Robin Watson, Chief Executive of Wood Group, said: "I am delighted that both sets of shareholders have shown support for our all-share offer for Amec Foster Wheeler. Our coming together is a tremendous opportunity for our employees, our customers and our investors. Today (15 June) we take another significant step towards creating a global leader in project, engineering and technical services delivery across a broad range of industrial markets, predominantly focused on oil & gas.

"Amec Foster Wheeler has a strong operational capability, a leading service offering and broad sector exposure and we have complementary asset light, flexible business models.  This is fundamentally a great growth story. By building on Wood Group's existing range of services, the quality of our delivery and the passion of our people, together we will have a stronger, broader business across a wide range of sectors."

(LM)